The matter of writing the letter was not urgent, Cheyenne had to return to the office before starting.
Her cold gaze swept over Sean, who in her memory was an explosive and easily agitated teenager with a case of middle school syndrome.
In the past, whenever they met, they would always argue and fight. They had known each other for so many years but had never sat down quietly like this before.
At eighteen years old, Sean may have been a troublemaker but he was already taller than her by a shoulder’s width. After five years apart, Sean had grown even taller and sat up straight like a tall pine tree in the mountains – confident and unyielding.
He looked about 6’1″, but he was too skinny; when he reached out his hand earlier, Cheyenne saw that both sides of his wrist bones protruded out with only skin covering them.
Their days after parting ways were not easy as various pressures forced an immature teenager to grow up overnight.
It sounded cruel but Cheyenne thought it was actually a good thing because if George and Malaya kept protecting him, then Sean would have become nothing more than an idle rich kid waiting for either prison or hell.
He paved his own path differently from what others expected of him.
The past grievances suddenly seemed meaningless to Cheyenne as she enjoyed sitting quietly with him now.
“Why did you suddenly decide to study medicine?” She asked about her own life proactively while Sean blushed excitedly trying hard to suppress his emotions. “Uh… because you are an excellent role model.”
Although shy, Sean remembered that disaster caused by human error which infected millions in the capital city turning it into hell on earth overnight; while everyone else felt helpless at that time.
Cheyenne put on her white coat ignoring just giving birth herself appearing at news conferences declaring her determination. “The Edwards family motto is ‘to heal people’s suffering and help those in need’. I will definitely develop vaccines because studying medicine is not only inheritance but also protection for those we want to protect.”
“And I found someone I want to protect so I studied medicine.” The boy’s hoarse voice showed no emotion yet made Cheyenne feel like crying from its sincerity.
“Keep it up! I’ve reviewed your resume, and your grades are impressive.”
Her encouragement instantly brightened Sean’s gloomy eyes. He eagerly looked at the person before him, lips parting as he asked, “If… if I were to say that I ranked in the top three in your test, would you accept me as a student?”
Cheyenne never doubted that he would apply. As for why Sean said those words, he probably thought he would be shut out because of what happened before.
With a faint smile, Cheyenne stood up, preparing to leave. “You’re an intern at Sierra Medical School. I’ve mentioned… all the interns have the opportunity to take the exam.”
Sean was overjoyed, and two silent tears rolled down his cheeks. All his worries vanished, and his state of mind became as bright as the sky outside, where sunshine followed after the dark clouds.
Just when he was feeling touched by Cheyenne’s kindness and encouragement, she playfully blew into his ear and teased him with a warning. “Stop drinking so much soda or else you’ll die young!”
Sean blushed so hard; biting down on his lip nervously and trying to figure out how to respond.
It turned out that Cheyenne hadn’t changed one bit since they last saw each other – still just as quirky and offbeat as ever before.
Cheyenne gave him a disgusted look while watching him act all innocent. “What are you pretending for? You started dating in junior high school – don’t tell me you didn’t know what was going on?”
Sean tried explaining himself, “I only dated then because I needed someone’s help with my homework or borrowing their ID card to go online.”
For many years now Mikaela has been Sean’s only serious girlfriend- unfortunately their relationship is doomed due to deep-seated family grudges which will keep them apart forever.
At first Sean hated Mikaela for deceiving him but later learned that everything she did was done in order seek revenge against Nora who killed her sister. He couldn’t bring himself hate Mikaela anymore after learning this fact. Nora owed Mikaela too much debt already anyway. What’s more, after she went abroad, there wasn’t any reason left for him think about her again.
If they were not meant be together, then let it remain frozen back when they were eighteen years old with shattered dreams of love unfulfilled…
Cheyenne vaguely knew some details about what happened between Sean and Mikaela but ultimately believed that although Mikaela may have had some genuine feelings towards Sean there were also ulterior motives involved too often times.
Although she felt sorry for him, Cheyenne thought he deserved it.
“Well, what’s done is done. Make good use of these three days. You said you want to study medicine, so let me see your effort!” She added with a sharp tone, “People like me who have talent are hard to come by in this world. Those without talent must learn to work hard!”
Although she made sense, it sounded like she was boasting about herself?
Cheyenne left and Sean watched her back disappear into the distance.
He repeated the last sentence that the woman had just said. “Those without talent must learn to work hard. I understand now. Thank you.”
On the other side of the hallway, Quinn was preparing to go out for food with a few friends when he saw Sean sitting with beautiful Cheyenne chatting intimately in chairs.
They were even whispering in each other’s ears.
As young people full of energy and passion, any hint could become an interesting topic for gossip.
Someone winked at Quinn and said, “This poor guy is really something! He managed to hook up with Miss Lawrence after only one day!”
“Yeah! They’re sitting so close together and whispering. I’ve never seen Sean get that intimate with any girl before. It turns out that he likes mature women.”
Quinn held his breath as he felt frustrated inside. “Miss Lawrence is rich and young; being her gigolo is better than serving those wealthy women. Sean has really fallen from grace!”
And just like that, a new rumor started circulating around the hospital:
“Beautiful Cheyenne can’t stand loneliness; having an affair with new intern Sean.”
Attached were two intimate pictures of them whispering together while sitting next to each other – only showing Cheyenne’s flamboyant smile since they were taken from behind – but even though only his back was visible in one photo alone it could still be seen that he was a young thin man.