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李博洋把所有人傳送回來,尼可拉斯與幾名專精醫學的Knight,緊急將雪檸送進手術房,開始了好幾個小時的手術。433Please respect copyright.PENANAt1Df45S1fY
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這一夜,沒有人敢闔眼,尤其是里奧。這場手術牽連兩個生命,不論雪檸或檸檬,里奧誰都不想失去,儘管……他自己也知道希望渺茫。里奧只能把希望寄託在尼可拉斯身上。433Please respect copyright.PENANAfG6VoyQTkT
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和里奧一起在醫務室等的,還有高宇維和艾莉絲。高宇維已經很久,沒看到里奧這麼慌張;而艾莉絲,她從沒看過高宇維這麼緊張。她問高宇維:「你覺得,結果是什麼?」433Please respect copyright.PENANACZMCv53yMt
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「噓。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAVA8XHCVWWb
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高宇維瞥了一眼坐在一邊的里奧,「妳能不能小聲點?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAGvodPnt8lR
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艾莉絲也瞥了一眼,壓低音量:「你真的對他很好,好到很不像你。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAZEXEKVrX2z
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「我只剩下他了。」高宇維落寞地說:「拜某人所賜。」433Please respect copyright.PENANArKJZgQYe1U
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「你明明還有赫密士,他是個好孩子。」433Please respect copyright.PENANABHIKq2T1O7
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「……。」433Please respect copyright.PENANARmvROsFE9P
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高宇維摘下高帽,露出他的灰色頭髮。艾莉絲知道他不想聊這個,又問高宇維:「所以,你覺得結果是什麼?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAy1TDBzlbjC
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「小孩一定保不住。」高宇維嘆氣,「估計我趕到時,小孩就已經……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1SvMazo3L
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「那倒未必。」艾莉絲打斷他,「仲翔的後代都痊癒了。如果里奧的孩子也有天賦,就會回應我的呼喚。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAkvpIQI9r1m
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「有可能嗎?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAnuhZHBb232
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高宇維明白艾莉絲的意思,覺得機率不高,「那個孩子才三個月,他聽得見妳?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAM8n9KFVdvY
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「我相信懷特。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAB9vvjapkdZ
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艾莉絲始終沒表情。她相信世間萬物的「意義」,這讓她無所畏懼。433Please respect copyright.PENANA6VPAjreaOi
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幾分鐘後,尼可拉斯終於從手術房出來。里奧衝上前,問他:「怎麼樣?」433Please respect copyright.PENANA5VbRMMcMA1
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「……。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAHOEFwJGU0O
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尼可拉斯把手術用的帽子和口罩摘下,表情十分痛苦。里奧深吸一口氣,抓住尼可拉斯的肩膀,平靜地問:「告訴我,他們還在不在?」433Please respect copyright.PENANA2apTNCGY3A
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「……都在,但時間不多了。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAS4uAXweppK
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尼可拉斯第一次正視里奧的眼睛,告訴他:「大嫂傷得比較重,要是母體繼續衰弱下去,小孩遲早會……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAKvVbS9WS73
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「我要見她。」里奧沒有對尼可拉斯生氣,很有禮貌地請求:「拜託了,尼可。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAXHwyayK3WS
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尼可拉斯自動讓出通往手術室的路,里奧二話不說衝進去。雪檸還躺在手術台,戴著氧氣罩、閉著眼睛,一旁的心電圖顯示她還有生命跡象,卻非常微弱。433Please respect copyright.PENANAQFAa850Grc
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「……宇維。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAM0nIfcu4a7
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里奧整個人跪在雪檸旁,高宇維走進手術室時,里奧琉璃色的眼睛看向高宇維,懇求地說:433Please respect copyright.PENANAfUDlLqYYCA
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「宇維,救她。」433Please respect copyright.PENANArPOkY26P1L
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「像救晴煬那樣,把她救回來。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAm6hRu118mJ
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高宇維走到里奧旁邊。他看了看雪檸,再看了看她的肚子。433Please respect copyright.PENANAIarxxBL1YL
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「里奧,我只能救一個。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAC8RyHOuPso
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高宇維低頭,「站在時間的角度,這孩子注定要死亡。救回雪檸,你還是會失去另一個。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAmLZbpxP7Ou
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「……沒關係。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAH5duohjrRv
