I went to Jason’s house.
He was lying in bed, much thinner than just a
few days ago.
His eyes were dark as he looked at me. “If I
hadn’t gotten sick, you wouldn’t even have
come to see me on New Year’s Eve, would
you?”
“Of course not.”
Jason’s eyes brightened.
I handed him a glass of water. “You’re like
family to me, Mr. Jason. I would have come to
family to me, Mr. Jason. I would have come to
visit you for the New Year regardless.”
His eyes dimmed again. “Sweetie, I’ve been
thinking about what you said about liking
me…”
I interrupted him. “Like you said, I was young
and didn’t know any better. I’m glad you
didn’t take it seriously.”
“What if I said I regretted it?”
“People tend to have strange thoughts when
they’re sick. You’ll feel better when you
recover.”
After Jason rejected me, I’d still held onto a
sliver of hope that he might change his mind.
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But spending time with Alex made me realize
something.
Jason had always been good to me, but like
one would care for a pet.
Because I was a pet, my feelings didn’t
matter.
When he decided to marry Melanie, he knew
it would hurt me, but he did it anyway.
A pet, no matter how sad, wouldn’t leave its
owner, right?
But I was a person.
Jason didn’t press the issue. He knew that if
he continued, we’d lose even the little
affection that remained
く
Neither of us spoke.
Silence had never been awkward before, but
now it was unbearable.
After a while, I told Jason to rest and recover.
“Happy New Year, Mr. Jason. I promised Alex
I’d celebrate with him, so I’ll be going now.”
Jason looked at me, as if he had a thousand
words to say, but finally, he just said, “Okay,
sweetie. Happy New Year to you too.”
I dated Alex for three years. I don’t know
exactly when I fell for him.
One day, I realized I’d stopped thinking about
Jason. My heart and mind were full of Alex.
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When he kissed me, I didn’t resist. My heart
just raced.
I felt a twinge of jealousy when I saw him with
other women.
He became my muse. When designing suits, I
always imagined him wearing them.
I made plans for the future, and he was in
every single one of them.
So when Alex knelt down and proposed, I
didn’t hesitate to extend my hand and say, “I
do!”
I invited Jason to our wedding.
He said he couldn’t make it because of work
and sent assets worth ten million dollars as a
く
wedding gift.
It snowed on our wedding day.
As Alex carried me in his arms, I saw a tall
figure standing in the distance, his black coat
and hair covered in snow.
He looked a lot like Jason.
When I looked again, he was gone.
I quickly forgot about it as Alex placed me in.
his sports car, beaming.
“Buckle up, wifey. Let’s go on our
honeymoon!”
