"Hansen, Jenna has been through a lot of hardships. I hope that you will treat her well, appreciate her, and provide her with a happy and peaceful life. Can you promise me that?" Lilian could not help but to feel a lump in her throat as she tried to finish her sentence.
Hansen's heart instantly sank.
"Grandma, everything that happened to Jenna was because I didn't do my duty as a good husband. I promise that I will provide her with nothing but happiness from now on. I want her to be the luckiest girl in the world. Please trust me." Hansen made a promise to Lilian in a serious tone.
Lilian did trust Hansen's promise to her because back then at Ink Garden, he had made a promise. He had promised that Jenna would be the only woman for him in this life and he had managed to keep his promise for more than a year then.
"Hansen, I trust you," Lilian said in a low voice and hung up the phone.
"Quina, do we have anything arranged by the United Nations?" After a while, Lilian turned to ask Quina, who was standing beside her.
Quina understood Lilian's intentions and answered instantly, "Madam, UNICEF will be holding an event soon. You should take this chance and take a trip to Srirano since there are many underprivileged kids there."
A flash of light glimmered in Lillian's eyes. Then, she nodded and said, "It's decided then. We will depart to Srirano the day after tomorrow."
"What about Miss Sara?"
"Since Sara's condition prohibits long trips, I'll just bring her along to A City once I'm back here. Hansen is a man after all and there are some things he can miss out on when it comes to taking care of a woman. Moreover, I feel much better handling it by myself," Lilian replied.
Seeing that Lilian had already made up her mind, Quina immediately smiled and said, "Madam, you're such a responsible grandmother. Don't worry about it, I'll go and make preparations right now."
Lilian sighed and said, "Quina, you have no idea. If I were to have reunited with Sara and Jenna earlier, then perhaps these horrible incidents wouldn't have happened."
Quina nodded and said softly, "Madam, God tends to make us go through hardships, so that we could learn how to be strong. All these experiences may not have been all bad to Jenna because she has never been an ordinary woman. I believe that she will have a successful future. Or perhaps all these were just fate. Madam, you should not be so hard on yourself about it."
Lilian nodded as she listened. She remained silent.
"Jerry! Jerry!" In the endless darkness, images flashed through Jenna's mind in her dreams. She started crying out loud.
"Mom, I'm here," Jerry said in a childish tone as he leaned over the bed and reached out with his little hand to grab Jenna's hand.
Jenna opened her eyes.
Jerry's baby face appeared in front of her.
Her forehead was covered in sweat as she stared at Jerry's face, lost in thought.
"Mom, don't you recognize me? It's me, Jerry." Jerry took some tissue from the headboard and gently wiped the sweat off her face. He stared at her with his round, black eyes.
After a moment, she murmured, "Jerry, Jerry." The boy's little hand caressed her forehead like a spring breeze. It was soft and warm. She felt a sense of warmth flooding her heart.
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