Chapter 46.2: The confession

"Here!" She yelled back as she ran towards the voice source which kept calling out. "Ivy!" Jason called out as he ran towards her voice. 

"Here!" She called out again and finally was closeby the person who called out to her only to find it was Jason.

She rolled her eyes as she walked past him. "Did you know you're lost? Did you know you're the only one left here?" Jason scolded while catching his breath.

Ivy stopped her way to the right path as she turned around and sighed. "I don't have a choice right?" Ivy sighed again watching him panting heavily. "Thanks… I will complete the mission now…" Ivy retaliated and walked to the right. 

"Ivy stop!" Jason screamed in anger as Ivy slowed down her steps but didn't turn around. 

"You're not even well to begin with. Why did you come? Would you… ARGHHH…" Jason scolded as he ran after her but fell down as his leg was caught between the branches.

Jason's sudden scream made Ivy turn around and head over to check on him as her mind reminded her of his injury which should be still fragile.

"Are you alright? Is your injury open? Huh?" Ivy questioned as she fidgeted with his leg and saw scars and bleeding on his ankle. 

"Oh no…" She quickly opened her bag pack and took a gauze to stop his bleeding while Jason, who was enduring the pain, was watching Ivy with a heart ache as all his anger dissipated away. 

"Could you walk?" Ivy asked as she tried to lift him up but he slipped the first time and it started to drizzle.

"Oh crap… What luck is this man?" Ivy groaned as Jason tried to stand with Ivy's help the second time.

"Head straight down, there is an abandoned shed to stay awhile…" Jason instructed as Ivy endured with all her last bit of energy to hold on to his weight along the way to the house. Fortunately they were not very drench when they reached the inside of the shed to find a box of apples waiting for them. It was the essential Ivy's team had to deliver.

Ivy quickly sat Jason on a spot next to the box of apples where he wouldn't get sprayed by the rain as she ensured to shut the doors and left only one window open for lighting. She desperately tried to get a phone signal to send messages to Marcel, Andrew and Sandra for help which added more frustration to her as she winced many times at the pounding headache and fear of the dark as she kept her phone light on desperately hoping for a signal soon. Jason sat by the corner with his heart slowly torn apart watching Ivy struggling all by herself as he tried to stand to reach out for her only to yelp in pain which Ivy quickly went over as she left her phone near the window panel.

"Don't move… Don't move…" Ivy helped him to sit back down as they looked eye to eye before Jason pulled her into his embrace and locked her in his arms facing close to his face. It was close enough that Jason could feel her unstable breath on him. He could feel her body was very hot as he covered her with his sweater. 

"You have caught a cold yet you didn't know and came? What's your deal huh, Ivy?" Jason was half scolding in his whispers as he pulled her close to him and could hear intermittent loud breathing from her.

"It's getting dark… You have a torch function on your mobile. Don't waste the battery lighting up the phone screen. When it rains, it's hard to get a signal here. Let's hope this heavy downpour will subside soon…" Jason whispered in her left ear as he switched on the torch on his mobile and kept it close by so that he could see Ivy's face clearly. He could tell how tense she is from her body language but he could also tell she was wincing from the pain on her head she was enduring from her face reaction.

"What's wrong? Is there pain somewhere?" Jason asked as Ivy shook her head trying to recover from her dizziness only to lean on to his shoulder for a moment of refuge. 

"Is your head dizzy?" Jason could guess as she tried massaging her temple. 

"Yes… Don't move… I might throw up…" Ivy said as she gripped tightly to his hand unconsciously where their bracelets untangled each other again.

She tried to pull away but Jason stopped her. "Don't move…Let it be…" Jason whispered as Ivy sat still and closed her eyes trying to endure the dizziness. He enjoyed the few moments of peace and quiet between them with only the heavy downpour to be heard. 

