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Chapter 105: He Seemed to Be Nailed to the Stigma
Josh’s funeral was very simple, not so much a proper funeral as a simple ceremony.
Only his name but nothing more was engraved on the tombstone.
Holding an umbrella, Ruben stood beside Sharon, “He made his own bed and lied in it.He can
blame no one for this end.”
It was their last duty to bring his ashes back and to find a cemetery to bury them.Sharon did not say
anything.
After staring at Josh’s tombstone for a while, she said, “Ruben, let’s leave here.”
No matter what unforgivable things Josh had done in the past, it ended here.She was finally
relieved.
After leaving the cemetery, Sharon and Ruben returned to the old house and tidied up the things left
behind by Josh.
This house was in an old-fashioned residential building.
The location was not good and was not worth much money.
However, according to Josh’s personality, he should have tried to mortgage this house to pay back
the money.
However, for some reason, he never seemed to think of that.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt should be a long time since Josh came back.
Everything in the house was dusty.
After entering, Ruben waved and said to Sharon, “Wait outside.There’s too much dust inside.”
Sharon nodded, “OK.”
Ruben found a cardboard box and packed Josh’s things.
Sharon stood on the balcony and looked at the place where she had grown up.She couldn’t tell
what she felt.
From the moment she could remember, Josh had always been a scoundrel.
However, when she was young, he had not become an inveterate gambler.
Although he was addicted to alcohol and always in debt, he could occasionally realize that he still
had two children and vowed to change his behaviors.
However, it would not be two days before he returned to a scoundrel.
The further he went, the fiercer he became.
When Sharon was lost in thought, Ruben took out a locked old-fashioned suitcase from Josh’s
room.
Judging from the marks, it had not been opened for years.
When Sharon saw that Ruben was looking for a tool to pick the lock, she asked, “Do you want to
open it?”
“I saw him open the box once before.There should be something important to him inside,’ Ruben
said as he looked for the tool.
Sharon opened her mouth, but did not say anything.
After all, she also wanted to see what was inside.
However, she guessed that it was most likely about their mother.
Her mother died in childbirth and there was no picture of her at home.
Not only did Sharon forget what she looked like, but Ruben had never seen her before.
Soon Ruben unlocked the box.
After the dust against her face, Sharon saw what was inside.
There were several yellowed photographs, a diary, and a pocket watch.
Ruben picked up one photo.
On it was a picture of a beautiful woman and a man.
However, the man’s face was scratched by an edge tool, so he could not see who he was.
However, judging from his figure and clothes, it was obvious that he was not Josh.
The second photo was of a family of three: a woman, a man with a scratched face, and a little girl
sitting in the middle of them.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRuben flipped though the photos, and found that the rest were all with the scratched man.
Sharon picked up the diary and did not notice Ruben’s pause.From the narration, she could tell this
diary had belonged to Josh.
It Recorded the entire process of how he had carried a torch for a girl.
However, it did not specify the identity of the girl.
It was about the mood changes when he saw her every day.
The diary had ended when the girl had gotten married.
Sharon flipped through it and found that there was another line on the last page.
“She promised to marry me.This day finally comes.’’ The handwriting showed that this line was
written a long time after the previous ones.
Sharon put down the diary, turned around and saw Ruben sitting there and staring at the photos
without a word.
She asked softly, “Ruben, what’s wrong?”
Ruben handed her the photos in his hand and got up to leave.
Sharon looked at the photos and gradually widened her eyes.
If she was right, the photos should have been scratched by Josh.
The man on it…
After a long time, Sharon put them back into the box and walked to the living room.
Ruben lowered his head and continued to pack quietly.
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