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Terrence was a bit annoyed, “Kyson, are you crazy? You want
to challenge me? Show what you’ve got on your own, don’t drag
your grandpa into this. What kind of hero are you?”
“What are you talking about? What do you mean by asking me
to team up with my grandpa to fight you?”
Bethany’s paper cutting touched his grandpa’s heart, and he
could tell. Bethany was a mute, probably not well–treated in the
McConnell family. He just wanted to help Bethany out.
Just see what Terrence was thinking, how he ended up
deliberately going against him.
“You know it yourself!”
He said this and then Terrence turned and left.
“Terrence, you…
Kyson couldn’t explain even if he wanted to.
Jameson wanted to adopt Bethany as his goddaughter, but this
would definitely require Bethany’s consent. Jameson was
waiting for Kyson’s message, but to his surprise, Kyson returned
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and said that Bethany had already left for something urgent.
This can only be left alone.
Jameson told Kyson, “See if you can invite her to our house
again tomorrow, I have prepared a gift for her.”
“I’ll ask her later.”
The Duarte family’s birthday party was still going on, Terrence
and Bethany had both left.
Terrence wasn’t around, so Krista thought it was boring and left
when the time was up.
She left, and of course Rigoberto followed.
Evangeline had originally intended to confront Kyson with
Jameson, but after some time had passed and the initial anger
had subsided, she lost interest in making a complaint. As the
party was coming to an end and some guests were starting to
leave, she said goodbye to Jameson.
A few familiar faces, only Lucian was left in the end, now he’s
standing with Kyson drinking.
“Your old man seems to really like Terrence’s wife.”
Lucian was a bit curious.
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They were friends who grew up playing together since they
were young, so they knew each other’s personalities quite well.
Kyson helped Bethany, which was okay, just wanted to hang
out with Terrence.
Jameson was a bit puzzled over there.
Kyson laughed, “Bethany was his first love’s granddaughter.”
“Oh, I see.”
Lucian had a sudden realization.
Jameson’s first love, don’t mention it to the Duarte family.
They all knew each other.
I heard his first love was a paper–cutting intangible cultural
heritage inheritor, so after retirement, he has been collecting all
kinds of paper–cutting.
Lucian and Kyson clinked glasses and said with a smile, “I didn’t
expect the world to be so small.”
Kyson sighed, “Small or big, like my little sister, after all these
years, still no news.”
Lucian patted Kyson on the shoulder, “Didn’t Terrence promise
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to help? With so much big data now, there might be news soon.”
“I hope so.”
Terrence returned to Vespera Villa, but Bethany still hadn’t
come back.
Feeling stuffy and dry in the chest, I decided to walk out of the
villa.
Thanksgiving Day was coming soon. At this time of night, the temperature was just right. Terrence sat in the gazebo outside
and lit a cigarette.
In no time, Krista came over.
Under the dim light, the smoke Terrence exhaled curled around
him, making his handsome face appear mysteriously clear and
blurry at the same time.
He was so mysterious, nobody could figure out what he was
thinking.
Terrence’s voice was gentle, “It’s so late, why aren’t you resting?
What brings you here?”
Krista looked deeply into Terrence’s eyes and said softly,
“Terrence… we… I know we can’t be together, but when you got
married, you promised that even if you married Bethany, you
would only have a secret marriage and not publicly
acknowledge your relationship, but tonight…”
Krista bit her lip, a tinge of sadness in her heart, “I am aware of
the situation, I know our relationship was destined to end like.
this. Do you know what your promise meant to me back then?
It was the belief that kept me going, even if we had to carry the
burden of being aunt and nephew for the rest of our lives. As
long as I remember your promise, I feel like I am different in
your heart.”
Tears were almost overflowing in Krista’s eyes, her eyelids
trembling and the corners of her lips curved with almost a sense
of despair.
“But why did you have to destroy my last bit of fantasy?”
Terrence took a deep drag on his cigarette, just staring at Krista,
his eyes dark and unreadable.
Krista couldn’t guess what he was thinking.
Bethany got back to her small apartment. Because she stayed up
late last night, she went to bed early.
“No way!”
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NO!
In the dream, her eyes were all reddened by the burning flames.
Terrence was still inside.
She wanted to ask for help, but no matter how hard she tried,
she couldn’t make a sound.
