Despite looking grim, Benjamin didn’t say anything, as he knew I was right about it. According to his personality, I would always be the type of person he despised. After all, I wasn’t clever and would only cry like a loser when I faced issues. Moreover, I had noticed him mocking me disdainfully several times when he saw me getting bullied before.
A while later, he suddenly said, “What I’m going to say next might make you laugh at me, but the girl with the pink hairpin was my first love. Do you think I’m an idiot?”
I shrugged. “A bit. Anyway, who doesn’t have a few dark incidents in their past that they hope to erase? Stop dwelling on it. We’re all grown up now, aren’t we? Usually, we’ll bury our first love in our hearts. Nonetheless, thank you for loving that girl sincerely. She’s felt it and was happy.”
All of a sudden, Benjamin walked over and hugged me tightly. Just as I planned to push him away, he quickly backed away. “I’ll go overseas the day after tomorrow as per my father’s instruction. Since I’m too depressed currently, I need time to heal. Can you send me off while wearing the pink hairpin? Just treat it as fulfilling my childhood dream.”
A moment later, I nodded hesitantly. “I’ll go.” It’s for the sake of drawing an end to his dream.
“Thank you, and sorry.”
Thank you for giving me a dream. At the same time, sorry for hurting you before.
I was in time to see Sabrina greeting the guests with the baby in her arms when I returned to the hall joyfully. Instantly, I brushed off everything that happened a few moments ago and rushed over to help her.
At that instant, two people suddenly entered the hall. Upon sensing their presence, many guests quickly stood up in shock. The crowd near the entrance went into an uproar.
“Isn’t that Mark Goldstein?”
“Is the one beside him his wife? I’m not seeing things, right?”
What? I couldn’t see them clearly since the crowd in front of me blocked my view. Nonetheless, my hope rose at the mention of Mark. If Mark is back, who would be with him if it isn’t Mom?
“Sabby, hold him.” In a hurry, I shoved the baby into her arms and rushed past the crowd. The moment I saw Isabelle, I froze in place. That’s my mom. Is she back? For real?
Overwhelmed, I bit my lip and gazed at her. She looked graceful as she smiled gently at the crowd surrounding her. However, I didn’t dare to approach her, not knowing if it was appropriate for me to appear in front of her at that moment.
When she noticed me soon after that, she Immediately let go of Mark’s hand and walked over. Then, she held my hands and smiled gently before saying amicably, “My daughter, I’m back now! Sorry for coming back late.”
Her smile and words overlapped with the ones I had dreamed of before. In my dream, she would hold my hands and smile like this. Next, she would tell me that she was back with teary eyes.
At that instant, I could think of nothing but her gentle smile. I opened my mouth to say something, yet no voice came out. In the next second, I turned around and ran out of the hall abruptly, as I was afraid that I would end up sobbing the moment I opened my mouth.
“Eve!” Instantly, Isabelle chased after me. When she caught up with me in the garden to see me standing there, crying nonstop, she attempted to approach me. Yet, I quickly stopped her, shouting, “Don’t come near me!”
As a result, she halted in her tracks and didn’t dare to take another step forward. She was nothing like her graceful self back in the hall. Instead, she looked like she was at a loss as she cast me a worried look. Carefully, she said, “Eve, I know that you’ve suffered a lot these few years. Trust me when I say that I’m heartbroken as well. I came back this time as I wanted to know how you were doing. It’s fine if you hate me since I deserve it. After all, I left you in the Tanner residence alone back then. I’m so sorry.”
“I don’t want your apology!” That’s right! I don’t need that right now.
Hearing that, she bit her lip as she grew even more anxious. “Eve, my dear daughter, you’ve been through a lot over the years. I was not a responsible mother. It’s my fault. I-I only want to look at you. If you don’t want to see me, I promise that I’ll never show myself in front of you after this.”
