“I wish to regain my sight. I wish for Becky to be well.”
Every word was about him and Rebecca. Not a single one about her.
So that was the truth. He had never resented Rebecca for leaving him. He had willingly taken on the suffering of that accident for her, without hesitation, without regret.
A bitter smile curled on Evelyn’s lips.
She crumpled up her own wish and tossed it into the drain. Then, she reached up and unfastened the necklace around her neck.
It was the first gift Matteo had ever brought her. It was purchased with the money he earned from his first business deal after returning to the Gallagher family.
She had felt guilty that he had spent so much on it, but he had only pulled her into his arms and kissed her endlessly.
“Eve, they say it’s lonely at the top. But as long as you’re with me, I’ll have the courage to keep climbing. This is just a necklace. One day, everything I have, including myself, will belong to you.”
She buried the necklace, along with everything that tied her to the past.
After filling in the hole, Evelyn turned back toward the house.
But just as she reached the front door, she ran into Matteo and Rebecca.
The surprise in his eyes was clear when he saw her standing there.
“Eve, what are you doing here?”
Evelyn didn’t answer. Instead, she threw the question back at him. “What about you? What are you two doing here?”
Before Matteo could speak, Rebecca smiled and chimed in.
“It’s been a while since I last heard Matteo play the piano. He said the piano was still in the old house, so we came to get it. Ms. Walsh, you know this place well. Why don’t you show us the way?”
Without waiting for Evelyn’s response, she grabbed her arm and pulled her into the house.
