Chapter 507
After Alexander''s return to Moranta, Sophia had Yvonne schedule all urgent matters within the next
week. She nned to handle the urgent issues in Odyssey and Sunshine Group before apanying
Perrin to Coldbridge.
In the blink of an eye, more than half the month of July had flown past.
As August approached, Sophia asked Yvonne to arrange an itinerary. She then brought Perrin and
Kylie to Coldbridge.
Toward the end of July, extreme temperatures raged in the entire country, and Coldbridge was no
exception.
Last year, Sophia spent New Year in Doveston. She made a trip back to Coldbridge for Good Friday
this year, but after that, it was only then that she again stepped foot into the city she had lived in for
almost twenty years.
The instant she walked out of the airport, a wave of heat hit her in the face.
Transportation had long since been arranged. No sooner had Sophia and the others exited the airport
than the drivers, who were there to pick them up, hurried up to them while waving their hands. “Ms.
Yarrow, Mr. Dawson, Mrs. Dawson, the cars are already at the parking lot. Pleasee with us.”
Yvonne had always been a thoughtful person. She knew that Sophia''s trip to Coldbridge this time
involved a party of four. There were neither too many people nor too few. Indeed, a single car was
sufficient to ferry all four people. However, Perrin was up in years, and the weather was scorching hot.
With the addition of the driver, it would be five people altogether. Therefore, three people in the back
seat would be a touch cramped. For that reason, she arranged for two cars and two drivers.
The two drivers came up and took the luggage from Sophia and the other''s hands. Sophia naturally
allowed it. After she had been relieved of her luggage, she supported Perrin to the parking lot with an
umbre overhead.
It was not Perrin''s first visit to Coldbridge, but it had been over forty years since hest came to the city.
In that lengthy period, everything had changed.
Sophia took the same car as him while her assistant and Kylie boarded the other car.
As the car traveled down the airport highway, Perrin directed his gaze out the car window at the
unfamiliar surroundings. Coldbridge was no longer the same city in his memories.
“During the three years I was transferred here forty years ago, I had explored Coldbridge quite a bit.
Unexpectedly, I can''t find any semnce of the past now.”
Beside him, Sophia chuckled. “It''s been forty years, Granddad. Putting that aside, from the time I left
here to attend university, Coldbridge has already changed a lot.”
When I left for Jadeborough to attend university back then, Coldbridge had no high-speed rail yet, and
there were few skyscrapers. Right now, new buildings are everywhere. New construction projects are
also mushrooming with each passing day.
Perrin turned and nced at her. “You''re right. It''s been forty years.”
While saying that, he heaved a sigh. “In the blink of an eye, forty years had passed.”
This is the thirty-eighth year Rachel went missing. If she were still alive, she would be almost fifty years
old. What a pity!
At the thought of Rachel, the smile on his face gradually faded.
He said nothing further, merely turning and observing the city beyond the car window, where his
daughter had lived for almost thirty years. Regret swamped him that he was making the trip alone.
If Penelope could''ve held out for a while longer, just a little bit, she would''ve been able to make a visit
here for a look at our daughter''s former home.
Seeing that her grandfather had suddenly gone silent, Sophia knew that he must have recalled some
memories of the past. Thus, she made no sound to disrupt him.
The interior of the car remained quiet. Half an hourter, the car drove into a residential area.
Although Sophia rarely returned, Yvonne arranged for someone to clean the house regrly. Since
they wereing back this time, thetter had already made arrangements two days ago to have
someone straighten up the ce the day before their arrival.
The initially empty refrigerator was filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. That aside, the bedding in
every room had also beenundered and sunned.
Sophia took her clothes out of the suitcase and hung them up before giving Alexander a call to inform
him that she had arrived safely. Subsequently, she went out and brewed a cup of coffee.
It had been a tiring journey. Perrin was advanced in years, so weariness lined his face.
Sophia ced the coffee on the desk at the side. “Have some coffee, Granddad.”
Perrin, who stood on the balcony, nced back over his shoulder at her. “The view from your
residential area is pretty good.”
In response, Sophia smiled. “When you''ve eaten somethingter, take a rest first. I''ll bring you and
Aunt Kylie out for a walk in the evening.”
Anyway, it was hot right then. As such, it would not be a good choice to go out during the day.
Already in the city, Perrin was not bothered about a slight dy.
He nodded in agreement. “Okay.”
As he spoke, he walked back into the house with his hands behind his back. After drinking the coffee
Sophia brewed, he sighed softly. “Oh well, I''ve truly gotten old.”
Seven or eight years ago, I went hiking with Stanley every other day, and I was still breathing steadily
after five or six hours. But now, I''ve only taken the car twice and the ne once, yet I''m already feeling
worn out.
“A verbal statement doesn''t count.”
Noticing that he had already finished the cup of coffee, Sophia picked up the coffee pot and refilled his
cup.
Perrin was usually a stern person, but he was no more than an amicable elderly man before her. “Oh?
What counts, then?”
A grin stretched Sophia''s lips, and she kept him in suspense. “Of course, it''s... your eyes! Your eyes
are clear and limpid, Granddad. Other than limited mobility, you''re still energetic in speech. How are
you old? Time and tide wait for no one, but you can''t simply admit to being old.”
In truth, she was inept at waxing lyrical. Hence, that was considered her true sentiment.
To her, Perrin was indeed old in terms of age. However, his state of mind was still young and robust.
Despite hisments about his advanced age, that consideration did not show in any of the things he
did.
Stanley''s demise had a pronounced impact on him. Over the past half a year or so, he liked going on
vacations and traveling all over the ce with his assistant. His perspective had grown much broader
than it was in the past.
Hearing that, Perrin chortled. “Why is your script exactly the same as your cousin''s? Did the two of you
team up to dupe me?”
“Of course not. It''s obviously a true evaluation by me and Lukas.”
Right after she had finished speaking, Sophia saw her grandfather yawning. Aware that he was tired,
she did not make any more conversation but urged him to rest. Picking up the coffee pot, she left the
room.
By then, Kylie had also finished unpacking. She sat on the couch, drinking water. At the sight of
Sophia, she shed her a smile. “This ce of yours is really well-decorated.”
Sophia bought that house a long time ago. She decorated the ce ording to the home in her
memories as much as possible. While the style was far more modern, the warmth of the past remained.
Following Kylie''sment, Sophia admitted frankly, “It resembles my home in the past.”
For once, Kylie was momentarily stunned. In the next second, she snapped back to her senses. “How
silly. You''ve got a home now, and two at that.”
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Honestly, Sophia was not sad. It had been many years, and she had already grieved more than enough
back then. As the years flew past, she was all the more nostalgic and regretful that her parents did not
get to keep herpany longer.
On top of that, as Kylie said, she already had two homes—one was her small family with Alexander,
and the other was the Dawson family.
“I know, Aunt Kylie.”