Chapter 8
As it turned out, Amelie’s rotten idea didn’t harm Elliott, but me,
As soon as I arrived at the first stop, I saw that the old shabby house had been demolished and replaced by tall buildings, and I started to feel sad.
Elliott just stared at the tall building for a moment, then said to Alisha, “My parents used to live here before, in a very small house.”
Alisha nodded with partial understanding.
Elliott didn’t find anything interesting, so he took her to the second stop.
As a result, that park was also relocated. He grumbled a few sentences irritably and took Alisha to The third station.
The restaurant where the proposal took place is still there, and the owner hasn’t changed.
She saw Elliott and recognized him at a glance.
Seeing Alisha again, I exclaimed, “Your daughter has grown so big! Time flies. By the way, where is your wife?”
Elliott moved his lips, unable to speak, and could only awkwardly smile.
The boss’s attention was all on Alisha, and she didn’t notice his expression. She asked Alisha again, “Where is your mother? Why didn’t she come with you?”
Alisha was a little scared of unfamiliar people and timidly replied, “My mother is no longer here.”
Before, she used to say that my mother had died. Last night, Amelie specifically emphasized to her that saying “died” would scare others, and she should say “not here anymore“.
She kept it in her heart and answered others like this today.
The boss lady’s expression froze all of a sudden, she awkwardly looked at her and then at Elliott
Just as an employee called her, she made an excuse of being busy and left.
Elliott’s mood worsened.
Although he knew from the beginning that Amelie was making him visit these places to make him. feel guilty, he thought he could handle it.
Never did I imagine that I overestimated myself.
The last stop was the farm where we got married.
He entered with Alisha, and the staff immediately approached to welcome them.
After confirming his name, the staff said that someone had prepared a surprise for him.
Elliott thought it was I who prepared it for him..
I really thought too much.
Before I died, what I thought about the most was why I didn’t wake up earlier.
If I had left him earlier, maybe I wouldn’t have died.
The so–called surprise was prepared by Amelie for him.
The video of our wedding, when we got married, was played on the big screen.
The hotel received the couple, greeted them at the entrance, witnessed the wedding vows, exchanged rings, and kissed each other.
Every frame was captured clearly.
The me in the video overlapped with the me in Elliott’s memory, so familiar yet so unfamiliar.
That day, I was the happiest person in the world, naturally smiling vividly and radiantly.
But when I left Elliott, I had already been tormented to the point where I felt neither human nor ghostly, even I myself found it repulsive to look at.
The video playback ended, freezing the frame with Elliott holding me.
I remember, that day he drank too much and sat on the chair.
After seeing off the guests, I went over to support him.
At first, he didn’t help me. He held onto my waist and called out to me, “Wife,” repeatedly while
looking up.
In the eyes filled with the smell of alcohol, there was sincere and passionate love.
I lowered my head, the curve of my lips resembling a blooming rose.
The happiness in the scene almost overflowed, deeply piercing Elliott’s eyes.
He stared at it for a few seconds and dared not look again, turning his head in panic.
At this moment, the scene changed.
