Chapter 5
The next second, I heard a steady sound coming from the other end of the phone. “Hello, Zoe’s family. I wish you a happy New Year and may everything
po smoothly.”
I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, luckily it was just the routine New Year’s greetings from the Bor
Lance also greeted the person on the phone and then hung up.
Border Defense Bureau to th
to the families.
Seeing me pale with pain, Lance kindly allowed me to leave early.
Back at home, 1 lay in bed and rested for a night before finally feeling better.
The next morning, I brought three pieces of wood and a carving knife.
I wanted to carve tombstones for my parents and myself.
In this way, their names could be left on the tombstones after I died.
But perhaps it was because I had only two days lett, Telt weak
I carved three tombstones for a day and a night.
As the day began to dawn, I lay quietly in bed, holding the freshly carved tombstones, and for the first time, I felt at peace.
On the last moming, I went to the street. I bought some flowers and a bottle of wine.
I took the tombstones that I had carved for my parents and went to their graves.
The chilling cold wind blew on the tombstones. This was the final resting place of the spirits of heroes,
And tomorrow, my ashes would also be buried here.
I sprinkled the wine in front of each tombstone
In the end, I stopped in front of two adjacent tombstones.
the flowers there.
I knelt downL
“Mom, Dad, I came to see you.
“I fulfilled my mission and successfully destroyed the criminal gang that lalled you, and safeguarded the safety of the people along the border.” After speaking, I bowed a few times to the tombstones.
I placed the tombstones with their names engraved on them in front of their graves.
I didn’t return to the Austin’s manor until dusk. My steps were heavy.
When I pushed open the gate, I saw Lance and others waiting in the yard.
My heart tre
heart tremided, and a faint unresiness arose in the depths of my heart. I hurriedly walled over. Sering mee, Lance raised the tombstone in his hand and asked me, “Why did you carvey
your own tombstone?”
Chapter 6
I was just about to explain when Sandra came out of the house with red eyes and said, “Zoe, is it because I’m getting engaged to Lance tomorrow you’re angry and doing these unlucky things to vent your frustration?
“If that’s the case, then I won’t go through the engagement. Don’t do this to yourself.”
Upon hearing this, Lance shielded her behind him and looked at me with a cold gaze. He said, “After spending a few years at the border, you have bec more and more unruly. Don’t bring this ominous thing back to my house!!!
With that, he stepped on the tombstone.
“No!”
In an instant, the wooden tombstone shattered into pieces.
I stood still, and my heart turned cold in disappointment
It was not until Lance left with Sandra that I stiffly crouched down and picked up the broken pieces.
But no matter how hard I tried, it couldn’t be restored.
Tears fell onto the broken pieces as I ran my fingers over them, tremblingly muttering, “Lance, I have only one day left. After today, I won’t be bother to you anymore. You must be happy, right?
The next day, when I opened my eyes, I heard noises coming from the courtyard, making the house lively and bustling.
Congratulations kept pouring in. “Mr. Austin and Ms. Smith, congratulations.”
Suddenly, the cold voice of the King of Hell echoed in my mind.
Zoe, you have to leave at noon today. Don’t have any regrets,”
Just as I walked out of my room, I saw Lance, dressed in a black suit, holding hands with Sandra, who was wearing a gorgeous dress
When Lance looked at me, he looked kind, which was rare. He said, “We are going to the gate to welcome the guests. Are you coming?”
1 shook my head.
“No, I’m going to the living room to entertain the guests.”
Hearing this, Lance didn’t say anything more and lett, holding Sandra’s hand.
I returned to the room and wrote a letter to Lance. “Lance, actually
lly I died five days ago. The King of Hell gave me five more days to end my earthly “When my First Class Merit Medal is delivered home, it will be time for me to leave. I am very sorry for the trouble I have caused you over the pasi semenj
“Lance, I’m leaving. May we never meet again in our next
I kept the envelope and placed it on the bedside table before getting up and leaving.
But at the moment the door opened, a pair of scissors stabbed straight towards me.
“Sandra…”
I instinctively snatched the scissors, but there was a glint in Sandra’s eyes, and she went straight towards the sefssors.
In an instant, her snow–white dress turned red.
“Zoe, you actually wanted to kill me,” she cried out miserably.
At this
moment, the door was forcefully pushed open and Lance rushed in.
“Sandra!”
He reached out and supported Sandra, raising his hand to stop the bleeding from her abdomen.
Sandra weakly leaned against Lance’s chest and hoarsely said, “Lance, I just wanted to come and care for Zee. I didn’t expect her to be so this, to me
Listening to Sandra distorting the truth, I argued repeatedly, “Lance, I didn’t…”
“That’s enough!”
