Half a day, only to sink his eyes, a deep gaze at her, disheveled to pick up the messy shirt and pants on the ground to put on.
Turning around, he closed the door and walked out of the room in frustration.
But did not go far, just stood fixed on the window of the promenade. Large palm, pressed hard on the windowsill, held and loosened, loosened and tightened.
The back of his hand with an appalling bruise, exposed, showing the emotions he is trying to suppress at the moment.
Last night, he actually lost his mind to want her once and again … rough attitude, simply comparable to rape.
Between them, this time, completely played out!
This, nothing wrong with …
Between themselves and her, to come to this point now, is already unthinkable. They, sooner or later, will have to go toe to toe in the future, so … it is indeed best to turn the other cheek now!
He left.
But his scent, still lingering in the air, invaded every second of her breath. She barely managed to get up, but the pain he left behind made her entire body feel like it was being torn apart, aching to the extremities. Even …
Even the bone marrow, to the heart, are following the pain …
Without hesitation, she got up and walked naked into the bedroom. Even if she is now tired and exhausted, she does not want to stay here any longer.
Open the cupboard, pick a set of clothes and change casually. And all the items are packed, organized in a box, packed sharply.
When packing the suitcase, the hand, touching a bottle of medicine.
It is the medicine for WIID disorder, specially prepared for him. A moment of astringency in the heart, and then …
Throw it in the trash.
On the bed, condoms and pills, all still there. So piercing, as if they were all laughing at her.
Staring at them in disbelief, Zoey smiled to herself.
No wonder, he had to buy himself birth control pills.
How can two people who don’t even have love have children? Isn’t that a pipe dream?
Having KK and Nini was already an accident, indeed, we can’t let accidents happen again.
Without hesitation, she ran to the hall and poured a glass of cold water, and after that, plucked the tinfoil to take out the pill. She, categorically, took the pill. Last night, he hadn’t used a condom once!
After packing up everything, the whole room, looks more and more empty.
Clear and cold as can be.
Zoey looked up at the time, it was just after 7:00. At this hour, Ingram must not be up yet. But she didn’t want to stay in this room, which was covered with traces of lovemaking, for a moment. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to resist deluding herself and thinking that …
He really loved himself!
But, she’s tired …
Solely dragged the luggage out of the room, took the room card, and with difficulty, using only a few basic words that I understood, gestured and explained to the person at the counter what it meant to check out, and stored the luggage there temporarily.
With everything taken care of, Zoey wrapped up her coat and walked out of the hotel alone.
The cold wind hit her and she shivered, hugging herself tighter.
It was still too early and there were fine snowflakes floating in the air. Therefore, there are almost no pedestrians on the street. Even such a prosperous area, at the moment can not help but some depression.
So clear and cold that even the heart is cold.
She stopped the car and reluctantly gave the address she was going to. Quickly, the driver drove her to the hospital. She paid the money and was transferred into Nabi Yan’s ward in a familiar way.
The ward was quiet, Shu’s father was not there, probably already back home. The domestic company, he could not leave behind. And Shu mother is lying on another bed, sleeping. But only a few days, Shu mother seems to have aged a lot, looks like people feel deeply intolerant.
And Nabi Yan in the hospital bed …
She seems to be recovering quite well. No longer needs an oxygen tube and can breathe normally. No more IV drips in her arms either.
It looks like it will be ready to be transferred back to the country in the next few days.
“Zoey ?” A frail voice suddenly rang out in the ward.
Zoey was inserting the new flowers in her hand into the vase when she heard the sound and turned her head apologetically to look at Nabi Yan, “Did I wake you up?”
She shook her head, “It would have been hard to sleep at all. What brings you here so early?”
“I’m due back home today, so I thought I’d come say goodbye to you.”
Nabi Yan’s face changed and she frowned, “You’re leaving? But why didn’t Jerry tell me? He said he would stay here for a few more days!”
“I’m the one who’s leaving by myself. He’ll stay, he has work here.”
“Oh.” Nabi Yan’s face eased up a bit at this. God looked at Zoey , before saying, “Zoey , can you help me push the wheelchair over? Push me out for a walk, okay?”
“Are you fit enough to go out?” Zoey asked worriedly.
“It’s no problem, I know myself.”
When she said that, Zoey pushed her wheelchair over. She knew that Nabi must have something to say to herself. After helping Nabi Yan from the bed to the wheelchair, Zoey took a blanket and covered her legs tightly, but as if that wasn’t enough, she took the scarf off her neck and bent down to put it around her neck.
“It’s a little snowy out, you’re wearing so little, don’t catch a cold.” She whispered.
Nabi Yan was silent for a long time, just staring at Zoey’s exposed white neck, her eyes complicated and indistinguishable.
On Zoey’s neck, the bruises are clearly hickeys! So she took the scarf off on purpose and deliberately wanted to bend over and show it all off to herself? Showing off how passionate she was with Jerry last night?
Want to know yourself back!
