Ms. Tracy looked delighted when she heard Lin Qi thank her. "I'm just glad I could help."
Lin Qi looked at her, feeling somewhat wistful. "You've changed a lot from before."
Ms. Tracy did not deny it. "I've always been foolish, like a little girl. Now I've come to my senses. I've grown up."
"Even if I could deceive myself into believing I was still a little girl, other people wouldn't play along with me."
"I've been dreaming this dream for so long. It's time to wake up!"
"So many people paid the price for my foolishness. If I don't wake up now, then I truly deserve to die!"
She was filled with emotion as she said this. Her father had died because of it, leaving this world with intense resentment.
Her uncle was still in prison, paying the price for her willfulness. It might be a long time before he could get out.
The good news was that medical technology had been developing rapidly. Perhaps her uncle could leave prison alive and enjoy a final, beautiful, lengthy life! As a former pastor of a region, he had a considerable fortune in the bank. It was enough to support replacing his organs and body, giving him a young, vigorous body in which to spend the days ahead.
So many people had been hurt, yet Ms. Tracy had continued acting as though she had noticed nothing wrong, maintaining her innocence about the matter.
This was most likely because the people who had sacrificed themselves for her ideals had supported her from beginning to end, making her feel that this might be her life's mission.
But now, the people she needed would not accompany her in this game the way her relatives and friends had.
Stepping onto the stage of her dreams