Albion curled his thin lips and smiled gently, "He doesn't need repayment from you or me. All he wants is you."
Luana's face gradually paled. "Albion, how many times do I need to tell you that it's over between him and me?"
Seeing disappointment welling up in her eyes, Albion's heart tightened. He quickly lowered his head and apologized, "Luana, I'm sorry. I'm just too possessive, always thinking you and Cline..."
"Albion," Luana interrupted him, looking into his eyes earnestly, "From the moment I 'left' this world, there was no going back with Cline."
"Recently, I learned about his helplessness and what he's done for me. It did affect me emotionally."
"But the Luana who belonged to him was 'killed' by him. Now, I just want to move forward, not look back."
"As for Dorian, we're divorced. He's already back in the UK."
"Albion, I'm doing all this because from the start, I decided to stay by your side."
"You've been with me and ta
Clarissa nodded and took out the folder from her bag, handing it to him. "This is what you gave me before. Now that you're back, I'm returning it."Albion glanced at the folder and then at her, "You know, I never take back what I've given."Clarissa placed the folder on the coffee table, "You're having a wedding with Luana and money will be needed for life. You can't let her suffer with you."Warmth spread across Albion's face. "Clarissa, my father left me a substantial inheritance. Money is not an issue. I won't let Luana suffer again."After learning of his survival, Albion's father had secretly transferred the inheritance to him via lawyers.Though not as vast as the Coburn Group, it was more than enough for a comfortable life for two.His real concern was his immobile legs and how they might hold Luana back.Clarissa, hearing this, breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad to hear that. But I won't take your money."With that, s
Clarissa froze upon hearing about the wedding. "You've really thought this through, haven't you?"Luana nodded as she stirred her white clay mask with a spatula. "Of course, we need to have the wedding."She wanted to reassure Albion through a wedding ceremony, to leave the past behind and start anew.Clarissa, seeing Luana's determination, was at a loss for words.The silence was broken by Luana. "Clarissa, you once said you'd be my maid of honor if I married Albion."Clarissa didn't agree right away. She touched Luana's short hair and asked, "Are you sure about starting over with Albion?"Luana nodded without hesitation. "I've thought about spending my life taking care of him, but guilt alone isn't fair to him. After praying at the church, I decided to let go of everything and start over with him."Clarissa was torn. She didn't know whether to be relieved or to feel sorry—for Cline, who had done so much for Luana, even saving
Albion curled his thin lips and smiled gently, "He doesn't need repayment from you or me. All he wants is you."Luana's face gradually paled. "Albion, how many times do I need to tell you that it's over between him and me?"Seeing disappointment welling up in her eyes, Albion's heart tightened. He quickly lowered his head and apologized, "Luana, I'm sorry. I'm just too possessive, always thinking you and Cline...""Albion," Luana interrupted him, looking into his eyes earnestly, "From the moment I 'left' this world, there was no going back with Cline.""Recently, I learned about his helplessness and what he's done for me. It did affect me emotionally.""But the Luana who belonged to him was 'killed' by him. Now, I just want to move forward, not look back.""As for Dorian, we're divorced. He's already back in the UK.""Albion, I'm doing all this because from the start, I decided to stay by your side.""You've been with me and ta
Luana heaved a deep sigh and asked, "What is it?"Dorian's cold voice came from the other end of the line, "Can you draw?"Luana was taken aback and replied, "Yes." She had been gifted in drawing since childhood and later studied design.Dorian continued, "The first clause of the agreement is for you to take over Dorothy's unfinished projects."Luana was stunned again—she remembered that Dorothy was an internationally renowned top-notch architectural designer, while she was merely a design school graduate. How could she possibly take over Dorothy's projects?Ignoring her capability, Dorian said coldly, "I've had all the architectural drawings Dorothy designed, whether drafts or final products, sent to you. There's a blank sketchbook among them that lists the projects she took on. Complete them in order."Luana frowned and said, "But I majored in brand design, not architectural design. I don't know how to draw architectural plans."
She had been cared for by Albion all her life; now it was her turn to repay the debt.She would find a way to repay everything Cline had done for her.As her thoughts became clear, the heavy feeling in her heart gradually disappeared.After Clarissa fulfilled her vow and wrote several wish-bands, she found a particularly tall tree and used a ladder to hang the bands high up—she firmly believed the higher they were hung, the sooner the wishes would come true.After completing this, the two said goodbye to the priest and left the church.Clarissa planned to drive home directly, but Luana said, "Clarissa, could you take me to the cemetery?"Since returning to the country, she had been busy searching for Clarissa and Albion and dealing with Cline and Dorian. She hadn't had the chance to visit the cemetery.Now that things had settled down, it was time to visit the sister who had taken her place in the grave.Clarissa nodded e
His relationships with his brothers, sisters, and siblings were somewhat complex, but not too much so.The Moriarty family's parental generation had five brothers, who together had eight children.His eldest brother, Cohenli, and Cline are from his uncle's family, while Isabella is from his second uncle's.Isabella and Cohenli were born in the same year, so they were the eldest brother and sister.Gehrmann and Melissa were from the youngest uncle's family.Among the grandchildren, there are mostly boys and few girls, so Melissa, being the eighth in line, naturally became the Moriarty family's treasure.Everyone was watching her marriage closely, for fear that she might marry into a bad situation. They started selecting marriage alliances for her three or four years ago.Initially, it was set with the Coburn family, but Calvert rejected it, so the matter was dropped.Now that Melissa had returned to the country after completing