Take Me Away

Suddenly, Fiona's eyes widened and she stared at Spencer, unable to move.

"Great! Ahem..." Wayne cleared his throat. He was finally relieved. "Fiona, what do you say?"

"I..." Fiona stammered. "Grandpa Wayne, I'm still quite young!"

"Not at all. I think you're old enough. Spencer's grandmother was almost the same age as you when she married me."

"Yes," Anna smiled. "Spencer is older than you. He knows how to take care of you."

Fiona glanced at the man in front of her. She was highly doubtful about his ability to take care of her.

"Fiona, Spencer has already agreed. All you have to do is say yes. Please," Wayne said with a hopeful expression.

Fiona felt a rush of anxiety. She knew that her aunt Jenny as well as her family would have given her a hard time if it wasn't for Wayne's help all these years. Now Wayne was sick and he only had one wish. Fiona was supposed to say yes to marriage. However, it was such an important decision and a big commitment! How could she just agree for his sake? Plus, she was still young. Marriage was a very far-fetched notion for her!

"My dear girl, Spencer is a good boy. Trust me. I will feel so much ease knowing he is taking care of you!" Wayne coaxed. "You've been living alone for so many years. You will have Cheng family to look out for you after you get married."

Fiona didn't look convinced. She was still hesitating.

"Fiona, I know there's something on your mind, but your parents have promised your marriage to Spencer," Wayne explained, his wrinkled face wrought with emotion. "They certainly don't want you to be alone. If you don't say yes, I can't explain this to them after I die."

Biting her lips, Fiona finally relented, "I...I agree."

"Oh! Good girl, good girl!" Wayne burst into peals of joyous laughter. He held Spencer's and Fiona's hands. "You can get married at the Civil Affairs Bureau on Fiona's birthday!"

"Okay," Spencer said.

"Hasn't Celine arrived yet?" Wayne inquired, glancing around the ward. Spencer's left eyelid twitched when he heard the name.

"Celine...umm..." Anna tried to find an excuse. "She's still studying abroad. She..."

"Humph!" Wayne interrupted her angrily. "I don't care!"

Fiona knew that Celine was Anna's daughter and she was one year older than Spencer. Wayne had never liked her.

Soon Wayne fell asleep and everyone in the ward walked out quietly to let him rest. Ethan left in a hurry because of some emergency business.

Fiona's palm was sweating, as the warmth from Spencer's palm was still lingering.

"Fiona," Spencer called out.

her reverie. She looked around and found nobody in the corridor other than the two of them. "What's

hand in his pocket, Spencer

few months left,"

he

at him and

on that day," Spencer commanded, leaving

married? Are you really going to go ahead with this marriage?" She didn't

I am kidding?" Spencer

responded in a

thing," Spencer snorted. "I am marrying you only for the sake of my grandpa. I can't refuse his request. I will marry you just to set his mind at

what?" Fiona asked. Instead of getting panicked, she felt relieved. "What are

day. The doctor said he probably only has three years or so.

been taking care of me for so many years. I will try my best to fulfill his wish," she continued.

Spencer asked raising his

bracelet ever since she was a child. She had great interest in jewelry design because

and at the dark golden

Fiona took a deep breath, trying to convince him. "So, you don't

behind Fiona, his eyes was red with anger. "Who the hell do

wall,

you forgotten about the car accident ten years

looking at Spencer as if he was the

Spencer yelled, clenching his fists. "Because of that car accident, my life has completely changed. Fiona,

Spencer's words stabbed into her chest like knives. He had accused her mother of

hate your entire family and you are the only child left in the

Spencer strode away fuming,

words hung

latter determined to leave. She

in the room, she went straight to

mirror and turned around expressionlessly. She saw two ugly scars on

indelible mark left by the car accident on the day when her fate

going?" Sitting in the back seat of the

going to my house!" answered Spencer's mother, who was in the passenger seat up front. She turned around to look at Fiona. "Today, Spencer will come home. Fiona, you'll definitely

smiled