Frankie Liew is in love - really, really in love. How does a man know that it is the real thing?

He walks in
the air, he feels that the world is at his feet. This is exactly how Frankie Liew feels. When he goes to
work every morning in his Volvo, he feels his heart grow with the warmth of tender love so he smiles
friendly at the world, smiling even at the knotted bus stops of morning commuters who look lethargic
And he sings. He sings passionately, the entire eight miles to the office, dodging traffic jams and hurrying
pedestrians, ignoring the noise of the dust, because he is in love.

He now prefers the soft, sentimental songs of Pat Boone and Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, and every
morning, he plays the tapes in his car on the way to work. Frankie Liew couldn't help but give in to the
soulful tunes of Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, so he leaned on the chair and gave himself completely
to the power of love. He loves when Pat Boone sings about April love, and the April showers that make
the flowers bloom to make a bouquet for the beloved; Didn't he meet her- the beautiful one, his little
Pearl in April? He remembered that it was April 21st, Sunday. Now, April is also their birth month; he
was very happy when he found out the next day. Isn't that the proof that they were made for each
other? And another delightful song by Pat Boone, I'll Remember Tonight. He, Frankie Liew, will never
forget the night he first danced with his Pearl. He will always remember the soft moonlight that touched
their faces (just like in the song)

Frankie Liew really fell in love, because he started to have an interest in poetry. In school he had no
passion for poetry (the truth is, he always failed his Literature test) but now he likes poetry - poems
about love and its terrifying passions and conflicts.

"May love, she is the bejeweled star of Ind," Frankie said, and on another occasion he even wrote his
own poem to Pearl.

"P is for the Preciousness of our love.

“E is for the Everlasting, Eternal Passion.

"A is for – "

He struggled to find the right word starting with A and R, and finally settled on Angelic and Ravishing,
before easily settling on Love for the last letter of his name.

There was the pain of confessing this to Mee Choo, but such things must be done with a strong heart,
and Frankie manned up by entering the woman's apartment and telling her, in a voice trembling with
emotion, that he no longer loves her, that he has now given his heart to another, and can he forgive her
and not hold a grudge? He cried on his shoulder (as he expected), and for a moment, as he hugged her
sobbing on his shoulder (just as he had once seen the wonderful Ling Hsia cry, the Asian movie queen,
on the shoulder of the tall, silent and handsome Wan Fung), the tender and pure pity he felt was just
that, and he thought that they should really break up. His doubt did not last. The moment he was with
Pearl again, he knew that he had never loved like he did now, that life had no meaning before he found
her, that this was the shining star of his life.
Pearl is in love. He felt that now it was real. In the past, he was tormented by doubt, but now he was
sure that everything would be fine. She finally found a man she was willing to marry without

any of the doubts and worries that plagued her about the other men in her life. For example, a big
concern is whether his salary, according to his expenses, will support him in the level of living he has
been accustomed to. Peter Tan's salary is enough, but if that person spends! If it doesn't change now,
what hope is there that it will change after they're married? With his spending on his bowling, his
horses, his friends, he had to rely heavily on his own salary to manage their household and freedom—
under such circumstances, how could he, and the two children he was planning have, live well? He won't
show off like Yuen. Yuen married a poor man, a man with lower qualifications than her and a lower
salary. Yuen now lives in a rented small accessory, and always enjoys looking at other people's diamond
rings and jade pendants because she can never afford them.

Hong would have been a good catch. It's really sad that he's bringing up such a family—a whole nest of
greedy and exploitative parents and siblings. She will never be able to marry Hong despite his good
looks, his good salary, and the promise of a promotion in the company she is joining, because she will
never tolerate his family. Hong told her, to her dismay, that even if she got married, she would be
expected to give half of her salary to her family for support—a young brother needed support to get
through university, the two girls is still in elementary school, and a poor aunt lives with them. As for all
of the—As for the intensity of the resentment, Pearl did not want to see Hong again; he loves her, but
it's sad to think of this nauseating and parasitic family! In the end he let her go. Hong was very
emotional. He avoided her gaze with hurt surprise, but he let her go, no matter how much he loved her.

Good thing, because soon, he met Frankie Liew. He fell in love with her almost from the beginning and
now, he knows there will be no disappointment or heartache. Frankie not only finished their university
but also did post-graduate studies at

an American university. He receives a good salary in an American bank and his promotion prospects are
good. There is no limit to the opportunity to travel to different parts of the world related to work (the
expenses of the wife and children are the responsibility of the company). And Frankie is not a
spendthrift spoiled brat. He is a sympathetic man, very soft-hearted, and will surely be a loving husband
and father. And perhaps, most importantly, Frankie doesn't have the terrible family compromises that
Hong has. He is an only child, so there are no younger siblings to support in his studies. His parents are
old and have their own money, so there is no need to rely on the child. One of the two times he had
been to Frankie's house; she never saw her father, who according to Frankie was sick and always in her
room, and she only saw her mother briefly once. He was so busy looking after the sick old man that he
didn't have time for anything else.

This is correct. There is nothing more annoying than a nagging mother-in-law who always interferes in
everything. When the two elders die, the house (which has a large size) and part of a large and old
family house will go to them. In addition, the old woman has a collection of jade jewelry that is very
valuable.

Pearl has no worries in the world. He was carried away by a happy and unfailing love, and he went out
to do something that he knew would give his beloved Frankie great pleasure. He bought her a pewter
mug, on which he drew in fine gold lettering the following words: “To someone nearest and dearest,
whom I first met on 21 April…

They got engaged to get married and Frankie Liew mockingly ignored the cold formality of "Engage:
Frankie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Liew hak Thai, to Pearl, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oh Cheong Mun.”
of the announcements column of the Straits Times, for a sumptuous individuality of a little poem with
six lines that they wrote themselves to each other.

