My husband Daniel Ferguson promised me he would only fulfill ninety-nine wishes for his first love, Aria Smith, who had lost her memory due to an injury. But when I quietly finished counting those ninety-nine wishes, I saw him tenderly embracing Aria. Later, I stopped clinging to him and let him go take care of Aria. However, I asked him for a baby bracelet as a keepsake for our soon-to-be-born child. When I mentioned the baby, Daniel’s expression softened slightly. “Once I’m done with everything, we’ll go to the baby store together to pick one out.” I said obediently, “Okay.” I didn’t tell him that a week ago, I had already asked a lawyer to draft our separation agreement. At that moment, we had already broken up. ***** After completing the discharge procedures, I ran into Daniel in the hospital garden. Aria was leaning gently against him, and they were chatting. When he saw me, Daniel’s smile instantly vanished. Daniel protectively moved Aria behind him, as if afraid I might do something to her. “Why are you here?” His wary look made my heart turn cold instantly. Aria gently tugged at Daniel’s sleeve. “Daniel, don’t scare Phoebe Stewart.” Before I could say anything, she looked at me with apologetic eyes. “Phoebe, please don’t misunderstand. I’m injured, and Daniel is just worried about me.” Then Daniel turned to comfort her softly. When he looked at me again, he still wore that impatient expression. “What do you want?” I opened my mouth, hesitated for a moment, then just shook my head. “Nothing, I was just passing by.” Perhaps sensing something was off about me, Daniel stepped forward and spoke to me with rare gentleness: “If there’s nothing else, you should go home. You’re pregnant now, so you need to be careful.” Behind him, Aria was looking at me with displeasure. I nodded. “Okay.” Then Daniel left with Aria. Her eyes were full of smugness. I turned around, unconsciously stroking my belly with both hands, my heart filled with bitterness. At that moment, my husband was accompanying another woman, and my husband didn’t know that his wife behind him had already lost her child. If only Daniel had looked back at me that day, if only he had come to my hospital room once, he would have known everything. I laughed bitterly at myself, then suddenly felt the glass bottle in my pocket. I couldn’t help but grip it tightly, my mind recalling everything that had happened. The day Daniel accompanied me to the hospital for the first and last time, Aria found him. From then on, he never came home again, rarely went to the company, and instead spent all his time with her. When I begged him with red eyes to spend just one day with me, he said: “Aria has always been frail. Now she’s injured and has lost her memory. She needs me by her side. Don’t worry, I’m just helping her recover. I won’t have any other thoughts.” Daniel promised me he would only help Aria fulfill ninety-nine wishes, saying he would completely return to my side afterward and honor the promises he had made to me. Every time he helped Aria realize a wish, I would fold a paper star. Seven days ago, I had folded a total of ninety-nine stars. I thought: “Daniel, since you can fulfill ninety-nine wishes for Aria, can I trade ninety-nine stars for you to grant me one wish?” But when I happily went to find him with that jar of stars, he and Aria were tightly embracing each other, with a birthday cake on the table that had already had its candles blown out. I heard Daniel say tenderly to her: “I’ll make your wishes come true. No matter how many wishes you have, I’ll help you fulfill them all.” I forgot how I walked up to them. At that moment, I just wanted an answer. “What are you doing?” My voice trembled slightly. Hearing my voice, Daniel abruptly let go of Aria, his eyes somewhat panicked. “Phoebe, what are you doing here? Don’t misunderstand, we weren’t…” Before he could finish, Aria tearfully apologized to me: “Phoebe, please don’t misunderstand. Daniel was just trying to help me fulfill my wish.” Daniel comforted Aria with heartache. When he looked at me again, his eyes were full of blame. Before he could speak, I said: “I’m sorry, I disturbed you.” Then I walked toward the door without looking back. But because I was walking too hastily, I didn’t notice the small truck coming this way. In an instant, I was knocked to the ground. I thought Daniel would chase after me. But when I fell, I saw him frantically holding the crying and fainting Aria in his arms while calling for an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital by a passing ambulance, while Aria had already been personally escorted to the hospital by Daniel. When I woke up again, I was told that my child was dead. Apart from tears, only endless sorrow remained in my heart. I thought: “Daniel, I will fulfill both of you, and myself as well.”
