Chapter 531
Chapter 531
The light of dawn couldn’t bring the withered sunflower back to life, just like Alex’s passionate realization couldn’t warm Ellie’s heart, which had been frozen for a long time.
Even though they had a past, they still had to move on.
Alex’s moving on comes at the cost of letting go of all the memories tied to Ellie; while Ellie’s moving on is the silent growth shaped by her tears and pain along the way.
But no matter how they chose to move forward, both needed to release their past obsessions, allowing for a fresh start and a
new life
A few days later, Alex went back home and was met with Nancy’s stern face. She asked him to move out of the ho within two days.
Alex asked, “Mom, why are you making me move out all of a sudden?”
“I believe the house is unclean and plan to renovate it thoroughly. Your stuff is already packed; you need to find a new place.” Nancy threw a warning glance at the servant in the living room.
Since that unsettling night when Alex returned from meeting Elle and those two kids, Alex had felt off. He couldn’t shake the habit of checking his pockets constantly.
The Warren Manor was where Alex had lived with Ellie for over ten years. Despite Nancy’s best efforts to clean every corner, she was terrified of missing something.
She could not let Alex remember Ellie, nor could she let them fall back into old patterns.
Dressed in black trousers and a floral shirt, Alex hadn’t even put his car keys down when he said, “Dad, Mom, you can’t be serious about kicking me out at night. Do you expect me to sleep in a graveyard?”
He reached into his pocket, still instinctively searching for something, while frowning at his parents.
Nancy quipped back, “Look at that ridiculous outfit; the ghosts would run away if you lay there.”
“Just move to Zerikith; I can’t stand looking at you any longer.” she snapped, sending him to the farthest property from the
Warren Manor
“You’re my mom. Even if you sent me to grandpa’s grave, I’d have to go.” Alex instructed the servant to move his belongings to Zenkith and stormed out of the Warren Manor.
At the Earl Hotel’s club, Layton was
y frustrated. “Dude, call you please stop calling me in the middle of the night?”
He added, “Since you’ve been back, my life has turned upside down. Nalani just told me that if I keep wasting time with you, she wants a divorce.”
“You’re my dude. If I’m drinking, you are supposed to drink with me, Alex replied, offering Layton a drink.
Layton took the glass but didn’t drink, holding it awkwardly. He leaned in, speaking earnestly, “Alex, I’m already married and a father of three. My twin daughters are just a month old.
“Tm up at night making bottles and changing diapers. If you keep bothering me with late–night calls, my marriage is going to fall apart.
Alex shot Layton a sideways glance, spreading his legs over the age of the table while reclining against the sofa. “You
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shouldn’t cater to women too much; otherwise, they’ll walk all over you.”
“Please don’t start with the advice, Layton replied. “If I really listened, we’d both end up as two sad bachelors whining about our lives.”
Noticing Alex constantly rummaging in his pockets, Layton joked. “What do you have in there? A baby? You just keep digging.
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