This, no way! She gave up a leg and almost a life for him, and what did she, Zoey Baker, ever give up? Who is she to give this man away?
Nabi Yan’s hand, which had fallen on the wheelchair, could not help but clench, and her fingertips almost oozed pale.
Zoey didn’t notice her reaction and only snapped out of it because she was staring intently at her sight. Froze for a moment and subconsciously covered those marks with her hands …
Peeking at Nabi’s expression, I saw her face was not good, na na lip, want to say something, but for a moment do not know how to explain.
Nabi Yan, however, had opened her mouth, “Zoey , let’s talk outside.”
“Okay.” Zoey now nodded her head, and her heart turned a hundred times, with all kinds of feelings.
“You’d better put the scarf on, I’m not afraid of the cold.” Nabi Yan took the scarf and handed it back to Zoey, who froze for a moment, looked at her with her head hanging, and put the scarf around her to block the marks.
Push Nabi and walk to the hospital park.
At this moment, the snow, falling even less. A piece, fell on the shoulder, immediately melted. But, the tree branches, there are still ice, it looks like the cold shiver.
Zoey was worried that Nabi’s body would not be able to handle it.
She bent over and shook her hand, testing its temperature. Zoey looked at her, her eyes met in the air, and Nabi Yan spoke softly: “Zoey, give him to me, okay?”
Had known that the topic between them, inevitably can not escape him …
Zoey smiled bitterly, “Nabi, I can’t let go.”
“No! Zoey , you can definitely make it!” Nabi Yan did not let go, her eyes almost pleadingly looked at her, “You already have his two children, you still have your mom and dad who love you, your brother who loves you. You are so happy, it doesn’t matter if Jerry is in your life or not. You can still live your life without him! But me, it’s not the same …”
She said, tears slipping out of her eyes. Mournful, poignant.
Zoey’s heart couldn’t stand it, “Nabi, listen to me …”
“No. Please, hear me out first.” Her grip tightened, “Zoey , I know you’ve been kind since you were a kid, so I’m sincerely pleading with you to stop being with Jerry, to stop getting tangled up with him, okay? Unlike you, I have so much love. I don’t even have a leg now … if I still lose Jerry, I really won’t be able to live. I know that he doesn’t have the same feelings for you, so please, take the initiative and leave him and give him back to me, OK?”
Her plea made Zoey’s heart feel very bad.
She squatted down and looked at Nabi Yan with soft eyes, “Nabi, in your opinion, I’m happy, I don’t lack anything, I even have two lovely children. But so are you. You don’t lack anything either, do you? Although your aunts and uncles are angry with you for not divorcing your brother, they definitely love you the most. Seeing you in trouble, they are more upset than anyone else. So, you don’t have nothing. What I have, you also have all. As for this leg … I believe that as long as you can persevere, it will definitely heal as well.”
Nabi Yan’s face grew paler and paler, “So, what you’re saying is that you’re telling me not to know what’s good for me? You won’t quit at all! You would rather see me die! No, maybe, in your heart, you are still glad that I lost my leg now, if I were whole, Jerry would have come back to me …”
Her words made Zoey feel a little incomprehensible. But, she was so unstable that it was inevitable that she would presume to guess people’s minds.
Zoey just patiently explained: “You misunderstood me. I just hope you don’t give up on yourself, whether Jerry is with you or not, you should pull yourself together. For yourself, and for all the family members who love you.”
Nabi Yan pushes Zoey’s hand away.
She doesn’t want to hear any more of these hypocritical words!
Zoey knew she was angry and sighed slightly, “Nabi, I told you, he, I can’t give him up. Because, I can’t.”
At Zoey’s words, Nabi Yan turned her face to look at her. Her eyes twinkled, expecting more words from her next.
“He and I, we’re not related in any way. So that …” Zoey paused, took a deep breath, and looked at Nabi, “there’s no such thing as ceding.”
Hearing her words, Nabi Yan suddenly looked brighter.
“So, those on your neck, they’re not left by him?”
Thinking about last night, Zoey’s heart ached.
The eyes sank, nodding half-heartedly, “It’s not him.”
“Do you have a new boyfriend?” Nabi Yan is concerned about this … “Not yet.” Zoey shakes her head.
Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Zoey looked up at the snowflakes in the air before saying, “It’s going to snow more later, don’t freeze, I’ll push you back to the ward.”
“Good. Thanks.” Nabi Yan was in a better mood.
We walked together towards the ward, and on the way, we didn’t say anything, Zoey was too preoccupied to say much.
Nabi Yan, however, suddenly turned back and asked uneasily, “Zoey , the child’s matter … you will not talk to him, right?”
Zoey froze for a moment, not making a sound.
Nabi Yan was busy adding: “You know, he dislikes children very much. Moreover, once she knows that you have his child, by the time old Mrs. Zhan finds out, she will try every possible way to take the child away. But she can’t accept you into the door, and by then, the three of you, mother and son, will most likely face separation.”