Shirley did not respond.
Adam frowned further. “Shirley, stay away from that man. Otherwise, you’ll be beyond redemption.”
He spoke as he brought out a small notebook from his coat pocket. “I know that you won’t believe anything I say, so you should uncover the truth by yourself.”
He handed the notebook to Shirley.
Shirley lowered her gaze, glanced at it, her pupils suddenly constricted in recognition.
It was an old and aged little notebook. She knew it so well that she could still remember where the brown stain on the cover came from.
“You should still be able to recognize dad’s notebook, right? You should still be familiar with dad’s handwriting too. I found this when I was packing mom’s and dad’s belongings after they’d passed away. You ought to read dad’s diary entry back then and see for yourself whether they had loved you or had wanted to abandon you.”
Shirley stared at the notebook for a long time, but she did not take it, laughing absent-mindedly instead.
“Do you still intend on lying to me, Adam?”
“I think you don’t have the nerve to read the contents. Am I right, Shirley?” Adam asked sarcastically, then gently placed the notebook on the stone table. “Regardless of whether you want to read it or not, I’ll leave this here. At the end of the day, I just want to tell you that a doctor’s duty is to save the dying and heal the wounded. I won’t just stand by and watch my patients suffer. That is why, Shirley, I’ll definitely save Eveline.”
After saying this, Adam cleared the mess that Shirley had caused before turning around to leave with the garbage.
Shirley stood alone in the cold winter wind. Her mind was awhirl with Adam’s every word.
She lifted her gaze, facing the tombstone which was engraved with the names that she would never forget as long as she lived.
Here laid her closest family members, yet her heart bore only hatred for them.
All these years, she had always been insistent and firm in her belief that her parents, having no love for her, had always wanted to abandon her. However, on this day, at this moment, her firm belief seemed to be shaken, making her anxious and frightened.
There was a sudden blast of bleak and biting cold wind, and the notebook was blown off the stone table.
Shirley had wanted to ignore the notebook so that she could continue hating them. Coincidentally, the notebook, blown off by the wind, fell at her feet.
She had to notice it now. She had to squat down and pick up the notebook.
She had intended to avoid looking at the notebook contents no matter what, but through the corner of her eye, she heedlessly glimpsed at the contents of one of the pages…
Shirley held the corner of the notepad, her fingers trembling slightly.
Upon seeing the familiar handwriting, the cold wind seemed to dampen the corners of her eyes in an instant.
It was unknown how much time had passed before Shirley stood up with a cold look on her face while biting her red lip and pinching the corner of the notebook.
Her almond eyes were filled with tears as she stared indifferently at the engravings on the tombstone in front of her. After staying for about ten seconds, Shirley turned and left.
A few days later, news quickly spread on the internet.
The news was of Felipe’s death sentence.
When Felipe’s photos, education, background, and all the relevant information were dug out, many pitied him, but more were feeling pleased with this decision.
Those who had committed a crime should not be sympathized and felt sorry for.
Cathy also saw this push notification. The moment she saw the news, she seemed to have fallen into the ice cave. Her whole body was cold and stiff.
He had chosen not to appeal, after all. He willingly accepted the death sentence in the end.
In addition to that, the day of the death penalty had also been pushed forward.
Cathy glanced at the two children playing with the nanny in the living room and decided to go out after some contemplation. However, as soon as she walked into the hallway, her son Juan ran to her.
“Mommy, Mommy, where are you going?” The little guy raised his innocent eyes and looked up at Cathy curiously.
Cathy bent down and tried hard to put a smile on her face. “Mommy is going to see an uncle.”
“Uncle? Is it the handsome uncle who helped me pick up my balloon?” the child asked in a childish tone. Although his words were a little inarticulate, Cathy still understood him.
She touched his little head and nodded gently. “Yeah.”
“I want to go too.” The little guy waved his cute hands.
Cathy paused and asked again, “Do you really want to go too?”
“Yes!” the little guy said affirmatively without thinking.
Cathy was silent for a few seconds. Then, she nodded. “Okay, then you can come along with me.”
As she said that, she took the child’s hand and stepped out, leaving her daughter to the nanny’s care.
On the way to the prison, Cathy’s heart was beating anxiously. Her hands kept clasping the corners of her clothes.
She should not be going to see Felipe anymore, but he was going to die. He was dying. He was going to be dead…
The word ‘dead’ kept lingering in Cathy’s mind. She could not face it and could not accept the day when Felipe would die, but this day was about to come.
Ten minutes later, she arrived at the prison only to coincidentally see Niamh and Kendrick walking out from there.
Cathy hurriedly walked over and asked, “Evie, Kendrick, did you guys just visit Felipe?”
Niamh and Kendrick looked at each other before shaking their heads at the same time. “He doesn’t want to see anyone anymore.”
This answer made Cathy’s heart go cold. By anyone, it also included her, right?
Her legs felt as if they had been filled with lead and she could no longer move forward.
“Mommy, Mommy,” the little guy called out to Cathy and shook her hand.
Cathy came back to her senses. “What’s the matter, Juan?”
“Mommy, are we not going anymore?” the little guy asked.
Cathy did not know what to say for a moment.
“Cathy, you should go in. Maybe Felipe will want to see you.” Kendrick’s face was solemn. “If you’re able to change his mind, you should persuade him to appeal again. If you can’t…”
Kendrick paused as he said that and Niamh raised her eyes to look at Cathy whose eyes were restless. She said, “If you can’t, then treat it as the last time you’ll be seeing him and bid farewell to him.”
Farewell. The last time…
Cathy was unable to face those words until now.
After a long while, Cathy stepped forward.
She took the child by his hand and walked into the prison.
Niamh and Kendrick were waiting at the entrance while holding hands. The warm winter sun looked brilliant, but it was unable to bring them any warmth at all.
After Cathy entered the building, she explained to the prison guard why she was here.
Due to Felipe’s extraordinary circumstances, the prison guard asked Cathy to wait outside.
While she was waiting, Cathy became sick with worry.
She wandered back and forth in the hall, waiting for a less regrettable result.
It did not take long for the prison guard to come back, but he only had an answer that made Cathy’s heart turn cold.
“Miss Jordan, Felipe said that he doesn’t want to see anyone, especially you.”
Cathy was stunned. ‘It turns out that I’m the person you don’t want to see the most right now.’
She smiled. “Thank you.”
After thanking him, Cathy turned around but looked back again after taking two steps.
“He’s about to be executed, isn’t he?”
The prison guard glanced at Cathy and nodded.
With this definite answer, Cathy felt her vision turning black and even her brain was blank for a moment.
Niamh and Kendrick had been waiting outside. They hoped to wait a little longer because if they were here long enough, it would mean that Cathy had seen Felipe. However, in the end, Cathy came back out again soon after.
“It seems that he has already made up his mind.” Niamh and Kendrick looked at each other. “Felipe has given it a lot of thought.”
“Then we shall respect his wishes and help him fulfill his last wish.”
“Okay.”
Niamh nodded. Suddenly, she felt a touch of warmth from the winter sun.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.