Looking at the photo, Stanley was certain that it was him and Sharon. He was wearing a suit, while Sharon was wearing a strapless black dress, which made her figure stood out.
As he stared at the photo, memories flashed across his mind again... This time, it was a man and a woman strolling in the mall. Then, there was a cinema and the two were having ice cream...
Suddenly, he realized that the couple was Sharon and him...
Just as he wanted to look closely, a headache overtook him again. He dropped the album and pounded his head, groaning in discomfort.
"Dad-daddy?"
Hearing Sadie's soft voice, Stanley looked up and realized that he had scared the kids, while Sharon was holding the kids in her arms and looked at him in shock.
He then touched his forehead, and it was covered in sweat. Quickly, he got up from the sofa and to take a bottle of pills from his jacket's pocket. After taking the pill, only then did his headache slowly ease up.
Taking a few deep breaths, he looked at the three with a bitter smile. "Sorry, I must have scared you."
However, Sharon just turned to the kids and said in a trembling voice, "You two haven't taken a bath yet. Let's go shower now."
Upon saying that, she took the twins to the bathroom, while Stanley, knowing that he must have frightened them, stood where he was and sighed.
A few minutes later, Sharon came out of the bathroom and saw Stanley standing on the balcony. She hesitated for a moment and whispered, "The kids are very curious about what happened to you just now. Could you explain it to them later?"
Hearing her voice, Stanley turned around and walked towards her. "Sure."
He came to her and said, "Do you still remember that back in Allgate City, I told you I don't want to recall the past?"
Sharon glanced at him and nodded.
"That's because I have a headache. The more I try to recall the past, the more painful my head gets." Stanley massaged his eyebrows and continued, "Just now looking at the photos, the headache suddenly came back again..."
Sharon didn't know that he had such a problem and for a moment, she couldn't find her voice. "What... did the doctor say?"
"It's the sequela from having my head hit. It was even more painful when I just woke up four years ago. However, the doctor said that the pain will ease as time passes."
"What are the pills you took just now?"
"Well, they can relieve the pain. I only take them if I really can't stand the headache."
Sharon fell silent. Her lips were tightly pressed, and she clenched her hands into fists. Her heart was welled up with pain because she knew Stanley too well. He used to be a soldier, and he could undergo the pain that an average man couldn't endure. Therefore, it must be really painful just now that he had no choice but to take the drugs.
All of a sudden, Sharon didn't want him to remember the past anymore. If recalling the past was a suffering to him... then she had rather he stayed like this.
Upon making up her mind, she turned around to pick up the album.
Stanley frowned at her actions. "What's wrong?"
"Well, this is the culprit that gave you a headache, so I better keep it away."
Stanley was stunned, then his eyes were filled with delight and he walked towards Sharon, who just happened to turn around and almost bumped into him. Holding her hand, he comforted, "It's okay. You don't have to keep it away. My head doesn't hurt anymore."
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