Back to Love: A New Beginning - Chapter 546

Chapter 546:

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The doctor’s words brought tears of joy to my eyes. Timmy seemed excited too and we ended up laughing and crying at the same time. Derek was conscious when they wheeled him on a stretcher into the room.

I sat by the bedside and held his hand tightly. I didn’t want to take my eyes off his face for a second. He sketched a weak smile and, with his other hand, gently stroked my hair.

“In fact, I have already crossed the gates of heaven and met God. He denied me passage, saying I had to treat my wife and children better. He said I still had to fulfill my responsibilities as a husband and father, and sent me back to take good care of you and our children.” I was a sobbing mess.

Despite myself, I grabbed the sleeve of her hospital gown and used it to wipe away my tears.

“Don’t ever scare me like that again, okay? I’m just a simple woman. I’m not interested in strong emotions. My fragile heart can’t take another scare like this.”

Derek smiled and pulled me close, letting me lay my head on his chest.

“Don’t worry. I’m not going to leave you. You won’t be able to push me away in the future either, no matter how hard you try.”

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Maldives, half a year later

On the beach there was a small concert by the Thorn Birds Group.

“I want you to be with me. I want you to watch the turtles swim in the sea and crawl slowly along the beach. We can count the waves together. Don’t be afraid. You won’t be lonely. I will always be with you. I will make you happy…”.

Derek and Felix were having fun with their guitars, while Eric played bass and Aaron played drums. They were all in their mid-thirties now, but they were having the time of their lives playing for their audience.

The tourists were loving it too, especially their handsome faces.

I held Dexter in my lap, while Megan held Edith in her arms not far from me. Every once in a while, Derek would look at me with sparkling eyes. I knew he was singing to me.

My heart shrank, and before I knew it, he was singing softly.

“Time flies and doesn’t look back. A beautiful woman becomes an old woman. Oh, at that moment, I’m an old man too…”

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Suddenly, Dexter jumped off my legs and ran to the small stage. He walked over to Derek and plucked a string on his guitar, then ran over to Aaron and tried to grab one of his drumsticks.

Aaron obliged, handing the little rascal a drumstick before picking it up. It was all the encouragement Dexter needed. He brandished the drumstick and banged it against the first drum he saw, much to the amusement of the tourists.

Derek came over shortly after and plucked our son from Aaron’s arms. He gave him a kiss on his chubby cheek before lifting him into the air and twirling him around. The little boy’s giggles sounded with the background noise of waves crashing in the distance.

I felt full and satisfied just watching them. The next day, we met a film crew at Club Med Kani.

They were shooting a scene where they slapped an actress and then pushed her into the pool. For some reason, they had to repeat the scene several times. It turns out that the director was already satisfied with some of the shots they had done, but the actress was not. She insisted on repeating it several times, and each time she fell into the water and drowned.

We circled around for a while before we left.

“Derek,” a familiar voice shouted behind us as we pulled away.

None of us stopped or looked back. We were used to being indifferent when Derek’s name was mentioned, because he was no longer Derek Sullivan. In the next second, however, a familiar figure appeared in front of us.

Becky was looking at Derek with hopeful eyes. His hair and clothes were soaked.

“Derek. Are you still alive? Is that really you?”

Indeed, the actress who had just jumped into the pool again and again was none other than Becky. He had recognized her, of course, so Derek should too. He looked at her now, cool and calm.

“I’m sorry, you’ve got the wrong person.”

Becky’s eyes instantly filled with tears. But Derek paid her no mind. He took my hand, smiled at me and pulled me past Becky.

To our surprise, she came back over to us. She tried to shake the water out of her hair before smiling brightly at Derek.

“I apologize. I seem to have mistaken you for someone else. It’s just that you look a lot like …. a relative of mine. It’s nice to meet you. My name is Becky. I’m just a stranger, and you can forget about me after this, but I just wanted to tell you that I wish you all the happiness in the world.”

Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, but her smile never wavered.

“Thank you,” Derek replied.

We all continued on our way, but suddenly Megan ran up to Becky. She handed her a souvenir she had bought yesterday at Paradise Island.

“Hi, Becky. I used to be your fan. Well…I was watching you dive in the pool. You’re working hard. Keep it up. God rewards those who do good, honest work.”

Megan turned around before Becky could say anything, running to catch up. We were quite a ways away when I finally turned around, only to find Becky still standing where we had left her.

I couldn’t see her face, but her shoulders were noticeably shaking. I was glad that things had changed.

I no longer hated her.

She looked up and I waved at her. “Come on! You’re going to do great things in the future.” I muttered under my breath.

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