“That’s because I found out that there was something wrong with that batch of medicine. My mother’s illness could have been cured in one go, but because of the concealment of Eva and her father, my mother’s illness has not been cured for a long time.”
Bastian sounded a little gloomy as he spoke. Although Eva’s methods at the beginning were disgraceful, they were indeed his benefactor and he truly liked him.
Moreover, he had been taking good care of his family for so many years, and Jerry had provided him with help, which made him very grateful.
Bastian was an extremely responsible person. Since he had promised to take care of her with Eva, he would still keep his promise, no matter how reluctant and guilty he was to Irene.
However, Bastian had never expected Eva to be their benefactor and the culprit.
He didn’t expect that Eva would use such a method in order to be with him.
That was his mother, who had given birth to him and raised him. In the future, she would also be Eva’s mother-in-law. Seeing her mother lying in bed for a long time, she did not smell like the hospital’s disinfectant.
His mother lay on the bed in a fit of illness all day, sleeping with the cold machine and the potion. His father rarely had a smile on his face. Bastian really wanted to ask Eva if he had a conscience.
How could he be so cruel to hide it from him until today? Fortunately, he always thought that it was because his mother had had an operation and had no other doubts. If he hadn’t been found this time, he might have been kept in the dark for the rest of his life and been grateful to the Leonard family.
In the past, he had always thought that Eva was at most a little arrogant and domineering. But now, it seemed that she was not. Her thoughts were really vicious.
Susie didn’t know what to say. She wanted to say that Bastian had made a mistake, but he had no choice. After all, his mother’s life was in danger. If it were Susie, she would have made the same choice as Bastian.
But if he was right, the damage had already been caused, and even the opportunity to study abroad had been lost, and they could never return to the past.
Susie still vaguely remembered the scene at dusk that year. Bastian spat out something like a knife and then left. Later, she was told by the school that she was disqualified from going abroad because of her poor conduct…
Looking at the silent Susie, Bastian finally made up his mind to ask what was hidden in his heart, “Susie, do we still have a chance to come back?”
Hearing this, Liam, who was hiding aside and eavesdropping, felt his heart in his throat. He was a little afraid of Susie’s answer.
Bastian knew that so many years had passed, and Susie had brought her boyfriend with her last time, but there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart. What if it was just Susie who deliberately brought him here to anger him?
For so many years, Bastian had never forgotten Susie. He had dreamed back at midnight many times and dreamed of the scene where they were once together. However, before long, Susie’s sweet smile gradually turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared in front of him. He couldn’t catch her even if he wanted to.
Then he suddenly woke up and sat up from the bed. A sense of guilt surged up like the sea, drowning him out.
The emotions of longing and guilt were mixed together. When he first started dating Eva, he had almost lost sleep every night. It was not easy for him to fall asleep and dream about what happened between him and Susie. Everything had been fine ever since he was young.
At the end of her dream, Susie would eventually disappear. Then, she would ask him with a pair of red eyes, “Why did you betray me and abandon me?”
When Susie heard Bastian’s words, she was shocked at first and then smiled with relief. She finally let go of one thing that had troubled her for so many years.
It turned out that Bastian had always liked her and had never changed, but it was God’s will to make fun of her.
No matter what, the damage had already been caused. Now, the last gap in the scar was slowly healing because of Bastian’s words today.
She believed that the scar would fade away before long, but there was no possibility for her and Bastian to be together again.
“Bastian, thank you for your words today. But we’re no longer the ones in the past.” Susie looked at Bastian with a sincere smile. This smile was beautiful, without any impurities.
It was like a rainbow after the rain, shining brightly, which would make people feel better when they saw it.
Hearing Susie’s answer, Liam finally felt relieved. She stopped rushing and hid her figure again.
It was so dangerous that they almost found it.
Liam was ready for Susie’s promise. As long as Susie agreed, he would immediately rush out to stop her and take her away.
The impulsive answer was irrational. If Susie questioned him angrily, Liam would have already found an excuse to answer.
Fortunately, Susie did not agree, and Liam breathed a sigh of relief.
Bastian’s eyes were full of disappointment. It was indeed his wishful thinking. He should have known about it a long time ago. He sneered and smiled. “Is it him?”
