Susan was unruffled by her words as she sorrowfully asked, “Ms. Muir, can you lend me the bouquet of roses for a while?”
“What for?”
“I’d like to take a look at it. I want to experience what it feels like, to have received a large bouquet of roses.”
Sheila nearly rolled her eyes at Susan’s words. “This is Davin’s gift for me. Why should I allow you to experience it?”
After a pause, she continued, “Susan, as a woman, let me give you some advice. You should look for someone who loves you and is willing to treasure you. Spend your days with that person instead of trying to ruin someone else’s happiness. If you keep this up, you’ll never be happy.”
Unhappy, Susan shot a glare at her. “Ms. Muir, haven’t you heard that once love begins, there’s no end to it? From the moment that I’d seen Evan, I’d known that he was the one. I won’t fall in love with anyone other than him! I can only be happy while I’m with him!”
Sheila had no response to her words.
I didn’t think that she’d be lovesick in such a manner.
It looks like she won’t be letting go of him anytime soon.
Shall I continue with my attempts to counsel her?
Just as Sheila was thinking about how she should change Susan’s mind, the latter abruptly asked, “Ms. Muir, how long have you loved Davin?”
“Centuries. Why are you asking me about this?”
“Then, if Davin has someone else whom he loves, will you give up on him?”
After a moment of pondering, Sheila responded, “Of course not. But if his love is not reciprocated, I won’t continue to cling to him. Susan, you’ve been clinging to Mr. Seet for a year already! Unfortunately, he hasn’t shown any signs of accepting you. If I were you, I’d stop pestering him.”
Susan fell silent, seeming as though she was musing on Sheila’s words.
Nevertheless, Sheila could see the determination in Susan’s eyes. The latter was more than willing to fly to the flame as she was willing to die like a moth.
With such a persistent and scheming woman around, I really have to warn Nicole to take care of herself.
Throughout the entire morning, Sheila was admiring her roses; she had even taken pictures of them as she hurriedly posted them on her social media.
Beside her, Susan felt her chest tighten as she watched Sheila gushing over the roses. When it was close to lunch, she urged the other woman to buy food for them.
“Ms. Muir, please buy me something nutritious for lunch. I’m not used to oily food.”
In a good mood, Sheila nodded. “I’ll buy you the most appetizing meal that I can find. You’ll definitely love it.”
“I apologize for the trouble then, Ms. Muir.” Despite saying as such, Susan did not sound apologetic in the least. Instead, she sounded as though she was giving instructions to her maid.
However, Sheila was in no mood to argue with her. Tidying herself up, she soon left the ward.
Gazing around at the empty ward, Susan sighed.
She thought that Evan would come to visit her, but she had yet to see any signs of him. She was beginning to feel bored, sitting alone in the room, so she stood up and made her way out.
Just when she reached the corridor, she spotted a familiar figure walking toward her with a bag of food.
“Evan. It’s Evan!”
In an instant, her entire being was filled with delight. She was certain that Evan had come to deliver her lunch.
She tidied her hair and clothes before she strode toward Evan with a slight skip in her steps. However, before she could reach him, Evan abruptly turned, as he headed up the stairs. His sudden change of route surprised her.
Where’s Evan headed to?
Isn’t he here to deliver me lunch?
With such questions in her mind, she hastily followed him.
When she saw him make his entry into the third room on the fourth floor, she sneakily moved toward the outside of the room.
Through the gap in the door, she caught sight of Nicole, who was sitting on the hospital bed. At the sight of the woman, Susan froze.
Why is she in hospital too?
There are bandages around her arm. Did she get into an accident?
Right as she was beginning to make speculations on the matter, Evan unpacked the food and began to feed Nicole.
At this, Susan’s heart sank as she clenched her hands into fists.
Throughout the entire year, Evan had never once been as sweet or as caring toward her as he was to Nicole. Why should Nicole be allowed to receive such treatment from Evan? Why?
