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Alicia frowned, concerned. “Are you uncomfortable? Letclean you up.”
Gemma shook her head weakly. “No... | want to wear the white dress my brother brought foras my first gift.”
Alicia's heart clenched. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she forced a smile. She just couldn't refuse.
The dress had been carefully preserved, its fabric still pristine despite the years. Corey had spent all his savings
on it back then. Gemma had loved it, but her illness had stolen any chance of her wearing it outside. As Alicia
helped Gemma into the dress, she couldn't hold back her tears. It hung loosely on Gemma'’s frail frame, her body
reduced to little more than skin and bones.
“Gemma, you haven't eaten in days. What would you like? I'll make it for you.”
Gemma stared up at Alicia, her eyes unblinking. “Osmanthus cake,” she said faintly. It was Pierre’s promise—a
promise he had never kept. Alicia wiped her tears and smiled. “Wait here. I'll make it for you.”
Gemma gave a small nod. “Alright.”
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
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Alicia stepped out to find Caden waiting for her. “Corey’s plane has landed. If he hurries, he'll be here in half an
hour.” Caden hesitated, glancing behind Alicia before pulling her aside.
Alicia glanced back at Gemma, who lay quietly.
“What is it?” Alicia asked, her brows knitting together.
Caden sighed heavily. “Corey plans to give his heart to Gemma.”
Alicia's chest tightened at Caden’s revelation. Corey's decision was practically a surrender of his own life,
clinging to the faintest hope of making Gemma live on.
Alicia closed her eyes for a moment, forcing herself to stay calm. Her voice cout low and strained. “Let’s not
talk about it now. We'll wait until Corey returns.”
In that moment, Alicia resolved to make the osmanthus cake, just as Gemma had wished, before her ultimate
end. Outside, the osmanthus trees swayed gently in the breeze, their branches heavy with ripe fruit. Alicia called
over a few bodyguards and asked them to help her gather sosmanthus. Normally, baking a cake was easy
for Alicia—she was skilled at it—but today, her hands fumbled, and she kept making mistakes.
Caden eventually stepped in to help, noticing her struggle. Together, they worked through the mishaps and
finally managed to finish the cake.
“You're too worried about Gemma,”
Caden murmured, his lone geqigyet
firm. He v@joped Wisis-Larefully, his
bFew'creased with concern. “Death is
a part of life. No one can escape it."
Alicia's hands stilled, her fingers
trembling as tears spilled down Bsr
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skich\aage?” she whispered,
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Caden moved closer and wrapped
his arms around AREER her
bcknblow, Yom orting motions.
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