“We started a trend for people in love,” says Frankie.

They poured all their energy and interest into the wedding preparations. They looked for, and found, a
material that would suit both the bridegroom's suit and the bridal gown; this is it

a kind of sharkskin-like cloth, shining with a pearly whiteness. Their wedding cake will also be different;
one of the stairs will be surrounded by candles which when lit will give the most fantastic effect in the
dim light of the Orchid Room of Hotel Imperial. Much to his delight, they decided to go and formally ask
Frankie's elderly parents for their upcoming wedding blessing. Frankie's father, according to the son, is a
little sick and has always been that way since the accident three years ago, but he will be very happy to
ask for his beautiful daughter-in-law's blessing.

Pearl came home an hour early. She came from shopping, and happy with her purchases, she wanted to
rest and refresh herself before Frankie got home from work. He was so shocked and confused by what
he saw that he felt that his relationship with Frankie would never go back to the way it was before.

What she expected to see was a weak, gentle and thin old man who would be cared for by her husband,
but Frankie's father was absolutely disgusting. He was sitting on the floor on a loosely draped pajama
over his skinny body, wet, like a lost child muttering incomprehensible words while his wife tried
something soft from a bowl. The complete destruction of its mind and soul can be seen in the large,
protruding, and unable to see eyes in the deep mouth where the food is spooned which is prevented
from dripping to the side, in the erratic and uncoordinated movements of the head and hands. Pearl was
speechless in horror. Her future father-in-law!

Her husband apologized to Pearl for a moment for being busy to appreciate her, and she invited him to
sit down and pretend he was in his own home; then he forgot everything while calmly forcing his wife to
eat. It encourages and makes you laugh; patting and stroking his face and hands. In every part of his
body there is endless toil and endurance, but his hands are light, his voice is cold and calm.

It drains the strength and drains the love of the useless and depraved man, who is condemned to live
like a vegetable forever. Pearl stared. He is also quiet
burst into tears. No, he would never accept that the marriage would go through. He could not accept
living under the same roof with a mother-in-law whose disability was such that he would be terrified
even if he could look at her for a moment (and according to Frankie, leaving the two old men was out of
the question).

And now his mind began to race frantically—what if such a condition is hereditary? Frankie told him that
his father got sick after an accident. (He got sick! How could it deceive him!) but for example this is not
the whole truth and the accident only served as a way for a hereditary condition to emerge? Can't
Frankie's children get it? And Frankie himself, in his old age, couldn't he end up in the same misery and
misery? And he as a wife, will he spend the rest of his life taking care of her, as his mother did now—this
battered, wrinkled, spirit-run woman?

Pearl cried. He left the house. That night she wrote Frankie a tear-stained letter. He asked for
forgiveness. He said that he couldn't wait for the marriage to go through, he just couldn't wait. He didn't
mention the reason directly, and in the end, his letter, five full sheets of scented blue paper, came out as
all self-reproach and gentle pleas for understanding and forgiveness.

Frankie's tears added to those already smeared on the letter. Unable to get angry or think calmly, he
collapsed on the bed, covered his face with the pillow and surrendered himself to the mania of losing
love, a feeling intensified by the sad melody of I Can Never Love Again that came from his transistor
radio.

"Love will never come to me again, I am a victim of love," Frankie said sadly, and went to Mee Choo to
console her. She cried on his shoulder. And even more so when the woman cried on his shoulder, he felt
a current of tender desire wash over him, so he looked up at her, tears welling up in his eyelashes and
asked, "Will I ever be loved again?"

Pearl also asks that, but in other words, while sitting next to Hong, in retail orphaned and full of regret,
so the man forgets his past with

inside And when he hugged her, and said that she still loved him, the woman trembled and repeated her
love, but she followed it with courage, and the worst that would happen was over. He remembered
Hong's family, that savage exploiter—and for a moment, his happiness was once again put in jeopardy,
but he put it out of his mind, dismissing it as a problem that would be solved well in time.
The story revolves around Frankie Liew, a man deeply in love and experiencing the
intense emotions of being in a romantic relationship. He feels elevated and overjoyed by
his feelings for a woman named Pearl. Frankie's love is so powerful that he embraces it
with songs, poetry, and heartfelt gestures.

Pearl, reciprocating Frankie's love, also finds herself in a genuine and committed
relationship. She values their connection and is determined to marry him. She reflects on
past doubts about other men she dated but feels confident and assured in her decision
to be with Frankie. Unlike her concerns about other suitors' financial stability, she
appreciates that Frankie has a stable job and a promising career.

However, the story takes a turn when Pearl unexpectedly encounters Frankie's father,
who is suffering from a debilitating condition. Witnessing his state, Pearl becomes
fearful of the possibility that such a condition might be hereditary and impact their
future children. She writes a tearful letter to Frankie, explaining her decision to end the
relationship due to these concerns.

Frankie, devastated by Pearl's decision, seeks solace from his ex-girlfriend, Mee Choo.
This interaction rekindles their emotions, and they both ponder whether they'll ever find
love again.

Meanwhile, Pearl reconciles with her previous lover, Hong, who assures her of his love
and commitment. Pearl initially worries about Hong's family and their financial demands
but ultimately dismisses those concerns.

The story explores themes of love, commitment, and the complexities of relationships,
highlighting how external factors and doubts can influence people's decisions and
emotions.