Chapter 11 She was so overwhelmed that she could barely speak , clutching my hand and repeating , " Thank you . " I interrupted here " But I have one condition . " I looked into her eyes and said , " If the match is successful and the surgery is over , I want you , the Gardner family , and Jessica to disappear from my world forever . " " From now on , we will have nothing to do with each other . " " Can you do that ? " She was stunned for a moment , then nodded vigorously without hesitation . " We can ! We can do it ! We swear ! " I went to the hospital . Blood was drawn , tests were done , and I waited for the results . During those days of waiting , I felt unusually calm . I didn't tell anyone , not even my parents . I just felt that this was the last thing I needed to do for that absurd past . Once this was done , I could finally say goodbye to the past completely . The results came out . 0.007 % 11:57 Chapter 11 The match was successful . When the doctor told me the news , I wasn't surprised at all . Perhaps this was fate's arrangement . Every ill - fated relationship must eventually come to an end . The surgery was scheduled quickly . 288 Vouchers I lay on the cold operating table , staring at the white shadowless lamp , my my mind completely blank . As the anesthesia entered my body , my consciousness gradually faded . Before I lost consciousness completely , I remembered something my mother once said to me . She said , Annie , you are just too soft - hearted . That's true . I really am too soft - hearted . That's why I kept getting hurt , again and again . When I woke up again , I was lying in the hospital room . Sunlight streamed in through the window , warm and gentle . My parents were by my bedside , their eyes red and swollen . My mother held my hand , tears falling one by one . " You silly child , why didn't you tell us ? " I smiled weakly and said , " Mom , I'm fine , " 22.07 % 11 570 Chapter 11 288 Vouchers My father stood by , sighed , and said nothing , just quietly peeled an apple for me . I stayed in the hospital for a week . Tommy and his parents visited once . They stood outside the glass of the hospital room , watching me from a distance . Tommy's father , the man who was always so stern , bowed deeply in my direction . I turned my head toward the window and didn't look at them again . The weather was beautiful on the day I was discharged . My parents came to pick me up . I changed into my own clothes and felt as if I had been reborn . Before leaving , I received an anonymous text message . " Thank you . I'm sorry . " I knew who had sent it . Expressionless , I deleted the message . Later , I heard that Marvin's surgery was very successful . Not long after , Tommy's family sold their house in Boston , took the children , and left the city , never to return . As for Jessica , I never heard anything about her again . Just as she said , she vanished from the world . 11/921 Chapter 11 288 Vouchers Sometimes my mother would mention her , sighing and wondering if she was doing well out there on her own . I just listened in silence , without offering any opinion . Some people , some things - once they're in the past , it's best to let them stay there . I changed jobs , moved to a new place , and made new friends . I started working out , learned flower arranging , and went hiking every weekend . I filled my life to the brim . I no longer needed to rely on anyone else to prove my worth . A year later , while watching the sunrise at the top of a mountain , I met a man . He carried a huge hiking backpack , his smile pure and bright like the morning sun . He handed me a bottle of water and smiled , saying , " Isn't it lonely to watch the sunrise alone ? " I looked at the golden sun slowly rising in the distance and shook my head . " Not lonely . " I turned my head , facing the morning sun , and gave him a radiant smile . " Look , the day has dawned . " Yes . G Chapter 11 The day has dawned . My life , too , has finally seen the light of day . 288 Vouchers 11:57