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Chapter 1754 I Dare Not Tell You
After speaking, he pushed his glasses up again.
After hearing his words, the anticipation on Natalie's face instantly froze, finally leaving
her expressionless. “Why are you doing this too? What are you all hiding from me? What's
so good about keeping this from me?”
She couldn't understand.
Stanley simply replied, “You're still too naive and too innocent.”
“What do you mean?” Natalie was taken aback, clearly not quite understanding his words.
Stanley spread his hands. “You'll understand what I mean, once you know what the gift is.
Alright, I have to go now.”
He gave the bag in his hand a slight lift.
Natalie's attention was naturally drawn by his actions.
Her gaze fell on the bag in his hand, and she asked in surprise, “Are you going
somewhere?”
Stanley gave a hum of affirmation. “I'm going to handle some matters, and I'll be back in
the evening. Didn't you arrange a welcome dinner for me in the kitchen?”
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Natalie responded with a smile, “Yes, indeed.”
“So how could I possibly miss out!”
“You're right.” Natalie flicked her hair behind her ear. “Alright then, just go now. I'll arrange
for the driver to drop you off. Make sure to come back early tonight.”
“Alright.” Stanley didn't reject her kindness, he nodded in agreement.
Natalie took out her phone and sent a message to Dave.
Soon, she received a reply from Dave.
After reading the message, Natalie put away her phone and said to Stanley, “Dave is
already outside. You can go now.”
“Then I'm off. See you tonight.” Stanley waved his hand.
Natalie responded with a smile.
Stanley passed by her, carrying a bag as he headed downstairs.
Natalie was standing in the corner, watching him.
Even though she had already expressed her astonishment, Natalie couldn't help but
marvel once again at the tremendous change in Stanley.
In the past, when he masqueraded as a gentle soul, it was hard to see his true, and crazy
self. Yet, one could sense that he was hiding many things deep within his heart. After all,
the eyes are the window to the soul, and they couldn't hide the truth.
Even though his gaze was gentle, there was a lot hidden in his eyes, making them far from
clear.
Especially later on, when he completely discarded his disguise and returned to his true
nature, his gentleness was gone. His eyes were filled with hatred and gloom, making
others shudder at the sight.
But now, the hatred and gloom in his eyes had vanished, completely dissipated. In their
place, was a clarity he had never possessed before.
Yes, they were clear.
His eyes were very clear, and although they were not as gentle as they used to be, one
could feel that his thoughts were not as profound as before.
His whole being seemed to lighten, the kind of ease that comes with acceptance, relief,
and letting go.
Even though he didn't specify what he had let go of, or what he had come to terms with.
But she could guess that he had let go of his hatred for the Rivers family and had come to
terms with his parents' death. The Rivers family was not the root cause of the disaster,
they were just involved indirectly due to the butterfly effect, leading the murderer there
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He also understood that without the help of the Rivers family back then, his family
wouldn't have survived for an extended period. Instead, they would have been wiped out
long ago, leaving no trace of his existence.
The Rivers family were not the murderers of his parents, but rather, they were his
benefactors.
In the past, he had been stuck in his own convictions. Once he identified the Rivers family
as the enemy responsible for his tragedy, he could no longer consider the past events
from any other perspective. The death of his parents had turned into an obsession with
nailing the Rivers family. A fixation that prevented him from moving on, from seeing
beyond it.
That was why he blindly harbored resentment towards the Rivers family for over a decade.
Despite his love for Joyce, he refused to accept this fact. Time and again, he pushed Joyce
away, hurting her feelings. Then, on the other hand, he treated her as a substitute for
Natalie, loving her instead. Because of that, he made many mistakes.
Fortunately, these mistakes did not lead to serious consequences in the end.
Otherwise, all parties involved including Stanley really wouldn't know what to do.
So she felt relieved now. Stanley, who was once blinded by hatred and unable to think
clearly, had finally emerged from his resentment. He now understands just how absurd his
mistakes have been over the past decade.
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