âIs that so?â Westonâs eyes suddenly turned red. He grabbed Stellaâs hand and guided her to his eyes.
âThen remove my eyes.â
He said fiercely, âIf you donât want me to see you, dig them out. My eyes are useless anyway, right?â
Then, he took her hands again and put them on his hand. âThese hands canât touch you anymore. You can just destroy them too.â
Weston took her hand and guided her to his heart and everywhere else. âAll these are useless.â
Stella withdrew her hand sharply. âAre you crazy?!â
âYes. I am crazy.â
Weston simply ignored the stares of the pedestrians around them. Then, he hugged her tightly again.
âIâm crazy. Will you stay by my side out of pity?â
âNo, I wonât. Iâd only stay because of fear.â
Weston stiffened at Stellaâs reply. It was an inexplicable feeling he could not explain. âDo I really have no chance at all?â
âNone in the slightest,â Stella moaned through gritted teeth. âLet go of me, please?â
Weston responded and said yes without any intention of letting her go in any way.
Stella waited for a long time, but he still refused to budge. At last, she sighed helplessly. âAlright. Until I agree to your pursuit of me, youâre not allowed to see me again.â
Westonâs eyes lit up with hope. âWhat do you mean?â
âThat means I can give you a chance. I certainly canât accept you now, but no one knows how time might change things. If Iâm ready to accept you, Iâll allow you to meet me again.â
Weston pressed his cheeks together and looked at her solemnly. âWhat if you never want to see me?â
Stella shrugged. âMaybe. Thereâs some risk to this. If youâre not even willing to take that risk, I can tell you this right now. You wonât even have that only chance anymore.â
Through gritted teeth, Weston immediately agreed to her conditions. âOkay.â
Stella crossed her arms and carefully sized him up. âLetâs start now. You shall not appear in front of me again, from now on.â
âAre you messing with me?â Weston questioned suddenly.
Stella let out a laugh. âEven if I was, you canât argue with me. You can only accept it obediently, right?â
It was indeed true. Weston could only agree with whatever Stella said nowadays. He had no room for negotiation.
Not long after that, Weston got better and recovered. Even Lucas came to tease him about it. âI told you.
No magic pill can do as much for you as Stella. If you add Elias and Emma, youâll have a family of four and get better faster than anyone else.â
Many people came to visit Weston during his hospitalization.
Warren came over and left after a brief visit, while Xavier visited him now and then.
However, Xavierâs purpose at the hospital was not entirely for Weston. It was somewhat for Zeta, who had completely ignored him.
Zeta was busy flirting with other men and simply ignored Xavier. Xavierâs feelings for Zeta came out of nowhere. For the first few years, he treated her like a kid who always ran after him. After dating a mature woman like Daisy for two years, he found it boring and wanted to pursue Zeta, but Zeta was no longer interested in him.
Weston would occasionally mock Xavier about this. Xavier would use Stella as a way to stop Westonâs words.
Xavier wasnât the only one who visited from time to time. Henry did too.
Weston thought Henry would bring Angelina along, but Henry was always alone.
âWhat? Is she still mad?â