At that moment, April’s phone rang.
Jane gave her directions and told her to come over. Everyone quickly hid, and Marco prepared his flowers, standing in the middle of the room as all the lights went out at once.
April looked around in the darkness, feeling a bit nervous as she walked forward. She pushed open the door and heard a creaking sound that almost startled her.
“Jane? Are you there?” April called out several times but received no response.
She quickly called Jane’s phone but still got no answer. Just when she was about to leave, all the lights suddenly came on at once, illuminating the entire room with warmth.
There stood Marco in the middle holding her favorite sunflowers while surrounded by an ocean of flowers throughout the room.
April was instantly moved to tears and couldn’t believe what she saw before her eyes. “What are you doing?” she asked him.
Marco took a step forward and pulled her into his arms. “You said you love sunflowers because they symbolize someone who silently watches over others,” he said softly while looking deeply into her eyes. “Just like how you silently watch over me from afar.”
“Why are you saying all this?” April didn’t want to bring up old memories or emotions again in front of him.
“Today, I stand here to tell you…” Marco took a deep breath and looked into her eyes, saying affectionately, “Can you forgive me?”
“For everything I did before, I want us to start over. I don’t know if you will give me this opportunity?”
Marco had practiced this sentence repeatedly in his heart, and today he finally said it out loud.
April was about to speak but Marco covered her mouth with his hand.
“Don’t rush to refute me. Let me finish what I have to say,” Marco feared that he might never have this chance again.
“When I wanted to give up on you, to draw a clear line between us, it was all because I wanted to protect you. I know how many people in this industry are dissatisfied with my existence, but I don’t want those negative thoughts to affect you.”
“Since the incident where I was exposed for drug use and went through a series of events like kidnapping, I realized that the one thing I can’t be without is you.”
Marco had wanted to tell her these words for a long time, but there had never been an opportunity.
“Even if you go against your fans and your agent for my sake, I remember this friendship, and I keep it in my heart!”
April was about to speak, but Marco interrupted her again.
Jane stood in the corner, tears streaming down her face. These two people had finally endured so much hardship.
“Don’t be in a hurry. I’ll give you time to reject me later!”
“I know sunflowers are your favorite. From now on, they will become my favorite too. You have been protecting me all along, but starting today, I want to be the one protecting you. Can you stay with me? Give me another chance!”
Marco kneeled with a bouquet of flowers in his hands, sincerely begging for her forgiveness.
This scene had played out countless times in April’s mind before.
Now, suddenly, it became a reality, and she felt a bit dazed, unable to believe that everything was true.
“Do you really hope that I…” April stopped her words.
She didn’t know if saying that sentence would be appropriate.
“I really hope we can start over. It’s something I’ve been dreaming of!” Marco’s face was filled with sincerity, as if all the good people in the world had asked him to do this.
April looked into his plain and expectant eyes. “I’m sorry, I don’t know how to answer you. Today’s scene has indeed crossed my mind, but from the very beginning, it seems like you have never given me affirmation or an answer. It was as if it was my own one-sided deep affection, hoping that you, the prodigal son, would turn around.”
“Now that you have turned around, I can’t trust it anymore.” April’s heart ached like a needle. There were countless voices in her mind, telling her to agree to the man in front of her, the man she had chosen.
But reason triumphed over impulse. She didn’t want the tragedy of the past to repeat itself!
“I know I have done many things that hurt you. I stand here not asking for your forgiveness, but only asking for a chance to protect you!”
Marco continued to kneel on the ground, showing no sign of getting up.
Jane saw the situation turning unfavorable and quickly went forward to pull April away. She had a feeling that things weren’t as easy as they seemed.
On the other side, Patrick also helped Marco to his feet.
“Are you still hesitating?” Jane gently patted her shoulder.
“Jane, I’m scared. I can silently care for him from behind, even do anything for him, but now I can’t give him a definite answer. If it weren’t for being hurt by someone before, I probably wouldn’t have made such a move.”
Jane understood. “I called you here today not to make you agree to him or make a decision, but to let you see his sincerity. Whether someone can be your future partner or not, it depends on whether their heart is with you.”
Jane analyzed the pros and cons for her, knowing that April was a good girl and couldn’t bear to see her get hurt.
“Jane, I trust you.”
“Then can you also trust him once? I promise you, if the words spoken today are not fulfilled by Marco in the future, I will be the first to knock his leg off, even before you.”
Jane wanted to give Marco a chance to turn over a new leaf, and she didn’t want April to miss out on the person she liked.
Meanwhile, things were going unusually smoothly for Patrick.
“Hold on, don’t give up. It’s clear that April is hesitating in her heart.”
Patrick sat in a chair, and Marco’s gaze kept drifting towards April.
“I know I will try my best.”
Afterward, Marco walked towards April, nodding at Jane.
“You can test me for three months. If during this period I do anything that hurts you, I am willing to accept any punishment from you!”
Such words would never have been spoken by the previous Marco.
April remained silent for a long time and finally said, “I promise you.”
Smiles appeared on the faces of the people involved. Marco and April embraced tightly.
“I’ll announce our relationship on Twitter right away.” Marco was eager for the whole world to know.
April chose to refuse. “The three-month trial period is not over yet. During this time, any decision you make must have my approval.”
Hearing this, Marco reluctantly smiled.
Finally, the two of them reconciled.
Jane was also happy for them in her heart.
After they returned home, Jane was exhausted from the past few days and fell asleep as soon as she lay on the bed.
Meanwhile, Patrick was busy in his study. After all, there were still many things waiting for him to handle in his company!
He stayed busy until the early morning of the next day. Patrick lazily stretched and yawned.
Returning to the room, he saw Jane still asleep, and the housekeeper had already prepared breakfast downstairs.
He thought of waking her up to eat breakfast before going back to sleep, so he lay down next to her.
Looking at her sleepy eyes, slightly chubby face, which he hadn’t paid much attention to these past few days, he noticed that she had gained some weight compared to usual.
“Jane, my wife, wake up…” Patrick’s voice, gentle as a cat, sounded in her ear.
Jane remained motionless.
“Get up and have breakfast…”
No matter how Patrick called her, Jane showed no response.