"Jasmine, don't leave in such a hurry!" Vann tried to stop me from leaving now.
Before Vann could say anything more, I turned around and was about to leave the ward. But before I
could step out, Jacen called me in a trembling voice behind me, "Sister..."
I suddenly stopped moving forward. At that short moment, my heart was full of mixed emotions, and I
couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was.
I kept telling myself not to be softhearted. I had lost all my relatives for a long time.
I looked at Rogelio for help. "I want to leave. Go with me."
Although Rogelio knew nothing about the present situation, he still walked towards me. He reached out
his hand and held my hand tightly. By doing this, he gave me a lot of courage. It seemed that I had
someone to rely on.
Rogelio accompanied me out of the ward. I thought I could escape like an ostrich, and that I could
pretend nothing had happened after I came out of that ward.
However, Jacen still ran out of the ward and said behind me, "Sister, I know it was my fault to leave you
alone back then, but I was too young and really didn't understand the whole situation at that time. If you
leave now, this will be the last time we meet. I don't beg you to forgive me, but please give me a few
minutes to finish what I have been trying to say to you for so many years."
Rogelio followed me and stopped. He looked at me with great encouragement in his eyes. I knew that
he wanted to tell me that no matter what decision I would make, he would support me and stand on my
side.
I was still hesitant, but I really wanted to know what Jacen would say to me.
It was not until later that I realized that I really wanted a reason, a reason worth my forgiveness, so that
I wouldn't be sad for being abandoned for so many years, and that I would have a family member that I
could treat with all my heart.
Maybe at that time, Rogelio knew myself better than I did. He understood my true feelings by my
hesitant expression.
Rogelio let go of my hand and nodded at me. "Listen to him. I'll wait for you in the ward."
Although he had let go of my hand, his eyes were full of encouragement. When he entered the ward,
he paused for a few seconds beside Jacen, looking at him up and down before entering the ward.
I didn't look Jacen directly into his eyes. I had been longing for true family affection for a long time, but I
was afraid of hypocrisy.
Jacen was no longer the little boy in my memory. He now looked very thin in a plaid shirt, but he was a
head taller than me.
He didn't have the nerve to look at me. He lowered his eyes slightly and called me sister again. His
voice had a little bit of shyness.
Jacen bit his lips several times and said, "In fact, I have always been missing you and wanted to find
you, but I didn't know the way and where to find you at that time. I begged my grandpa and grandma,
but they didn't listen to me at all and didn't want to tell me where you and mom were. The reason why I
chose to enter the police academy is not all because of my father. In fact, I really want to use my
identity as a police to look for you and our mother. I thought I would have a greater chance to find you
two if I am a police.
Every time I see other children with their parents, I wonder why I don't have my own mom. I even hated
my mother at that time. I hated her for leaving me to my grandparents. I always wondered if she had
abandoned me or not. Why did she only bring you with her? Am I the redundant one?"
Speaking of this, there was undisguised sadness in his tone, and his eyes were a little wet.
"In fact, I have always hated mom and envied you before. Sometimes I even wonder if you and mom
are living a happy life somewhere and have completely forgotten me."
The sadness and disappointment in his tone and the hatred in his eyes were exactly the same as mine.
I felt exactly the same way like him!
I couldn't help but stare at him. When I saw his sad face, I still felt sorry for him.
"When I finally heard the news about you from Vann, I wanted to go to see you, especially when I knew
that you and mom were having a bad time and mom was not good to you at all. I wanted to go to see
you and apologize to you. I'm sorry that I haven't been with you for all these years. I'm sorry that I have
been jealous of you and resented you for so many years when you were having a bad time.
"But when Vann told me your news, your movie had already started to be put onto the screen and you
have become a popular movie star. So I didn't have the courage to look for you anymore."
Jacen pursed his lips and said, "In fact, I didn't want you to think that I came to see you and recognize
you as my sister because you are a famous movie star. I want you to think that even so many years
have passed, I still see you as my dear sister and a close relative to me."
In fact, I knew that we were still children at that time. No matter how much resentment I had, it should
not be counted on Jacen.
However, it was also impossible for me to find the family ties lost for 20 years after meeting with him.
I sighed slightly. "This matter is not up to us. Let bygones be bygones."
Perhaps it was because the sense of distance I gave off was still too strong, Jacen asked me in a
disappointed voice, "Are you still unwilling to recognize me as your brother?"
"At least I'm used to living alone now. Family affection is a luxury for me," I responded.
Jacen clenched his clothes tightly. He looked sad, but he didn't blame me.
But just for a while, Jacen loosened her grip on his clothes and raised his head to smile at me.
He seemed to have made up his mind.
"Sister, you have already become successful in your own career. I don't deserve to be a good brother
of you if I am still in my present state. Please wait for me. I'm going to graduate in half a year. When I'm
assigned to the police station, I'll work hard with Vann. When I get some achievements, you can
consider whether to accept me as a brother, okay?"
At that moment, I couldn't help but wonder if I was too narrow-minded compared with Jacen.
I didn't want to give him any acquiescence at this time. In fact, what he had said just now was enough
to convince me.
I just didn't want to admit it.
I tried to change the topic. "How is your grandpa now? Is he getting better?"
"Yes, his operation is finished, but the doctor said that he still has to stay in the hospital for observation
for a period of time. Since my grandpa is old, the doctor said that it is impossible for him to recover to
his previous healthy state. The doctor also asked us to be mentally prepared for this and take good
care of him in his remaining days."
As Jacen spoke, he suddenly looked at me with a puzzled look. "Sister, how did you know that my
grandpa is sick?"
Looking at his reaction, it seemed that he didn't know that our grandma had come to me.
I didn't want to tell him the truth, so I shook my head. "I don't know that our grandpa is sick. I just know
that our grandparents are old and guess that they might be in an unhealthy state now. It's just a casual
question."
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