Chapter 1136
She stood up to leave and had just taken a few steps when she heard Grandpa Augustineâs voice from behind, âNelly, the clothes in your room, theyâre all new and have been washed. You can put them on straight awayâ
Cornelia turned around and met Grandpa Augustineâs caring gaze. For a moment, she felt as if she was looking into her grandmotherâs eyes. Her grandma always used to look at her with the same tenderness.
Without thinking. Cornelia went back to Grandpa Augustine and gave him a hug. âThank you, Grandpa Augustine!â
Her hug made Grandpa Augustine very happy. He held her hand and finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask for a very long time, âNelly. what was your grandmaâs name?â
Cornelia replied, âRebecca.â
His eyes dimmed instantly at her answer, âReally?â
âYes.â Cornelia confirmed.
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Grandpa Augustine laughed a little and shook his head, âWhat was I thinking? What was I hoping for?
Back in the day, since he never saw the bodies of his wife and child, he kept telling himself that they hadnât drowned and were still alive somewhere.
He clung to this belief and searched every city.
His wifeâs name was Silvia, so he looked for every Silvia in the country. There were tens of thousands of people named Silvia, and he met every single one of them, even the men named Silvia.
Once he met them all, his hope crumbled. Gradually, he accepted the fact that his wife and child were dead.
Meeting Cornelia brought back the irrational hope that his family was still alive, as he saw traces of his wife in her.
Cornelia probably didnât even notice it herself, but she had this little habit of scratching her thumb when she met strangers.
He wondered if Corneliaâs grandma could possibly be his wife. But she wasnât. Her grandma was named Rebecca, not Silvia. He fooled himself once
again.
Cornelia knew the truth but couldnât tell him. She couldnât bear to see Grandpa Augustineâs disappointed face and just wanted to run away, âGrandpa Augustine, if thereâs nothing else, Iâm going to go back to my room.â
He waved his hand, âGo ahead.â
He watched as Cornelia turned around and walked away. When she completely disappeared from his sight, he felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he fell back onto his chair.
The butler rushed over, âWhat happened?â
âI miss Silvia. Take me to talk to her Grandpa Augustine said.
The butler quickly helped him up. Till take you there right away. But itâs late, she might be asleep.â
âI just want to talk to her. I wonât wake her up.â Augustine said.
The butler could only keep quiet. Not long after, the butler helped Grandpa Augustine to a separate house. The building was named Silviaâs Haven. It was built by Grandpa Augustine in memory of his late wife.
Inside were pictures of Silvia and their child, Colter.
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