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Ethan returned back to the room with the food and drinks right as ra was cing the tes and napkins on the table. The smell of the burgers instantly perked her up.
<i>“</i><i>I </i><i>swear </i><i>this </i><i>diner </i><i>has </i>some of <i>the </i><i>best </i><i>burgers </i><i>I’ve </i><i>ever </i><i>tasted</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
ra let out a light giggle causing Ethan to blush slightly.
‘<i>How </i><i>is </i><i>it </i><i>she’s </i><i>so </i><i>damn </i><i>adorable</i>. <i>I’ll lose </i><i>my </i><i>concentration </i><ipletely </i><i>at </i><i>this </i><i>point</i><i>.</i>‘
Ethan grumbled to himself as he sat the food on the table. Still, even he had to admit the burgers smelled delicious.
After making their tes, ra sat back in her seat and smiled at Ethan. <fnd47c> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n FindN0vel</fnd47c>
“<i>So</i><i>, </i><i>you </i><i>really </i><i>never </i><i>had </i><i>a </i><i>regr </i><i>burger </i><i>and </i><i>fries</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>
Ethan let out <i>a </i>faint smile.
“Afraid <i>not</i>.<i>” </i>
“<i>Really</i><i>! </i><i>Not </i><i>even </i><i>on </i><i>a </i><i>Friday </i><i>night while </i><i>hanging </i><i>with your </i><i>friends</i><i>?</i>”
Ethan thought impassively, in truth, he’d been so immersed in work and research that he never actually had a ‘Friday night hang out‘. Owen was his only true friend apart from his siblings.
“I’m afraid I <i>haven’t </i>had too <i>many </i><i>‘</i><i>Friday </i>hangout <i>nights</i>‘<i>. </i>
ra brows furrowed, for a moment she felt a ping of sadness. Hearing those words made her think about her previous life. How she hadn’t had many friends and how her life had been filled with so much sadness. Back then, all she did was work, she seldom had time for hanging out as well. If it wasn’t for Gloria and Casey, she’s not sure what her life this second time around would have been like.
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An empathic smile came across her lips as she reached her hands over and grabbed
Ethan’s.
<i>“</i><i>Well</i><i>, </i><i>we’ll </i><i>just </i><i>have </i>to <i>change </i><i>that</i>. <i>Life </i><i>is </i>too short<i>; </i>you <i>should </i><i>enjoy </i><i>it </i><i>to </i><i>your </i><i>hearts </i>
<i>content</i><i>. </i>
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Hearing ‘life is too short‘ instantly sadden Ethan. It made him think about Maria and how short her life would be if he couldn’t find a cure. Wanting to change the subject,
Ethan picked up his burger.
“<i>Well</i><i>, </i><i>let’s </i><i>see </i><i>what </i><i>the </i><i>fuss </i><i>has </i><i>been </i><i>about</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Ethan took a big bit out of his burger. As he chewed, ra couldn’t help butugh at his facial expression. Following suit, ra bit into her own burger, rolling her eyes she let
out a satisfied moan as she chewed her food.
After dinner, Ethan and ra both sat with satisfied looks on their faces. tes cleared;
Ethan had truly enjoyed his first burger.
<i>“</i><i>I </i><i>can’t </i><i>believe </i><i>I’ve </i><i>been </i><i>missing </i><i>out </i><i>on </i><i>this</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
ra let out a light giggle, it was interesting seeing the Chairman be so casual.
<i>“</i><i>Stick </i><i>with </i><i>me </i><i>kid</i><i>, </i><i>I’ll </i><i>have </i><i>you </i><i>eating </i><i>all </i><i>kinds </i><i>of </i><i>terrible </i><i>but </i><i>delicious </i>food<i>.</i><i>” </i>
ra and Ethanughed in unison as they began to clean up their mess and get back to
their research. Ethan studied ra’s research journal on her cancer treatments once more before closing the book. A serious look on his face, Ethan decided now was the
time to tell her the truth.
<i>“</i><i>ra</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>think </i><i>now </i>is <i>the </i><i>time </i>for <i>me </i>to <i>tell </i><i>you everything </i>and <i>why </i><i>I </i>am so <i>interested </i><i>in </i><i>your </i><i>research</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
ra adjusted her sses as she sat in silence waiting for Ethan to continue. His expression had be rmingly serious. Gone was the casual tone he’s just dawned.
“<i>You </i><i>know </i>how <i>my </i><i>father </i><i>is </i><i>correct</i><i>” </i>
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ra nodded her head. In her previous and her current life, she knew who Joseph Taylor of NovaTech was.
<i>“</i><i>I </i><i>do</i><i>. </i><i>The </i>chairman of <i>NovaTech</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Ethan nodded as to verify she was correct.
“<i>That’s </i><i>correct</i><i>. </i><i>I’m </i><i>the </i><i>second </i><i>oldest </i>of <i>four </i><i>children</i>. <i>My </i><i>mother </i><i>and </i><i>father </i><i>had </i><i>two </i><i>sons </i>and <i>two </i><i>daughters</i><i>. </i><i>My </i><i>oldest </i><i>brother </i><i>Corey </i><i>is </i><i>currently </i><i>the </i><i>CEO </i>of <i>NovaTech</i><i>, </i><i>then </i><i>there’s </i>
me<i>, </i><i>my </i><i>younger </i><i>sister Elizabeth</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>my </i><i>youngest </i><i>sister </i><i>Maria</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
ra continued to listen, slightly confused. Why was he telling her his family tree?
