NovelEnglishChapter 624
They say men don't cry easily, especially not in front of women.
But | saw it with my own eyes-Ron's face crumpling, his reddened eyes filling with tears until they spilled down
his cheeks..
| didn't try to comfort him. | just walked out, leaving him to grieve Hayden in his
own way.
Ron had said this company belonged to Hayden, though
on paper, Ron was the official owner. That said everything about their bond. Hayden had trusted him enough to
put everything in his hands.
And now Hayden was gone. How was Ron, who'd clearly been waiting for him to cback, supposed to accept
that?
The pain he felt couldn't be much different from my own.
| left his office and headed to Hayden's workspace. As a chief engineer, Hayden had always been hands-on for
R&D, so his office was packed with experimental * tools and equipment. Yet, despite all the chaos of his work,
the room was immaculate, every item in its place-so very him.
My gaze landed on the notebook on his desk, left open to a page of data. His handwriting, bold and precise,
stood out like he'd just written it yesterday.
The ache in my chest crushing back, sharp and relentless.
Everything about Hayden-his office, his tools, even the faint trace of his scent still lingering-was him. And yet, no
matter how much | tried to reach for him, he wasn't there.
That hollow ache was something only those who'd lost someone could really understand.
| ended up sitting at his desk, pulling open a drawer. Inside, | found the usual stuff-pens, USB drives, notebooks,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBluetooth headphones. Then my eyes caught on a transparent box with something inside. Curious, | opened it
and pulled out its contents.
It was a bracelet.
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The material was strange-nothing like gold or silver. It didn't even have a clasp, which madethink it had
broken off. | dug around the box, looking for the missing piece, and found a few other unfinished parts. There
was also a folded piece of paper tucked inside. When | opened it, | found a design blueprint for the bracelet. It
included a drawing of the clasp-and a tiny pendant shaped like a bell. The bell had my nicknengraved on it:
Kiki.
It hitlike a wave. This bracelet had been meant for me. Hayden had been working on it, but he never got the
chance to finish.
Yara once toldHayden broke up withto protect me. Now, this little bell proved it. Even after pushing me
away, | had still been in his heart. Why else would he have made this bracelet for me?
| gave the bell a gentle shake. Its chwas soft and clear, almost like it was speaking for him. Following the
blueprint, | started piecing together the unfinished bracelet.
But no matter how carefully | worked, | couldn't complete it. The clasp was missing.
Hayden must've never finished making it before... before the incident that took
his life.
Still, | couldn't leave the bracelet sitting in a box. It was meant for me, and | was going to wear it...
If the clasp wasn't there, I'd make my own
Just like Hayden, I'd figure it out.
When Ron found me, | had just finished fastening the bracelet with a braided red cord I'd crafted into a makeshift
clasp. It now rested snugly on my wrist.
The bell jingled softly with every little movement, its sound sweet and pure.
"Did you get that from Hayden's workspace?" Ron asked, his voice rough, his eyes still a little puffy. He was
staring at the bracelet.
He knew it was Hayden's work.
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"He said it could last a hundred years, something you'd pass down through generations."
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| blinked, caught off guard.
My gaze dropped to the bracelet. No wonder it felt so different, so... special.
As | traced the smooth surface of the material, lost in thought, Ron sighed deeply. "You're not lying to me, are
you?"
My head snapped up. "What?"
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