"Hmm. They seemed to have passed away when you were young." "My grandfather passed away when | was four. My grandmother
was grief-stricken when my grandfather passed away. She was in so much pain and grief it caused all sorts of chronic diseases to
flare up in her body. She died painfully in the end." Avery's eyes turned wet when she said that. "Before they died, they were still
protecting our family, so we weren't in such a tough spot. After they left, Wanda started getting brazen."
"How did your grandfather die?" Elliot looked at Avery's eyes, heartbroken.
Seeing the tears in her eyes, his hand reached out reflexively.
Avery pushed his hand away and wiped her tears. "My grandfather suddenly fell and hurt his brain. He could not be resuscitated. |
remembered it clearly. Back then, my father broughtto the hospital to see my grandfather one last time. | wanted so badly to
treat him and keep him withso that he would look after me."
"Avery, don't be sad. Your grandparents are surely looking down from above, protecting you still." Elliot held her hand and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcontinued walking forward. "There are surely bad things that are happening in the world, but look on the bright side. Many good
things are happening, too. If our daughter is lucky, she is still alive and is being cared for by good people who have adopted her.
Everything is possible." "You are just lying to yourself and numbing yourself," she said as she pulled her hand out of his. "I'm not
cold. Why are you holding my hand?" "So, | can hold your hand when it's cold?" Elliot asked.
"Stop trying so hard." Avery looked at him deeply. Staring at him, she said, "lI have a boyfriend and you're still doing this. Why do
you insist on makinga cheater?"
"You and your boyfriend are not married yet, right? If you are not married, the law doesn't protect your relationship." He was
defending himself. "Many people are in relationships, and when they are in different places, they will keep their phones with them
all day long. They will call each other,
Avery never thought that he would be so observant. He had been secretly observing her so-called relationship.
"You should know that he is busy too. He isn't like you, who abandons your work. If | remembered correctly, they used to say that
you see nothing else when in love."
Elliot smiled. "If that makes you happier, | won't say anything to that."
"Don't speak as if you're that generous. The only reason you are not saying anything is because you can't." Avery raised her chin
and said, "You're blind when in love. Ben toldthis before."
"Can you take Ben's words seriously?" Elliot blushed a little. He lowered his voice. "He even scolded me. Does that mean | should
take those words seriously? I'm close to him. We often joke about it." "It's because you two are close that he knows you so well.
Therefore, his comments are all the more accurate." Avery made Elliot speechless with her comment.
"So, what if I'm blind when I'm in love?" Elliot could not say anything, and so he gave in to her. "Blind in love means 1 am an
emotional person."
"Oh." Avery thought that sof what he said made sense too.
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Elliot blushed even more. He could not help but want to hold her hand again.
"Let's head back!" Avery turned around and Elliot's hand grabbed at nothing. "The wind outside is quite cold. | don't know whether
it's the wind that is making my head hurt or | already have a headache. It's better to head back to rest. If my condition is worse
tomorrow, | can't do anything then."
"Hmm." They walked back and reached the hotel soon after.
"Let's give the children a video call later!" Elliot said when entering the lift.
"They are at Bridgedale right now."
"I know. Once the siblings have met up with each other, you can give them a video call. I'll just watch from the side," Elliot said
meekly. "Hayden still hasn't spent the money | gave him."