“What’s the matter?” Natalie Wheeler had a premonition.
“Let’s meet first,” Allen said hesitantly.
Natalie sensed that his tone was very heavy, and she was a little anxious, “Since you have brought it up, you do know that I will definitely not be able to fall asleep at night if you don’t say it. Just tell me.”
“I didn’t know that my grandmother had investigated you. She found out that you went to a sanatorium to pay your respects to a person who had passed away, and she looked exactly like my grandmother’s friend. You seemed very sad in front of the grave. She wanted to know the relationship between you and that dead person,” Allen said in a low voice.
“She is my mother, and her name is Celine Grace. She grew up in an orphanage, experienced all the sufferings of the world, and got a mental illness that couldn’t be cured,” Natalie did not hide anything.
“Then, what about you? Could it be that you’re the descendant of my grandmother’s friend?” Allen asked regretfully.
“I don’t know, my mother is dead. When I did my bone marrow transplant, my DNA was changed as well. Maybe the DNA in my brain and spleen has not changed. However, it will not be easy to extract. Moreover, even if it is confirmed that I am the descendant of your grandmother’s friend, it does not matter to me. I don’t want to be involved in other people’s lives,” Natalie explained.
“What if your grandfather has always wanted to find you? After all, you are the only descendant left by his beloved wife. He always feels that he owes his deceased wife a lot, and he will compensate you greatly,” Allen said tentatively.
“I don’t need any compensation. His wife is dead, no matter how much compensation he makes, she wouldn’t be able to know anyway. He didn’t treat her better when she was alive. Now that she is dead, he realized that he wants to treat her well, it’s already too late. Since he has done something wrong, then just let him owe her for the rest of his life,” Natalie said coldly.
“What if I asked you to meet him?” Allen asked in a deep voice.
Natalie lowered her eyes.
If it weren’t for Allen’s request, she would definitely not meet him.
She knew that once she met him, there would be a lot of people, events, and matters involved.
She would also mess up other people’s lives.
She didn’t want to.
However, it was Allen’s request…
The corner of her lips twitched. She could not refuse him because of his help thus far, so she agreed reluctantly, “Okay.”
“15th of October, your grandfather will head over to A Country with my grandmother. See you then,” Allen said happily.
“Well, I’m hanging up. Please send me Eli’s address,” Natalie said and hung up the phone. She lay on the deck chair and looked at the blue sky. The white clouds sometimes turned into white horses and sometimes into mermaids. They were malleable and never in a constant shape.
Allen’s text message arrived.
She sat up and called Sean Yaleman.
“I thought that you had disappeared,” Sean said in a strange tone.
“I sailed out to sea and there was no signal there. I’m sorry.” Natalie said in a low voice.
“Where is she now?” Sean asked irritably. His breath was not steady and Natalie could tell through the phone.
“Don’t forget what you had promised me. First, you can’t disturb Eli’s life before you regain your freedom. Second, if Eli finds a lover, you shouldn’t intervene in her life anymore. Third, don’t bully her,” Natalie reminded him again.
“Are you done? Tell me where she is now,” Sean said coldly.
Natalie’s eyes sank, Sean did not agree. However, if he went back on his words, she would never let him find Eli.
“I’ll send you the address, I hope that you could keep your promise,” Natalie said. She hung up the phone and forwarded Allen’s text message to Sean.
The yacht would dock in an hour and a half.
She went to the kitchen to make some meatball pasta, tomato soup, and ate casually.
When she arrived at the shore, she got some clean water, fresh vegetables, fruits, two hens that could lay eggs, a Poodle, some dog food, toys, and a kennel with a roof.
She then set off to the deserted island again.
She made a coop with mats on the rooftop. She placed the hens inside, made a nest with straw, and covered it with a bamboo board.
The kennel was placed on the bow and toys were placed in it. In the evening, the navigator of the yacht was set to sail on autopilot to the deserted island.
She went back to her room to sleep and set the alarm clock.
At 5:20 a. m., the dog barked loudly. Natalie had already woken up before the alarm clock rang. She felt that the yacht was swaying heavily till she could not even walk steadily. She opened the door slowly.
The sea waves were rough, but there was no rain and the sky was turning bright.
She closed the door and went to the bathroom to wash up. She put on a cloak and went to the bow.
The dog barked even more loudly when it saw her.
Natalie then took the dog out from the kennel.
It was very dirty. She brought the dog into the bathroom and put it in the bathtub to clean it up.
The dog resisted at first. It struggled and even tried to bite Natalie’s hand.
Only after she gave it a few bites of dog food did it feel at ease.
Natalie showered the dog and blew its fur with a hairdryer.
“What should I call you? What about Apollo? It sounds very bright,” Natalie said to the dog.
“Woof, woof,” the dog barked twice.
Natalie gave the dog a piece of biscuit, “I will call you Apollo then. You like it very much, don’t you?”
“Woof, woof,” the dog barked twice again.
Natalie gave the dog another piece of biscuit.
The dog was much calmer in her embrace and it no longer barked like before.
Due to the impact of the waves, the yacht arrived at the destination two hours late.
It was already 8 a. m. when she arrived on the deserted island.
The sun had risen and the waves were getting smaller. She was surprised to find that the tightly-closed iron gate had opened.
She could see that there was a courtyard inside.
There was a well and an umbrella in the yard. Under the umbrella were a table, a deck chair, and a blanket.
There were many rooms in the three-story building.
She was surprised and she looked around. There was no beast coming out. She controlled the ladder remotely and got off the boat with the dog in her arms. She walked to the front of the house slowly, knocked on the door, and asked, “Hello?”
“Woof, woof, woof,” The dog also barked.
No one answered her.
Natalie was nervous and scared. She walked inside again and shouted, “Hello?”
“Crack.” With a click, the door was opened.
Jasper Milton looked at her deeply. There was no surprise in his eyes.
Perhaps, he had already recognized her when he heard her voice.
Natalie’s heart started thumping rapidly.
He had said that they shouldn’t see each other again.
She once thought that this house might have been built by him, but she had never thought that he would come here after he fell out with her.
“I’m sorry,” Natalie apologized and turned around.
“Dante is sick,” Jasper said in a deep voice.
Natalie stopped and looked at him in shock. She asked worriedly, “What’s wrong with him?”