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At that time, they were waiting for the green light at the traffic lights intersection when the truck driver from the opposite direction, driving in the wrong direction and fatigued, drowsily crashed directly towards them!
They wanted to hide, but the truck was too fast. Aaron only had time to turn around before the truck hit them, so he positioned himself in front of her, instinctively protecting her and holding her tightly, even in such a situation.
Aaron died.
Under the violent impact, even Aliana, who was protected, passed out. However, Aaron remained conscious and calmly dialed the emergency number. He also escorted her all the way to the hospital. When the nurse asked if he was injured, he simply shook his head.
He collapsed with a loud thud and never woke up again until the news of her successful rescue
came.
Aliana didn’t even get to see him one last time. After he died, his heart was donated. When she woke up, all she saw was a small, square urn.
And now, she seemed to see him again, seeing the familiar smile at the corner of his mouth, gently calling her “Aliana“.
“Aaron, I finally saw you again.”
Her eyes were filled with tears, and she could only timidly wrap her arms around his waist. He also reached out his hand, but dared not get too close, so he could only pat her back from a distance. His eyes were full of heartache, wanting to wipe away her tears but not daring to do so.
“Aliana, stop crying. In this lifetime, we couldn’t finish the fate we had. How about we finish it in the next lifetime? In this life, I hope you are happy, I hope you can be yourself, and not be confined by the past anymore.
“Promise me, okay?”
A gentle voice sounded in her ear, but she stubbornly refused to nod and said, “But I want to see
you.”
“We have many lifetimes ahead of us, but they are not me, right?” He continued to patiently coax her in a soft voice until he saw her nod, then kissed the tear stains on her cheek. “Aliana, now I have only one wish, and that is for your happiness.”
His figure gradually dissipated with that one solid kiss, and Aliana burst into loud sobs, reaching
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out to grab, but only catching emptiness.
Her vision was blurred by tears as she cried, and she tried hard to wipe away the tears, opening her eyes wide to take one last look at him.
Finally, I only saw him move his mouth and say a few words.
“Aliana, be happy.”
When Aliana woke up from her dream, the glaring sunlight shone through the flickering gaps in the curtains. There were deep and shallow marks on the pillow, which were the traces of her tears.
Everything in the dream gradually faded away as she woke up, and in the end, the only thing she could remember were those two sentences.
“But they were not me, right?”
“Aliana, be happy.”
She wiped away her tears, pulled back the curtains, and the sunlight instantly illuminated the room. She squinted her eyes to adjust to the light for a while before allowing the warm sunshine to sprinkle on her body, dispelling the last trace of gloom in her heart.
Yeah, nobody is Aaron except Aaron.
She wanted to live quickly, together with Aaron’s share.
Aliana pushed open the door of the suite, startling the person standing outside. They abruptly opened their eyes and, upon seeing her emerge, their voice filled with delight, “Aliana!”
It was Sean.
He slept particularly poorly that night, afraid that his hesitation would make her uncomfortable. However, he didn’t want her to be forever trapped in the past, so he could only wait outside the door, ready to break in if anything seemed wrong.
But fortunately, she came out unharmed.
He still had the same faint and distant look on his face. He was about to speak when she interrup, him, “Did you tell Aaron about it?”
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Sean’s breath hitched, but he had already anticipated her question, so he quickly recovered. He
nodded and didn’t hide anything.
“Aliana, I don’t know if this is right or not, but I feel like Aaron wouldn’t want to see you like this. If you choose someone you truly love, I will accept it, support it, and bless it. But at least, he should be the person you truly love.”
She looked at him, her eyes filled with inexplicable emotions, “Even if it’s not you?”
“Even if it wasn’t me.” he nodded.
“Perhaps I should thank you, but…” Aliana was really happy to see Aaron again. She no longer had any regrets about not being able to continue with Wayne, after all, he said they were not meant to
- be.
From the moment his heart became a part of someone else, Wayne would be the continuation of his life, but he would no longer be himself.
Being able to untie the knot, perhaps she did need to thank Sean, but in those four years entangled with him, she still felt she had a clear conscience.
She didn’t owe him anything. She approached him with a purpose, but she never mistreated him. However, what Sean owed her couldn’t be erased either. He never responded with the same level of respect she showed him. And now, with a casual “I’m sorry“, he thinks he can erase everything from the past?
How is it possible?
“Sean, from now on, let’s pretend we never knew each other.”
She walked briskly, and as she was riding the elevator downstairs, the elevator doors opened and her gaze met Wayne’s inside the elevator. She pursed her lips and stepped in, pressing the close button. “Thank you, Mr. Wyatt, for letting me go last night. When I check out, I will also ask Mr. Wyatt to return the money, and I will repay Mr. Wyatt. Also, I will submit my resignation letter to the HR Department today.”
Wayne’s gaze remained fixed ahead, but his peripheral vision kept drifting towards her direction. Upon hearing her words, he paused for a moment, then replied, “I’m sorry, I was too harsh with my words last night. You don’t have to repay me the money. The Wyatt Group is not so stingy as to make its employees bear their own hotel expenses during business trips.‘
Aliana shook her head and, as she spoke, the elevator had already stopped on the first floor. She
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walked out first and bid them farewell one by one.
“Mr. Wyatt, it has been a pleasure working with you during this time, and Douglas, thank you for taking care of me. Until we meet again in the future!”
She waved her hand, turned around and left. She hailed a taxi after leaving the hotel and quickly. disappeared into the crowd.
When Sean hurriedly caught up, what he saw was her getting into a taxi and disappearing into the crowd as the car started.
He hurriedly chased after her, but the car she had boarded had already disappeared into the traffic.
“Don’t chase her anymore, she wouldn’t stay anymore.”
It’s strange that even though Wayne himself drove people away with his words, his heart feels empty at this moment.
But he knew that, even if she didn’t leave, she never belonged to him.
As for Aliana, she went to the airport and made a long–awaited trip back home.
Ever since Aaron had an accident that year, she subconsciously avoided going home, afraid that once she returned, she would be reminded of what happened back then. Now, she can finally face it
with composure.
When she suddenly appeared at the doorstep, her parents‘ eyes turned red, but there was not a word
of reproach.
“Mom, Dad, I’m sorry…‘
Her voice choked, and she was held in her parents‘ arms, gently comforting her, “It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back.”
Not knowing if they heard the noise outside the door, the next–door room’s door was also pushed open at that moment. When they saw Aliana standing outside the door, Aaron’s parents were equally surprised and delighted.
“Aliana came back? It’s hot outside, come inside and cool down!”
Looking at the few elderly people who still treated her the same as before, she felt guilty and sad in her heart. Her throat felt sour, and in the end, she could only say those few words, “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault…”
Aaron’s loving parents gently patted her head, but tears still couldn’t help but fall. “Silly child, how
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can we blame you? You were saved by Aaron at the cost of his life. You must live well and not let him down. People, after all, must always look forward.”
The comfort from her parents made her want to cry even more, but she held back her tears.
“It will get better. Everything will get better.”
She lived well, carrying Aaron’s share with her.
From then on, I couldn’t see you in the deep clouds, but you were everywhere.
