The Brown Family villa.
It took most of the day for Alex Brown to wake up from his drowsy sleep, and after seeing that the room was not furnished by the Wright Family, he immediately got up and went out.
When he arrived at the old Wright Family house, it was already seven o’clock in the evening, and the sky was deep blue, but unfortunately without the dazzling starlight of last night.
Alex Brown’ heart was filled with sadness, and he took a deep breath to compose himself before raising his hand to ring the doorbell.
In a few moments, the housekeeper came out of the villa and hurried across the courtyard, opening the door for him with unconcealed joy.
In the bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Keira was tossing and turning in Emma Rosy’s arms, unable to sleep, when she heard a noise in the courtyard and sat up sharply, “Daddy’s back!”
When she reached the corner of the stairs, she suddenly heard Keira’s surprise shout and Emma Rosy stared incredulously at Alex Brown in the foyer.
It was like a dream!
Alex Brown looked at her gently, with a smile in his eyes: “I promised to stay a few more days, so of course I’m going to keep it. I’ll be with you and Keira for the next three days, and I won’t leave a step.”
So, three days later is the day of separation?
The heartache and bitterness of the future was predictable, so the good news at the moment was less than joyful. But Emma Rosy put on a happy face and suggested using the time to take a short trip to make memories for both of them, and for Keira.
Master Wright and Joe Wright were still awake and came out of their respective rooms at the sound of voices, and they all sat around the living room, learning of Emma Rosy’s idea and agreeing.
“Keep warm this time, don’t do what you did yesterday.” Master Wright nudged Emma Rosy seriously and reminded her carefully.
Emma Rosy put her arm around him and leaned on his shoulder: “Don’t worry, Grandpa, Alex and I have discussed it, we won’t go too far away, do you know the spa hotel in N city? We’re going to go there for fun.”
Joe Wright often travels and is well versed in this.
“That place is quite good, elegant environment, complete entertainment facilities, large floor space, there is a single villa for rent, rest or BBQ are good.”
Joe Wright followed up by suggesting that he would like to travel together.
Seeing that Master Wright was about to glare at him again, he explained first: “Not only myself, but also Eva, it would be good for us to have a small party, don’t you think so, Grandpa?”
Master Wright received his wink and finally understood that he was worried about Alex Brown’ unstable condition and that there would be no one to take care of him in case something happened on the way.
Alex Brown and Emma Rosy also understand his good intentions, but also willing to create a dating opportunity for him and Eva Taylor, have readily agreed to.
They had to pack in the morning, so they decided to go back to their rooms and rest.
A good night’s sleep.
Eva Taylor’s cell phone was left charging in the living room last night, and when the maid reminded her in the morning, she found Joe Wright’s missed calls and was surprised to learn that she had been invited to travel with them.
Washing and putting on makeup, every piece of clothing, shoes, and even accessories from inside to outside, all need to be carefully matched, as well as the cosmetics and perfumes carried with them, etc., busy for two hours, before dashing back to the living room again.
Joe Wright’s text message came in just in time.
–We’ll be at the Taylor Family in 10 minutes, so don’t worry if you’re not done, let them go ahead and I’ll stay with you.
Eva Taylor giggled as she held her phone.
Joe Wright had been to the spa before, so he led the way, while Emma Rosy drove Alex Brown and Keira, following closely behind.
But before they could get out of the city, Keira noticed another car following them.
“Daddy, look, that guy looks like Uncle Eric…. Eh, it looks like Uncle Eric!”
The other two also noticed the difference through the rearview mirror, and Alex Brown immediately sank his face and asked Emma Rosy to stop the car, but Emma Rosy didn’t listen to him and let the car follow behind.
When they arrived at the rest stop, the three cars pulled into the parking lot one after another.
Knowing that they had been exposed, Eric Chan and Tina Everard got out of the car and walked straight up to Alex Brown.
One was admitting his mistake, while the other was full of indifference.
“Sorry Mr. Brown , I was really worried about your health, so I took it upon myself to come along.” Eric Chan’s desire to survive was quite strong, raising his hand and vowing, “You continue to play, I promise to be like air and never disturb you.”