"Was the pen a gift you prepared in advance just for me even when you knew I betrayed you?" Jason asked softly as Ivy slowly opened her eyes to look at him but her vision was blurry by her tears as she was reminded it was a farewell gift. She couldn't wipe them away as her right hand was stuck with her bracelet and her left was too difficult to move in case it would trigger her dizziness again. She could only blink them and let them flow down her face. 

"Yes…" She said as she sniffed and buried her face into his chest to hide her tears but he could feel the wetness.

"Thank you… you know I have always wanted to give you a gift too… But it's in my pocket…" Jason said as Ivy shifted a little to try and let him untangle their bracelet. He then took out the necklace and Ivy was mesmerised by the sparkling pendant. 

"There… It's custom made for you… I hope you will continue to shine like the stars infinitely…" Jason said as Ivy gave a weak smile before she struggled to control her urge to vomit. Jason quickly let her lean back on his chest. 

"You shouldn't have pushed yourself so much…" Jason patted her as she massaged her temple a little before reaching out to Jason's hand where her gift was before tracing the pendant with her eyes closed. 

"I will put it for you when you feel better alright?" Jason whispered as she nodded and fought another urge to throw up. Jason quickly kept the necklace back into his pocket and adjusted for her to be in a comfortable position.

Jason could feel himself growing weak as he finally felt the heat from his forehead as he held on to them for a brief moment. He decided to ignore his growing fever and focus on keeping Ivy warm instead.

"That day… I didn't explain everything to you… I am sorry I made use of you but I regretted it and…" Jason sighed. 

"After knowing you for such a long time, I realise you have been too strong for your own good to endure all of those things that you didn't even deserve Ivy… That's when I thought, I should do you a favor and reunite you with your family. At least I could see how much they love you, especially your protective brothers…" Jason smiled at her as she opened her eyes to look at him. "How do you know how protective they are?" Ivy asked softly as her eyes twinkled. "I will save that story for you another day…" He chuckled lightly as Ivy closed her eyes and smiled.

"For our friendship, I could do anything to salvage this Ivy… All I hope is for you to stay happy and find your happiness…" Jason continued as Ivy opened her eyes and blinked. Though she looked weak, she was touched. 

"How could you be willing to give up what you built your entire life again? Are you an idiot?" Ivy retaliated weakly as she hit his chest weakly. 

"For you I can Ivy… Only for you… Cause you're worth it. Cause you made me realise what I had been fighting for all along and you made me realise I can no longer live without you by my side Ivy…" Jason accidentally blinked his tears on Ivy's cheeks. Ivy held up her hand to wipe his tears away.

"Could you stay with me Ivy?" Jason asked gently as Ivy blinked her tears which were welling on her eyes too. Those were the words she had always wanted to tell him only to be heard from him first. She wanted so badly to say yes but she knew it would only agitate Nancy even more and she had to be separated from him since she was going to move to Landsfield next week,

"But I promise my dad I will work over in Landsfield and I am moving next week. Since both companies merge, it doesn't matter where I am actually. But I am also taking over from Jin to let him focus more on his studies…" Ivy explained weakly as Jason let out a sigh.

"I need to be in Landsfield too, silly… The merger requires me to attend meetings with your management. Besides, I still have my weekend job…" Jason pinched her nose tip gently.

"Isn't that Nick's task already?" Ivy asked as she occasionally closed and opened her eyes to take a good look at Jason all she wanted. 

"I could always take it back… Just to keep you by my side Ivy… Only if you are willing to give us a try?" Jason offered as he looked deep into Ivy's eyes which were shining in the dark looking back at him. 

Ivy was trying to think over it but her dizziness was overwhelming. She couldn't tell if Jason was getting closer to her or that her visions were getting blurry as she took a moment to close her eyes to endure the pain which was working a miracle. 

Jason didn't realise Ivy was losing her consciousness. While he pulled her closer for a kiss, he too was unable to withstand the exhaustion of enduring his fever as he passed out with his head hanging while his arm holding onto Ivy loosen, sending Ivy falling off to the ground. Sadly, it was a confession none of them had an answer to that night.