Edie couldn’t get up until she lay on the bed for quite a while. When she got up and opened the bedroom door, she saw Stuart’s new secretary, Deik. Edie saw him before.
He was arranging Stuart’s stuff in the house. So important stuff was placed at the door of her bedroom.
"These are Mr. CEO’s clothes and the computer. He would need the computer for business. This is his wallet. He asked to give it to you and said that you could use it at your will."
At your will...
He really dared to say that.
She took the wallet and opened it. She saw a picture. It was in the dress shop. She was wearing a gorgeous dress, standing with Stuart. It was Ivan that took the picture for them.
She sent the picture to Stuart. But she never expected that he really placed it in his wallet.
She took the picture out. Staring at the picture, she reminded lots of things that happened before, as if those things happened yesterday.
Then she saw several words behind the picture.
"Spend my life loving my wife, Edie Lara."
This....might be written on the picture after she "passed away."
It was his promise to her. He would love her forever.
When Stuart ca back and changed his shoes, he saw her.
"What are you looking at?"
He walked to her, seeing her staring at the picture. He showed a slight smile, "I don’t take many pictures with you. So I will keep this one for a long ti."
"When did you write these words?"
"The second day you ’passed away’"
"Why did you write these words?"
"Because I broke my words. I failed to keep my words. I couldn’t go with you. Because I couldn’t give up L. N. It is my father’s work," Stuart said in a stable and slow voice. Edie could feel his sorrow from his voice.
Hearing these words, Edie imdiately burst into tears. She could no longer control her emotions. She rushed to him and held him in her arms tightly.
She cried like a baby,
"Idiot. How could you die? You couldn’t even think about it. Stuart, I am so glad you are still alive now. Otherwise, I would hate myself for a life.....I would never leave you again. Let’s keep alive together."
"Okay."
He slt the fragrance of her hair. He felt so safe at the mont.
He raised the corner of his mouth, showing a slight smile.
"I’ve bought ingredients for lunch. Let make breakfast for you. After packing those stuff up, it would be ti to prepare our lunch."
"What about ?" she looked at him with her reddened eyes filled with tears.
He kissed on her forehead, "Look at . See, I am so handso. If you don’t look at , who else do you want to look at?"
What was love?
Perhaps, it was the consideration. For example, after sending their daughter, he could buy ingredients for lunch without asking her what she wanted to eat for lunch. He already knew what she wanted to eat for lunch.
Edie didn’t have to do anything. All she needed to do was to enjoy looking at the handso man getting busy in the kitchen.
The love was ordinary. You can feel the love, without a rose, red wine, or candle.
It was in ordinary life, while you invited your guests while you ate lunch with your friends, while you saw your husband cooking for you in the kitchen.
She asked him, "Stuart, do you really want to be in charge of your money?"
"Yes. All my bank cards were in the wallet. The password is your birthday."
"All your salary?" Edie asked out of curiosity.
Hearing her questions, Stuart turned towards her and said seriously, "let call our accounting to check my salary."
"All right then. Tell whenever you need money. And tell your purpose. I would decide whether to give you or not based on your need." Edie smiled towards him and waved the wallet.
Hearing this, Stuart imdiately gave his hand, "I need 200 dollars for the drinks at lunch and ingredients for tomorrow."
Edie took two-hundred dollars out of the wallet and gave him, "Proper need. I agree."
"Should I say, thank you, my lady?"
"Of course."
"Thank you very much, my lady." Stuart smiled slightly and leaned down on her lips, starting kissing her gently and tightly till she felt hard to breathe.
"This is the interest."
"What? Why didn’t you tell before? If I know, I would not agree." Edie pretended to be angry with him.
"Please. The breakfast is ready soon."
Stuart massaged on her head and turned around. He returned into the kitchen.
The porridge was ready before he sent Laty to school. It was still warm. They had a plate of fruit and so milk and eggs.
After eating breakfast, Stuart started preparing lunch. Edie helps him to pack up his stuff in their bedroom.
She put his clothes in the closet and his pillow on the bed. Their pictures were placed on the bed stand.
Now she could feel the sll of her man. It felt so familiar, like many years ago.
At noon, Stuart picked up Laty and Sophie back ho. It was the first ti for Sophie to be Laty’s ho. She was really curious about Laty’s bedroom.
Seeing everything pink in Laty’s bedroom, Sophie looked so surprised, "Laty, I didn’t know you liked pink and those Barbie. Do you really like them? I am so surprised. You don’t really look like that kind of girl."
"No. I don’t like them at all. See, these were what I really liked. These were brilliant girls. Understand?"
Laty throws an eye on those Barbie’s on her bed stand and padded on her desk.
On the desk were Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, The Unsettled Mystery of the World, and so on.
"But why do you keep them since you don’t like them?"
"My father prepared this bedroom for . My dad bought these for . So my mother followed him and bought all these for . I told her that I don’t like these. But she didn’t allow to throw them away. So I just leave them there. I couldn’t give these to you. Otherwise, my mother would be mad at ," Laty knew Sophie really wanted those stuff. Sophie was a nice fat girl. She gave Laty everything she likes every ti. She liked taking Sophie whenever she wanted to go to the washing room. After school, Sophie would ask her whether she wanted to go out every ti, so they don’t have to be scared even if they were confronted with ghosts.
Therefore, Laty didn’t want to be transferred to another school. She wanted to be this silly girl’s friend forever. It was a nice choice for her.
At the mont, she heard Stuart’s voice, "from now on, you can throw whatever you hated. You can design your room in your own way."
"Really?"
Hearing his words, Laty was shocked slightly. She looked towards Stuart to confirm his words. Stuart nodded.
Laty imdiately threw those Barbie’s and dolls to Sophie and said joyfully, "Take it. Take them. Take everything."
"Could I have that cube?"
Sophie asked.
"Why. You don’t like it, do you?"
"But I can feel all these things you give are those you don’t care about. I feel like a trash bin holding those things you don’t like. If I have one thing you like, I can take it as your gift for . I would give one thing I like to you tomorrow."
Sophie said in a serious tone.
Hearing these words, Laty was touched.
She suddenly realized that Sophie also had feelings.
"Okay, I can give this to you. Co on, let teach you how to play it."
Laty said happily.
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