The original wish?
The reason why she fell in love with this man?
When hearing these words, Edie fell into silence,
She couldn’t even rember when she fell in love with Stuart. Now he was like water and air for her. She needed to drink water every day. She needed to take a breath every day. Even when they separated, she would still laugh, cry, and miss him when ntioning him.
She fell in love with this man at the very beginning because she felt safe around him.
This man seldom talked. He didn’t know how to talk to please others. He always pissed her off. However, while she stayed with him, she felt really safe. It was so incredible. Every ti she was thrown in danger, he would show up and protect her with his strong body. He would hold her into his arms every ti. All she needed to do was to hide in his arms.
Before she t with him, she was strong enough to handle everything that happened around her. But now, since she t him and fell in love with him, she gradually beca a weak woman that needed him to protect her.
He always kept a safe distance from other won. This might be the wish of every woman.
What impressed her the most was that he pointed at his chest and asked her to live in his heart.
Edie thought it might be at that mont that she fell in love with him.
Edie couldn’t help herself raising the corner of her mouth when recalling those stories and details, showing a happy smile.
"What do you like about him?" Mrs. Yang asked Edie.
"I like his making feel safe every ti. I like everything about him."
"What do you hate about him?"
"Hate...I never hate him. I just love him, love him so much."
"So, you love him. Then why do you want to leave him?"
"..."
Hearing these words, Edie fell into silence. She suddenly realized what wonderful mory they had.
Could she still love him?
She asked herself.
"Because my heart was aching."
Edie covered her hand on her heart and said word by word.
"I’ve thought a lot in these two months. Though I know, he was still alive, and I still decide to build a tomb for him. Because I know he is staying with another woman. I couldn’t stand that pain. I could not control myself. When he stood in front of again, I was so happy and sad at the sa ti."
Looking at Edie’s pale face, Mrs. Yang hugged her and comforted her in a gentle voice, "People get lost sotis. If you don’t believe in yourself, you would not be able to maintain your marriage."
"What should I do now?" Edie asked her confusedly, like a helpless child.
"You feel unsafe now. Your husband would make you feel safe. All you need to do is to wait for him. No one else could make you feel safe. You don’t have to divorce now. Don’t say this word frequently. It hurts people. Understand?"
Edie was choked by her sob. She nodded firmly imdiately.
Mrs. Yang comforted her, "Stay in my house these days. If you want to talk, talk to . I would not gossip around. No matter what you need, don’t hesitate to tell . You are so sad now. Go back to take a rest. I can stay here."
"No. You need to prepare food for your kids; I am fine. I feel better now after talking to you. Don’t worry about ."
Edie wiped her tears away and made a bright smile on the face. Now she looked strong and fine. This might be the only thing she could do at the mont.
Edie insisted on staying in the store. The landlord’s wife couldn’t persuade her. Therefore, she left.
After she left, the store looked colder. Edie held those roses in arms. Suddenly she wanted to cry out again.
Finally, she put those roses at the door and wrote several words on the board. Everyone passing by could take a rose away.
More and more people took the rose.
At nine o’clock, when those students went off the class, Stuart showed up on ti.
This was the busiest hour for Edie. So Stuart ca to help her. He wore the apron with the logo of the store on it. He still looked so handso.
Then he entered the cashier desk and took the bookkeeping from Edie’s hands. He sorted everything out. He even brought so small changes because they had not enough small changes here.
Two hundred dollars changed into small changes. He took those small changes out of the cash register and then stuffed them into Edie’s hands.
"Keep it."
He said these two words with determination, deeply carving these two words on her heart,
After he got ready, it was nine o’clock and twenty. Students gradually ca to the shop. Most students ca here for Stuart.
Many girls bought a cup of coffee for Stuart. But Stuart refused them all. When he found exchanges for them, he still managed not to touch those girls. Even Edie didn’t know how he managed to do that.
Stuart never laughed or smiled. He always looked so indifferent and cold. Even his voice was flat. But he still could have attracted these young students.
Edie was totally useless when Stuart was here. Therefore, she started packing up the stuff aside.
They sold a lot these days. They needed to replenish the stock. That painting tool they took out just now had been sold out now. So students even bought a set of painting tools for their junior sister, an apprentice.
So impressive. The power of beauty.
Those students didn’t leave until it was eleven o’clock. Edie finally got a chance to do replenishnt. She asked Stuart to balance the books.
The warehouse was located behind the store. It was not large. Lots of stuff were stuffed here.
Including easels, drawing boards, powder boxes, paint boxes, and paint bottles of different colors.
They sold the most sketch paper and sketchbook. So Edie moved them out first.
When she was about to move them out, Stuart grabbed her arms.
"Let do it."
"I am not good at balancing books. I can handle that..."
"I’ve finished," the man said in an indifferent voice. He closed the book and said, "That is also man’s job. You are just a little girl. You should not do this. Just sit there."
Looking at Stuart’s back, Edie felt so warm at the bottom of the heart.
Unexpectedly, the light was turned off suddenly. Edie was imrsed in the darkness. She froze.
What happened?
She imdiately turned on the electric torch to check the fuse. The door was also locked by an electrical lock. Without electricity, the door would not be locked, either.
But she could not find where the distribution box was.
Suddenly the mobile phone was turned off because of low power.
It was until this mont that she rembered that Stuart’s mobile phone was still on.
When thinking about Stuart, she suddenly recalled sothing. She hit her head. She was in such a hurry that she forgot to mind her way.
Suddenly she crushed on the counter desk. It hurt her.
She bore the pain and tumbled towards the warehouse.
It took her quite a while to get to the door of the warehouse. Her eyes have been adjusted to the darkness. She could see Stuart’s figure. He stood there still.
"Stuart...what happened?" Edie asked him.
Hearing Edie’s voice, Stuart replied in a slightly trembling voice, " I...I have claustrophobia."
His voice was trembling. Edie could hear it clearly,
"This ti, I might need you to co to ," Stuart showed a bitter smile with a slight guilty in his voice.
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