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一滴眼淚從里奧的臉上滑下來,「只要她能回來,都沒關係。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAAm1BW8C5Zf
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「……知道了。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAlRDkRqqKnl
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高宇維站到手術台的另一側。只要他舉起拐杖、重重敲擊地面,雪檸的時間就會開始運轉。他會帶雪檸跨過死亡的溝坎、得到未來,相對地,高宇維自身也要付出代價。433Please respect copyright.PENANAL858mKPXT1
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因為李晴煬,他失去了一隻眼睛;這次又強行復活一個人,他不知道自己將失去什麼,但高宇維無所謂。433Please respect copyright.PENANALZI01Ud9W8
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里奧。433Please respect copyright.PENANAzfpJc087ua
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他確實,只剩下里奧了。433Please respect copyright.PENANAbWz8iJ5JGm
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高宇維舉起拐杖,就在他下定決心、準備敲下去時,雪檸的眼皮突然顫動。她緩緩睜開眼睛,另一邊的尼可拉斯嚇了一跳,這照理說不可能。433Please respect copyright.PENANAhGcCKniuBW
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「……里奧?」433Please respect copyright.PENANAf9A9IPkrO1
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雪檸出聲的當下,高宇維連忙煞車,另一邊的里奧湊上前,回應:「雪檸……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAFZQPIDEyR8
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「太好了……你來了……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAsChNRaDPc1
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雪檸微微一笑。在尼可拉斯的准許下,里奧摘下雪檸的氧氣罩和手術帽,黑色的長髮散下來,變回最自然的模樣。433Please respect copyright.PENANAdyvW9hiqo1
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「里奧,我……夢到了喲……」433Please respect copyright.PENANALcebWfg3bZ
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雪檸的聲音雖然虛弱,卻很開心,「是女生……檸檬是女生……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANALBpZEvgOiv
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里奧睜大眼睛。雪檸竟然連這時候,都在惦記檸檬;相較之下,自己剛才竟然跟高宇維說,失去小孩沒有關係。433Please respect copyright.PENANAVpSK03meNt
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「長得跟我很像……黑色的頭髮,眼睛的顏色像你……她好漂亮,里奧,她就像天使一樣,她是我們的天使……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAIEe30yWf2o
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雪檸在笑,兩行眼淚卻同時流下。她很清楚自己的身體狀況,知道時間已經不多。之所以在夢中見到女兒,因為她們無法在現實相認。433Please respect copyright.PENANA2dYlJZQFIJ
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「宇維少爺……」雪檸看向站在一邊的高宇維,「雪檸求您……把檸檬救回來。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAiPFRdSpKwx
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「……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANA5FnaLjALoO
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高宇維看向里奧,同時,雪檸握住里奧的手,「拜託了。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAWqzze96ZF2
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「不……」里奧搖頭,流著眼淚,「不可以……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAv0bywQsPrf
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「里奧……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAd50Y1Tm3lK
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「我不想失去妳!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAGKckUm72WJ
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里奧終於潰堤了。他拼命搖頭,哭著說:「比起小孩,我寧可……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAljCBlcDmAj
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「噓。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAlGLxamwse7
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雪檸把手指放在他的唇上,笑著說:「她的個性跟你很像。要是被她聽到,她會討厭爸爸的。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAbzb0j0LoOz
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那一瞬間,里奧知道,不論自己說什麼,雪檸都不會改變主意了。433Please respect copyright.PENANAhSRoTyLu5S
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他們第一次碰面,雪檸高中剛畢業,竟然假扮成赫密士潛進仙境大樓,說要暗殺里奧;暗殺不成,改說要跟蹤他,跟蹤三個月後變成要嫁給他,不顧薩拉凱爾教反對,逕自跑來跟里奧同居,投入高宇維的陣營。433Please respect copyright.PENANAIOKq6cQz6E
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柔中帶剛,「剛」的部分就像大理石,雪檸的個性就是這樣,下定決心就會貫徹到底,里奧也拿她沒辦法,總是當退讓的那一個。433Please respect copyright.PENANAfY7nYdGipW
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包括現在。433Please respect copyright.PENANAPMqc06GlJM
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「……照她說的做,宇維。」433Please respect copyright.PENANArLpGzDS5zU
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里奧哭著說。高宇維尊重他,默默舉起手杖,在地板猛烈一敲──433Please respect copyright.PENANAHuXXtYeEZh
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「鐺!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAeaRN932VMF
