Chapter 295 Start Anew


    Once I reached the hospital, Joanna was packing up for Aron. He was looking pale, , almost like all


    the blood was flushed out of his body, after the fluid infusion was almost over.


    She drew herself closer to Aron as she gathered up some courage and expressed her concern, "How


    are you feeling now? You look rather pale. Why don''t.... you consider spending another night here until


    your condition stabilizes."


    "I assure you I feel much better than I look." Aron passed a warm smile to I. Within the next second


    Joanna addressed I while packing up, "The doctor just now thoroughly checked Aron''s condition,


    which confirmed his earlier diagnosis that Aron''s has fully recovered and is ready for immediate


    discharge."


    "Grandma, please let me help you with that." I was just moving forward towards Joanna to help her,


    but she declined the offer, "No, thanks. I think it is better if you talk to Aron, while I finish this quickly


    before going ahead with the discharge procedure with Mike. After that, we can begin celebrating Aron''s


    excellent recovery by having dinner together."


    Meanwhile, Aron ignored that line of talk and changed the topic as I had still not responded to


    Joanna''s considerate offer, "Has yourpany''s recent business endeavors concluded sessfully?"


    "It went very well!" I nodded with a content smile. She recalled the entire ount of the day to Aron


    with enthusiasm, "Karma has prevailed. All the injustices which happened to Autumn in the past finally


    paved the way to her present glory, honor and happiness."


    "Is that how it is?" Aron replied with a smile as he decided to take advantage of Joanna''s absence to


    speak his mind, "I, there is a matter.... which I want to discuss with you immediately."


    "Please feel free to share what you have to say." I replied while peeling an apple for Aron as she


    was perched on the edge of his bed.


    "So what I was thinking was that..." Aron mustered the courage to speak his mind, "Because of our


    eventful rtionship, I want.... to marry you as soon as possible, and we are old enough to make the


    decision as well."


    Aron released a sigh and continued to address I, "I hope to meet your parents and put an end to the


    negative rtions we have been sharing, even though they may me me for making you suffer so


    much."


    "Are you.... serious?" I''s judgement was clouded with doubt about Aron''s sudden determination.


    There is a long path spanning over sometime between a romantic rtionship and a marriage.


    However, Aron and I had just mellowed their romance long before getting married to each other


    naturally and justifiably.


    Meanwhile, just thinking about the impending doom of her parents disappointment with Aron, I


    became immensely upset.


    "I have reflected and thought about it over and over again." Aron thought he deserved all the difficulties


    I''s parents would impose upon him and would silently bear through it all.


    I managed to nod indicating her approval, "Ok, I will arrange for a meeting between you all when I


    see fit."


    Upon finishing Aron''s discharge formalities, Mike and Joanna were just about to enter the room when


    Aron nearly finished his fluid infusion. He was happy to see his grandparents warming up towards I.


    After all, Aron''s grandparents learned to respect their grandson''s decision and determination to marry


    I.


    Back home, I had proved to be of excellent help in the kitchen as she and Joanna prepped for a


    dinner feast. Joanna proposed dining at home and ordered the maid to buy some ingredients.


    "Grandma, please go and take some rest and leave the cooking to me. You must be tired after all the


    running around in the hospital." She thought Joanna was too old to bother with cooking.


    "I just feel guilty that you have to ve in the kitchen to prepare a meal for us!" Joanna felt awfully


    guilty at the sight of I preparing the dinner.


    Both of them did not relent, and I concluded their argument, "Grandma, why don''t you give me a


    hand to present this delicious dinner?"


    "It... sounds perfect." Joanna was willing to test I''s cooking, as after all she did think of time when


    she would want to entrust I with the responsibility to take care of Aron whenever she passed away.


    Despite cooking after a rather long time, I was adept at preparing braised beef brisket with tomato,


    bean curd soup and stewed pork with brown sauce—the three dishes not only full of depth with vor


    but sophisticated, as well as two light vegetables, which won her the approval and satisfaction from


    Joanna.


    "It is a delight and a surprise to see you cooking so well." Joanna began a conversation with I, who


    responded with a smile, "I came to Y City to begin my university life at the age of eighteen, and since


    then I have been living here. I would have resigned myself at the mercy of fast food and take-outs had I


    not learned to cook. ordingly I also bought a recipe book to prepare and practice making some


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    homely traditional dishes."


    "Sometimes the most simple looking dishes require the most practice and struggle." Joanna had initial


    disbelief and denial of I, because Becky was her perfect daughter-inw. However the situation


    turned to I''s advantage....


    But Joanna remained doubtful of goodpany of I and Aron, as her misunderstanding toward I


    was melting away.


    Meanwhile, she found that I was dripping with kindness and polite attention towards Aron during that


    period. Therefore a hint of prejudice gave way to her approval and inclination.


    "You must be tired with your struggles here!" Joanna expressed her concern.


    I responded with a calm smile, "At times. But I have always maintained the hope that everything can


    be handled better by being calm. During the long periods of striving and aplishment, I can face


    hardships withposure."


    "With reference to Becky, I wonder..." I found it hard to concentrate and cook properly after Joanna''s


    mention of Becky disturbed and troubled her. Actually I had almost forgotten her existence.


    "She...." I forced a smile, "Becky was my childhood friend who sumbed to short temper but her


    heart was in the right ce. And I used to give way to her unconditionally in consideration of


    consanguinity, which contributed to her growing arrogance and aggressiveness leading to our current


    bad blood.


    I smiled gently. However, Aron was her beloved who held more significance than her toys or


    hairpins. By no means would she share him with Becky.


    "Now I have to dismiss Becky as someone who is insignificant after all those unpleasant encounters


    through the years." I replied with an indifferent smile, while pouring out the mushroom-seasoned


    vegetable, and asking everyone else to join for dinner, "Well done, please let us dine together."


    On reflecting upon I boundless energy and magnanimity, she realized Becky was more evil than she


    had realized.


    But now it was a thing of the past and she had to start afresh. She hoped in the following days I and


    Aron would live in happiness.