Aren’t we a couple now? It’s only normal for you to kiss me.
Even if people want to gossip, let them be.”
‘The problem is, we’re going to break up someday!’
Nevertheless, at this moment, Lina Sweeney dared not speak her thoughts. After all, the conclusion was silent knowledge for both of them.
Under the moonlight, Lina Sweeney blinked as she stared at the man in front of her. The moonlight shone on his fair skin, giving it a soft glow. His pair of beautiful and captivating eyes, straight nose, and S**y lips. He was without a doubt a temptation in one’s eyes even though he was only standing still silently.
When they first met, Lina Sweeney was stunned by Hadwin Stephenson’s looks. He appeared handsome yet beautiful at the same time. Nevertheless, nobody ever mistook him for a lady.
Now, Hadwin Stephenson seemed much more beautiful than he did back then. His sunny disposition mixed with gloominess led to his bright aura being toned down. However, it gave him a mysterious air that prompted others’ curiosity to get to know him.
Lina Sweeney slowly curled her arms around Hadwin
Stephenson’s neck as she tiptoed gently. A kiss, it was only a simple task for her; she was not against kissing him. More accurately… she enjoyed it.
Hence, Lina decided to savor the moment and feelings while they were still together. As for the day they would break up, she would then iron out her feelings and take it as if she had done so to repay her debt or just casually date someone.
Those were the thoughts in her mind when she kissed his lips.
When Grace finished work at the restaurant, she said to Kyla Corbyn, her lady boss, “Kyla, may I take tomorrow afternoon off? I wish to visit my mother’s grave and pay homage.”
Although the following day was Tomb Sweeping Day, a national holiday, holidays often meant that restaurants would be packed. Naturally, restaurant workers were usually not allowed to take leave on national holidays.
Kyla Corbyn was quite shocked that Grace’s mother had pa**ed away. Hence, she said, “Okay, no problem. Since you’re going in the afternoon, ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes for you to bring to the grave as an offering.”
“Thanks but it’s alright. I will prepare them myself.” Grace wanted to cook the dishes for her mother herself.
When Grace’s mother was still alive, she was still a young child. Now that Grace had become an adult and knew how to cook, she wanted to show her skills to her mother.
“Then I shall go home now,” Grace said.
“Okay.” Kyla Corbyn seemed to have something that she wanted to say, but she kept it to herself in the end.
‘Since Grace said that she isn’t close with Brian, there is no need for me to drag Grace into this. As for Brian, I’ll just have to make a visit when the time comes.
After Grace left the restaurant, she did not return immediately to the Reed Residence. Instead, she went to the supermarket and bought some fish, meat, and vegetables. She then rode her electric bike to a shop that sold prayer items.
“Granny Fan, please get me the usual three sets of incense sticks and ingots.” Grace said to the old lady who was well over 80 years and was sitting inside the shop. Each year, before Grace went to the grave to offer her mother prayers and offerings, she would come to the same shop to buy the same things. This of course was an exception for when she was serving her sentence.
“It’s Grace. You’re going to the grave tomorrow.” Granny Fan flashed an almost toothless smile at Grace.
“Yes, it’s me,” Grace responded.
“You’re going to cook a delicious meal for your mother again.” Granny Fan made small talk with Grace as she packed the latter’s items. “You never came in the past 2 to 3 years to buy these items. I was just wondering if you’d come this year.”
“Before this… um… I had a few matters that prevented me from coming here.” Grace replied as she took the items from Granny Fan.
“It has been so many years, your mother must be resting in peace knowing she has such a filial daughter.”
‘Filial?’ Grace mocked herself internally. ‘How unfortunate. I couldn’t even keep the photo album that my mother treasured.
‘Now… even if I wanted to be filial to my mother, I no longer have the opportunity. All I can do now is keep my mother’s grave clean.’
After bidding farewell to Granny Gan, Grace rode her electric bike back to the Reed Residence. However, after entering the house and heading for the kitchen, a cold voice rang from across the living room, “Why are you late today?”
“Ahh!” Grace yelled. She nearly dropped the incense, ingots, and vegetables that were in her hand. Subsequently, the living room lit up and she saw Jason sitting on the living room sofa.
“Why were you sitting on the sofa in the dark?” Grace asked.
“I was waiting for you.” Jason said as he stood up to approach her. “What about you? You haven’t answered my question.”
Grace pursed her red lips. “After finishing work at the restaurant, I went to buy some ingredients, incense, and ingots. I’m going to visit my mother’s grave tomorrow.”
‘Visit her grave…” Jason’s gaze landed on the back of the ingots and incense. “Oh yes, tomorrow is Tomb Sweeping Day. It’s time to visit her grave. Unfortunately, I can’t accompany you tomorrow.”
Grace was stunned at first. She was not expecting him to accompany her to the grave, but his words… Grace recalled that his father had pa**ed away as well. Therefore, he was probably going to visit his father’s grave.
One was going to visit their mother’s grave, while the other was going to visit their father’s grave. At times, they seemed like people in similar situations.
After Grace placed the ingredients in the fridge, she turned. around to see Jason leaning on the kitchen’s door frame, pondering about something as he looked at her.
Grace turned away in an attempt to avoid Jason’s gaze. The thing was, if she wanted to exit the kitchen, she would have to face the possibility of being pulled by the arm by him. “You haven’t said goodnight to me,” He said to her.
Grace was taken aback for a moment but quickly replied, “Goodnight.”
A smile broke out on Jason’s face while he was still staring at her. “Sis, your goodnight seems to be getting more perfunctory.”
“..” Grace was speechless and did not know how to respond.
“Someone suggested that if I want you to like me, I should try to please you.” Jason bent down and looked at the person in front of him at eye level. “What do you think? Would you like me if I pleased you?”
Grace had the urge to bite her tongue. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at him. ‘What is he saying? He… wants to please me?!
‘Why would he say such things?!’
Grace’s expression seemed to amuse Jason. “Why? Are you that shocked to hear me say that I want to please you?”
At that moment, Grace felt as if all the words she had wanted to say were stuck in her throat.
Jason raised his hand and gently touched her lips. “So, Sis, your should realize how much I want you to like me. Tell me, how should I please you to make you like me?”
Grace’s face seemed to flush as her heart pounded rapidly.
She had never imagined that Jason would say such a thing to her? ‘He wants me to like him? Even to the extent of pleasing me?
‘How much of his feelings for me are real?’
Nevertheless, Grace did not voice those questions out loud.
On the afternoon of Tomb Sweeping Day, Jason went to the hospital to visit Old Master Reed.
“Have you visited your father’s grave?” Old Master Reed asked. A man who was once powerful and almighty had now been reduced to a frail old man, stuck on a hospital bed.
“Yes, I have.”
In the past, Old Master Reed would visit the grave of Jason’s father with him. However, ever since the old man’s health began to deteriorate, Jason began visiting the grave before visiting his grandfather.