I forced myself to take grandma to a nearby crematorium.
It wasn't until her ashes were placed in a box and handed to me that Sheldon finally called, asking, "Cynthia, why didn't you reply to my message?"
I opened my phone to find just one sentence:
"Lindsay and I still need to adjust our makeup test photos, so don't bother me anymore. I will accompany you back when I am free."
The message was sent three days ago.
When I was already on the train.
The screen then displayed Sheldon's latest post on X.
Probably about those makeup test photos he mentioned.
He held Lindsay in an unmistakably possessive embrace.
The comments below that photo were all gushing over his interaction with Lindsay.
Sheldon is the Screen Legend, and Lindsay is his partner who has worked with him time and time again.
In the eyes of all netizens, they are a match made in heaven, a perfect couple - it's like they're already married, just missing the certificate.
Little did anyone realize that the most inconspicuous person around Sheldon was actually his girlfriend.
But now, I no longer want to be his assistant or girlfriend anymore.
I replied indifferently, "Sheldon, I want to resign, and we break up."
I hung up the phone before he could say anything.
And I blocked all means of contact with him.
When I came to my senses, my eyes started to hurt again.
It would be a lie to say it doesn't hurt.
After all, we had been together for almost ten years.
The government gave me some compensation, and I took my grandma's ashes to Hai City and moved into the house she used to live in.
Before she passed away, my grandma once said she was from Hai City, and if she died one day, she hoped to return to her home, which would be like returning to her roots.
But I didn't expect to see Sheldon and Lindsay in the house.
Lindsay hugged Sheldon's arm and shook him, "Sheldon, you are so good to me that I can't believe you want to give me this house."
"It's a bit old, but the air is good and there's the sea across the street. It can still be lived in after some renovation. When I want to see the sea, I would stay here for a few days..."
Sheldon raised his lips into a gentle smile, "It's up to you."
I never thought that Sheldon would give the house to Lindsay.
I clearly told him that this house belongs to my grandma.
His light words "It's up to you" shattered my remaining sanity.