Seeing this, Tina Everard next to him clasped her arms and said contemptuously, “We’re doing him a favor, what’s there to apologize for? Even if there is a fault, the fault is that he doesn’t care about his body and we are meddling.”
Alex Brown understood their sentiments, but Tina Everard’s words were so uncomfortable that he was about to snap, when Emma Rosy stopped him.
When they returned to the parking lot after an hour break, Keira was crouched in the corner, refusing to leave.
Emma Rosy called out to her, but got no answer, so she went over to see what she was doing.
“Shh!”
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Keira hurriedly turned around and reminded her to keep quiet with an eager face.
Her eyes bypassed Keira and landed on the “something” in the corner, Emma Rosy was slightly surprised and asked in a lowered voice, “Why is there a kitten here?
In the dark corner of the parking lot, a tiny kitten, no bigger than the size of a hand, lay curled up with its eyes still open, almost like a newborn baby.
Keira flattened her mouth and sounded a bit down: “Her mother doesn’t want her anymore, that’s why she’s hiding here…”
For some reason, when she saw this kitten, it was as if she had seen herself before, also without her mother’s company, lonely and pitiful.
“Mom, let’s take it home, okay?”
A cat?
Emma Rosy also felt sorry for the kitten and loved the furry animal, but the environment Keira lived in had to be kept highly clean, and the animal’s hair and the bacteria it carried could cause her condition to worsen.
“Keira be good, let’s take her to the rest stop and ask the aunt and uncle there if they would like to adopt her, okay?” Emma Rosy stroked Keira’s head and tried to reason with her.
Keira looked away in anger, and after a moment of silence, she couldn’t resist fighting again: “But I’m so much like the kitty, if mommy doesn’t want her, will she leave me behind too?”
“How can you think that way?”
Emma Rosy was suddenly shocked, and she picked Keira up, wiping her tears while asking her why she thought she was a kitten.
After being picked up, Keira’s eyes still remained on the kitten, and she said in a resigned voice, “I am the kitten, the kitten without a mother….”
At that, Emma Rosy finally understood that the three years had hurt Keira so much that even though she had recovered, the wound was still lurking in her heart.
After hearing Keira compare the kitten to herself, Emma Rosy couldn’t bear to leave the kitten to fend for itself and finally made a decision.
“Since Keira insists on adopting it, we’ll leave it in Joe’s father’s care, and you can only visit it if the doctor allows you to, okay?”
Keira puffed up her mouth, looking not very satisfied. But she also understood that letting Joe’s dad keep the kitten was the biggest concession her mom could make, so she finally gave in and instructed with a slight grumble, “Then make sure Joe’s dad takes care of it, I’ll be mad if it gets sick.”
“No problem, I’ll tell him.”
Emma Rosy brought Joe Wright in and entrusted him with the care of the kitten in front of Keira, and Joe Wright loved the furry little guy and promised to get the job done.
The car pulls up in front of the villa at the spa hotel, and Emma Rosy looks at them with one hand on the steering wheel, smiling sideways.
Keira misses her dad, initially playing with Alex Brown, and after having the kitten, discussing with him which animals are cute. After passing by a supermarket, They accompanied Joe Wright to buy some temporary supplies for the kittens, and were so exhausted that they sat back in the car and started sleeping.
Already dusk, look at this appearance, today should not be able to soak in the hot springs, or eat first.
After getting out of the car, the group gathered in one place and agreed with Emma Rosy’s idea, but there was a small dispute over what to eat for dinner.
The trigger was when Keira came in and wandered around, saw the BBQ in the storage room, and demanded a BBQ.
His daughter liked it, and Alex Brown was all for it.
Tina Everard, however, came out against it at this point.
“There’s smoke on the barbecue, what if it triggers Alex’s illness again?”
Seeing Alex Brown’ gloomy face, about to suppress his anger, Eric Chan hurriedly got up: “That… Dr. Everard, we suddenly followed here, we did not prepare a change of clothes, let’s go out to the mall to buy a few pieces! ”
Tina Everard was about to refuse, but was already pulled by Eric Chan’s arm and taken away without a word.
Outside the villa, Tina Everard angrily shook off Eric Chan, her expression was full of questioning.
“Do you still know why we came over, you can’t really take it as a trip, right?!”