Susie didn’t answer. She knew who Bastian was talking about.
“I wish you happiness, Susie.” Bastian looked at Susie and said, as if he wanted to engrave Susie’s voice and smile in his mind.
Now that he had said the words in his heart, there was no more regret.
Although Bastian was reluctant to part with Susie, he had no choice. He could not give her happiness.
When Bastian saw Susie’s expression back then, she had relied on his little girl with all her heart and soul. She had said in a pettish manner that she would marry him as her bride when she grew up.
When her parents passed away, Susie quietly grabbed his clothes and sobbed softly, suppressing her sadness and pretending to be strong.
Also, Susie said that she would stay with him forever. If he dared to betray her, she would never forgive him.
She also looked like she had been hurt by him, but her eyes were red, but she still stubbornly asked for an answer…
The word “I’m sorry” gradually floated in the air, like a lost youth or a missing love.
In the end, he missed it. Sometimes, a mistake was a lifetime mistake.
He finally wanted to say goodbye to Bastian. Bastian had been very unhappy these years. He was not willing to be with Eva, but he did not dare to forget that he had saved his life. Since he had promised, he could only choose to do it against his will.
No matter how unwilling he was, so what? Looking at his mother’s sick and old face and his father’s bent back, Bastian could only choose to compromise.
When Eva asked him if he was getting married abroad, he refused.
He told Eva that he hoped that his parents could attend the wedding. However, his mother was ill and it was not suitable for her to go too far. It was better to choose the country.
He had convinced Eva, so they returned together. Bastian had grown up not only on this island, but also stored all his feelings and best memories here.
Every single one of those memories contained Susie’s figure. He wanted to participate in Susie’s life in the future.
No one knew that he had lost his heart here the moment Bastian and Eva went abroad.
He hadn’t expected Bastian to discover the fact that Jerry and Eva had hidden the truth after returning to the country.
“Goodbye, Bastian,” Susie said as she looked at Bastian’s lonely back in the distance.
“When love has become a thing of the past, I hope that you can find someone more suitable for me to accompany you in the future.” Susie silently congratulated him.
This time, she finally made a formal farewell to the past. Susie felt that she had never relaxed and the misunderstanding had been solved. From then on, she had no grudge against Bastian and felt as if she had unloaded a heavy burden.
…
After returning home, Bastian was about to pack up his luggage when Eva saw him. She was a little confused. “What happened?”
“Eva, let’s cancel the engagement.” Bastian ignored Eva and packed up his things.
“What did you say?” Eva could not believe it. He had been fine before, so why did Bastian suddenly say that the engagement was canceled?
A few days ago, she was still trying all kinds of wedding dresses, imagining that she would become Bastian’s bride.
She had even thought about how to arrange the wedding, how to invite anyone, and where to go on her happy honeymoon after marriage.
Eva sweetly thought about how she and Bastian would hold a grand wedding. Bastian would stare at her affectionately and lead her hand into the sacred wedding hall. She would reply shyly to the priest’s solemn announcement, “I do.”
“You know what you did.” Bastian said coldly. His face was as cold as ice, and even the temperature in the house dropped a few degrees.
“What did I do?” Eva was a little angry. She was fine a few days ago, so she must be Susie again!
“Did Susie say something to you?” Eva thought it over and over again that only Susie would come to ruin her plans. He must be jealous that Bastian was about to marry her, so he was unwilling to give up, so he secretly played some tricks to ruin it.
Eva hated Susie to the core. He wondered what she had said that made Bastian so angry and wanted to cancel the engagement with her.
“Don’t involve Susie.” Bastian felt that Eva was a little unreasonable. He wanted to drag Susie into everything.
“You’re still saying that it’s not because of Susie. You’re so protective of her!” Eva rushed out of the door and wanted to teach Susie a lesson. It seemed that she had shown some mercy to Susie before. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have dared to provoke her.
“I already know what happened to my mother back then!” Bastian saw through Eva’s intentions and immediately stopped her. He then threw out a sentence that caught Eva off guard.
“It’s over.” This was the only thought in Eva’s mind.
In the end, paper couldn’t cover fire. As long as it was something they had done, it would be revealed one day. There was nothing that could be hidden for a long time.