“I’m sorry, President Jessop. I’m not very interested in it.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I replied truthfully. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Then I looked down at Sean’s hand. He was holding me by the wrist. I looked up at him, “President Jessop, your fiancee just lost her baby. She is crying inside now. You hold me and ask me to take part in a design competition. It’s not good.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But what I said didn’t change Sean’s behavior. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He looked at me and frowned. He went on to say about the design competition, “I will invite the best international interior designers to be judges in this competition. If you win, you’ll get a lot.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I looked at Sean in disbelief. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t know what he wanted to do. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t speak so he continued, “if you want to open your own studio in the future, this competition is a good opportunity. It’s also a short cut to your own business.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean’s words made me more confused about what he wanted to say. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But it was undeniable that his words touched me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Before I could say anything, Sean added, “Lance Harris is one of the judges.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Originally, I was just moved. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But when I heard the name, I almost looked at him in disbelief, “who?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Lance Harris.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean repeated the name again. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This man had the most legends among contemporary designers in the world. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He was known as a genius maniac. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He was not only an interior designer, but also an architect. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
His works were very distinctive. The interior and exterior of the building reflected each other. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In short, it was a dream for many designers to see him and even let him comment on their works. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It was a pity that he was such a strange person that he never went to public. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He didn’t even go to see the president. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Why did he come to such a small competition? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I stared at Sean and wanted to find out from his eyes. But his black eyes were as still as water. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I couldn’t find the answer I wanted. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I moved the hand that Sean was holding. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
My hand couldn’t move. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I could only look up and say, “President Jessop, thank you for reminding me. I’ll think about it. Go and see your fiancee.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean looked down at me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After a while, he said, “I have a reason for everything. Give me some time to deal with it. I…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“President Jessop,” I had guessed what he was going to say and had to interrupt, “you left that day. You’ve made a choice. In the future, my relationship with you is nothing more than the relationship between superiors and subordinates. If you can’t stand someone to accompany me, I will be single all my life.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I was cheated many times by him. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t want to get involved with him anymore. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Because I knew that if I did that, I would go further and further on the road of losing myself. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sean was silent for a long time. I could feel the strength on my wrist loosen a little. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I pushed his hand away and left without looking back. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry’s room was right ahead. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I was very sad when I went in. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Did they scold you again?” Sherry saw me and thought they embarrassed me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“They all think I did it.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I didn’t admit it or deny it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I really hated being led by Sean’s words and deeds. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I couldn’t control it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry beckoned me to sit next to her. She took my hand and said, “June, don’t blame grandma. This time I feel like I’m dying.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Grandma, don’t talk nonsense!” Sherry’s words upset me. I said quickly, “everyone gets sick. You are in good health. You can live forever!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Actually, I didn’t know why Sherry was ill this time. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I guessed it was about Molly’s disappearance. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry was in bed and looking at me. There was a kind smile on the corner of her mouth, but her face was a little dull. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She sighed and shook her head. “I always think Carter Family is bad to you. Even though I thought about it. You’re twins, but the hospital made a mistake and gave us only one child. But it’s no use thinking about it now. If I die, Marlin, Inez and Molly are your only relatives…” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Grandma, don’t say anything unlucky.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew what Sherry was going to say. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When people got old, they thought family relationship was very important. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But she didn’t know they were a family. I was just a stranger, even though I had tried a hundred times. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“June, you are a sensible and clever child. Molly has been spoiled since she was a child. Marlin and Inez just haven’t accepted you. When they get old, they will know that you know better than Molly.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry took my hand. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She spoke very slowly. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She was talking about the expectation of an old person for her family. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I asked, “grandma, are you in hospital because of Molly?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As soon as I finished, Sherry gave me a look with a little surprise in her eyes. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She seemed surprised that I didn’t know about it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But she quickly disguised it. She looked at the drop in the dropper with a slightly chaotic look. “I’m old and my organs are old, so I’m sick.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That was what she said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After that, no matter what I said, Sherry didn’t say much. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Today was Friday. I said I would come for two days on the weekend. At first Sherry disagreed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I knew she was afraid Jessica and Marlin would have a fight with me. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But I insisted so she could only agree. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When I left in the evening, I went to the doctor on duty’s office and asked about Sherry’s condition. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The doctor gave me a look. He was a little surprised and asked me, “are you and the patient in bed 3 twins?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Yes.” I nodded. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The doctor confirmed that I was Sherry’s family and told me about her condition. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry had been worried about Carter Family and overworked for years. Her body and heart had been unhealthy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She was hospitalized because of Molly. But her illness accumulated over the years. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The incident was a fuse. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The doctor also told me that Sherry would have a bypass operation next week, <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sherry couldn’t be angry until then. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I realized that while I didn’t respond to Molly’s accident, Sherry valued family. The impact of the accident on her was definitely greater than the emotions she showed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I was at Sacred Heart Hospital for the weekend. I met Jessica and marlin and they were very unfriendly to me. But we didn’t fight to keep Sherry from getting angry. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, when I was packing to leave, I heard the nurse outside shouting in the corridor, “the patient in bed 3 is going to jump off the building!” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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