Chapter 419
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Before entering the Warren Manor, she had even promised Aaron that she would maintain the status quo and not make any decisions on her own until she regained all her memories.
It was her own weakness.
Faced with Alex’s passionate and resolute gaze, his ambiguous yet cautious actions, the way he protected her recklessly as in the past, and his humble, emotional confessions, she simply couldn’t remain indifferent.
She wanted to confess her feelings for Alex to her family and gain their approval and support.
“Mom, Jason, Whitney, and Aaron, I came back today to tell you somethin
break the silence in the living room.
important,” Ellie mustered up the courage to
She clasped her hands tightly in front of her, looked at everyone, and took a deep breath. “I… I want to be with Alex,” she said.
After she spoke, the spacious living room fell into a long, heavy silence.
Ellie, watching everyone’s stern faces and their silence, felt so nervous she could hardly breathe.
She kept taking deep breaths to calm her nerves and then spoke again to break the silence. “There’s something I’ve never told you all. Actually, I’ve liked Alex for a very, very long time.”
“Although he’s crazy and has a bad temper, he’s truly, truly good to me. I think…” she continued.
“Ellie, do you remember the promise you made to me?” Aaron interrupted her before she could finish, his voice deep and
serious.
Ellie looked at Aaron, guiltily lowering her head. “Aaron, I haven’t forgotten, but I really…” She didn’t spoke out that shre really wanted to give Alex a response.
“You lost memories of more than two years; it’s not just a few days or months,” Aaron said, standing up solemnly, his tone serious and sharp. “Do you have any idea what happened between you two during those two years?”
“Ellie, we choose not to tell you certain things for your own good But if you break your promise with me, I’ll have to tell you everything. Are you sure you can handle it?” he continued.
“Aaron,” Joanna suddenly spoke, interrupting her son.
“Aaron?” Ellie stared at her brother in shock. She had never seen him lose his temper before and was terrified.
Aaron, sensing his mother’s gaze, turned to the window to calm himself down.
Joanna took Ellie’s hand and said calmly, “You’ve grown up. Whether life is bitter or sweet, you have to live it yourself. I won’t stop you.”
“Remember, if you ever feel wronged and have nowhere to go, come back to me,” Joanna added.
“Mom,” Ellie burst into tears and threw herself into her mother’s arms. With Joanna’s words, Jason and Whitney had no
more to s
say.
After Ellie left, Aaron knocked on the door of his mother’s room and entered.
Joanna was quietly sitting by the bed, wiping the portrait of her late husband. Harold.
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Seeing his father’s portrait, Aaron was overwhelmed with emotions. His eyes turned red, and he questioned, “Mom, why didn’t you let me tell her?”
Joanna stared at her husband’s portrait, her voice calm. “That summer, your father limped to the fields to farm for me. He fell in a madam’s field and was scolded as a lamer.
“From that day on, everyone in the village mocked him. I argued with them, but he just laughed it off and didn’t take it seriously.
“He said that as long as Ellie was fine, being lame was nothing. Parents can bear any grievance.”
Joanna continued, “He also said that as long as you all were well, everything else was insignificant. He was happy to endure everything for your sake.”
“But Mom, Ellie has only temporarily forgotten all the bad things that happened between her and Alex. If she remembers everything, she’ll hate us for keeping it from her and will be even more painful!” Aaron argued.
“Aaron, I’m not educated and don’t understand big principles, but I knew your father. If he were still alive, he would have agreed,” Joanna said.
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She stood up, put her husband’s portrait back into the cabinet, and murmured, “When children grow up, they’re no longer under their parents‘ control. She’s amnesiac now, and stopping her will only make her suffer more.”
“Even if you told her and she believed you, it would still be her who suffers,” Joanna added. “There’s no choice.”
