Neal Williams and Bonnie Williams looked at each other and pulled the door open and followed their father out, while Bonnie Williams stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Christina Sanchez, who had fallen to the ground crying, “Mom, take it easy, don’t hurt yourself… …”
Christina Sanchez lay on her daughter’s shoulder and cried bitterly, “How can I be so miserable in my life? Look at your father … she is dead and he still thinks about … he never loved me …”
Bonnie Williams really does not know what to say. She had already tasted the pain and hardship of not being able to get what she loved so much from Ingram Gray. She thinks, if she continues to shamelessly stalk, the final result may even be worse than her mother today.
“Mom, don’t think like that, even without Dad, don’t you still have me and Neal?”
Christina Sanchez did not listen to her words of persuasion at all, only cried, “You say … just his look, how can I let that woman’s daughter into the door? She stole my husband and son, and when I die … that woman will laugh at me in the underworld …”
“Mom, you think too much.” Bonnie Williams was helpless.
The word Charleen Davis is a thorn in Mom’s side. As long as and these three words are linked, she can not tolerate.
Neal Williams followed Beck Williams’ footsteps and chased him out, “Dad.”
Beck Williams put his just luggage in the car, heard a voice, and turned back. “Where do you plan to go now?”
“Where can’t you live?” Beck Williams only asked a rhetorical question, raising his eyes to look at his son, his eyes slightly deep, “Don’t mind my business, do you? Although regardless of your uncle’s business, people will think you’re insensitive, but …”
Beck Williams paused for a moment, his tone slightly heavy: “Dad doesn’t want you to go down this old road of mine.”
Neal Williams laughed a little, somewhat mockingly. “Just ask this family, who can argue with these elders? In their eyes, they are always right, and we as juniors don’t have to think about anything, just follow the path they have drawn.”
Beck Williams looked at his son and patted him on the shoulder, “Dad wishes you could just ignore everything and just do what you want to do. Sometimes, I wish you weren’t actually born into this family so you wouldn’t have to be burdened by this layer of relationships.”
Neal Williams pockets his hands and looks at his father with determination in his eyes, “All I have to do now is show them how wrong they were once in their decision!”
“So, you …”
Before Beck Williams could finish his question, Neal Williams had already nodded his head, his face dark, “Yes, I’ll marry her! Marry Penny Brown!”
Twenty days later.
Florida.
Sammy Jones is in the best of moods. Recently Andrea Jones came over from New York, and the two sisters were together, as if they were back in the old days. They were laughing and laughing together, lying in bed together doing face masks, walking around every street in a strange city together, seeing all kinds of white and black people. The past unpleasantness because of Neal Williams, no one has ever mentioned. It’s as if those things never happened.
Most of the time, Andrea Jones is happy, although, it is true that he has lost a lot of weight compared to before. Only occasionally, Sammy Jones can wake up in the middle of the night and feel a moist coolness between her neck. She had fallen asleep on her back and was … dreaming and weeping …
This kind of thing, Sammy Jones just pretend not to know, and will not ask again. Time can take away everything, one day, those wounds will be scarred, and then buried by time.
It’s early in the morning and Sammy Jones is chatting with his colleague in China on msn while munching on ketchup toast.
“Mr. Williams got married today!”
Sammy Jones was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked across the table at Andrea Jones who was curled up on the couch writing and calculating before he tapped out a line, “Which Mr. Williams?”
“Who else could it be? It’s Neal Williams, the one who used to have a crush on you!”
Heart, slightly trembling. Simply knock down two words, “With whom?”
“Former fiancée. Tsk, in the end it’s still the right family.” The tone was not without acidity.
Sammy Jones can’t tell what it’s like in his heart, remembering the time when Christina Sanchez said so poignantly that she would never let Andrea Jones into the Williams family’s door. So, did this girl come to New York to heal after being aggrieved at home again?
“Let me tell you, you are really missing out on a wonderful, wonderful wedding by not being in the country. The groom actually said no when the priest was taking his vows! Not only did the bride lose her face, but even her whole family lost face.”
“And then what?” Sammy Jones frowned, “Is it tied up or not?”
“Of course I did. But it’s just the wedding that made a fool of itself. But wait and see, this kind of marriage can last a few days na? The entire wedding Mr. Williams did not see a smile, said ‘no’ three words, dumped a crowd of people, turned around and left. Gee, it’s a shame you didn’t see it.”
There was a lot of rambling going on over there, and the words didn’t end there, they continued.
“Sis.” Andrea Jones had gotten up from the couch and was walking towards Sammy Jones. The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market.
“What’s wrong?” Andrea Jones was taken aback by Sammy Jones’ look and gave her two suspicious glances.
Sammy Jones, still distraught, simply asked, “What did you … you call me for?”
“Oh, I just asked you to look up the word for me.” Andrea Jones handed her the book filled with words, one eye still lingering on Sammy Jones’ face. “Sis, what are you being faint-hearted about?”
“What faint heart? Where did I have a weak heart?” Sammy Jones denied, “I have computer problems, no way to access the Internet. You … you go get your own check.”
She nudged Andrea Jones.
Andrea Jones was speechless and patted her computer, “No internet access? But your msn is still ringing non-stop, cheat!”