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強風襲來,四周響起時鐘「滴答、滴答」的聲音。同時,雪檸伸手抱住里奧,兩人的臉靠在一起。433Please respect copyright.PENANAmJq9Led5PY
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「里奧,」433Please respect copyright.PENANACop1DHqo3w
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雪檸感受著里奧的溫度。她一邊哭,一邊露出笑容,幸福地說:433Please respect copyright.PENANAKVLOtpdwFc
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「我愛你,也愛檸檬。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAYACPE5vPco
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「連同我的份一起愛她,好嗎?」433Please respect copyright.PENANA0A7b8GkU4i
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「……嗯。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAwvyn61iOAB
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里奧閉上眼睛,緊緊抱住雪檸,「我愛妳,謝謝妳……對不起。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAdmWEpAlGCR
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「不用道歉,我很幸福。」433Please respect copyright.PENANABKQYUfcxvt
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雪檸說:「你是最好的朋友、最好的情人、最好的丈夫,跟你在一起很開心……里奧,你也要成為最好的爸爸喲。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAkZnZQv8Hzl
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「我會用我的生命保護她。」里奧說:「妳也……在另一個世界守護她。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAGE8gX2wtvz
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「當然,包在我身上……」433Please respect copyright.PENANAZitsQ4p4Jj
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兩人相互道別,同時,另一邊的高宇維伸手,冷汗從他的額頭流下來。433Please respect copyright.PENANA0ev2KWjymQ
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「唔……!」433Please respect copyright.PENANA3ymw37P2lY
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他咬緊牙根、硬是跨越死亡,將雪檸肚子裡的小孩,調快整整七個月的時間。高宇維的視線變成一片模糊,下一秒,他慘叫一聲,右手硬生生斷裂。433Please respect copyright.PENANAxSMnIoQLLh
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「啊……啊啊啊!」433Please respect copyright.PENANAhxrnFgJDc3
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一灘怵目驚心的血跡噴灑在地上,尼可拉斯打算替高宇維看傷勢,艾莉絲卻早一步、從後面接住高宇維,對尼可拉斯搖頭。433Please respect copyright.PENANAuChjYVCfZp
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「那個。」433Please respect copyright.PENANA4AcNCzD59N
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艾莉絲指著手術台。尼可拉斯轉頭,看見手術台上的東西,他瞪大眼睛,無法用醫學去解釋。433Please respect copyright.PENANAnVbYCm1nEr
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嬰兒。433Please respect copyright.PENANA2KcQZ1fwiT
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安琪.懷特(Angel White)。433Please respect copyright.PENANAzbpbEssxpN
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里奧.懷特和賴雪檸的女兒,出生了。433Please respect copyright.PENANARjy9woWbWY
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「這傢伙交給我。」艾莉絲告訴尼可拉斯:「去忙你的。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAoxgsOwUJLz
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尼可拉斯點頭,飛快將哇哇大哭、全身是血的嬰兒帶離現場;艾莉絲把昏過去的高宇維橫抱起來,同時,她也聽見心電圖的聲音──433Please respect copyright.PENANAClC1mekmOl
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「嗶──」433Please respect copyright.PENANA5prkGrULW2
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伴隨嗶聲的,是里奧的哭聲。艾莉絲轉頭,看見里奧抱著雪檸、痛哭的背影。433Please respect copyright.PENANA1VcjJYzbhW
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「……。」433Please respect copyright.PENANADQVnrSxlES
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在愛人的懷裡,年僅三十一歲的賴雪檸,已經安祥地離開人世。艾莉絲閉上眼,哪怕是她,也不忍直視那個畫面。433Please respect copyright.PENANAKQXgZCz20i
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艾莉絲的心很痛。433Please respect copyright.PENANAfYdIaN8d8q
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沒有血,也沒有肉的她,第一次感受到這麼純粹的心痛。433Please respect copyright.PENANAo0bk34sENZ
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水果塔的意義,天賦的意義,艾莉絲的意義……沒有人比她清楚。可是,這些意義之下的情感、仇恨,有必要隨著血脈,一代一代地傳承下去嗎?對於里奧──這個背負一切的人──而言,是否太過沉重?433Please respect copyright.PENANAMLOpWFsqzQ
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「紅鶴,你必須付出代價。」433Please respect copyright.PENANAQGpIBLS3i4
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艾莉絲轉身。帶高宇維去病房的路上,她第一次燃起怒火,用很低、很低的聲音,說著:433Please respect copyright.PENANATA9uxEDr23
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「我是艾莉絲。」433Please respect copyright.PENANARIWsyeo7AJ
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「憑這點,你死定了。」
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