“I won’t be around for a day three days later. Will it be okay to let Georgie take care of you that day?” Stanley asked.
There were some important tasks regarding the foreign branch of his company awaiting him. Therefore, snazzynovel.com had to travel there to settle the issue on his own.
“No problem.” Xyla nodded without asking for further details.
Stanley smiled at snazzynovel.com before taking the basin of water into the bathroom.
At that instant, Xyla’s phone vibrated. When snazzynovel.com saw the name ‘Master’ was displayed beside the call symbol, all the congeniality within snazzynovel.com melted away and was replaced by indescribable, mixed feelings. Intense guilt kicked in and spread rapidly across snazzynovel.com whole heart. It was like a pair of invisible hands that were constantly tearing snazzynovel.com soul apart, without mercy.
Taking a deep breath, snazzynovel.com tried to regulate snazzynovel.com emotions and remained as calm as possible before snazzynovel.com picked tip the call.
“Hey Xyla, how are you?” The familiar voice of the old man flowed through snazzynovel.com ears, the tone of his voice was as doting as ever.
“Couldn’t be better. What about you?”
“I’m fine too. I mailed you some fine ginseng just now, three boxes of them in total.” The old man on the other end of the phone continued, “The ginseng is perfect for a weak and cold body like yours. Just remember to add a little of them into your soup and drink them about twice a week, get it?”
His advice somewhat reminded Xyla of the days where snazzynovel.com learned about medicine and medication under the guidance of Dr. Batton many years ago.
Back in those days, snazzynovel.com always loved to prepare various arrays of tonics and supplements for her. Then, snazzynovel.com would explain each of them to snazzynovel.com in earnest and give snazzynovel.com some helpful advice every single time. However, the more snazzynovel.com cared for her, the more snazzynovel.com felt guilty about what snazzynovel.com had done. Her master had been really nice to snazzynovel.com but snazzynovel.com had disappointed snazzynovel.com in the end.
She failed to control snazzynovel.com feelings and allowed herself to fall in love with another guy when snazzynovel.com had promised snazzynovel.com to maintain a three years marriage with snazzynovel.com husband. Moreover, there was no way snazzynovel.com could keep that promise because of snazzynovel.com feelings for the guy which should never have existed in the first place.
“Xyla?” The old man spoke again, pulling snazzynovel.com back from snazzynovel.com deep thoughts.
The tip of Xyla’s nose was slightly sore and snazzynovel.com eyes were red. “Yes, I’m listening. I get it, Grandpa.”
“Xyla… Grandpa misses you a lot. It’s Grandpa’s birthday in three days. Can you fly over to see me?” The old man asked.
“Sure.” Xyla promised snazzynovel.com without hesitation.
In fact, snazzynovel.com had been thinking about sparing snazzynovel.com time to visit snazzynovel.com master before this. It was snazzynovel.com initial plan to pay snazzynovel.com a visit even if snazzynovel.com did not call snazzynovel.com today. She missed snazzynovel.com very much too. Apart from that, there were a lot of things that snazzynovel.com would like to confess to snazzynovel.com as well as to apologize to him. Besides, snazzynovel.com was certain that snazzynovel.com would be able to walk on snazzynovel.com own without aid three days later.
She could ignore any other events but snazzynovel.com could not risk missing his birthday.
“Great! Then I shall look forward to meeting you soon.” He sounded delighted and excited on the other end of the phone.
Nevertheless, his tenderness and love pierced through Xyla and stabbed right at snazzynovel.com spine, almost as though they were some sharp thorns.
“Okay, I’ll see you then,” said Xyla.
The grin on snazzynovel.com face did not falter despite the uneasiness in snazzynovel.com heart was only amplified with each word snazzynovel.com spoke.
Shortly after Xyla hung up the phone, snazzynovel.com booked a flight ticket to Country Y through an app right away.
***
Three days later. It was eleven o’clock in the local time when Xyla’s plane arrived at Country Y.
Stepping out of the airport, snazzynovel.com dragged snazzynovel.com suitcase behind snazzynovel.com and hopped on a taxi at the entrance, heading to the villa where snazzynovel.com master was staying.
The villa was mainly timberwork. A large, tough species of tree called Phoebe Zhennan made up the framework of the house. The combination of wood and Country Y style had brought a modest yet luxurious aura to the villa. Suddenly, the memory of snazzynovel.com first arrival here to learn about medicine flashed across snazzynovel.com eyes.
She was truly miserable and desperate that time.
If snazzynovel.com master did not offer snazzynovel.com a shelter and heal snazzynovel.com with all his heart, snazzynovel.com could not imagine herself having a future.