Chapter 277
Finding out the news himself must have shattered his heart completely.
Colin was right. Perhaps finding out this soon was a blessing to him. Either way, Lilac and he were never going to have a happy ending.
“I had someone check the surveillance cameras yesterday. Shawn hit you first. I’ve notified the police and requested experts to perform an injury evaluation on you. Someone will come here to ask you questions later. All you have to do is to tell the truth.”
“Okay.” That was the only response Felix gave.
After a restless night, I was tired and sleepy. Colin felt bad for me and drove me back to my apartment. He told me to get some rest and that he’d come to accompany me once he was done settling everything at the hospital.
But it was New Year’s. I didn’t want to spend it all alone in my apartment. Despite my reluctance, I knew it would be unreasonable to demand more of Colin, given Felix’s current dire situation. I resigned and went back to my apartment glumly.
Once I was home, I went to the balcony. Colin was still downstairs, and he
waved at me.
My grumpiness dissipated as soon as I saw Colin. I waved back and watched as he hopped back into his car.
After bathing, I put on my comfy pajamas, wished Mom a happy New Year, and went to bed to catch some shuteye.
I woke up later in the afternoon. When I looked at my phone, I saw that Dad and Mom wired me some money as their New Year’s blessing. I was over the moon. Then, I carried my “money–loaded” phone to the hospital.
The payment from my first project at Jesselton College was recently
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released. It had been safely stored in my bank account.
And during those few years at Lincoln University, I had earned quite a lot. too when I was working with the professor and Colin.
As a matter of fact, I was quite comfortable financially. But the money my parents gave me on New Year’s had special meaning. It was their love for me, and to me, that was something more valuable than money.
Colin was resting his head against the headboard to rest his fatigued eyes. When he noticed that I had come, he waved and beckoned to me.
“Didn’t you say you hated the smell of disinfectant here? Why did you come back?” Colin grabbed my fingers and kissed them. His newly–grown stubbles tickled my skin.
Hey! He was still under probation. No excessive touching, please!
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and withdrew my hand before I mumbled a response, “I don’t want to spend this special day alone in my apartment. That’s lame.‘
“Alright. Anyway, Lulu, I’m a bit tired. Can you massage my temples for me?
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“Sure.” I imitated what Mom often did to Dad and massaged Colin’s
temples.
I could tell Colin was truly exhausted. His breathing slowed down shortly after I massaged him.
And somehow, Felix was already awake. He gazed at Colin and me quietly. I could not find any color or emotion in his dark orbs, only a bottomless void.
After slightly more than 30 minutes, Colin woke up. He saw that I was still massaging his temples, so he rubbed my fingers affectionately.
“Are you still in pain?” Colin asked Felix.
Felix didn’t answer Colin’s question. Instead, he uttered, “So, the two of you, already knew she was cheating on me?”
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Colin and I exchanged looks without saying a thing.
Sometimes, silence spoke the loudest. Felix obtained all his answers from
the brief muteness.
“When did she begin cheating on me?”
“I don’t know. I only found out when she came to Lincoln University as an exchange student.”
“Why didn’t you tell me then?”
“I tried to tell you many times, but you always shut me down before I could bring it up. That time behind the restaurant, I made it my quest to tell you the bad news. But you shouted at me and shooed me away.
“I really wanted to warn you, but you never gave me a chance. Besides, would you have believed me if I had told you?”