If Erik knew it, he should rest in peace.
On the fourth day, Erik’s body was buried in a quiet chapel in Scotland, facing the sea, and perhaps to some extent, he was able to get closer to Spencer.
Erik’s funeral had been dealt with. Although Elliot’s heart was still very heavy, the only way to recover was to rely on the passage of time. And although Edwin had no choice but to say goodbye to Elliot, he hoped he can be relieved soon.
Now that they had been away for so long, Arthur and Lucia were not in a hurry. They returned to New York with his parents and Bailey. It took another two days to send Esmae away before mentioning the matter of returning home.
Bailey was the most provocative. After dinner that night, seeing Arthur and Lucia mentioning the matter of returning home tomorrow, he spoke leisurely,
“When do you finish your business? When will I be able to call Lucia sister-in- law legitimately?”
Lucia blushed, pursed her lips and smiled.
Arthur raised his brows slightly, cast a glance at Bailey, and talked back without hesitation:
“Instead of calling Lucia sister-in-law anxiously, Bailey, why don’t you get married first?”
Arthur’s words attracted the attention of Edwin and Sophie. Bailey was the most uncertain of the four sons, and the only one who loved to fool around, so Sophie took this opportunity to urge,
“Arthur is right, Bailey. Otis already has Helena. Arthur also has Lucia. Aren’t you embarrassed to be in the middle?”
If others were told by Sophie, they would probably be anxious, but Bailey was different. He stretched his waist lazily and smiled.
“What’s the hurry? I haven’t played enough yet.”
Teddy, who always liked to argue with him, said,
“Grandma, this can’t be rushed. It’s hard to find a girl who can fall in love with Uncle Bailey.”
Teddy’s words immediately amused everyone, but only Bailey was furious. He hugged Teddy and scolded him while scratching him,
“Little kid, what are you talking about?!”
“Uncle Bailey, spare me…” Teddy begged for mercy while giggling, imitating the lines from the TV series,
“I will never speak sarcastically to you again…”
Teddy’s cute appearance amused Bailey in a good mood, and he just wouldn’t let go when he scratched him. In the end, Arthur stood up and took his son back with righteous words.
“Bring back my son. Have your son yourself.”
Bailey couldn’t stop thinking about it that this little kid was so cute, but he still didn’t take the matter of urging the marriage to his mind. He squeezed Teddy’s little face again and said,
“No rush, no hurry. After Douglas gets married first.”
“Won’t you become a bachelor?” Lucia choked with a smile.
Bailey was caught off guard and choked, stared at Lucia and said dumbfoundedly, “Lucia, it turns out that you are the one with the most mean words…”
“Lucia, you’reright. Douglas just turned 20 this year. When he gets married, won’t you be a bachelor?” Sophie helped Lucia with a smile.
“Mom…” Bailey was very “lonely” in his heart. Other families were full of battles between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but in their family, the mother-in-law helped the daughter-in-law before she even married.
“Hurry up and find a woman to marry and have children. And stop going out to harm other girls.” Edwin also blended into the atmosphere, teasing Bailey together.
That night, the family teased Bailey around the topic of marriage, so the sadness of parting was softened a lot. The next day when Arthur and Lucia said goodbye to the family, the atmosphere was not so solemn.
This time, instead of being forced to leave, Lucia kissed her son and daughter respectively, told them to be obedient, and told Edwin and Sophie to pay attention to their health.
Teddy held his younger sister’s little hand and trapped tears in his eyes. The little adult usually promised that he would take good care of his younger sister.
Lucia couldn’t take it anymore when Teddy frowned and forced himself not to cry. As soon as she thought about the parting, her tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Seeing this, Arthur quickly embraced his beloved woman and children, saying tenderly,
“Don’t cry. Let’s come back once a month, okay? Next time our family will go out and have fun.”
“I’m going to Disneyland!” Teddy’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and the tears were shining brightly, with innocence.
Lucia smiled through tears, and made an agreement with Teddy. Then she reluctantly left the Davies manor with Arthur and embarked on the journey home.
As soon as Arthur and Lucia left, Bailey also bid farewell to his parents. The business in Chicago had been dealt with, so he should return to manage his own branch.
“Bailey, you did a great job this time,” Edwin had always praised his sons for their hard work and dedication. He was by no means a strict and loveless father. Seeing his wife showing some sorrow for parting, he also deliberately said,
“From now on, focus on finding you a wife. Don’t really become a bachelor.”
Sophie was still slightly frowning, but she couldn’t help laughing when she heard this. Only Bailey was dumbfounded, thinking sadly in her heart: my dear father, you even sacrificed your son just to tease your wife?
After saying goodbye, Bailey also left the house. Sophie held the baby and Teddy in her husband’s arms. Looking in the direction of the front door, Sophie couldn’t help but say,
“I wish the children all the best.”
“It will.” Edwin said softly.
After leaving for nearly ten days, Arthur and Lucia returned to Athegate. As soon as they came back, Gracie told Lucia about Nia’s constant inquiring of her news, and Lucia told Gracie,
“Call her and tell her I’m back.”
“Do you have coffee tomorrow?” Although he was reluctant to send his daughter away, the two hadn’t enjoyed the world of being together for a long time, so Arthur never left Lucia’s side when they got home, and he naturally heard the conversation between her and Gracie.
Lucia hung up the phone, turned to look at Arthur with a smile and said,
“Over this period of time, I have been keeping her waiting, and it is estimated that she has no patience.”
“I’m curious why didn’t she come to me when she wants to please you? I think I’m pretty easy to talk to.” Arthur said half-jokingly.
Lucia rolled her eyes at Arthur. If he was easy to talk, then everyone else was good, so she said half-jokingly,
“She has always been afraid of you and wouldn’t dare to show courteousness in front of you easily.”
“It’s a pity. I still want to make you jealous…” Arthur said with a cheeky smile.
“Who’s going to be jealous with her?” Lucia pouted, as if she had long forgotten the fact that she was so jealous when Nia and him were close.