Novel Square
Chapter 274
Chapter 274
Chapter 274
She spoke almost hysterically. That photo album contained the most cherished memories in her life, after all.
Jackson frowned without him realizing it as he asked her, “Were you going to throw your life away just for that photo album? You were lucky yesterday because only your fingers were blistered, and they were not that serious, but what if the flames had consumed more parts of your body?” Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
“But that photo album is very important to me!” she insisted.
“More important than your own two hands?” he countered, his voice deepening. “Were you really going to sacrifice your hands just to protect that photo album?
Serenity took a deep breath and said, “It’s important enough to me that I’d protect it without any hesitation, even if it means sacrificing my hands ”
To her, this was not just an empty wish, but it was her conviction and resolve, because the album contained the memory of the purest and most genuine love she had ever received, and it was also the happiest period in her life.
Her answer made his expression turn ugly. A wave of anger began to simmer and boil in his chest. He was angry at her for not cherishing herself at all, but he was also angry at himself for caring about her safety more than she did herself.
Even Serenity did not care at all if her hands were damaged and wounded, yet it meant the world to him to never see her suffer the slightest pain ever again.
“Where’s my photo album?” she repeated her question with apparent anxiety.
Jackson let out a lengthy sigh, stood up, and walked over to a shell nearby before retuming to her to hand her the half–burnt
album.
Only then did Serenity sigh in relief. She opened the album gingerly and looked at the photos inside. Soon, her eyes started to redden again.
Many of the photos were completely burnt, but some were merely crinkled at the comers, while others were partially burnt. Only a quarter of the photos had survived intact.
With each tum of the page, she had to brace herself with immense willpower to endure the pain. She was incapable of protecting even a photo album from harm.
Finally, she closed the album and murmured, “Thank you.”
“What?” he asked, turning to look at her.
“Thank you for taking me to the hospital last night,” she replied somewhat awkwardly. “I… I completely lost control of my emotions last night.”
The images of what happened yesterday flashed through her mind. If she had still kept her composure, she would never have thrown herself in his arms even if she did break down and cry, but last night, she kept holding onto him as she wept, almost as if she was holding onto a floating raft to keep her from drowning in the sea
“From now on,” he leaned down and whispered to her, “I’m the only one allowed to see you breaking down like that.”
The way he said it, it was definitely not a question, but a foregone conclusion.
Serenity found it hard to breathe. Jackson leaned down and once again glanced at her handaged fingers as he said, “If you’ve got any problems from now on, you can always come to me for help. Don’t ever try to face it alone again. Also, your hands are still healing, so I’ve applied for leave for you from your work at the Sanitation Office, Just stay home and rest for a few more days,”
Home? She was
as stunned. It left a taste of bitterness in her mouth. She had never thought of this place as her home. In fact, sh did not have a home at all in Solaria
“I’ve been taking leaves too often lately,” she told him, “I just don’t want to cause my supervisor any problems. I’ll probably be fined if I don’t show up again.”
She had taken a long leave earlier in the year, and street sweepers like her had always been treated as hard laborers, so she knew that if she did not show up to work again, her colleagues would have to do all the jobs that she was supposed to do.