Chapter 227
When Emily finally spoke, Austin smiled with satisfaction. He said,
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Emily looked at his sincere look and suddenly felt a little awkward Clearing her throat, the said, “I want to borrow some money”
Austin was taken aback. “What?””
Asking for money was always bekward, especially since Emily needed a lot. And she knew neither she nor Austin was exactly well off these days.
However, after seeing Quiana and her grandma’s graves, Emily felt she had to do something the gathered her thoughts and said, “probably can’t pay you back quickly. I can do installments, with interest at
“Have you ever checked the bank card i gave you?” Austin interrupted, sounding ustrated. “I put money in there every month rent, necessities, and what lowe you for saving the. It’s all yours”
He didn’t have nearly as much left over as Emily eained from one art job. H
He honestly couldn ́t lend her money.
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Emily had never checked that bank card. She knew it was a payment from Austin, but she didn’t plan on using it, so she left it alone. She never mp him to deposit money monthly.
Emily had a fooling that the card held quite a bit of money. She frowned slightly and firmly declined, “You don’t have to do that”
Austin knew she would say that. He locked over at the grave they had just cleaned. “I get it, but if you want to deal with the Windrose family or do anything else, money is going to be necessary.
“That money is not doing anything right now, You might as well take it. And if it makes you uncomfortable, we can call it a loan. No interest”
He planned to get Emily to drop the awkwardness and distance with him, so he didn’t care whether or not she would pay him back.
Hearing him say that, Emily finally bolt a bit better. Austin was right. She needed money for whatever she was up to However, if he tried to hand it over as a gift, she would look for another way instead.
After confirming the source and purpose of the money, Emily checked the bank card’s balance that very day. To her surprise, Austin had already deposited more than 1.5 million dollars in such a short time.
Though shocked and curious, Emily didn’t dig into Austin’s secrets. She spent almost 100 thousand dollars en Quiana and her grandma’s graves, and bought ten more plots in the same cemetery.
The cemetery was small and remote, hardly a desirable resting place for most people, which explained why it remained mostly unclaimed after many years. However, for Emily, a place far from the hustle and bustle was the perfect home for people like them.
Austin didn’t know why she had bought so many plots at once, but he could feel the sorrow and loneliness radiating from her. It was like she wanted to leave this world for good but was forced to stay, living against her own will.
Austin felt a sudden sting in his chest. He walked over and asked in a fight, curious tone, “Why did you buy so many spots here?”
Emily’s are finally settled on the ten new spots. She was silent for so long that Austin thought she wouldn’t answer. Then she suddenly sahl, “They’re for my friends.”
After another pause, she went on. “Over the past two years, they died for various reasons, and i couldn’t even hold a funeral. I don’t even know where
their bodies are buried.”
Emily abruptly stopped, but Austin heard the weight behind them. She lost a lot of friends and family, and didn’t even get the chance to hold a funeral for them. He was dying to know where the Bennett family sent her during those two years.
Austin had investigated Emily before and knew how she acted in front of the Bennett family. Two years was enough to change someone completely. He was sure she had gone through a lot.
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Chapter 227
Austin felt a sudden wave of anger rise Inside him. His eyes glinted with quiet tension.
He turned to look at Emily beside him. She seemed composed. The heaviness that had never looked more alone.
For some reason, he suddenly asked, “is one of these graves yours?”
catly lingered around her seemed to have faded, and to Austin,
Emily finally turned to look at him. She didn’t say a word, but the stock on her face spoke volumes.
Austin was a little shocked. He thought, “She’s still alive, yet she plans as if she were going to die. Even my darkest moments, I’ve never entertained such thoughts.
He wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat. He knew that
netimes words could be meaningless.
After a long silence, Austin asked, “Which one is yours?”
Austin’s question brought Emily back to her senses. She didn’t know why he said that, but she raised her hand and pointed to the best of the o
Austin stared at that plot for a while, then suddenly grinned. “Get me one too.”
He pointed to the plot beside the last one. “I want that one. It’s right next to yours.”
Emily stared at him blankly, like she didn’t quite get what he said.
Austin still wor
not a grave.
wore that bright smile, which made him look like a sunny teenage boy. For a moment, Emily thought he was talking about a product he liked,
Emily’s voice was a little hoarse. “Why?”
rever you go.” He looked straight into Emily’s eyes, as if she were the only person he could see
Austin tilted his head, still smiling. “I’ll follow you where
He looked extremely sincere, “You’re all I’ve got in this world. If I die, you’re the only one who can bury me.
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