“<i>We’re </i><i>all </i><i>pretty </i><i>close</i><i>, </i><i>though </i><i>if </i><i>you </i><i>met </i><i>my </i><i>siblings </i><i>and </i><i>my </i><i>parents </i><i>you’d </i><i>wonder </i><i>where </i><i>I </i><i>got </i><i>my </i><i>distant </i><i>persona </i><i>from</i>. <i>Growing </i><i>up</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>guess </i><i>you </i><i>could </i><i>say </i><i>we </i><i>had </i><i>everything </i><i>the universe </i><i>had to </i><i>offer</i>. <i>My </i><i>parents </i><i>made </i><i>sure </i><i>we never wanted </i><i>for </i><i>anything</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>for </i><i>a </i><i>long </i><i>time</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>didn’t</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
She wasn’t sure, but it looked as if Ethan’s eyes became slightly glossy.
<i>“</i><i>It </i><i>wasn’t </i><i>until </i><i>that </i><i>one </i><i>fateful </i><i>day, </i><i>that </i><i>one </i><i>day </i><i>that literally </i><i>changed </i><i>the </i><i>course </i><i>of </i><i>me </i><i>as </i><i>well </i>as <i>my </i><i>entire </i><i>family’s </i><i>lives </i><i>that </i><i>I </i><i>began </i><i>to </i><i>desperately </i><i>crave </i><i>for </i><i>something </i><i>I </i><i>knew </i>I <i>may </i>
never <i>get</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Ethan paused after thatst sentence causing ra to question what the thing he
wanted most was.
“<i>What </i>did you <i>desperately </i><i>crave</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>
Silence.
<i>“</i>A <i>cure</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
<i>????? </i>
Puzzled, ra stared at Ethan. Was he sick?
<i>“</i><i>I’m </i><i>confused</i><i>. </i><i>Are </i><i>you </i>s-”
<b>Sat</b><b>, </b>
“<i>My </i><i>baby </i><i>sister </i><i>has </i><i>leukemia</i>.<i>” </i>
The words cut through ra like a sharp knife.
Leukemia.
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So that was why in this life and the previous. This was why he desperately wanted to
work with her. Thinking back to her previous life, ra felt a huge sting of guilt. Ethan
Taylor met with her a few years after she started working at JGP. At the time, she was on
her way to perfecting her current cancer treatment. When Ethan approached her, he practically begged her to work with him.
<i>“</i><i>Ms. </i><i>Granger</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>know </i><i>you </i><i>have </i><i>duty </i><i>to </i><i>your </i><i>father </i><i>and </i><i>husband </i><i>but </i><i>I’m </i><i>begging </i><i>you</i><i>, </i><ie </i><i>to </i><i>Springsten </i><i>with </i><i>me</i>. <i>Together</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>know </i><i>we </i><i>can </i><i>save </i><i>lives</i><i>! </i><i>Change </i><i>the </i><i>world</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
Out of loyalty to her father and Jason however, ra declined.
<i>“</i><i>I’m </i>sorry <i>Chairman </i><i>Taylor </i><i>but </i><i>I </i><i>can’t </i><i>leave </i><i>my </i><i>father’s </i><ipany</i>. <i>My </i><i>entire </i><i>life </i><i>is </i><i>at </i><i>JGP</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>can’t </i><i>move </i><i>half </i><i>across </i><i>the </i><i>world</i>. <i>It </i><i>wouldn’t </i><i>be </i><i>fair</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Slightly bitter by her response, Ethan fired back.
“<i>Tell </i><i>me </i><i>something </i><i>ra</i><i>, </i><i>are </i><i>you </i><i>truly </i><i>happy </i><i>here</i><i>? </i><i>I </i><i>know </i><i>about </i><i>your </i><i>husband </i>and <i>father</i><i>…</i><i>all </i><i>they </i><i>care </i><i>about </i><i>is </i><i>money</i><i>! </i><i>They </i><i>don’t </i><i>care </i><i>about </i><i>your </i><i>work </i>and <i>all </i><i>you </i><i>could </i><i>do</i><i>!</i>”
Ethan’s words burned like mes. Deep down, she knew he was right, but what could she
do?
“I’m sorry <i>Chairman-</i><i>” </i>
“And what if a life was on <i>the </i><i>line</i><i>!! </i><i>Would </i><i>you </ie then?”
ra never got a chance to answer his question, shortly after, Jason came and forced her into the car to go home. She never saw Chairman Taylor again, she would then die two yearster.
Tears began to weld up in ra’s eyes. That was the <i>life </i>Ethan was referring too. His baby sister Maria.
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Ethan looked at ra with an empathetic re. It wasn’t his intention to make her cry, though he wasn’t surprised. ra was of pure heart. Handing her his handkerchief,
Ethan continued on.
“<i>So</i><i>, </i><i>you </i><i>see </i><i>Ms. </i><i>Rouleau</i><i>, </i><i>That’s </i><i>why </i><i>I </i><i>desperately </i><i>need </i><i>your </i><i>help</i><i>. </i><i>Please</i><i>, </i><i>help </i><i>me </i><i>save </i><i>my </i>
<i>sister</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
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ra wiped her eyes and turned to Ethan; she could see the burning desire in his eyes as
they pleaded with her. ra never truly understood why she had been reborn. At first,
she took it as a fortune from God, finally showing her some grace for the crappy life
she’d lived. But now, now she was certain. She had been reborn to also save this girl’s life. To correct a mistake, she wasn’t even aware she’d made.
With determination in her eyes as her mind was made up. ra spoke with a stern tone.
“What do you need me to do.”
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