Albert hadn't heard about the relationship between Diana and Henry before he came. But just by looking at them, he came to know it.
He turned his head and glanced at Sophia and made it clear, "what are you doing here".
"Woof, woof," Mitch barked beside Henry, which brought the two persons back to their senses.
Henry was embarrassed, "Well… Come in, please."
The three followed him into the room. Sophia went last and closed the door behind her.
Henry's home was very clean, all kinds of items were arranged neatly, and the decoration of plain color was very elegant.
He sat everyone down and served them tea. Then he set aside, afraid to look at Diana, kept his head down.
Diana sat on the sofa and slowly drank her tea. Till she finished her tea, neither of the two people spoke.
It made Sophia and Albert kind of worry. Sophia looked at Albert and saw that he just was looking at her.
They both meant that" find a way to get this over with, and we can go home."
Sophia coughed and said, "We have met in the park, Mr. Rodriguez. Maybe you don't remember me well. Well, you know why we're here today. I want to ask you a question first: Diana went to see you after her operation. Why didn't you meet her? You won't forget what she told you before, will you?"
This exactly was what Diana wanted to ask. Since Sophia asked, Diana looked up and looked at Henry, waiting for him to answer.
Henry paused, swallowed, hesitated for a while, and slowly said, "I… I dare not. How dare I go to see her like this? Before… she can't see anything, and I had some courage. But since her eyes recovered, I have no courage."
He paused, "Actually, I went there the other day, and I... I saw you. You were so beautiful, so wonderful. I walked past you, but you didn't give me a look. So, I don't think I'm good for you."
Diana suddenly stood up and said angrily, "I can't recognize you, but you can recognize me. I can't see things. I don't know what you look like. How can I recognize you?"
Henry bowed his head and whispered, "It's my fault. But I'm really sorry to see you. You must have heard about everything about me. I… I can't let go of Daisy. I don't think I'm qualified to love anyone. It is not fair to you. And… I'm also sorry for Daisy."
Diana looked at him and said, "I've heard everything about you. Miss Garcia died for you. There will always be a place for her in your heart. I know that, and I can accept it. But do you think she chose to die for you just to make you suffer for her for the rest of your life? Are you worthy of her saving her life?"
Henry froze, looked up at Diana, and quickly bowed her head.
Diana walked up to Henry, suddenly reached out and grabbed his collar, made him stand facing her.
Sophia and Albert stood beside watching the scene, stunned. They didn't expect that Diana, a girl who looked so gentle, was such a bad-tempered woman.
"Just one question!" Diana looked him in the eyes and said, "You... Do you like me?"
Henry was so confused that he never thought that one day a woman would pull him off the sofa and question him if he liked her.
He unconsciously said, "Yes. I like you."
"That's good!" Diana suddenly raised the voice, "Do you hear that, Miss Wood? I know you love him, and I'm the same as you! I'll be right to him just like you. If there is an afterlife, I will never argue with you for him. Now, give him to me, will you?"
Sophia and Albert looked at each other and had to admire that Diana was so bossy.
Henry turned his head and looked at the nothingness around him as if listening to something carefully.
Diana didn't bother him, letting him look ahead at the nothingness and gradually look to the distance.
"She said…" Henry whispered, "She said she was relieved… and… she said goodbye to me…"
Sophia then came to realize that he was watching Daisy leave.
Daisy was only his fantasy. Daisy's departure meant that he had figured everything out.
He would not forget Daisy, but he was willing to accept a new life.
"Oh, my homework! I haven't done it yet." Sophia stood up, "Please take care of Mitch for me for a while. I have to go first."
Albert also got up, "Let's go."
At a time like this, being the third wheel wasn't really a wise choice.
When they got downstairs, Sophia sighed with emotion, "I had thought they would talk for a long time. I didn't expect Miss Garcia to solve it in a few words. She is really good."
Albert also roughly understood the relationship between the two, "So... She cured the gentleman of his delusions in a flash, did she?"
No one introduced Henry to him when he entered the door, and he didn't ask his name either.
Sophia said, "I think so. Mr. Rodriguez said that Miss Wood had said goodbye to him, which probably meant he let go of her. Diana's confession was so domineering. I'm going to learn from her."
Albert turned his head and glanced at her, "To learn what? Only a man with a weak character like Mr. Rodriguez likes that kind of confession. If it was someone else, it would have been useless."
"Really?" Sophia was confused.
"Yes." Albert nodded.
Sophia's house was close to this place, so she just walked back. Albert drove his car here, so he drove back.
That night, Sophia got a call from Diana.
"Thank you for today." Diana said, "We already agreed on everything. He's going to work hard and stop being negative. We will help to take care of Miss Wood's family. And I'm going to continue my interpreting. About Mitch… Mr. Watson may still need to take care of him. He's been home lately, hasn't he?"
Sophia was originally asked by Watson to get to know Diana and inquire about her impression of him. Then she got along well with Diana. However, all of Watson's fantasies were empty.
"Mr. Watson will be back in a few days. If you can't take care of Mitch, just send him to my house."
"Okay.. Thanks very much."