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At this moment, Niall also recognized her.
“Oh, it’s you!” Niall hurriedly checked her injuries, but fortunately, they were all skin traumas.
Niall. pulled Helene up and said, “It’s so late. Why are you here?”
“I’m here to do something.”
Niall glanced at the police station opposite, wanting to ask something, but finally didn’t speak.
“Where do you live? I’ll take you back.”
“No need. I’ll take a taxi back.” Helene instinctively refused.
“I’m free now anyway. You can treat me as a substitute driver.” Niall opened the car door.
His hospitality was hard to turn down, so Helene had to get in the car.
Along the way, the two of them didn’t communicate much, and the most talked about was Mrs. Lopez’s condition.
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Bamford Family.
Just as Helene was about to get out of the car, Niall saw the bruise on her arm and quickly grabbed her.
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Then Niall found the first aid kit in the car and gave her a brief treatment of the wound.
He was skillful in applying the medicine and looked very professional.
“You’d better come to the hospital tomorrow, and I’ll treat you again. Don’t get wet for eight hours to prevent infection.”
Carlisle was sitting in the car next to her at this moment. He saw Helene sitting in the passenger seat and talking with a strange man in the car, and she didn’t get out of the car for a long time.
Tomorrow was the memorial day for Carlisle’s parents. Twenty years ago, his parents had died in a car accident, and the murderer had not been found yet.
So during these days every year, Carlisle would be in a bad mood.
In addition, he had contacted the best international doctor to operate on his grandfather. Still, his grandfather was determined not to receive treatment just because he learned about the prenuptial agreement.
He admitted that he wasn’t calm enough tonight, so he sat in the car and waited for Helene to return, planning to talk with
her.
He hadn’t expected to see this scene.
She went out to see another man late at night. No wonder her ex-boyfriend had cheated on her. She was probably
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responsible for it too.
Carlisle looked away. He was just a tool man. Why should he care?
In another car, Helene thanked Niall, opened the door, and exited the vehicle.
She overlooked Carlisle in the dark, pushed the door, and walked into the yard.
The light in the study was on. Helene thought Carlisle was inside, so she paused when she passed the study door.
Now she suddenly regretted it. She shouldn’t have used this method to raise her grandma’s surgery fee.
It was really much more complicated than she had imagined for two strangers who didn’t love each other to live together.
This night, Carlisle slept in the study again.
The following day, Carlisle left early.
Helene still made breakfast as usual and sent it to Grandpa’s
room.
Grandpa was not in a good mood today and kept sighing when he saw Helene.
Helene thought he must be angry with her and Carlisle because of the prenuptial agreement.
She wanted to comfort him but didn’t know what to say.
Just as she turned around to go out, he stopped her.
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“Today is Carlisle’s parents’ memorial day. I hope you can accompany him. He lost his parents when he was eight years old. I’m the only one who has accompanied him all these years. But I can’t accompany him for long now. I will leave him to you.”
Helene’s heart trembled.
She took a note from him and found the address of a pier
written on it.
“He goes to sea every year to pay homage to his parents. It’s not late for you to go there now.”
Helene held the note and thought of the scene of Carlisle standing on the deck alone. Thinking of her parents, whom she had never met, she couldn’t help feeling sorry for him.
She would visit her grandma the day after tomorrow to take a break.
When Helene found the pier on the note, Carlisle’s yacht was already more than thirty feet from the shore,
Carlisle was standing on the deck with his back to Helene.
Helene shouted Carlisle’s name, but the waves might be too loud, so Carlisle didn’t respond after she screamed for a long
time.
The yacht drove farther and farther.
Helene had no choice but to turn around and walk back.
The wind by the sea was freezing, and Helene wrapped her coat tightly.
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Suddenly someone called her from behind, “Helene!”
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Turning her head abruptly, she saw Carlisle standing behind
her.
“Grandpa asked you to,come?” Carlisle’s voice was hoarse as if he hadn’t slept all night. At this time, there were dark circles under his eyes, and he looked very haggard.
“Grandpa gave me the address.”
“But I came here on my own.” Helene didn’t finish her
sentence.
Carlisle swallowed.
“Go back and tell Grandpa not to worry about me.” Carlisle’s expression was cold as the sea wind.
Watching Carlisle silently turn around and walk up to the diving board alone, she couldn’t help feeling sorry.
Helene chased after him without thinking.
But she was afraid of water, especially seawater. In her impression, the sea was a terrifying existence.
She walked tremblingly on the diving board and tried to grab Carlisle in front of her a few times but hesitated and withdrew
her hand.
Just as she was about to board the yacht, a big wave hit, and the diving board shook violently.
Helene screamed.
Carlisle turned her head just in time to grab Helene, who was
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falling.
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Helene was so frightened that her face paled, and she hugged Carlisle tightly.
She had often dreamed of being pushed into the sea but only heard a woman’s laughter while struggling.
Over the years, this nightmare had tormented her so much that she was scared whenever she saw the sea.
Feeling the girl in her arms trembling, Carlisle hugged her by the waist.
Helene’s side face was pressed against Carlisle’s chest. Hearing his strong heartbeat, she suddenly felt less cold.
The yacht started.
Helene sat in the cabin, watching Carlisle on the deck.
Facing the sea wind, he stared blankly into the distance.
Today was his twenty-eighth birthday. Twenty years ago, his parents had rushed back from another city to celebrate his birthday. While passing the cross-sea bridge, their car suddenly lost control, hit the guardrail head-on, ran out of the bridge, and fell into the sea.
Afterward, the rescue team salvaged for several months without finding anything.
Due to this incident, the young Carlisle had been depressed and became ill. After being sent abroad by her grandfather, he gradually recovered.
But from the day of his parents’ car accident, Carlisle had
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never celebrated his birthday again.
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Intense sadness enveloped Carlisle as if he was the only one left in the world, so lonely and helpless.
Helene walked over, trying to comfort him. But she didn’t say a word when she saw his red eyes.
Perhaps what he needed at this time was not comfort but silent company.
Near noon, the yacht entered the waters where Carlisle’s parents had died.
The sea wind was getting stronger and stronger.
“Dad, Mom, I’m here to see you!” Carlisle yelled to the sea over and over again.
He sounded bitter and heartbroken.
“I’ve missed you so much. Do you miss me?
“Grandpa misses you too.”
Carlisle shouted until his voice became hoarse, and he finally
knelt and burst into tears.