Chapter 2083
"Remember to take good care of yourself, follow the doctor's orders, and miss me a lot." Just a few lines of text, Wayne looked at it as if he was gazing at a precious treasure. Big, fat tears rolled down his cheeks, splattering on the words, causing the ink to blur.
In a panic, Wayne quickly used his sleeve to soak up the tears.
Penn watched his every move.
Who says love is intangible? Wayne's love was tangible at that very moment.d2
"President Silverman, have you forgotten the promise you made with your wife before she left?" Penn gently placed a photo album in front of Wayne, "Once you've beaten the disease, once you've defeated those hallucinations, she'll come to take you home. Let's work together, so she won't have to wait too long, okay?"
Wayne didn't respond. He picked up the album.
The cover of the album was clearly drawn by his daughter. Artists can convey their feelings through their works. And Wayne could feel the joy his daughter must have felt when she was drawing this cover. He opened the album.
The very first page was a selfie of his daughter. Wayne couldn't help but smile as he looked at it.
But he couldn't stop the tears from falling.
Next to his daughter was a picture of his son.
Cory always looked so serene, yet he was never reluctant to look at his sister's camera.
The pages that followed were filled with pictures of flowers, birds, fish, and insects.
And snapshots of their happy camping trip. But there were no pictures of Rosalynn. Wayne looked through the entire album, but didn't find a single picture of Rosalynn. His heart ached even more.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
"Aren't I even allowed to see her in pictures?" Wayne looked at Penn, his eyes as pitiful as a puppy lost in the rain.
"Wayne, we need to focus on your treatment first, find the root cause of your illness. I promise you, if you start getting better, I'll arrange for your wife to visit, okay?" Penn said gently, "You wouldn't want her to see you in this state, right?"
Wayne shuddered. He once again remembered that night at the bottom of the lake. A wave of despair and helplessness engulfed him, and he felt as if he was suffocating.
Then he read Rosalynn's message again, "Eat well, sleep well, and miss me a lot."
He clutched at his chest, trying to regulate his breathing, then looked at Penn, "I want to eat something."
Penn immediately smiled, "Great, here's the menu, you can order whatever you like."
Wayne didn't have any preferences, and he felt everything was tasteless now.
"Anything is fine, as long as it's filling."
Penn didn't force him.
Rosalynn had told him about Wayne's dietary restrictions, and he ordered food that Wayne would be able to eat.
Eating was a struggle for Wayne, but after reading Rosalynn's letter, he forced himself to eat half the meal.
It was a significant improvement from his previous refusal to eat anything at all.
Penn was relieved. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Wayne say, "Let's start the treatment tomorrow. I'll cooperate with you."