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Chapter 1136
She stood up to leave and had just taken a few steps when she heard Grandpa Augustine’s voice from behind,
“Nelly, the clothes in your room, they’re all new and have been washed. You can put them on straight away”
Cornelia turned around and met Grandpa Augustine’s caring gaze. For a moment, she felt as if she was looking into
her grandmother’s eyes. Her grandma always used to look at her with the same tenderness.
Without thinking. Cornelia went back to Grandpa Augustine and gave him a hug. “Thank you, Grandpa Augustine!”
Her hug made Grandpa Augustine very happy. He held her hand and finally asked the question he had been wanting
to ask for a very long time, “Nelly. what was your grandma’s name?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCornelia replied, “Rebecca.”
His eyes dimmed instantly at her answer, “Really?”
“Yes.” Cornelia confirmed.
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Grandpa Augustine laughed a little and shook his head, “What was I thinking? What was I hoping for?
Back in the day, since he never saw the bodies of his wife and child, he kept telling himself that they hadn’t
drowned and were still alive somewhere.
He clung to this belief and searched every city.
His wife’s name was Silvia, so he looked for every Silvia in the country. There were tens of thousands of people
named Silvia, and he met every single one of them, even the men named Silvia.
Once he met them all, his hope crumbled. Gradually, he accepted the fact that his wife and child were dead.
Meeting Cornelia brought back the irrational hope that his family was still alive, as he saw traces of his wife in her.
Cornelia probably didn’t even notice it herself, but she had this little habit of scratching her thumb when she met
strangers.
He wondered if Cornelia’s grandma could possibly be his wife. But she wasn’t. Her grandma was named Rebecca,
not Silvia. He fooled himself once
again.
Cornelia knew the truth but couldn’t tell him. She couldn’t bear to see Grandpa Augustine’s disappointed face and
just wanted to run away, “Grandpa Augustine, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to go back to my room.”
He waved his hand, “Go ahead.”
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He watched as Cornelia turned around and walked away. When she completely disappeared from his sight, he felt
as if all his strength had been drained away, and he fell back onto his chair.
The butler rushed over, “What happened?”
“I miss Silvia. Take me to talk to her Grandpa Augustine said.
The butler quickly helped him up. Till take you there right away. But it’s late, she might be asleep.”
“I just want to talk to her. I won’t wake her up.” Augustine said.
The butler could only keep quiet. Not long after, the butler helped Grandpa Augustine to a separate house. The
building was named Silvia’s Haven. It was built by Grandpa Augustine in memory of his late wife.
Inside were pictures of Silvia and their child, Colter.
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