I didn’t want to think about these things anymore. Behind me, Aria’s shrill laughter echoed, and I unconsciously quickened my pace. Ever since Daniel rarely came home, our house had become empty and hollow. Apart from Maya Jones, our housekeeper, and me, there was no one else left. Hearing the sound of my return, Maya came out happily. Seeing my pale complexion, she immediately became worried. “Phoebe, you haven’t been home for so long. Are you sick? Why do you look so terrible?” Even Maya worried about me, yet Daniel had never shown concern for me—not even a single caring word. I smiled weakly and reassured her, “I’m fine, Maya. Go ahead and cook dinner. I’m a bit hungry.” “Alright, I’ll make your favorite soup.” Maya headed to the kitchen to get busy. I took out the jar of stars and placed it on the table, staring at it quietly. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. I opened the door to find Daniel’s mother, Florence Ferguson. Before I could speak, Florence exclaimed in surprise, “My goodness! Phoebe, why do you look so awful?” Florence quickly pulled me inside to sit down. If I hadn’t stopped her, she probably would have taken me to the hospital right away. She said, “You’re pregnant—you need to be careful. Where’s Daniel? Isn’t he with you? He hasn’t been at the company lately, and his father and I thought he was here taking care of you. If Maya hadn’t called to tell me, were you planning to keep hiding this from me?” Florence’s kindness toward me warmed my heart considerably. I really didn’t know what to say. Just then, Maya came out carrying my favorite soup. “Phoebe, don’t blame me. I was just worried something might happen to you.” I smiled and shook my head. “Maya, how could I blame you?” At that moment, the sound of the door opening came again, and Daniel walked in. Seeing us, he looked somewhat surprised. “Mom, what brings you here?” “You have the nerve to ask me? Where have you been? Why aren’t you taking care of Phoebe?” Florence’s tone carried reproach. Daniel didn’t know how to respond and could only say, “I’ve had some matters to handle recently.” Florence questioned him, “What could be more important than Phoebe? She’s pregnant now. Besides, what’s so urgent that you can’t delegate to your subordinates? Does it really require your personal attention?” I took Florence’s hand to comfort her, then explained on Daniel’s behalf, “I’m fine. If he has business to attend to, let him handle it. I’m really okay.” Daniel looked at me with some guilt. “Thank you, Phoebe.” I didn’t know if he was thanking me for covering for him or for not exposing him. “Regardless, you cannot leave tonight. You must stay here with Phoebe,” Florence warned. “But…” His words trailed off because he knew how inappropriate it would be to continue. Only one lamp remained lit on the bedroom wall. The dim light cast on my face made me look even more fragile. Daniel pushed the door open and sat down beside the bed, saying carefully, “Phoebe, Aria is still waiting for me. She can’t manage on her own.” I didn’t speak but took out the jar of stars instead. “What’s this?” Daniel looked puzzled. I answered, “Ninety-nine stars. I’ve finished folding them.” He was slightly stunned. “Has it been ninety-nine times already?” “So, are you still leaving?” I was almost pleading, but it didn’t soften his heart. Daniel said, “Phoebe, Aria has amnesia. I can’t abandon her. Can you understand? I promise you, once Aria recovers, I’ll have her leave this place. Then I’ll only be with you, okay?” How could I possibly force him to stay? His departure was inevitable, just like mine would be. I nodded and made a request, “I want a baby bracelet as a gift for our child.” Daniel gently stroked my head. “Alright, I promise. When I come back, I’ll take you to the baby store to pick out things for our child.” With his departure, the sound of the closing door faded, and the sobbing in the room became clearer. I turned on the light and took out the stack of medical reports from the cabinet. Once, when I first saw these reports, I shed tears of joy because this was my first pregnancy. Now, as I bid farewell to these reports, I was still crying—only this time, they were tears of sorrow.
Beneath the spaghetti on my checklist lay a yellowed letter—the one Daniel had handwritten when he first confessed his feelings to me. I gently traced those elegant characters. Daniel was no longer the same Daniel from before; now his eyes held only Aria. Just then, Daniel suddenly pushed the door open. Seeing my tear-stained face, he froze. “Why are you crying?” He approached, wanting to wipe away my tears, but I dodged his hand. “Are you okay, Phoebe?” Daniel seemed at a loss. I shook my head. “I’m fine. I was just thinking about the day I found out I was pregnant.” Seeing the letter in my hand, Daniel was stunned. I suddenly felt panicked and quickly tucked the letter away. “I accidentally pulled it out while looking for something.” Daniel looked at me with confusion. “You’re pregnant now—you can’t keep crying all the time.” “I’m fine, don’t worry. By the way, why did you come back?” “I came to get some clean clothes. Also, I wanted to ask you something—what design would you like engraved on the baby bracelet?” I was stunned, not expecting him to care about this. “How about ‘Peace Forever’?” Daniel asked. I looked down at my belly, my heart filled with bitterness. “You decide.” I thought to myself: “From now on, let’s each live our lives in peace.” After packing his clothes, Daniel looked at me again. “Are you really okay?” Seeing him like this, I couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of hope. “If I said I wasn’t okay, would you stay and keep me company?” He smiled, then said with some difficulty, “Phoebe, cut it out, okay? Aria will worry, and I don’t want her to be concerned.” “I was just kidding. Go ahead.” The mocking voice in my head made me feel even more ridiculous. I thought: “How can I still have expectations of him? I shouldn’t expect anything from him anymore.” Then I got up to pack my luggage. I didn’t want to think about those things anymore, but I still couldn’t stop the sad tears from falling. I placed the packed luggage aside and looked at that jar of stars. Each one represented my hopes, and Daniel had personally shattered all my expectations. I took out one star and unfolded it along the creases, finally spreading it flat in my palm. Suddenly, I noticed the ring on my hand—the one Daniel had made for me himself back then. At the time, he had said, “I must create a unique ring just for you.” The next day, when I woke up, there was a message from Daniel on my phone. He told me the bracelet was ready and asked me to come pick it up. They had already moved from the hospital to another residence, and I only learned about this today. I stood in front of that completely unfamiliar door and rang the doorbell. The servant who answered led me to the garden, where Aria was leisurely swinging on a swing. She looked like a princess carefully dressed up by Daniel, not having to worry about anything, as if everything could be perfectly peaceful and beautiful. I even envied her a little bit. I composed myself and asked, “Where’s Daniel?” Aria turned to look at me with a smug expression, as if everything belonged to her now. “Phoebe, you’re here for the bracelet, right?” I nodded. She walked toward me even more smugly. That’s when I noticed a delicate bracelet hanging around her neck. Aria smiled and said, “I liked it, so I had Daniel give it to me. Do you want it? I’ll tell Daniel later to make you a new one.” Looking at her smug expression, my heart felt as cold as if it had fallen into an ice cave. I thought: “My child clearly has no chance of coming into this world, and I just wanted a bracelet that belonged only to him.”
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