A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 106 The Sky Has Not Fallen

“William, she won’t get well in a short amount of time and you also can’t be too selfish, can you? I can’t stand the long wait. I have to forget you and start my life again!” Sherry said, “Do you think she will get better in a year or two? How long do I have to wait? Your father will never agree. I can’t have Sammy, can’t have you, all that I have left is torment. The only thing I can do for you is let go of your hand and let you take care of her. If I wait any longer, I am afraid I will become like her, I might lose my mind too. Don’t let me become extreme, okay?”

He sighed pensively, “But… I can’t live without you!”

His expressions were very painful. After a long time, he added, “Sherry, why are you trying to be so strong at such a time? Why can’t you be a little selfish? You know if you tell me to not take care of her, I will not take care of her, right?”

“But you have already decided!”

“Have I?” He asked.

She smiled. Crystal clear tears slid down her cheek, making them wet. He held her face and kissed both her cheeks.

“William, you are so stupid! You lost me! You actually chose a patient! You’d rather choose a patient over me! But I am proud and gratified that the man I fell in love with is not so cold-blooded.”

His heart hurt even more, like a knife cut through it. His tears fell, and he took a deep breath, swallowing them.

Sherry’s big eyes met his deep ones, “When you kissed me desperately and said that you will marry me, I already knew it that you can’t ignore her and have to take care of her endlessly. You are the only person she knows. I think she must love you to her core which is why she only remembers you. She

has nothing else! William, you are the most important person that she can rely on. You are the strength and sources which could possibly make her get better.”

“Sherry, how can you know me so well and see through me so well?” He whispered hugging her tightly, as if to blend her into his own body.

“The sympathy and guilt that you feel for her has overtaken us all, including your guilt towards your father, towards Sammy and me. Just because she is a patient and we are all healthy. William… I know you have no other choice!” Sherry pushed him away and took a deep breath.

“Don’t worry about me. I still have Sammy and Dan, I am only twenty-three years old, still beautiful and youthful. Even if I can’t stand the loneliness a few years later, I can find a man to marry. I can still live a happy life because I am healthy. She has nothing, can’t even have children, so I have way more than her! But I am still jealous of her because she got you concerned for her! William let me tell you, if she was healthy, I would never let you go. I’m afraid I would never let go of your hand even for my son but…”

She placed the ring in his hand and held his hand tightly, “This is the last time I hold you, the last time I have you! From now on, I will learn to be very selfish, I will fall in love and find a man to marry. Don’t worry about me!”

“Sherry, listen to me. Go live in No. 15 Villa! You take Dan with you and live there!” He growled deeply, not knowing how to make it up to her.

“Okay, then it’s mine!” She agreed, just wanting to reassure him, “I want that villa and I want that bankbook, too.”

“Sherry!” He called her name in a hoarse voice. He was never going to fall in love again because there was no woman greater than her.

“Okay, I should go now. William, I should go!” Sherry smiled, standing on her tip-toes to kiss his lips, telling herself that it was the last time.

“Take care of her with peace of mind! You can do it!” She smiled. Tears swirled in her eyes, rolling down her cheeks.

Then she turned around, “Good bye, William! Don’t come to meet me again!”

“No! Sherry! Don’t be so cruel!” He grabbed her hand, pulling her into his arms, “Sherry, don’t be so cruel!”

He hugged her tightly. Then he held her cheeks with both his hands and kissed her eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks…

His tears intertwined with hers.

Then, he pressed her head against his chest again, “No!”

He struggled, “How can I let go of your hand?”

“You can! In this world, the one who leaves, always survive! It will be fine! Just like when I lost Sammy and Luke, I thought the sky had fallen but the sky is still there! So, William, you can let go!”

He stood there stupefied at her words, feeling shocked and bewildered, “Sherry, you know what you are doing is more hurtful. Neither of us will be happy!”

“What is the definition of happiness? For the other person to smile or live well? In fact, happiness is, two people living together for a lifetime, holding hands and growing old together. So, I also want to find my happiness. You are Lucille’s happiness. Even if you hold my hand and I hold your hand, will we be able to find happiness? Will you have no guilt for the rest of your life? William, if you didn’t have a guilty

conscience then why did you leave me to go to France to find her? Did you know that when you left me, I had no money?”

“Sherry…” William held her hand, but she just smiled.

“I didn’t know, I didn’t notice!” Yes, he left in a hurry, only arranged for the driver to take him to the airport and forgot that she had no money. “Sorry!”

