"Do you really wanna know?"
His father asked in a worried tone. Caleb was still in shock after hearing that Julie was back. This just didnt make sense because Julie...died. Two years ago. There was no mistaking.
" Yes, tell me dad. How the hell would a dead girl come back?" he was upset, thinking this might be another way of his father to make him wait and continue his lectures. Because he knew that Julie was his biggest weakness.
His father stayed silent for a few seconds and spoke up, " Julia Wilson. I saw her name in the Golden party's invitation list."
Caleb let out a breath, " Could be another Julia. Is that your evidence?"
" The problem is, i saw her father's name in the list too. He is finally attending parties after two years. Isnt that suspicious?"
This made Caleb attentive so he froze in his spot. Mr.Wilson had decided to take a rest after Julie passed away and remained hidden after that. He wasnt really social even before Julie was alive so his hiatus didnt faze much in the industry.
" Also," his father continued, " there was no funeral event for Julie...right?"
Caleb was hit with realisation again. He didnt want to believe it because she died right infront of his eyes. " Mr.Wilson didnt arrange a funeral event because....he wanted to be alone with his daughter...."
" Its still suspicious." his father sighed. Caleb looked pale and scared. It was worrying him, maybe he shouldnt have brought out the topic. It must have come off as big shock to him.
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Caleb went back to his room, sitting on his bed and staring at the wall with a lot of thoughts inside his head. This felt like a dream.
He remembered the day, Julie had talked about her days coming to an end.
" Caleb, i only have a few days left." she said staring at a distance with a small smile. He snapped his head to her with wide eyes. " few days?....Julie...."
" It could be after 5 days, 2 days or even tomorrow. Nobody knows."
Her words sent chills down his spine. Was she really going to leave? What would happen if she was gone? Was there nothing he could do for her?
" Just so you know, i will always be by your side." he said gulping down, controlling his tears from falling, " You will always be like my family, my only sister. Dont worry about anything, hmm?"
Julie's eyes filled with tears and she finally cried her heart out. Caleb pulled her into a hug and she continued crying on his shoulders. They stayed like that for sometime.
As she had said, Julie breathed her last breath after two days. Caleb and Mr.Wilson stood by her hospital bed and he even witnessed her last breath. He stood there frozen when the machine beeped and Julie closed her eyes. He had never felt so scared and hurt.
Mr.Wilson cried out loudly while the doctors tried to calm him down. But Caleb couldnt move an inch from there. His eyes still fixed on the sleeping girl.
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William stood outside of his fiancee's apartment. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Wish received the door only after 5 minutes. She looked miserable.
He gave a concerned look and sighed, " i heard you met with your father."
They both sat down on the couches. He looked around and saw the rooms were a mess. Was her father really angry about their postponement?
" Dont you have work?" she asked in a low voice. Her eyes were red and puffy showing that she might have cried the whole night.
" Wish...." he bent down and looked at her face closely, " What did your father say? Was he too harsh?"
She looked away and stayed silent. He knew Wish didnt like showing her weak side to others especially him. But right now, things seemed really serious. It had to be more than just harsh words. He tried to speak again but she quickly got up, " Do you want to eat anything? Ill make it for you." she said turning back but William grabbed her wrist. " Brent....please dont do this."
" I am your fiance, Wish. I deserve to know what you are going through.."
She sighed loudly, trying to break free from his hold. " let go, Brent."
He grabbed her shoulders and faced her directly at him, " and i really care about you." his eyes showed genuine concern, " I might not look like it, but i care about you. seeing you like this...its breaking my heart."
Wish's eyes filled with tears as she bit her lips.
" Dont keep it to yourself. it will hurt you even more." he squeezed her shoulders, " let it out. I will listen to you. dont think you are alone."
She gulped hard as her throat went dry. As much as she tried to not cry, a single tear fell down her cheeks. She really couldnt take it anymore.
Brent wiped the tear. She looked so helpless right now, he wanted to do anything to make it go away. He hated how she was breaking so much. It made him infuriated from inside. " What did your father do?"
She continued sniffling while Brent grabbed a tissue. Wish was a strong girl and rarely broke like this. To cry infront of him like this was something that could have been really serious. He wasnt going to let this slide. " Wish.....tell me." she sat down on the couch while Brent knelt down infront of her.
" Father was really upset about the postponement...." she finally spoke, hiccuping, " He said a lot of his investors had dropped out and told me to continue the marriage as planned....but i refused. and at the end...he....he said...."
" uh-huh...go on."
" He said he would....not let Lia get the surgery...." she cried again, covering her face.
Brent took in her words and thought to himself. Lia was her younger sister who was ill in hospital. So her sister was going to get surgery and her ruthless father was trying to stop the surgery of his own daughter for money?? He clenched his fist tightly, getting furious.
" Do you think..." Wish spoke up, grabbing his attention, "...you can help me?"
He unclenched his fist and softened his eyes, " I will help you with anything...."
Her face lit up not expecting that answer from him. Brent nodded and pulled her into a light hug.
" Thankyou Brent." she sniffled on his shoulders. He gently patted her hair and whispered to himself, " you wont cry again."
After sometime, Wish had stopped crying and was sleeping peacefully by his side. Her head rested on his shoulders. " you must have gone through a lot..." he said slowly, listening to her soft breaths. Mr.Lennon was going to regret his decision.
Suddenly, a message popped on his phone. He squinted his eyes and saw the sender was....." Caleb??"
It had been almost two years since he messaged him. What would he want now? He opened the message irritated but curious. It must be something important if he had sent it....right?
Caleb Drew : julie is alive.
Brent re-read the message, his eyes shaking. He put his phone down, shock all over his face.
" This cant be."
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