I Saw His Ghost And Decided To Marry Him Chapter 07
My breath caught, but my eyes slowly lit up.Â
Had Preston retained a few scattered memoriesÂ
and started testing me with a clue only I wouldÂ
recognize?Â
Thinking back on the details of our time together, IÂ
almost blurted out the answer.Â
“It’s…”Â
But in the next second, Savannah shoved meÂ
aside.Â
“You’ve never even spent time with Preston. YouÂ
don’t know him at all. How would you know whatÂ
he likes to eat?”Â
“Get out of the way. I’ll answer.”Â
She planted herself firmly in front of me andÂ
began speaking with exaggerated emotion.Â
“We dated for three years. I know you better thanÂ
anyone. I know exactly what you want to eat rightÂ
now!”Â
“What you want most right now has to be myÂ
homemade chicken soup!”Â
The more she spoke, the more confident sheÂ
became.Â
“When you were sick last year, I made it for yourÂ
once. You were so touched, and you even said itÂ
was the best thing you’d ever eaten.”Â
“That time, you told me you hoped that wheneverÂ
you got sick in the future, you could have myÂ
homemade chicken soup.”Â
“But before this, you were in such a deep comalÂ
that even if you wanted it, you couldn’t tell me…”Â
“I made it for you many times too. I put it by yourÂ
bed so you could smell it, hoping it would help you.Â
wake up sooner…”Â
“Now you’re finally awake. I’ll go home later andÂ
make it for you, so you can feel how much IÂ
missed you and how much I love you.”Â
As Savannah spoke, she even forced out a coupleÂ
of tears.Â
She also made sure to imply to the reporters.Â
“You all said I was a gold digger before. You said IÂ
only wanted Preston for his money. But now thisÂ
proves that my love for Preston is pure andÂ
genuine.”Â
The reporters immediately started taking close–upÂ
shots of Savannah, ready to turn those details intoÂ
a touching story.Â
My parents quickly echoed her.Â
“Our daughter has been treated like a princessÂ
since she was little. She never had to lift a fingerÂ
around the house.”Â
“But for Preston, she started learning how to cook,Â
all so he could taste something she made with herÂ
own hands when he woke up…”Â
I was so shocked by their shamelessness that theÂ
corner of my mouth twitched.Â
Mrs. Ford Sr., standing nearby, quietly frowned asÂ
well.Â
Her expression looked as if she had swallowed aÂ
fly.Â
I wished I could ask her right then whether sheÂ
was really sure she wanted her son to marry aÂ
two–faced, phony, social–climbing woman like this.Â
Mrs. Ford Sr. was clearly conflicted too.Â
When she saw confusion written all over Preston’sÂ
face, she spoke up and stopped Savannah’sÂ
self–directed little performance.Â
“That’s enough. Don’t turn this room into a circus.”Â
“You’ve answered. Let Rowan answer now.”Â
Mrs. Ford Sr. took the initiative to pull me back.Â
and had me face Preston.Â
Timidly, I said one word.Â
“Durian.”Â
The room fell into dead silence.Â
Then Savannah burst out laughing.Â
“Rowan, you really never cease to amaze me. I thought that even if you made something up, you’dÂ
at least make it sound believable. But this isÂ
complete nonsense!”Â
“You’re insane. I know Preston better than anyone.Â
He hates that stinking thing more than anything!”Â
“He used to stay ten feet away the second he smelled durian. How could durian possibly be what he wants to eat most after waking up?”Â
Seeing that Preston said nothing, I almost started doubting my own memory.Â
I hadn’t remembered wrong.Â
His spirit had clearly said his favorite fruit was durian. Even his heartbeat had grown stronger when he smelled it.Â
He had rambled in my ear countless times, saying that the moment he woke up, he was going to polish off an entire durian by himself.Â
So was my memory wrong?Â
Or had his spirit been talking nonsense just toÂ
trick me?

