Everything just happened too quickly. Not only did the passers-by freeze, even Stanley, who had just placed the children into the cab, was dumbfounded. When he realized what had happened, his expression changed dramatically.
Immediately, he shouted at Sharon who was running, "Hide!"
As soon as he said that, the car thrashed toward Sharon. With a bang, the car crashed and its front was deformed, and white smoke was coming out of the hood. Through the smoke, Stanley couldn't see if Sharon was alright.
Cries of shock then came from the crowd, and those who had come back to their senses began to call the police...
Stanley stood rooted to the spot as his mind went blank completely. Cold sweat broke out on his back as he walked step by step towards where Sharon was. He wanted to call her name, but he couldn't make a sound.
His face was pale and his hands were trembling. He couldn't help thinking about the worst scenario...
What if...
No! Sharon wouldn't die!
Suddenly, he felt a headache, as if something had pierced through his head, and he crouched down slowly. There were flashing memories that came into his mind. It was a pretty girl who was smiling and her eyes were like the crescent moon...
It was Sharon!
Instantly, every fragment of his memories rushed back to him, be it strange scenes, or familiar ones, and he was struck on the spot.
"Hubby..." A sound came to his mind.
He then remembered there used to be a girl who called him sweetly like this, and it was Sharon.
Just as Stanley was lost in the past, someone suddenly grabbed his shoulders, and an anxious voice sounded. "Stanley, are you alright? You look pale... Hey, can you hear me?"
Hearing that, he looked up and saw Sharon's colorless face, but she heaved a sigh of relief. "You scared me. You looked like you were the one who almost got hit by the car. Why do you look... ah!"
Before she could finish her words, Stanley, who was staring straight at her, suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her so tight that she almost couldn't breathe.
Sharon was surprised. What was going on with him? Why did he suddenly hug her?
Finally, she was running out of breath and started to struggle. "Alright, let go of me now. I... I'm fine."
Sharon thought that he was still frightened by the accident just now, so she comforted him, "Look, I'm not injured at all. Don't worry. I won't blame it on you!"
She thought that Stanley had reacted this way because he was afraid that she would blame it on him.
Soon, she could feel him loosening his grip and she looked up to find that Stanley's gaze was fixed on her. His eyes were bright, giving a sense of insightfulness.
With an awkward expression, she stuttered, "Wh-what's wrong?"
"Sharon Cruz..." Stanley called her full name for the first time. His voice was quite hoarse and he sounded like he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just asked tremblingly, "Are... are you alright?"
She was relieved. "Yeah, I'm fine. I thought you were going to tell me something. Anyway, was it you calling me to look for a place to hide just now? Jeez, my mind went blank at that time, but your voice had woken me up thankfully, and I managed to escape."
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