He didn’t know what to say except apologize.

“I don’t want your apology. I know that you were too anxious, which also showed that your guilt is too deep. So, William, let go!”

She looked at his big slender hand holding her small hand tightly. She stretched out her hand and then separated the fingers one by one. “Let go!”

“Sherry!” With his hand becoming empty, William felt as if the air was painful. Even breathing was so painful that his heart almost stopped.

Sherry opened the door and Liam looked at her worriedly. He had heard some parts of their conversation, “Sherry…”

Sherry wiped her tears with her hands and smiled. Her face looked like a sun flower in full bloom, so clear and bright.

“Liam, help him take care of Ms. Mclean! Perhaps getting married will be the best help for her!”

“Sherry!” William whispered behind her.

“William, marry her. I think what she is worried about is that you never married her. Maybe marriage is better than any kind of medication. Good bye!”

She walked to the door, turned around and showed a beautiful and bright smile to both of them, “Good bye, William. Good bye, Liam!”

She closed the door as Liam looked at her stunned.

William slumped on the sofa; his hands clenched on his sides. Did he finally lose her?

Liam glanced at William and then chased after her outside.

However, she had disappeared.

Running wildly, Sherry didn’t know how long she ran or where she came to. It seemed to be a public square. She was sweaty as if she had been running for a long time.

Sherry wanted to smile, but she felt too forlorn and miserable; she wanted to cry, but she was too tired to make a sound. She sat on a bench and stared at the traffic blankly.

She had lost him! Or maybe she never had him! But she did not regret it. The man she loved was responsible and conscientious, that was enough!

Sherry smiled and she cried, “William! You must take good care of Lucille and help her recover, otherwise all I did will go in vain. You must!”

She took out her phone and found his contact on her phone.

She fondly caressed her phone screen, touching the two numbers longingly again and again. Then she finally pressed the delete option cruelly.

Seeing the number disappeared, suddenly her heart hurt a lot. The tears ran down her cheeks, wetting the ground besides her feet. Sherry could not help but softly whisper, “Good bye, William.”

She deleted the contact number, but how can the memories be deleted?

…

A week later.

“Hey! What is the matter with you? Why haven’t you gone out recently?” Celia felt strange every time she came, “Sherry, how long have you been at home?”

“It has been a week!” Sherry just smiled, “I am planning on finding a job. I am going to start looking for it.”

“A job? Where? William agreed? By the way, where is he?” Celia was puzzled.

“Celia, I broke up with him.” Sherry said calmly.

Her sentence fell on Celia like a bomb, stunning her for a moment. “What?”

“I broke up with William!” Sherry repeated calmly again.

“Why? Today isn’t April Fool’s Day, is it? Don’t scare me like that!” Celia was astonished. Then she became angry, “Why did you guys break up? I’m going to find him! That bastard, didn’t he say that he loves you? But he broke up in just a few weeks?”

“Don’t go finding him. He is even more sad than me.” Sherry shook her head, “Celia, don’t go asking him, okay?”

“If you don’t tell me why you broke up then I’ll go ask him.”

Sherry nodded, “Okay, I’ll tell you.”

She slowly told Celia what had happened. Her heart seemed to be relieved the moment she finished speaking because every word she said made her heart hurt as if it was being stabbed with a knife. But

the pain was calm. She lifted her head and finally a smile bloomed on her lips.

“I am going into the room. Please, don’t ask him anything, okay? I beg you!”

“Sherry, how can you be so stupid? How can you let go of your love? You confess your love and then asked for a break up, you are so stupid! There are mental hospitals and Mclean family, why must William take care of her? I really don’t understand, you guys are either really stupid or really fucking noble! Screw him!” Celia cursed violently and kicked the sofa. “What about you and these five years? Does he feel guilty towards you?”

“Celia, it’s really okay. It has been a week. I am now very calm and my conscience is in peace. I feel at ease. Don’t make my conscience feel uneasy. Don’t make him worry, okay?” She finished saying, turned away and entered her bedroom.

She buried her face in the quilt and stayed like that silently.

Because of her, Celia was extremely shocked and at a loss.

At this moment, the doorbell rang. Who could be here?

Celia furiously went to open the door. As soon a she opened it, she saw Liam, “What are you doing here?”

Liam looked at Celia’s stance. She looked like she was ready to fight. Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“Celia, did I offend you?”

“The people who know and are close to William have offended me.” Celia said irritably, refusing to let him in. “What are you doing here?”