A week. Stanley had not seen her for a week. To be honest, he missed her.
Standing in place, he watched as Sharon walked towards him, one step at a time. At first, she was still a bit reserved, but when she got closer, she ran over and threw herself into his arms.
While Stanley had already opened his arms to welcome her.
The force of their hug was so strong that he took two steps back before regaining his balance.
Now that his arms were full, Stanley felt a sense of satisfaction slowly filling his heart. With that, he hugged Sharon tightly while resting his chin on her neck as he deeply inhaled her scent.
Never had he thought that he would miss a person so much.
'Ahem!¹'
Immediately, Sharon got out of Stanley's embrace with a blush on her face when she heard a light cough coming from the side.
Anthony and Ember were both looking at them teasingly, which made Sharon feel even more embarrassed. Yikes, she was acting too unretained, and now her image was probably gone!
Then, Sharon stood obediently in front of her mother-in-law. Nervously, she handed over the flowers to her as she said in anticipation, "Mom, here's a gift for our first meeting."
Well, because of the hug that happened just now, the gift was wrinkled with a few withering flowers. As Sharon stretched out her hand, she felt awkward.
Oh no!
Now their first meeting was not only embarrassing, but it was also disrespectful!
"Wow, the flowers are beautiful! Sharon, you're such a thoughtful and nice child."
As Ember was sitting in a wheelchair, she reached out her hand to receive the flowers. Seeing that, Sharon immediately took two steps forward and carefully handed it over.
Now that they had met face-to-face, Sharon's heart started to ache for Ember. She looked so skinny that all that was left were bones.
After exiting the airport, Anthony pushed Ember forward, and Sharon followed closely behind. Suddenly, Stanley pulled her into his broad arms.
But Sharon pushed him away. "Behave yourself. Your mom is gonna see us!"
Despite Sharon's warning, Stanley hugged her while he said in an extremely deep voice, "Just let me hug you for a while."
Sharon was startled. From his voice, she could hear his exhaustion and complex emotions, and even a sense of grief and powerlessness.
Although Sharon was clueless about what was wrong with him, all of a sudden, her heart ached for him. She did not say a thing, nor did she ask. She did not care about how other people might look at them, and hugged him back with all her strength.
Ember, who had already stopped by the car, looked back at her son and daughter-in-law who were hugging each other, and sighed slightly in her heart.
She understood her son, and she knew that Stanley still could not accept the fact that she gave up the treatment...
After some time, Sharon was released from the hug. Stanley rubbed her head and held her hand as they walked forward as if nothing had happened.
It felt as if her heart had been scratched by a claw. "Hey, just now... What's wrong?"
The weakness that he revealed at that moment was something she had never seen before. In Sharon's perception, he was not only fierce and decisive but also invincible. There was almost nothing that could make him decadent.
"What can happen to me? It's nothing. It's just because I miss you." Stanley tilted his face and squinted at her. "Don't you miss me?"
With that, Sharon looked at him with a frown. At this moment, Stanley had once again returned to his former, deep-minded self.
As Sharon pursed her lips, she said, "I don't miss you."
"Well, I think you really don't. It's just that you were unable to control your excitement, so you rushed up to hug me."
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