Robert walked over, while he never smoked, he took the last cigarette out of its box, Emerson took the half-smoked cigarette out of his mouth, passed it over to his brother to light up the cigarette.
Robert took a drag, and coughed hardly, but he still took a couple of drags after.
“Why did you wake up so early, shouldn’t you accompany Candice for a while more.” Emerson used all his calmness and asked.
When Emerson saw Robert going into the room, he started smoking standing at this window. He did not dare to think of them being together, he also regretted, that he should not have left marks on Candice’s body without thinking twice. Now his brother must have found out about it. He would have blamed Candice, or blamed him. That was why this happened.
“Brother, I wanted to be good to Candice, wanted to take my heart out for her, to make up whatever I owed her. She seemed to accept the good I do for her, but I still feel the coldness and distance from her expression. Brother, do you think Candice came back because she had really forgiven me, and want to live with me?”
Emerson took a drag of his cigarette, and let out a puff of white smoke, “Why… would you say so when you are already together?”
Robert shook his head, “Brother, Edward was still beside. Even if he wasn’t, I would not want to force her when she didn’t want to. I just couldn’t sleep, so I wanted to hug her.”
The rock that was rested on Emerson’s chest became looser, but seeing that his brother was so reliant on Candice, so obsessed, the rock then became a mountain, and pressed on Emerson’s chest heavily.
Robert was not a smoker, so he still wasted a cigarette.
He turned, his brows furrowed deeply, “Brother, Candice and Edward’s eyes were all red and swollen, it was obvious that they cried before sleep. Should I ask them why when they wake up? Or should I pretend that I didn’t know, and don’t interfere in their matters?”
Emerson was puzzled, “Their eyes were both red and swollen? Candice is going to visit her parents’ grave tomorrow, so she might be sad. But Edward is just a kid, why were his eyes red?”
Robert shook his head, “That’s why I was puzzled, and I’m hesitant. Should I pretend that I didn’t know, or should I ask.”
In the morning.
Candice came down the stairs with Edward, the bottom of her eyes were concealed by some concealer, the red and swelling could not be seen. Edward’s eyes were still a little red, but it was not obvious. His face was solemn, and was serious, there was no expression on his face, and he looked like his normal silent self.
At the table, Robert did not ask much, neither did Emerson. Everything was so peaceful, like nothing had happened.
After the meal, Candice took her son along to visit her parents’ grave. Robert also want to repent before his parents-in-law, just that he did not know where they were buried, only Emerson knew.
Emerson had taken care of Candice’s parents’ funeral, every year during the Qingming festival Emerson would bring them a bunch of flowers.
Emerson took them to the grave yard, it was a public graveyard. But at the top of the public graveyard there was a private graveyard. Emerson’s parents were buried there. Candice and Robert did not expect it, but Edward’s grandparents were also buried there.
Emerson’s parents’ tomb and grave were built grandly, and Candice’s parents’ were also built as such. There was not a slight bit of unfairness.
Candice stared at Emerson unbelievably. Emerson put down the two bunches of flowers at their parents’ final resting place respectively.
“Edward, this is your parental grandpa and grandma, and that is your maternal grandpa and grandma. Come here to kneel and salute them. Let them know that, the Stewart family and the Page family have a next generation.”
Edward nodded, knelt and saluted the two respective graves.
“Thank you.” Candice told Emerson.
“I’m sorry,” Robert knelt before the graves of his parents and parents-in-law. At this kneel, he was really going to turn over a new leaf.