I felt embarrassed by the realization that I was crying, so I quickly wiped my tears away.


    Seeing me like this, Selena finally sighed in relief. She untied her harness and came over to take my hand. "Since you''re so scared, let''s skip the bungee jump. We can do something else instead."


    ording to the policy of the amusement park, the bungee jump fee wouldn''t be refunded since I backed out halfway. The staff tried to persuade Selena to go through with it, but she shook her head firmly.


    I noticed her lingering gaze on the people preparing to jump, and a twinge of guilt struck me. "If you really want to do it, I can go with you," I offered.


    But looking up at the tform, I hesitated and self-deprecatingly said, "I''ll just watch from the side. It won''t take long. You''ll be back up in no time, right?"


    We stood at the bottom, watching as people leaped off the tform, swinging through the air before being slowly reeled back in.


    While it looked exhrating, I still found it terrifying. What if the rope snapped or loosened in the middle? Just thinking about it sent a shiver down my spine. I shook my head, trying to rid myself of these dark, anxious thoughts.


    As she observed the jumpers, she pulled out her phone to take a picture, zoomed in, then quickly deleted it.


    Suddenly, she turned to me and asked a very strange question."Hudson, if I really died, how would you feel? Would you be sad? Would you regret divorcing me? Would you wish you had cherished our time together more?"


    I was taken aback by the weight of her sudden questions. I frowned, sensing something was off, but I didn''t know how to respond.


    Death could be a heavy topic, but sometimes it wasn''t. Some people could casually speak of it because they didn''t care, while others found it hard to mention because they wanted to keep living.


    Was she asking this out of concern or indifference?


    I sighed and gently ruffled her hair. "What are you joking about? You''re perfectly fine. There''s no way that could happen. Selena, don''t think like that. Just focus on your treatment, and you''ll get better."


    Maybe sensing my serious demeanor, she quickly shed a smile, patting my shoulder as sheughed. "I was just kidding! Hud, why did you take it so seriously?"


    I didn''t reply and just turned away to look at something else.


    Sometimes, certain words might hold truth, but due to various circumstances, they had to be framed as jokes; otherwise, they might never be spoken at all.


    Since we skipped the bungee jump, she insisted that I apany her on the Ferris wheel.


    Perhaps because there were fewer negative stories associated with it and I was used to heights, even though I had a fear of falling, the anxiety I felt while sitting down wasn''t as intense as I had imagined.


    As we rose on the Ferris wheel, the city unfolded beneath us, looking colorful and vibrant. We were lucky to be there at a perfect moment when the amusement park set off fireworks.


    With a loud bang, small fireworks shot up into the sky, exploding into brilliant shapes that lit up the night.


    "Hud, how about we remarry?" Selena suddenly asked.