Julian finished speaking and looked at me, but I didn''t know how to respond. I understood everything he said, but there was no possibility between Jack and me.


    I knew my own situation all too well. The best thing I could do was to live well and not drag anyone else down. That was the only thing I could do.


    Julian didn''t press further when I stayed silent but dropped a bombshell, "Alisa is pregnant... and the baby is mine."


    "Of course, it''s yours!" I shot him a re, annoyed by hisck ofmon sense. "What kind of question is that? How long has it been?" "Around a month."


    He looked at me with a certain pride as if enjoying my reaction. "We were nning to get married next October, but it seems like the baby might end up being a Leo. Alisa wants to get married sooner. She says that since you''re gone now, I''m the only family she has left. So Eva, do you want toe back for the wedding?"


    This time, there was no teasing in his eyes-only sincerity.


    I swallowed hard, feeling a lump in my throat. I wanted to go back for Alisa''s wedding, of course. She had even said she would pick out a beautiful dress for me back when she thought I was still alive. But now, with my current situation...


    I nced down at the needle marks on my arm.


    "When are you nning to get married? It won''t be suitable to have itter on in her pregnancy, right?" "Alisa''s so vain. Of course, she wants to wear the most beautiful wedding dress and sky-high heels."


    The thought of Alisa in her wedding dress made my chest tighten, and I could feel the tears threatening again.


    "It''s in a little over a month. Her belly will show in three months, and I''m afraid her wedding dress won''t fit." "So, do you want toe back?" he asked again, and I shook my head.


    Andrew had said I''d be fine after a month of rest and I could be discharged then. I had thought about where to go once I left the hospital, but I hadn''t considered returning home. If I returned now, everything we had nned would fall apart.


    I wanted to witness Alisa''s wedding, but she would be happy even without me being there.


    "Juls, take good care of her. I trust you. Will you be live streaming the wedding? I''d like to watch it."


    Julian seemed to want to say more, but in the end, he just nodded.


    Time passed quickly, and Julian had to return home. Before he left, he bought me more food.


    "I''ll skip the offerings at your grave. I''ll just bring them to you here."


    I couldn''t hold it in anymore and burst outughing. But as Iughed, tears started to fall. I almost regretted not having them put a camera on my gravestone. The thought of Alisa and the rest bringing me offerings made me chuckle again.


    After Julian left, I stood by the window, watching him go. Jack stood silently behind me, always with me. He wasn''t the type to talk much, but sometimes, I really


    appreciated his quiet preset


    also knew that this kind of


    ou


    But I


    I turned around to look at Jack. "I know you''re busy. You don''t have to visit me so often. Doctors and nurses are here, and I even hired local caregiver. Her name''s Katrina Lupier. She can make home-cooked food for me." Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Jack lowered his gaze, looking a little sad. But when he looked up again, his eyes locked onto mine. "Eva... I''m not someone you can trust, am I?"