“Dr. Everard, about Mr. Brown and Miss Richard’s past, do you want to hear about it?”
Eric Chan sighed, showing some heavy emotions, and told the story of They to Tina Everard in simple language.
“What they lacked as a family was not love, but a time and a reunion.” Eric Chan frowned at Tina Everard: “Can you understand?”
Perhaps, understand.
Although the heart is still uncomfortable, and even a little jealous of Emma Rosy has been involved in the whole life of Alex Brown, but more, it is intolerant and sentimental.
They just wanted to experience the atmosphere of a family gathering, and who was she to stop it?
Tina Everard nodded and walked in silence to the car on the curb, not hearing any movement behind her for half a day, before turning back impatiently and asking: “Aren’t you buying clothes? Hurry up, don’t dawdle!”
Eric Chan was stunned and hurried to follow.
In the courtyard behind the villa, the dark night was lit up by color-changing lighting, and the barbecue grill was filled with smoke, with strings of meat and vegetables glistening with oil.
In the smoky atmosphere, Joe Wright holds an iron skewer, the top of the beef shines with oil, accompanied by a “zippy” sound, slightly charred at the edge, before handing it to the person behind him.
He actually fell in love with the spicy and fresh taste, compared with the old, more humane atmosphere.
Who knows, after he handed it out, no one came to pick it up, and when he turned his head, Eva Taylor was no longer on the low stool.
Joe Wright laughed as he put down the beef and got up to look for her.
The villa was not very large, so he went around to the front of the building and saw Eva Taylor sitting in the swing, staring.
He walked over and sat next to her, stepping lightly on the ground, the swing swayed slowly.
Sucking in her nose, Eva Taylor had nothing to say: “The smell of smoke is so strong, it hurts my head.”
Joe Wright looked at her and couldn’t help but laugh: “Smell yourself.”
Eva Taylor skeptically grabbed the collar, nose over, and then frowned: “Ah? What about the new clothes, what a pity.” And then retracted her hand and continued to look up at the sky, as if she did not care much.
Seeing her a listless look, Joe Wright took the rare initiative to ask: “Why don’t you continue eating and run out alone?”
“I…”
She wanted to say perfunctorily that she was full, but when she thought that the person next to her was Joe Wright, and did not want to deceive, she finally said frankly: “Can you tell me why Emma loves Alex Brown like that? Otherwise I always feel… he is not good enough for Emma.”
The straightforward and fast-talking Eva Taylor is the one he remembers.
Joe Wright kicked the ground again, so that the swing plus a substantial rocking, and then told Eva Taylor about the car accident explosion.
“Also because of that explosion, Alex Brown suffered brain trauma to the point of losing his memory.”
The swing gradually stopped swinging, Eva Taylor shocked to stare at Joe Wright, trying to see the traces of lies in his expression.
However, Joe Wright could not be lying.
After a long time, she asked cautiously, “Then Alex Brown’ illness…”
Joe Wright nodded: “You guessed right, the impact at that time caused Alex Brown brain blood bruising in the blood vessels, and he also received irregular treatment in order to remember everything that happened with Emma, resulting in aggravation of his condition.”
Injured, sick, aggravated, and even in fear of his life, all for Emma’s sake? She felt that if this was not love, then there was no more true love in the world.
Eva Taylor was so moved that tears appeared in her eyes, and finally she simply leaned on Joe Wright’s shoulder, tears and snot rubbed onto his clothes.
Joe Wright looked up at the moonlight and became depressed.
By the time They of them have gathered their emotions and returned to the backyard, the party is drawing to a close, with Eric Chan tidying up the mess and Tina Everar helping along.
Keira had fallen asleep on the tatami under the porch, and Alex Brown and Emma Rosy were carrying her to her room.
“Wait.”
Eva Taylor suddenly speaks up, walks up to Emma Rosy and says, slightly stiffly, “I’ll take care of Keira….”
Glancing quickly at Alex Brown, she looked down at Keira: “You guys go for a walk, it’s a nice moon tonight.”
Understanding her intentions, Emma Rosy did not push back with her, thanked her and then took the hand of Alex Brown, who was still in a daze, and went out together.