When Candice realised that everything was wrong years ago, she had wanted a divorce, wanted to let everything go. However, she became pregnant accidentally, her parents even told everyone else when they found out that she was pregnant. The scrutiny of everyone and the expectations of her parents became the deadweight holding her down from escaping. Then step by step, it was as if there was an invisible hand at her back, pushing her step by step towards an abyss, until all was lost.
Silent tears glided down Candice’s cheeks; it was a kind of sadness that even when she cried it could not be let out.
After a long, long time, Emerson could not help it and reached to pull Candice up. But Candice had knelt for too long, and her legs became so numb that they lost all feeling.
Emerson bent down and scooped Candice into his arms leaving her parents’ bedroom, and took her back to her own room from before.
Candice lay on her side on the bed, and wrapped her arms tightly around herself, her legs were still in the same kneeling position. Her entire being was so sad that she behaved unlike herself, her eyes were hollow looking out of the window, as if she had no soul.
Emerson knelt on the bed on one knee, scooped Candice up and brought her into his arms.
Emerson had originally wanted to give Candice a warm, reliable hug, but when he finally brought her into his arms, he realised that even the strongest reasonableness was crushed at this moment. His arms clenched tighter uncontrollably, so tight that it was as if he wanted to put this woman into his body. He kissed her cheek, and kissed away the droplets of tears, and at last uncontrollably kissed those lips that he had missed day and night.
The hollow bottom of Candice’s eyes finally had some light, but she used what was left of her senses to resist, “Urgh… Brother-in-law…”
“I’m not your brother-in-law, I’m Edward’s father!”
Emerson lost control and snarled, he then pressed Candice onto the bed and kissed her crazily without a care. Rapidly, without any pattern, it did not seem like what a thirty-three-year-old man could do, but rather a young boy without any experience in love.
When Candice found that her resistance at the start was fruitless, she eventually gave in and went along.
Everyone had secrets that they did not want anyone to know. Candice’s secret was that she had fallen in love with Emerson that she should not have fell in love with. She already used all her strength to suppress, and could not resist even the slightest distraction. So, when the fire was lit, everything burnt with a ferocity.
When their bodies finally became one, Candice entire body shook uncontrollably, and she realised that Emerson too shook uncontrollably.
Her life was already too short, she did not know her sickness would return again and her life would be counting down. Candice wanted badly to be selfish for once, to let go for once, to let this feeling, the memory of this man into the deep part of her soul, carved into her bones. When one day she was dead, only would she be lesser of some regrets.
Candice reached to touch Emerson’s face, tears glided over the corner of her eye, but she smiled, staring straight at the man moving on her.
“I, finally, saw what you were like when you made love to me.” Candice said lightly.
Emerson clenched his jaw, the sweat on his forehead dripped onto the corner of Candice’s eye. He then put a hand over Candice’s eyes, he finally could not hold back his tears, dripping down drop by drop, dripping on Candice’s face.
They were obviously in love, there was no need to say it, that they knew that they were loved by each other. But that identity was still between them, impossible to ignore.
Candice hugged Emerson with her arms tightly, using the strength of her life. God had already punished her, and she had not much longer to live. So let her carry all the sins, and let none touch this man. She rather the punishment on her was heavier, even if she had to die tomorrow. At this moment, please allow her to love him.