It was a quiet night. The room was unlit and only a ray of moonlight shone in through the window. The
furnishings of the house were vaguely visible.
He walked in gently.
Theresa had just laid down but she could not fall asleep. So, she drew the diagram and only stopped
drawing when her neck hurt as she kept lowering her head. She knew it as soon as the door was
knocked. However, she just did not make any noise and pretended to sleep with her eyes closed.
Armand did not notice it at all since the light was not very bright and clear. He could not see Theresa’s
expression, so he could not notice it.
He gently moved the chair beside him to the bedside. Then, he sat down and just looked at her quietly.
He wanted to say many things deep in his heart to her, but he did not know how to start.
He did not know how to express his feelings.
He reached out and grasped her hand in his palm. He rested his head on her. Late night, all living
creatures fell into a deep sleep, only he was still awake and was able to hear her breathing clearly as
well as gazing at her.
No more repentance could penetrate one’s heart as deeply as this moment of peace.
He was imagining her appearance in his mind quietly.
Although her appearance had changed, he knew clearly that it was still her and she remained the same
deep in his heart.
Everybody made mistakes and so did I.
I did not ask for your forgiveness, but I just hoped that I could see you from time to time.
Theresa, I felt sorry as I was the one who hurt and upset you. I was suffering too since you lost your
baby. If it was not for my fault, I would become a father now.
Whenever it was late at night, I often thought if only I could lose my memory, I would not feel so sad
too.
God gave me the chance but I did not appreciate it.
If I had the chance to start all over again, I would take good care of you and not let you get any hurt.
I would hold your hand until we were old.
If you still hated me, please continue to do so. At least then, you would still think of me in your heart.
Theresa, you were the one who let me understand what it meant to be engraved in my heart. Even
though you had hurt my pride, I still wanted to have you back with me guiltily.
Even if you always scolded me, my heart was still warm.
Theresa, I had told you many things in the past, but I had not kept a single promise.
Theresa, I was upset, really upset.
It was inexpressible to describe how I felt at this moment.
He stayed here until 5 a.m. Although his eyes were closed, he did not fall asleep as there were many
thoughts in his mind.
He was worried that she would notice him. Even though he was reluctant to let go of her hand, he still
let go of it as his palm was full of sweat after clutching it for so long.
He approached her and kissed her forehead gently, “I love you and this lasts forever.”
He got up after saying that and looked at her for a few seconds. He did not realise any signs of her
waking up. After putting the chair back in its original place, he left the room quietly.
When the door was shut, the woman opened her eyes. Armand thought that she was sleeping soundly.
However, she moved her fingers and the warmth was still left on her hand.
She opened her eyes and looked up at the ceiling above her. Tears were rolling down from her eyes
unconsciously and flowing to her hair at her ears.
It had been a torturous night for her. She could not share her bitterness in her heart with anyone else,
but she could only endure and suffer silently.
This was her destiny and she could not change it. The only thing she could do was to overcome it and
continue living.
As for her relationship…it was afraid that she did not have the courage and strength to accept it
anymore.
She told Dolores before that she still believed in love, but it seemed to be an excuse to keep Dolores
from thinking too much.
How could she still have the courage to deal with her relationship?
Her heart had already sunk for the loss of her child and her physical disability.
The day was getting brighter while the darkness had passed. It was another wonderful day as the sun
rose.
Theresa closed her eyes slowly. She did not want to be noticed by anybody that she had not slept for
the whole night.
At six o’clock, Coral and Lucy had already got up. Lucy was a good cook while Coral retired from the
kitchen. The breakfast was prepared by Lucy, but Coral would tell her some of the family’s habits.
Andrew woke up early but not Amanda. She would still lie in bed even if she woke up after taking a
nap.
Dolores was already awake upstairs. As she thought of Armand was still there, she was about to get
up. When she just lifted the blanket, she was held by somebody with his leg pressing on her body,
“Sleep a little longer.”
Dolores turned her head and looked at him, “It is morning and move your leg away.”
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