Enrico blocked out a large swath of light as Paige sat in his shadow with her back to the piano.
She raised her eyes to gaze at him and gently asked back, “Enrico, am I not normal now?”
No crying, no hanging, of course it’s normal.
For some reason, he didn’t even think she was normal!
Enrico stared down at her, his thin lips moving but saying nothing.
Paige laughed instead, her gaze tinged with mockery, ”What would it take to be normal in your eyes, me crying and begging to force you to use the medicine? Come on Enrico, you have to be a good dad without me having to be a bad mom, right?”
“…”
Enrico’s hand dropped from her chin and the man stiffened a little.
Paige smiled, “Gabriel has the genes of THE Davis family, I’m worried too, I’m terrified, I forced you to use the drug today, and in the future when Gabriel does have an attack, and both of you, father and son, come together to blame me, it will look like I’m a bad mom.”
Therefore, she would never use any means to force him to use the medicine.
Enrico stared at the smile on her lips as his face grew pale, “Paige, I never thought of it that way.”
Gabriel, she had given birth to him against all odds during her hardest time.
How could she not hurt.
“I know.” Paige said, “That’s why I’ve figured it out too, I won’t push you, I’ll make you whole, and I’ll try to let you die without many regrets.”
She smiled, and at the last word a tear swept across her eye.
She looked away from her face to the night outside the terrace.
It was so thick, it could swallow everything like that.
Enrico pressed his hands feebly on the piano behind her and hung his head for a long time before he asked, “Is that really what you think?”
“Uh-huh.” Paige nodded without looking at him.
“Good.” Enrico’s low voice dropped in her ear, “Then you’ll do a good job of sending me to my death.”
At that, Paige’s face stiffened, her eyes vibrating with shock.
Sure enough, she couldn’t be productive by backing down like that, this decision over him wasn’t a spur of the moment one, and he would never change it no matter what kind of tricks she pulled.
Paige sat there without speaking.
Suddenly, the shadows loomed even larger.
Enrico hugged her from top to bottom, his thin lips kissing her hair, “Paige, since I was a child, I know that I won’t live much longer, so I have long been prepared, I’m not afraid to die.”
“You’re really not afraid?” Paige asked.
Afraid.
After he met her, he was afraid.
He was afraid that his ashes would be buried deep in the yellow earth and he would never be allowed to see her again.
“Not afraid.” He hugged her and said, “If I can hold you with a vengeance for the remaining twenty days, I will have no regrets.”
Paige didn’t bother hugging him back, she just sat there with her hands hanging down, and after a moment’s reprieve, said, “Well, let’s make the best of these twenty days, then, and do you want to leave some last words?”
“…”
Enrico’s body stiffens, a little depressed.
Here we go again.
He was trying to make the most of his last days with her, but there was absolutely no need to be mouthing last words and legacies with him with twenty days to go.
Paige broke away from his embrace and lifted her eyes to look at him seriously, “I read on the news that those terminally ill people will record some videos for their family so that they can be remembered by their family in the future, why don’t you record some of those too? Just record a video of what you said to me, and record more of what you said to Gabriel, and record what you’re going to say to him every year, so that I can show it to him in the future.”
Enrico’s face darkened, “You’re really thinking of me.”
Obviously accepting this ‘normalcy’ of hers, but the more he heard about it, the more he couldn’t stand it.
“I’m one of those people that once I do something I want it done right, and since I said I’m going to see you off properly, I’m going to make sure everything is organized.”
Paige said, grabbing his hand and glancing at the time on her watch, “It’s still early, why don’t I go get the camera and record it for you?”
This was sending him off properly?
This was sending him off in a hurry!
Enrico looked at her, his fire was flaring up, but he couldn’t get it out, he pressed down on her hand and patiently said, “I’ll record it, don’t you worry about it.”
“But your body is barely okay now, it will deteriorate rapidly afterward, not necessarily record it.” Paige frowned, seeming to think really hard about this.
“I’ll be on painkillers and painkillers when the time comes, and don’t worry, I’ll leave you with enough to think about.” Enrico said, almost through gritted teeth.
“Good.” Paige nodded and took his hand, “Then think about what you have to do, do you want us to take a picture as a family or something?”
Enrico stood in front of her and raised his hand to press his lips against her soft lips, “I’ll think of those things, don’t remind me.”
With every reminder she gave, he felt as if she was urging him to die.
“…”
Paige sat there, quietly watching his ironic face, and obeyed without another word.
…
The weather was especially nice at The Capital on this day of the weekend, and The Gustin family’s villa estate was even more beautiful step by step.
Early in the morning, Beau the butler was busy with all the staff at the estate, security in place, service in place, entertainment in place, food in place …
Every path in the manor is swept spotlessly, leaving not a single fallen leaf.
Proudly blooming flowers in pots are placed everywhere, a glance, as if the manor has entered the spring in advance.
The afternoon sun was warm, and Enrico walked down the stairs, slipping a tie around his neck as he went, his deep eyes looking forward.
Paige is leaning against the door of the front door, the whole person bathed in the sunshine, the long dress on the body was plated with a layer of velvet light, looking a little bit unreal, like an unreal shadow.
Beau’s butler, dressed in a tuxedo, stood at one side, talking to her about something.
Enrico leaned over with his tie, and saw Paige leaning against the door, turning over a document in her hand, asking while turning over, “I didn’t expect so many people to come this time, butler Beau, hard work for you.”
“No hard work, sharing the worries for young master and young madam is my job, not to mention banquets with a similar number of people, I’ve taken care of them before, there’s nothing wrong with it.” Beau Butler respectfully said.
“I am not referring to this time.” Paige flipped through the documents and said indifferently, her tone was very businesslike, “As you know, Enrico doesn’t have many days left, I’m afraid that he’ll have to hold a funeral soon, and the guests who will come to offer their condolences at that time will surely be several times more than today, Butler Beau, I’ll have to annoy you at that time.”
“…”
Enrico’s steps stuttered, and his tie wouldn’t go on.
Beau butler stood there, looking at Paige’s calm face, don’t know what to say, “Young lady, really just … no longer looking for another famous doctor?”
Really wait here for the young master to die?
Isn’t it a bit too hasty.
“I’ve thought of all the ways I can think of, and all the lives I can fight for, I’ve also fought for.”
Paige handed the document in her hand back to him and said, “Things have come to this, all we can do is to arrange everything, fulfill all his wishes before he passes away, and after he passes away, guard everything he left behind.”