Alayna and Dante were both alumni of St. York University and they graduated in the same year. But,
when they graduated, Dante graduated with a PhD, while Alayna graduated with a master’s degree.
They had the same lecturer and they were the best partners in fashion design.
The graduation work that Hayden brought to Alayna was a design they worked on together back then.
When she went to see her, she was in a much better mental state than before. Her mind was clear. She
also knew who she was and who Hayden was, and even her emotions were the same as a normal
person’s. She even went to the kitchen to make a salad with great enthusiasm.
However, this kind of enthusiasm to please her made Hayden feel sad.
This showed that Alayna was not getting better. On the contrary, her disease had worsened.
According to the notes that Alayna told Hayden, it was definitely not a good thing if Alayna treated
others too enthusiastically when she suffered from the illness. The last trance of her intention to survive
forced her to please everyone around her while containing her emotions, as if she was grasping at
straws.
“I feel that your mental state is not very good,” Hayden said euphemistically, looking at Kevin who was
next to her.
“Why do you say like that? I actually feel that her mental state is quite good.” Kevin had also just
returned from her shop not long ago. He was wearing the same clothes he had just worn, only with his
suit jacket off and a clean white shirt underneath.
There were distinct dark circles under his eyes, which were especially noticeable under the light.
In front of Alayna, Kevin had always looked energetic, but once he was not in front of Alayna, he looked
very exhausted.
For a pampered young master to last this long to take care of Alayna, Hayden actually felt that it was a
miracle.
“Both your mental state and Alayna’s mental state are not too good.”
Hayden said honestly, “I think we should send Alayna to a professional institute for her rehabilitation.”
“No way. I’ve seen all the big and small mental hospitals and rehabilitation centers in Nanking. Those
places are not suitable for patient rehabilitation at all. Even a normal person will turn into a psychopath
if he or she went in.”
Kevin immediately refused, not giving any chances at all.
Hayden looked calm, “The institutes in China are all like this. But the institutes that I am considering are
those in the United States, not in China. As Alayna’s bestie, I think it’s more appropriate for her to go
there for treatment.”
“Is this suggested by Edison?”
Hayden frowned and didn’t deny it.
“He’s crazy, isn’t he?”
Kevin suddenly became emotional, “Are there no women in the United States? Is he very free? Why
did he come to Nanking? He caused the trouble between you and Joseph at first, and now he was
trying to make me break up with Alayna?”
“Kevin.”
Hayden spoke in a low voice and she looked somewhat displeased, “Watch your words. Edison is one
of Alayna’s few friends. I can guarantee that he has no nasty thoughts on Alayna and he is only helping
his friend with good intentions, not as nasty as you say.”
Kevin’s face turned pale, and he looked a bit hostile, “Just think that I am nasty. I will never agree to
anyone taking Alayna away from me.”
Hayden clenched her fist, “You are selfish.”
If she wanted to evaluate Kevin’s behavior at the moment, she would use the word “selfish”.
The way he blocked Alayna’s chance of recovery for the sake of his comfort was not considered loving
her at all.
Hayden glared at Kevin nonchalantly, “Alayna is a human. In terms of proximity, I have more power
than you to decide how she should be treated now. I’m not here to discuss this with you. I’m just
informing you.”
“What do you mean?”
Kevin’s face turned gloomy, “Do you think you can be arrogant in Nanking just because you have
Edison backing you up?”
His words were so harsh that Hayden who had been suppressing her anger all morning turned furious.
She said in a bad mood.
“Do you think everyone is like you two who have nothing to do than to find someone to back you up
and try to act arrogant in Nanking? You’re just like Joseph. You two are bastards. Was it me who
wanted to take Alayna away? You’re the one who forced her to stay here and let her think too much
and unable to unwind her stress. If something happens one day, you will regret it for the rest of your
life.”
Kevin’s face was unpleasant as he was scolded by Hayden badly.
Especially when he heard the words “something happened”, he was stunned and recalled the accident
that happened two days ago. He felt very sad.
“Do you know what I bring here today?”
Hayden poured out the items inside the huge shopping paper bag, and the white gauze material inlaid
with dots of gold silk scattered on the sofa. It looked low-key yet radiant under the light, like a dress
woven out of white clouds and starry sky at the same time. The dress was fluttering, soft, and fluffy. It
was an extremely dreamy wedding dress.
“This is Alayna’s graduation design work. The title is ‘dream’.”
She thought of marriage as a dream because it was out of reach for her. She found it difficult for her to
live a normal life walking into the hall of marriage. Rather than looking forward to having a marriage,
she looked forward to living a normal life.
“Think it over.”
Hayden left the paper bag there and grabbed her bag. She wanted to leave. Before she left, she
glanced at him and said impolitely, “The trick this morning was too stupid. If you want to reconcile the
dispute among others, make sure to see if others want to do it or not. Don’t stick your nose into others’
business next time.”
Kevin was scolded by Hayden inexplicably. In normal times, he would have jumped up and asked for
clarification, but now he did not defend himself. He only stared at the wedding dress on the sofa in
bewilderment.
He had always thought that Alayna did not look forward to getting married to someone, or even afraid
of it, just like he who had always thought that she was in pursuit of freedom and never cared about her
family.
He was wrong. He really didn’t know enough about Alayna.
After Hayden had just left, Alayna came out from the kitchen with a salad in her hands. Seeing that
there was only Kevin in the living room, she asked, “Where’s Hayden?”
“She had left,” Kevin responded indifferently.
“Ah? How come she’s gone?”
With a surprised look on her face, Alayna put the plate of fruit salad on the coffee table. When she
looked up, she saw the wedding dress on the sofa and froze for a moment.
“Why is it here?”
Kevin looked at Alayna’s expression which had changed. He asked with mixed emotions, “Is this your
graduation work?
“Yes.”
Alayna responded faintly. Touching the train of the wedding dress, she slowly sat down at the side, “I
haven’t seen it since graduation. I have almost forgotten what it looks like. At that time, I even won the
award for excellent graduation work with this work.”
Looking at Alayna’s expression as she looked at the wedding dress, Kevin could know what she was
really thinking.
She wouldn’t be willing to be a patient who suffered a lot. She had dreams and expectations in this
world and wouldn’t want to stay with him in such a small room forever.
Hayden was right. Maybe one day he would be negligent and an irreparable accident would happen.
“Alayna, do you want to go to the United States for hospital rehabilitation?”
The man’s gloomy voice rang out in the room.
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