Tyler met his end, left no remains, like a gentle zephyr, existed fleetingly in this world, leaving no evidence of his presence, taking nothing with him, simply evaporating into nothingness.
Liana didn't bother to inquire into which nation his ashes were strewn or over which ocean. She stood in silence before his grave, without even a photograph left of him, and found herself unable to depart.
It was only when the rain in B City began to descend in torrents and Aidyn offered her shelter under his umbrella that she gradually returned to reality and informed Aidyn, "Let's make a move."
She returned to A City and resumed her busy life: healing the ill, occasionally visiting the pediatric ward, interacting with the children, and attending to Will.
Her life remained largely unchanged, save for the fact that she required medication to sleep at night, and never dreamt of Tyler.
What haunted her dreams were images of herself pulling the trigger, each discharge jolting her awake, only to stare blankly at her own hands.
After enduring enough of these episodes, she increased her dosage to suppress these nightmares, and gradually, she ceased dreaming. But during one emergency, she spotted a familiar figure, Tyler, donned in a white coat, disembarking from an ambulance.
He was just like before, his hair neatly combed back, his forehead smooth and plump, below his dashing eyebrows, were a pair of deep eyes.
Looking at those eyes, Liana's heart stopped. She walked stiffly toward those eyes.
"Tyler…"
Tyler heard her, lowered his head, looking at the shorter Liana.
"I'm here."
He said with a faint smile, his eyes crinkling.
Seeing his smile, Liana's eyes turned red.
She quickly walked over, hugged Tyler with all her strength.
He leaned close to her ear, whispered: "Liana, do you know, I lost a kidney to see you, worked my ass off to get here, and yet you're marrying someone else, is that fair to me?"
His voice full of grievance, as if he'd been betrayed and had nowhere to vent but to say these words to her.
Yet, Liana was livid at Tyler for his audacious act of kidnapping her. She not only displayed no sympathy for him, but even jabbed at his wound, eliciting a sheen of pain-induced perspiration from him...
Reflecting on her actions, a sharp pang of regret pierced Liana's heart. Instinctively, she eased her grip, gingerly touching his waist, "Does it still hurt?"
Tyler's crimson eyes reflected surprise, which swiftly morphed into a look of reproach. He then lowered his head, like a chastised child, nestling his chin in the nape of her neck, "If you caress it, it won't hurt..."
Liana conceded with a simple 'okay', then pivoted to alleviate his discomfort. However, the moment her hand reached out, she found Tyler, who was holding her mere moments ago, abruptly seated on the floor...
His body was drenched in blood. He sat before the window, his torso rigidly erect, his lower body stiff. A gun was pressed against his chest, the sun's rays casting a glow upon him. But he had long since departed this world...
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