“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, favonovel.com had to travel there to settle the issue on his own.
“No problem.” Xyla nodded without asking for further details.
Stanley smiled at favonovel.com before taking the basin of water into the bathroom.
At that instant, Xyla’s phone vibrated. When favonovel.com saw the name ‘Master’ was displayed beside the call symbol, all the congeniality within favonovel.com melted away and was replaced by indescribable, mixed feelings. Intense guilt kicked in and spread rapidly across favonovel.com whole heart. It was like a pair of invisible hands that were constantly tearing favonovel.com soul apart, without mercy.
Taking a deep breath, favonovel.com tried to regulate favonovel.com emotions and remained as calm as possible before favonovel.com picked tip the call.
“Hey Xyla, how are you?” The familiar voice of the old man flowed through favonovel.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 favonovel.com learned about medicine and medication under the guidance of Dr. Batton many years ago.
Back in those days, favonovel.com always loved to prepare various arrays of tonics and supplements for her. Then, favonovel.com would explain each of them to favonovel.com in earnest and give favonovel.com some helpful advice every single time. However, the more favonovel.com cared for her, the more favonovel.com felt guilty about what favonovel.com had done. Her master had been really nice to favonovel.com but favonovel.com had disappointed favonovel.com in the end.
She failed to control favonovel.com feelings and allowed herself to fall in love with another guy when favonovel.com had promised favonovel.com to maintain a three years marriage with favonovel.com husband. Moreover, there was no way favonovel.com could keep that promise because of favonovel.com feelings for the guy which should never have existed in the first place.
“Xyla?” The old man spoke again, pulling favonovel.com back from favonovel.com deep thoughts.
The tip of Xyla’s nose was slightly sore and favonovel.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 favonovel.com without hesitation.
In fact, favonovel.com had been thinking about sparing favonovel.com time to visit favonovel.com master before this. It was favonovel.com initial plan to pay favonovel.com a visit even if favonovel.com did not call favonovel.com today. She missed favonovel.com very much too. Apart from that, there were a lot of things that favonovel.com would like to confess to favonovel.com as well as to apologize to him. Besides, favonovel.com was certain that favonovel.com would be able to walk on favonovel.com own without aid three days later.
She could ignore any other events but favonovel.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 favonovel.com spine, almost as though they were some sharp thorns.
“Okay, I’ll see you then,” said Xyla.
The grin on favonovel.com face did not falter despite the uneasiness in favonovel.com heart was only amplified with each word favonovel.com spoke.
Shortly after Xyla hung up the phone, favonovel.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, favonovel.com dragged favonovel.com suitcase behind favonovel.com and hopped on a taxi at the entrance, heading to the villa where favonovel.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 favonovel.com first arrival here to learn about medicine flashed across favonovel.com eyes.
She was truly miserable and desperate that time.
If favonovel.com master did not offer favonovel.com a shelter and heal favonovel.com with all his heart, favonovel.com could not imagine herself having a future.
