-Didn’t you just say that? -Zain raised an eyebrow and his gaze bore into her face, like a sharp blade.
Yanis unconsciously took two steps back.
-I’m the one who said it, but didn’t you suspect it yourself? You must have felt bad too, that’s why you let me call the young man. Honestly, with a body like that, who would recognize her? But I don’t think it’s very likely that Kennedy would look like that.
At these words, Zain pursed his thin lips and his gaze became somewhat distant.
It didn’t look quite right to him either, but the other man was wrapped in gauze and it was possible that he was mistaken in his own thinking.
-Don’t tell Alice anything for now, go back and pretend nothing happened and confirm her identity later.
Yanis nodded earnestly.
-I will.
***
Alice went to the bathroom and when she came out she found that Megan was not in the room. Occasional conversations came from the balcony and after listening to two or three sentences she could hear Megan talking about work.
It was true that she had been very busy these past few days.
Alice chose a chair at random and sat down, staring out the window.
When Megan returned from her phone call, she saw Xeinia sitting in a chair. It was winter now, but Alice was wearing only a thin garment.
Megan froze and hurriedly turned around, grabbed a jacket and draped it over Alice’s body.
-It’s cold, be careful not to catch cold, take care of yourself.
She held the coat out to Alice like an older sister and Alice looked at her.
Megan smiled slightly and reached out to pinch her face, saying softly, “You’re still very young, don’t think too much, water you’re not supposed to drink, let it run.
-Water that thou shalt not drink, let it flow?
Alice recited these words, and her heart felt a little sad.
-That’s how I told myself for the past five years that many things would be all right if I let things be, but I didn’t expect that after five years, my heart still hasn’t changed at all, and many things remain in their original and most initial form.
-Isn’t that a good thing? Everything has changed over the years. It’s weird that your relationship with Kennedy is still the same as when it started.
-But now we don’t even know where this man is.
-This could be a test from the gods for you -Megan thought about it and decided it would be better to talk to Alice in another way.
Sure enough, the word test appealed to Alice and she looked up with a slightly dazed expression.
-Test?!
-Yes, it’s a test. In fact, I don’t know much about you, but I probably understand something. I envy you, after all you can be with someone you like, even if it doesn’t last that long but at least you’ve had it, then it’s been worth your trip to earth in this life.
Speaking of which, Alice thought back, when Megan liked her brother.
Later, she saw Megan get married. And what happened, Alice was not really clear. Now, from her face and appearance, it seemed that she was still in love with her brother?
-You… -sniffing involuntarily into the secret of her heart, Alice felt a little embarrassed, her emotions carried away for a moment, forgetting about Kennedy in the moment.
Megan smiled helplessly and sat down opposite her, then picked up the teapot in front of her and poured herself a glass of hot water and handed it to Alice。
-Here, have some more water.
Alice made a shocked face when she finished the glass of water.
-Actually, you should ask why I like one person but married another.
Alice looked up and fixed her eyes on Megan, she was really curious.
-In fact, this is very understandable. For example, even if I like him, but he doesn’t like me, then I can’t force him to be with me, right? Even if I manage to force him to be with me, he still doesn’t like me, so what’s the point? Besides the fact that I like him doesn’t mean I have to wait for him for the rest of my life my parents want me to get married soon and I think the fact that I can hold out until that age is already the biggest sincerity of my feelings for him.
Hearing this, Alice seemed to understand a little and nodded her head.
Megan was about to say something else, but Alice offered, -Megan, I should stop.
To say these things out of Megan’s own mouth was undoubtedly tearing back at wounds that had already been compounded to show others how deeply hurt she was before.
It wasn’t necessary.
Megan froze, not really expecting to be interrupted, she seemed thoughtful enough.
-Actually, I still want to clarify that I don’t have the same feelings for your brother now as I did before, probably because I’ve been away for so long, so it doesn’t seem so important to get or not get or whatever.
Alice, of course, knew what he was trying to say in that statement, ostensibly to clarify, but really to persuade her.
At the thought of this, Alice felt inexplicably a little annoyed, so she nodded slightly, -I know, by the way, I heard you on the phone just now, is the company very busy?
-It’s just a few little things, there’s nothing wrong with it.
-If it were a minor matter, there would be no need to call you personally. It’s exhausting to accompany my brother from one place to another all day long, isn’t it?
-This is my job, and as for Zain, I don’t think it matters how much I have to work as long as I can be with you.
-Megan, after you come back this time, you should persuade my brother not to come again. I don’t want to make you run and suffer for me for my personal reasons. If you and my brother are exhausted, nothing I can do will help at that point.
-Well, I’m afraid I can’t convince Zain, so if you really don’t want Zain to come, then it’s better to go persuade him personally.
-Knock, knock.
There was a knock on the parlor door and they both turned their heads in unison, just in time to see Yanis quietly push open the parlor door and then poke his head in, looking like a burglar.
When Yanis entered, he met Alice’s eyes and instantly shrank back, as if he had done something wrong.
-Yanis? Where have you been? -Megan stood up, -I tried to look for you a moment ago and couldn’t see anyone.
Yanis, who had been named, had to come in, smiled a little awkwardly at the two men and whispered, -I haven’t been anywhere, I was just bored and went out for a casual walk.
I certainly wouldn’t say anything about going out with Zain and then finding Kennedy around.
Besides, it wasn’t even certain that the man was Kennedy!
However, Alice noticed that there was something unusual about Yanis’ movements.
-What’s the matter with you?