I limped home with difficulty.
Sophia tenderly applied medicine for me.
The next day, Rachel heard I was injured and came to see me.
Luke waited outside to avoid suspicion. I only saw half of his sharp profile, softened by the morning light.
Rachel fussed over me and had someone bring some things.
I let Sophia receive them, intending to make some excuses to send them off, but Rachel suddenly sat down and started talking about the beautiful night view from the hilltop last night.
She spoke of Luke’s gentleness and the beauty of the night scenery.
“Is that so?”
“That’s nice.”
“Sounds good.”
As I listened, I maintained a calm expression, responding with these three phrases.
It was as if all the past rumors didn’t exist.
I was just a sister sincerely wishing her brother well.
Finally, she stood up and looked around my room.
Her gaze was deep, “This room is nice.”
The room itself was spacious and had been decorated particularly cozily.
With the small ornaments Luke had collected over the years, it looked quite stylish.
I thought, soon I would be leaving, and these things should be returned.
Sophia helped me up to see Rachel out.
She stood beside Luke, looking particularly petite next to him.
“Is your leg better?” he asked, his expression cool.
I nodded, but noticed the watch he usually wore on his wrist was gone, replaced by a couple’s matching watch.
Correspondingly, Rachel was wearing the other one.
The original watch was a birthday gift I had given him.
Thinking about it now, that watch was too ordinary and didn’t suit him.
I no longer felt the anger of the past, but asked calmly.
Have you set a wedding date?”
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I no longer felt the anger of the past, but asked calmly.
“Have you set a wedding date?”
Luke was silent for a moment before speaking, “After I return in a month.”
He had been assigned to a business trip by the company.
“Congratulations.”
A thousand words crossed my mind, but in the end, they all faded into silence.
I opened my mouth to congratulate them.
His gaze was like stars sinking into a cold night, looking at me deeply for a moment before nodding.
Finally, I watched their silhouettes walking away side by side.
And sincerely said, “They really are a good match.”
5
It was just letting go of a dream that didn’t belong to me.
My friend came as promised. Grandma Foster was still hesitant about this poor office worker, but seeing that I didn’t object, she tacitly agreed.
I had no other requests, except one: to get married before Luke returned.
Grandma Foster understood and didn’t want to make a fuss, keeping everything simple.
But three days before the set wedding date.
Luke came back early.
Grandma Foster was clearly a bit flustered.
