During the holiday, my whole family suddenly developed a rare leukemia due to eating seafood.
Only the specific medicine produced by my fiancé's company was effective.
He promised that my family would be fine.
However, on the day of delivering the medicine, he disappeared.
I could only watch as everyone in my family passed away one after another.
After sending off the last relative, I saw my fiancé Alex Wilson accompanying his beloved girl Nancy White for a prenatal checkup.
I asked him, "Is this why you disappeared?"
He explained, "You have many relatives accompanying you, but Nancy is alone. I need to accompany her."
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I signed one critical illness notice after another numbly.
There were eighteen people in my family, but after three days, only me and my mother were left.
At first, I still had hope for Alex.
I thought he broke his promise because he was on a business trip abroad and couldn't get back.
I didn't rush him, for fear of disturbing his work.
But after my aunt and uncle passed away, I panicked.
I started calling him like crazy.
At first, there was no one answering the call, and later, his phone was turned off.
While thinking about my family, I was also worrying about his safety.
I was afraid something might happen to him abroad.
Just when I was about to collapse, the phone was connected.
Before I could say anything, I heard a female voice coming from the other side.
"Alex, you came here to accompany me. Will your fiancée be angry?"
I was familiar with this sweet voice.
It was Alex's beloved girl, Nancy.
They were childhood sweethearts. If Alex hadn't been engaged to me, he would have married Nancy.
I held my breath and heard Alex's cold voice. "She is a smart person."
"That's fine. Thank you for being here with me. Lucky is sick, and I didn't know what to do."
Lucky was the dog Alex gave Nancy on her birthday.
When I was about to speak, the call was cut off.
I called Alex again, but his phone was turned off.
He broke his promise for Nancy's dog...
After that, I couldn't contact Alex anymore. Without the specific medicine, I could only watch my relatives die one after another.
I was in a trance every day. Unexpectedly, I saw Alex in the crowd.
It was really him.
He returned to the country.
The person who made a solemn promise to me was now carefully helping Nancy do a prenatal check-up.
I stood not far away and watched them silently.
I was too calm to shed tears.
Alex turned and saw me.
Alex came over and frowned. "You followed me to the hospital?"
Hearing his words, I wanted to laugh but failed.
I pointed to the ward and asked, "Is this why you disappeared?"
He explained, "You have many relatives accompanying you, but Nancy is alone. I need to accompany her."
These words stabbed my heart like a knife.
My relatives...
During these three days, I watched them leave one by one.
I asked Alex in a hoarse voice, "You promised you would give me medicine."
He was stunned. Obviously, he had forgotten that.
During these days, he was wholeheartedly with another woman.
Alex stepped forward and held my hand. "Sorry, I'll ask my assistant to take the medicine to the hospital."
At this time, the nurse in charge of my family's ward came over.
She looked at me with pity.
I had seen her like these many times.
At first, she would tell me who had passed away and urge me to get the specific medicine as soon as possible.
Later, she didn't mention that anymore.
It didn't matter who passed away, and it was useless even if there was a specific medicine.
The last glimmer of hope in my heart was gone.
I lost all my strength and shook off Alex's hand.
He was stunned. After all, I never disobeyed him.
"Are you mad at me? Nancy's husband died just after she was pregnant. Don't you feel sorry for her?"
He seemed to want to say something else.
The doctor in the ward over there said, "Where is Nancy White's husband? Come over."
Alex said, "I'm here."
Then he told me, "Be good. I'll come find you later."
I looked at his back coldly, tears rolling down my eyes.
I went to the morgue.
Looking at my family members lying there, I couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.
I was alone now.
But my fiancé was accompanying another woman and enjoying the happiness with her.
I handled the funeral for my family by myself.
I chose a larger cemetery to bury them together, hoping they could stay together in heaven.
I sat there for a long time, and when I left the cemetery, I met Alex and Nancy.
Alex supported Nancy carefully.
Anyone who saw them would think they were a loving couple.
I didn't want to waste my time on them.
So I turned and walked away, trying to avoid them.
"Yolanda? Why are you here?"
Alex called me and looked displeased.
After all, meeting in a cemetery was not a coincidence.
He must think I was following him again.
Sure enough, he said, "What's wrong with you? My assistant couldn't get in touch with you. Why did you follow me here?"
Nancy said, "Yolanda, did you misunderstand us? Lucky died of a serious illness, and I was pregnant, so Alex went abroad to bring me back. We want to bury Lucky here. There is no relationship with us."
She tried to make things worse while provoking me.
I was not in the mood to argue with them.
When passing by them, I stopped. "Since we met here, let me tell you this. Alex, our engagement is canceled."
Alex was surprised.
He didn't expect that I, who would usually please him, would be so indifferent to him now.
He grabbed my arm and said, "Yolanda, stop messing around.
"Are you blaming me for not delivering the medicine to you on time? But I've already apologized. I asked my assistant to deliver the medicine to you, but he couldn't contact you."
I smiled bitterly.
He said those words so lightly.
Because he missed the time, all my family died.
How could he say those words?
"Anyway, remember my words."
I didn't want to argue with him, so I shook off his hand and left.
He was about to catch up with me, but Nancy stopped me before he could.
She took my hand affectionately.
"Yolanda, please don't be angry. Come and see the cemetery I chose for Lucky."
Nancy smiled and pointed to the southeast. "Lucky loves flowers, so I want to build a small garden here, and I'll build a small park on the other side..."
I followed the direction of her finger.
It was the cemetery I just left.