âSheâs Stephie, right?â Rachel stood nearby as she watched me hail a cab.
Zion followed her out and let out a sigh of relief. âForget about it. The doctor said that she and the baby are fine.â
Rachel lowered her gaze as her eyes turned red. âIf she truly is Stephie, will she be upset with me for not recognizing her at first?â
Zion sighed and glanced at the deeply troubled Michael. âMan, I swear you two are both going crazy.â
Rachel lowered her head and tightly clenched her hands. âIs there a chance that the science weâve been learning canât explain certain things?â
Just then, Zionâs phone rang, so he stepped aside to answer it.
âIâll give you a ride,â Michael said hoarsely as he approached me.
I was struggling to hail a cab, but I ignored Michael.
At that moment, all I wanted was to return to the Lincoln residence to meet and apologize to Steven.
It seemed like I had truly forgotten about him. But I was putting in a lot of effort to recall and bring back all our shared memories.
Then, Michael grabbed my wrist as I tried to flee. âHey, Stephany, calm down!â
âGet lost!â I forcefully pushed away Michaelâs arm, my eyes filled with disgust and hatred.
Michael stood frozen in place and stared at me for a long time.
âStephieâ¦â he called out to me after I finally managed to hail a cab and was about to get 1. in.
âStephie⦠Is that you?â Michael hurried over, tapping on the car door.
I gave the driver a cold glance. âLetâs go.â
Michael trailed behind the car for a few steps before desolately standing in place.
He shouted, âStephanie! Come back, please, Iâm begging you.
âStop it. Who do you think youâre fooling? You seriously think sheâs like some character from a novel who gets reincarnated? Youâre out of your mind!
âLet me make it clearâStephanieâs gone, and youâre the one who killed her! And child too.â Rachel continued to provoke him, âWhy donât you just go die?â
Your âYou think I havenât tried to die?â Michael shouted at Rachel, his voice trembling.
I glanced at them in the rearview mirror until their voices grew distant.
Late affection was worthless. I didnât care about Michaelâs remorse now..
When the cab arrived at the Lincoln residence, I hastily got out of the car and searched everywhere for Steven.
âSteveâ¦â I called.
âIs Steven back yet?â I nervously asked Angel and grabbed her arm.
Angel shook her head. âMr. Lincoln wonât be back tonight.â
Suddenly, I felt a bit anxious.
Did I upset him by not eating the cupcake today?
âMr. Bart, whereâs Steve? I want to see him.â I called Ewan. He must know.
Ewan remained silent for a moment before speaking up, âMrs. Lincoln, you should rest early. Let Mr.
Lincoln have some time alone today.â
âI want to see him!â I stated firmly. I wanted to see him.
There was always a voice in my mind urging me, saying, âGo see him. Heâs been waiting for for so long.â
you âOkay, Iâll head over to pick you up from the Lincoln residence,â Ewan responded.
After waiting at the door for 20 minutes, Ewan finally showed Now, I finally understood what it felt like to wait for someone.
1. up.
While waiting, peopleâs emotions would be greatly amplified. And they would feel anxious, panicked, and fearful.
I couldnât stop thinking about the first time I ran into Steve back when we were just kids.
Our connection wasnât so simple. Otherwise, Simeon wouldnât be so insanely jealous of 1. me.
âHey Ewan, whereâd Steve go?â I couldnât wait to find out as soon as I got into the car.
âMr. Lincoln has his own secret spot. He managed to buy a house with the money heâd been accumulating since he joined the advanced classes scholarships, cash prizes, bonuses from Mr.
Andy, and his own earnings.
âHe says the Lincoln residence isnât where he belongs and wants to have his own place, Itâs a promise he made to his sweetheart,â Ewan explained.
âDid he go there to avoid me?â 1 felt a bit nervous.
âNoâ¦â Ewan hesitated, taking a moment before he continued, âMr. Lincoln not only has a tendency to selfâharm, but also a tendency toward suicide.
âAfter Ms. Carlson passed away, he attempted suicide mutiple times. Later⦠when you showed up, we all thought you were his chance at improvement, his salvation.â
My heart felt like it was being stabbed, and hard at that.
âHe mentioned that if he could start anew, he wanted to return to where they first met.
âHeâs scared that if he hurts himself again, itâll freak you out. So, heâs hiding in a spot he thinks is safe.â