Chapter 264
A crowd of reporters swarmed outside the hospital.
Agnes knew the whole thing was going to be splashed across tomorrow’s front pages.
Half an hour later, Ivan showed up.
He was all dusted up and had a worried look on his face. “How’s Mamie? Is she okay?” he asked.
Agnes had never seen Ivan so freaked out like this.
He took a plane early this morning for a meeting out of town. It was just past noon now. He must have heard about Mamie as soon as he landed and rushed back immediately.
“She’s fine.” Jared said, “just a bit shaken up.”
Ivan rushed into the ward.
Jared turned to Agnes, “Let’s go grab a bite”
But Agnes had absolutely zero appetite.
After they had a meal, they went to the police station to give statements.
The police had identified the perpetrator. He was a schizophrenic with severe delusions. He watched Mamie’s movies everyday and gradually came to believe that she was his girlfriend.
His house had no windows, and the walls were plastered with posters and photos of Mamie.
He had planned the proposal for a long time, and was even prepared to die with her if she rejected him.
The gun he brought was smuggled in. The guy was a radical and had served time for a criminal case before.
He died on the spot when he fell from the roof today.
By the time Jared and Agnes left the police station, it was already dark.
Agnes sat in the car in silence.
Jared suddenly grabbed her hand, Those things I said up on the roof, I only said them beccause I had to. Don’t overthink it, okay?”
Agnes was a bit out of it. She wasn’t really overthinking anything at the moment. She wasn’t even sure what Jared was trying to explain.
“I’ve been reflecting these past two weeks, Agnes said, “I think I didn’t trust you enough, Jared. You were just trying to help me, but I selfishly thought it was all about Mamie. I knew deep down that you trusted me, but I was still mad. I kept asking myself why I was so mad and now I understand: it’s because I wasn’t part of your past. Your past with Mamie is like a mysterious box to me, I can’t see anything inside it. I’ve been trying to understand you, to understand your past feelings. I’ve been through a relationship with Elton Taylor, so I know letting go isn’t easy. I’m always scared, scared that I’m just a fling to you; scared that in the end, you might think the woman you loved for so many years is the one for you.
Agnes finally let out what was on her mind.
These were feelings she’d been avoiding and hiding, but Jared’s words today had opened her heart.
Agnes knew that with Jared’s personality, saying something so out of character in public was like making a promise.
If he ever let her down in the future, he would surely face public backlash, but he didn’t care..
He didn’t leave a backup plan for their marriage.
If she still couldn’t trust him after all this, then Agnes could only feel that she didn’t deserve his love.
Jared gave Agnes a puzzled look, “Don’t I know who’s right for me?”
“That’s not what I meant. I just feel that I’m not as beautiful as Mamie, not as accomplished.”
“All you need is me.”
Agnes was deeply moved.
But the next second Jared began to grill her, “What did you mean when you said it wasn’t easy to let go of your feelings for Elton?”
