Ramiro looked at the young couple hugging each other. Tears flashed in his turbid eyes. He held his cane and left, leaving time and space for the couple who were deeply in love with each other.
After picking up a hyacinth in the garden, he slowly walked to a grave and put the hyacinth in front of it.
Staring at the photo on the tombstone, he caressed the person in the photo over and over again with his wrinkled fingers.
"Madam, I have done it. Your granddaughter won't die alone like you. Now, you can finally rest in peace..."
Charli Hawkins could remember what her loved one looked like even before she died. She would meet him times after times in her dream but would forget all about it when she woke up. "Your granddaughter is a true talent, a once-in-a-century genius. She did what you couldn't have done. The family will be brand-new from now on. She cured the family of its most malignant cancer and the way onward will be nothing but better."
Ramiro muttered to himself, leaning at the edge of the tombstone as if he were chatting with an old friend. He did not care if his words had anyone replying to them, but just said what he wanted to say.
The setting sun pulled his shadow very long, and he slowly closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.
A gust of wind blew away the petals of the hyacinth.
"Madam, I've finally fulfilled what you asked me to do... But if there is a next life, can you love me?"
Adam took a step back from Tracey and said, "Come with me to the Xiao family later. My grandfather wants to see you."
"What? Today? I, I'm a little nervous." Tracey just woke up from the joy of recovering her memory. She didn't expect that Adam would take her home so soon.
"Why not today? When we were back home, I said I would take you back but never got the chance. My grandpa has been constantly asking about you."
"Haven't you already met Rebecca and Eliza? And my second aunt and little aunt. They are very nice people." Adam explained gently.
"Then... I will go to the room to change my clothes. By the way, I have to prepare some gifts. It's all your fault. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I don't know what they like. What if they don't like
my gifts?"
Tracey walked around in the room anxiously. The Xiao family was different from the Sheng family. At that time, she was invited by Aydan Sheng, and she didn't think about bringing any gift at all.
For Adam, the Xiao family was his real home. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken his mother's surname and never changed it.
And therefore, Tracey naturally cared about the Xiao family more.
Adam pulled her body and said, "Don't worry, they don't need anything. You will be the best gift for them. Believe me."
"Of course I know they don't need anything, but it's a question of courtesy, otherwise they will think I'm rude." Tracey glared at Adam. What could she possibly prepare on such short notice?
"You weren't so nervous when you went to the Sheng family." Adam teased.
"It's all because of you." Tracey rushed out of the house. The R family had huge, redundant storage of antiques. She picked an oil painting and packed it up.
She also went back to her room to change into a more formal set of clothes, which showed that she thought very highly of this visit.
"Let's go." Adam saw Tracey come out dressed up. "My bunny looks beautiful no matter what."
Adam's two aunts and their husbands greeted them, "Finally, we've been waiting for ages!"
"This is my second aunt, and this is my youngest aunt." Adam introduced them one by one. Tracey greeted them politely, but she was still a little scared deep down.
Then, a man came down from upstairs, looking sharp and high-spirited. His appearance reminded Tracey somewhat of Adam and then she suddenly realized that this man must be Adam's grandpa.
"Tracey is here. Come here and let me have a look." The old man seemed to be very happy to see Tracey's arrival. He jumped down from the upstairs in a few steps. He was so strong that he didn't look like his age at all.
"Grandpa, take it easy. Bunny is not going anywhere." Adam hurried up to help him.
"That's what you said the last time, you little brat." The old man came to Tracey's side. "Not bad, not bad. I've heard quite much about your beauty and today I've finally got to verify all of what I've heard."
"Grandfather... If you keep doing this, you will scare her away." Adam was speechless.
"Come, Tracey, this is a welcome gift." Master Xiao was very kind and did not seem as serious as Tracey imagined at all. He took out a jade bracelet from his trouser pocket with a smile.
Rebecca couldn't stand it anymore. "Grandpa, this is our family heirloom. You could've at least put it in a box. It looks like some ten-dollar piece of plastic you got at the Gypsy mall."
"You're right. I'll get the box right now." The old man said with a wholehearted smile on his face as if he were a child.
"There's no need, Grandpa. She wouldn't mind at all." Adam took the bracelet from the old man's hand and put it on Tracey's wrist.
Tracey was befuddled by this family. How could they just give away the family heirloom like this?
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