Sammy Jones was speechless.
Andrea Jones got excited, “Let’s see, who are you talking to. What’s the conversation about?”
“Don’t get in the way.” Sammy Jones pushed her approaching face away.
Andrea Jones cocked her head, “I can’t look at that?”
“… is not.” Yes, or she can’t look at it!
“No? Then why didn’t you show it to me?” Andrea Jones became even more curious, staring at Sammy Jones with eyes that stared into her heart.
Half time …
She suddenly narrowed her eyes, “I know!”
Sammy Jones’ heart tightened and his hand nervously gripped the computer before he asked, “What do you know?”
“Are you in a relationship with someone? A Chinese or an American man? Hmm?” Andrea Jones asked gossipingly.
So that’s it!
Sammy Jones tense heart, suddenly relaxed. This side also relaxed his guard and said, “Nothing like that, just a friend … eh, Andrea Jones!”
Sammy Jones was so shocked that he even held his breath, but she smiled mischievously and pushed the computer back.
“Just for fun, your privacy well, I won’t peek.”
The computer was back in his hands unharmed and Sammy Jones breathed a sigh of relief and slapped Andrea Jones lightly with annoyance, “Just messing around!”
Andrea Jones grabbed the words and went to open her computer, smiling mischievously at her, “So mysterious to be in a relationship. Won’t you have to show me sooner or later?”
“Go go go go, go do your thing.” Sammy Jones shook her off.
She made sure that Andrea Jones would not come over again before she carefully opened her computer again. The colleague there is still rambling about the details of the wedding, but she has no desire to look at it again, down the msn, silently shut down the computer.
Mood, slightly sunken.
Time, a white horse passing by. Looking back, it is surprising that it is already two years after the day Andrea Jones left.
In the past two years, it seems that many things have happened, for example, he and Penny Brown got married; for example, Wolfe Williams is safe and sound; for example, Dad and Mom separated; for example, Ingram Gray went back to China, Bonnie Williams canceled the engagement, they have vaguely to be together; and for example, Ashley Williams went abroad to study, Garret Miller alone in the country depressed.
But, it seems that for the past two years, nothing has happened again. He is still the same as he was, and there is still someone living in his heart as always, never changed. The old photo, he carefully pressed in the wallet, never open to see. He was afraid that once the floodgates of some memories were opened, they could never be closed.
Neal Williams had only just arrived at the office when he received a call from Bonnie Williams, “Grandpa’s 80th birthday today, you’re not coming?”
“I’ve already picked out the gift and had Marshall Johnson deliver it.”
Bonnie Williams sighed, “You really want this? You haven’t been back to the old house in over six months, and two days ago Grandma was ahead of schedule about you coming back every week to spend time with them.”
“I’m a little busy, I’ll talk to you later.” Neal Williams was unconcerned and wanted to hang up, and Bonnie Williams was annoyed, “Okay, okay, whatever. Anyway, Penny Brown will appear in the occasion, you certainly will not be there!”
Grumbling, Bonnie Williams disconnected the call with a ‘pop’.
Neal Williams, expressionless, flipped through the files and went about his business.
On the other side, the old mansion.
Today is the old man’s 80th birthday, a large family all in attendance. Two sons, two daughters-in-law, granddaughter Bonnie Williams, grandson Klein Williams, and even grandson-in-law Penny Brown were also present. Such an occasion should be lively, but the atmosphere is so depressing that people can not breathe, the old man sat there with a face, so that no one dare to say anything.
“Master, is it time to start dinner?” Aunt Zhang asked cautiously as she walked between the old master and the old lady. In fact, it had long passed the meal time, but no one dared to act rashly since the old master had not opened his mouth.
The old man was still tense and did not reply to Aunt Zhang’s words. The old lady looked at him, waved her hand and sighed, “Wait a little longer.”
The group was waiting for Neal Williams, and Christina Sanchez, a mother, was a little embarrassed. Looking across at Penny Brown, “Penny, did you call him? What the hell is wrong with him, he didn’t even show up for such an important occasion!”
Penny Brown bit her lip, “He … didn’t listen and just hung up on me.”
Christina Sanchez choked for a moment and looked heavily at Penny Brown, as if disappointed and as if helpless. The look on Penny Brown’s face was embarrassing. As if it was such a big sin to not be able to tie up her husband.
“I just got off the phone with him.” Bonnie Williams spoke up at the right time, also glancing at Penny Brown.
Only to see Penny Brown’s face even more unpleasant.
“He’s not coming. The gift will be sent by Marshall Johnson.” Bonnie Williams looked around the crowd, “You all know very well that with Penny Brown around, he won’t even show up.”
Penny Brown was shaken, and the hands resting on her lap clenched together. Very good! For the past two years, he has used this tactic every time, throwing her in the center of the storm, and also using this behavior to retaliate against everyone here, telling them what a wrong decision it was to force her to marry back then!
Not only does Penny Brown look bad, but everyone in the room looks bad. The old lady sighed, and her eyes passed over Penny Brown’s body, as if she had regrets. This makes Penny Brown feel hurt pride very much.
“All right, all right, then let’s start the meal.” The old lady lightly said, Aunt Zhang answered, only then busy to order the kitchen to go busy.
The whole time, everyone ate in silence.