Take Me Away

"But your expression shows that you are in much more pain now!" Terence exposed Spencer's lie.

Spencer smiled despite looking like he was about to cry. When he spoke, there was a quiver in his voice that Terence had never heard before. He could no longer pretend that everything was alright. "Terence, my heart feels like it's being wrenched. I've never felt so powerless. I'd rather be shot on the battlefield than hurt this way."

Terence furrowed his brows. He initially thought that Spencer losing his mother during the brink of adulthood was the most hopeless he would ever get. He had buried the pain and trauma of that experience deep in his heart. But looking at him then, he saw a much different Spencer, someone who looked even more desolate and distressed.

"What on earth happened?" Terence asked with concern.

"I picked up Fiona from the university this afternoon, but..."

Spencer narrated everything to Terence. As he spoke, he slowly realized that he had fallen in love with her. He felt lucky that he was married to her and was even excited at the prospect of having a baby with her.

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew, sending a shiver down his spine. It was December so it was likely that it was going to snow.

Terence had mixed feelings after listening to Spencer's story. Narrowing his eyes, he said, "Let's go inside first."

He almost had to drag Spencer because the latter wouldn't budge. His thoughts made him feel utterly helpless. The warm living room offered comfort from the bleakness of the weather outside. But Spencer would rather stand in the cold. The sting of the chilly air made his aching heart feel numb.

Terence sat him down and poured him a glass of warm water. "How's Fiona now?" he asked.

his head. "The doctor said that she was waking up just when I left the ward. That's

Terence asked, both confused and a

to question me with her eyes. I don't want to see her

just tell Fiona the truth? Let her hate you... That's

and then what? Give her a taste of this hell I'm living in? She'd already lost her parents. She was just a young and innocent girl, and in the blink of an eye, she became a poor and lonely orphan. I don't want her to suffer like that again." There were tears in his eyes when Spencer raised his head. "I would rather her hate me. I'll probably tell her the truth when her body has recovered and she feels better. I also

for comfort. Despite his efforts, he couldn't come up with an advice that would help him solve his dilemma.

"Do you love Fiona?"

a question which sounded more

his reply. When his eyes dimmed, it seemed as if he

still want to deny

sigh. "You

looked so serious. "I love her very much. I don't know

to see her more often. Seeing the necklace she designed on Ryan's neck almost drove me mad. I was so jealous when I saw her perform with Ryan on the stage that I dragged her to the Civil Affairs Bureau. I decided to marry her because I couldn't stand seeing her with another man. I didn't allow her to break off

stunned. When he opened his mouth, he said happily, "You finally see it, you dolt! Your stupid brain took you long enough to realize it! Tell her what you just

face softened

you've moved on, right? You no longer hate her?" Terence paused before