Chapter 367: Why Yell at Me?


    In the end, Rex leaves. She is so conflicted and with such a genuine request, he could not bear to see


    her struggle anymore. He feels that at that moment his concerns became her burden.


    He holds the steering wheel with both hands and looks at the traffic. At that moment, he realizes that it


    won’t be easy to keep her by his side. He knows that he has a ce in Lily’s heart and he has never


    forgotten her. He thought that everything would be fine if theye back to the starting point. He was


    too naive to think that way. Apart from emotions, there are too many issues and people between them


    that require resolution.


    As he ponders, the phone rings and he answers with the Bluetooth connection. The call is from his


    mother, Amelia.


    “Rex, I heard that you’re back. This time you left for a long duration, your grandparents miss you. Can


    youe over tonight for dinner? Just nice Florence is home. We’ll have dumplings for dinner.”


    Compare to Amelia’s joy, Rex appears to be cold, “You guys go ahead, I am busy with some matters.”


    “What are you busy with?” Amelia knows that her son is busy but she can sense that he is upset with


    something and could only endure. “Mom knows that your work is important but since your grandparents


    had requested it, can you reschedule? You should know that these couple of years their health has


    been declining. We may not have much time with them in the future, they…”


    Rex hates to hear Amelia say these and interrupts her, “Okay.”


    “Then… are youing back?”


    “Yeah.”


    Amelia sighs in relief, “Okay then, I’ll prepare the dumplings and wait for you tonight!”


    After ending the call, Rex is frustrated and stops the car by the roadside at a temporary waiting area.


    The fire within him is lit and he winds down the car windows.


    It’s not that he is unwilling to go back but there isn’t anyone at home who understands him. They know


    that he is busy but do not know what he is busy with. Furthermore, going back for dinner would mean


    meeting his stepfather. And it’s not that he doesn’t like him, it’s just that he doesn’t know how to interact


    with him.


    Apart from other things, each time that man looks at him he will feel very awkward. He isn’t looking at a


    younger generation nor looking at a son. It is as if he is looking at a subordinate.


    That’s why he wants to avoid such meetings as much as possible. But as a son, when he hears the


    way Amelia said, he couldn’t refuse her requests.


    All these years he has been used to being alone. From the moment he graduated from high school, he


    didn’t take a single cent from his family. He has been taken care of himself and had to deal with


    whateveres by.


    He’ll go home.


    …


    Lily carries a small bag and walks up the stairs. Adair has never walked up the stairs of such an old


    building. They walk and pause and finally reach the fourth level. This is different from what they were


    used to in Ennd.


    Lily lowers her head and says to Adair, “Smile,ter you must greet grandpa and grandma. No matter


    what happens you must know that grandpa and grandma love mom and they love you the most.”


    Adair doesn’t understand why mom says these but he endeavors to understand, nods, “I understand.”


    Lily grits her teeth and presses the doorbell.


    The doorbell rings twice and she hears someone walking towards the door. Her heart is racing and


    almost jumps out from her throat. The door finally opens.


    Bree was doing housework and has an apron over her. She keeps saying, “I’ming, I’ming.”


    She is stunned when she opens the door.


    After five years, her ck hair is now white. Though they’ve never been rich, they have nevercked


    anything. But at this moment, Bree appears to be frail, as if she had aged several decades. Even her


    eyes lost the sparkle she was used to.


    Lily starts to tear and greets, “Mom…”


    Bree isn’t as excited as she expected. Bree closes her eyes and shakes her head. Then she reaches


    out to Lily and gently and slowly caresses her face.


    It wasn’t a dream nor an imagination. She’s real!


    As if only then does Bree believe that she’s back and her eyes widen and light up. Her breathing races,


    “Li…Lily…”


    She loses her bnce and almost trips and Lily hurries to hold her up, “Mom!”


    Her heart aches immensely when she sees Bree gently touch her to confirm her presence. How many


    days and nights of imagination did she have that she doesn’t believe that she is standing there!


    Harry hears themotion and thought that his wife has another daydreaming episode and walks out


    with his cup in hand. He sees two people at the door, “… Bree?”


    Bree turns to let Harry see who she is blocking.


    “Crash!”, the cup in his hands falls to the floor and smashes into bits of porcin.


    Harry is shocked and frozen in ce. He stares at the face that he will never forget. If that’s not his


    daughter, who can it be?


    “Dad…” Lily can only say that. Each word is like ripping her throat out. “It’s me, I’m back.”


    She sees the sorrow in Harry’s eyes and yet happiness which turns back to hurt. He steps forward


    shakily with a determined and sorrow-filled voice, “No! You’re not our daughter. Our daughter is dead.


    She died five years ago…”


    It is like a dagger that plunges straight into Lily’s heart. There is nothing more hurtful than to hear those


    words from the person who loved you the most!


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    “Dad, mom, I didn’t die. I am Lily, I’m really back…” Lily’s strength is drained to see them so old and


    frail. She knows that they didn’t have a pleasant time these few years. They were desperate and alone


    - it was indescribable.


    She just selfishly left. She thought that as long as she survived, it would be enough. But she didn’t


    know that some things could only be disengaged upon death and the living can only persevere through


    it.


    She knew that they would be fine in terms of daily necessities but they didn’t know that she was still


    alive. They thought that their lovely daughter had died, therefore whether they were alive or dead was


    no difference to them.


    Lily musters all her courage and kneels before her parents. “Dad, Mom, I’m so sorry!”


    All the sorrows and helplessness couldn’t exin why she left for five years. Her parents are the


    biggest victims.


    Bree lifts her up and says in tears, “Lily, you’re really our Lily…”


    “Stand up first.” Harry hasn’t fullye to terms with the shock. He turns his attention to the child,


    “exin to me, what’s with this kid.”


    He finally hears himself being mentioned. Adair doesn’t forget what Lily instructed but he didn’t have


    the chance to greet and now with his loudest and cutest voice he greets, “Grandpa, Grandma!”


    It is better that he doesn’t shout. This shout almost knocks Harry and Bree off their feet!