NovelEnglish"That's right! Her father did give her the technology that he'd been studying. At the stime, he also gave her millions of dollars worth of debt. Would you want this inheritance if it was given to you?" Mike burst out laughing.
Everybody fell silent once again.
In Aryadelle, Elliot was dreaming.
It was hard to say if this dream was a sweet dream or a nightmare.
That was because he was dreaming that he was climbing a mountain.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis brain injuries had yet to fully recover, so, when he was halfway up the mountain, he began to feel dizzy, and he could not see the path under his feet.
To keep from falling down, he held the handrail by the side of the mountain road and stopped to catch his breath.
Then, he raised his head and looked in the direction of the Hightide Chapel.
In his dream, he was the only one climbing the mountain. He might have carried Avery down on his back earlier on.
A voice was guiding him and asking him to look at the mountaintop because his daughter, Ivy, was there.
Therefore, even if he was feeling dizzy and even if he might fall down the mountain at any time, he still wanted to climb up without any hesitation.
In his dream, he kept climbing without stopping... He climbed until his back was drenched in sweat, and he felt like he was starving, about to collapse in the next second.
At that moment, the Hightide Chapel suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
All of his exhaustion vanished in an instant.
A sudden burst of strength filled his body. He let go of the handrail and walked toward the chapel quickly.
A ray of white light flashed before his eyes. The entrance of the chapel, which had seemed quiet and serene from the outside, was suddenly crowded with tourists who had cup to pray. The quiet world of his dream grew abruptly noisy.
He was suddenly afraid that Ivy would be snatched away by someone else, so he pushed through the crowd with all his might and shouted Ivy's nat the top of his lungs. The tourists around him seemed like they could not see him or hear his cries.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe people laughed and talked as they walked toward the entrance of the chapel À barrier suddenly appeared before his eyes. No matter how much he pushed or how hard he shoved, he had no way of breaking that barrier. The chapel was right in front of his eyes, but he could not enter.
The hope that had surged into him was instantly extinguished.
"Ivy! Ivy! I'm here to look for you!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
As the final words left his lips, silence descended upon his surroundings once more.
All of the tourists in front of him suddenly disappeared.
Even the barrier disappeared.
However, the door of the chapel, which had once been wide open, was now somehow shut.
He stared at the door of the chapel, and, through the silence, he seemed to hear the faint sound of joyful running.
That was the sound of a child's footsteps! His Ivy had heard his calls!
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