Chapter 213 - Edith's Parents

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As the visiting hours ended, both Edith and Neil went back to their apartment. When they walked in, Hazel was waiting for them in the living room. On the table was the Gundam model kit that she had received during Alex's birthday.

Hazel was looking at the model parts with a serious look on her face. The moment she heard a movement from the door, Hazel looked up and a bright smile appeared on her face. "Uncle, Auntie Edith, you're home."

"Did you wait for us for a long time?" Edith asked. She walked over to the kitchen to wash her hand and turned to Hazel. "Have you eaten yet?"

Hazel nodded. "Nanny Ann make some porridge tonight. Auntie Edith, how is your grandpa? Is he alright?"

The last time Hazel came to Z Town, her relationship with Mike was pretty good. Hazel liked hanging around with Mike, and Mike had enough patience to play with her. Hazel could still remember Mike's kindness towards her and therefore, she was worried upon learning that the man was in an accident.

"My grandpa is alright. There are some bruises all over his body, but he will recover soon."

"Then, can I go and visit him with you tomorrow?" Hazel asked.

Edith glanced at Neil, who have just finished exchanging a few words with Nanny Ann, and saw him nodded. 

"Alright. Let's go and visit him tomorrow after school is over," Edith said. "I'm sure my grandpa would be happy to see you."

Hearing that she was going to visit Mike tomorrow, Hazel smiled happily.

After accompanying Hazel for a while and tuck her into bed, Edith went back to the bedroom, took a shower, and laid on the bed to sleep.

Edith has been worrying about her grandfather and has been going out all day from the morning. Her fatigue came the moment her head hit the pillow. Her drowsiness kicked in and she soon fell asleep.

Feeling that an arm wrapped around her waist, Edith was jarred awake. Her breathing labored and she was staring at Neil with wide eyes as if panicking.

"Sorry. Did I wake you up?" Neil pulled her body closer to him and patted her hair to calm her.

After breathing in his scent for a while, her breathing gradually slowed down. She looked around the room and noticed that she was in their bedroom. "What time is it?" Edith asked.

"Almost two."

"Did you wrap up your business?"

Neil has been accompanying Edith all day to visit her grandfather at the hospital. The moment they came home, Neil stayed in his office to deal with some of the work matters. 

"Don't worry." Neil rubbed her head. "Assistant Shawn had dealt with most of the business. I just need to recheck them." He then pecked at her forehead and held her tighter. "Sleep."

Neil closed his eyes and had a feeling as if being watched. Sure enough, when he opened his eyes again, Neil found that Edith was looking at him and her finger halted just a few centimeters away from his face.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking at you," Edith admitted. 

Neil let out a chuckle, noticing that her eyes had grown bigger. It seemed that his silly woman was no longer sleepy because of him.

Edith buried her face in his chest and mumbled. "I can't sleep." Her heart might have calmed down, but Edith was unable to forget the dream she had before Neil had shown up and wake her up.

"Then, would you like to talk?"

Edith lowered her gaze and stayed silent as she was in deep thought. "I haven't mentioned to you about my parents, haven't I? Would you like to listen about them?"

Neil was surprised that Edith had wanted to talk about her parents at this time. At the thought that he had rarely heard her mentioning her parents before, Neil quickly agreed. "If you're willing to tell me about them, then, I am willing to listen."

Edith clenched her fist as the memories of her late mother came to her mind. "Well, you already know that my father passed away while I was still in my mother's belly. I don't know much about my father, but my mom would always talk about him." A soft hum escaped her as Edith tried to recall the words that her mother had said. "My mom said they met in Country C. My mom was the interpreter for my dad. They met and fell in love after spending their time together for a week."

"A week?"

"Do you think it's silly?" She watched him smiled and continued, "We don't have a lot of pictures of him, but my mom said that my dad is very handsome. Mom used to say that I got my good look from my father. In fact, my mom fell for his look the first time she saw him." Edith giggled. She tilted her head sideways and continued to smile at Neil. "Do you think that I am a lot like my mom? After all, I did fell for your good look."

Neil chuckled and leaned down to kiss her cheek. His girlfriend had praised his look and he was happy with it.

"They got a marriage certificate after dating for a few months and my mom immediately got pregnant with me," Edith continued. "A few months after that, my dad passed away. They didn't know that he was ill."

His gaze softened as Neil continued to listen to her, telling what she knew about her father.

"My mom passed away when I was eight years old," Edith said. "At that time, my mom went over to the city as she had a job as an interpreter. She left me with my grandfather because I still have to go to school. My mom said that she was going to pick me up after a few days, but she did not show up."

There was a long silence between them before Edith spoke again.

"I still remember coming back home and my grandfather said that my mother was no longer around. They said that she was involved in an accident. It was a rainy night and the driver did not see her crossing the street." There was a brief silence before Edith spoke again. "I heard she died on the spot."

Neil tightened his embrace on her body as he heard her tone. "You don't have to tell me if you are uncomfortable with it." 

"Just now, I had a dream about my mom."

Neil paused, remembering the panic look in her eyes the moment she woke up. "What did you dreamed about?"

A frown appeared on her face as she tried to recall her dream. It was a memory from her childhood, but she could not remember what it was. 

"I don't remember." Edith buried her face on his chest and took a deep breath. The tears on her eyes seeped into his shirt.. "But it was sad."

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