Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 883

Chapter 883 Humans Are Fortune's Fool

Yuri fell asleep not long after getting into the car. Perhaps her pregnancy made her feel easilyexhausted. When she woke up and noticed the familiar mountainous scenery, she sobered up.

She turned her head and looked at Brendan in surprise. “Why are you taking me here?! Stop the car!I want to go back!” She tried to urge him to stop.

Brendan remained composed as he maneuvered the steering wheel calmly. “We're getting marriedsoon. As the soon-to-be son-in-law, I should personally visit my in-laws.”

Yes, they had come to Yuri's hometown and would reach her house soon. Yuri had not returned toher hometown for more than a decade.

It was not that she did not want to come back, but she dared not to. However, she was defeated byBrendan's insistence. After all, she was pregnant now and could not afford to risk harming the childshe was carrying.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Yuri's house, and her parents were waiting at the door. Assoon as the car stopped, the two elders came forward, opened the front passenger seat door, andhelped Yuri get out of the vehicle.

“Yuri! It's really you! You're home! I miss you so much! You're gone for so many years. Why haven'tyou come home even once? How can you do this to me...” Cindy, Yuri's mother, began to cry.Yuri's father, Thiago Fox, expressed his yearning with a firm attitude and red-rimmed eyes, “Yuri,why didn't you visit? How could we ever rest easy not knowing how you were doing?!"

Yuri could not bear to see her parents’ tears. She refused to come home all these years because shewas worried that she wouldn't be able to handle her parents’ disappointment.

At this moment, she could no longer feign composure when she looked at her aging parents. Shefinally let go of all her reservations as she embraced them tightly and sobbed.

They wrapped their arms around each other as they walked into the house and conveyed their painand longing for the other after at least a decade of separation.

Brendan did not disturb their family reunion. Instead, he gave them the privacy they needed as hewent to the kitchen and began to cook them lunch.

This meal was the most lively one the Fox Family had had in over a decade.

The overjoyed Thiago dragged Brendan into drinking. Unfortunately, due to his joy, he went morethan a little bit overboard with the wine. So, at the end of the day, they were so wasted that they fellasleep right there and then.

After Yuri and Cindy hoisted the men into the room and tucked them in, they went back to sit in theliving room and began to have a heart-to-heart between mother and daughter.

Yuri ran her fingers through her mother’s hair and pursed her lips in heartache. “I gave you so muchmoney over the years because I want you to live a comfortable life. Why don’t you hire a maid? I'veonly been gone for a few years, but look at your greying hair and wrinkles...”

She thought her parents would be able to live a comfortable life as long as she provided them withfinancial support. Therefore, when she saw the white hair on Cindy's head, she realized nothing wasmore important than being by her parents’ side.

“It's your money. I can't use them. I spent some because your father was sick last year, and I savedup the rest as your dowry.” The corner of Cindy's eyes crinkled when she smiled, but she wasdelighted to finally see her daughter again. “Brendan is a good man. Your dad and I are happy thatyou're together.”

“No.” Yuri looked a little awkward. “We're not in that kind of relationship.”

"What do you mean? Hey, you're pregnant. Don't you want to marry him?” Cindy scolded sternly,“Darling, you've been working for so many years. It's time for you to settle down. It's hard to replace agood man these days!"

“Mom!” Yuri whined. “I'm your daughter. Why are you taking his side instead of mine? What if he’snot as good as you think? This is the first time you've met, and you are already siding with him.”Earlier, when they were having lunch, Brendan and Thiago were like close friends as they chattedand drank wine. Their closeness made Yuri feel like an outsider when this was her family.“Nonsense! You're our daughter, so of course, we will always side with you!” Cindy took her handand confided solemnly, “Brendan has been taking care of us all these years. He didn't even minddoing the farming work. During the farming season, he would rush here from the city to help us.Also, he helped us a lot when your father was admitted to the hospital last year. He did everythingfor us without any complaints. If it hadn't been for him, your dad and I would have collapsed!”

Yuri was utterly unaware of Brendan's efforts. She didn't expect him to take such good care of herparents.

Yuri couldn't help but feel the complicated emotions surging inside her when she came across suchinformation. She turned her gaze to look at the room where Brendan was sleeping in, and there wasa hint of tenderness in her eyes.

“It's extremely rare to see men who would go all this way for their in-laws, especially consideringhow he has helped us for years... Yuri, I've taught you to be grateful. Brendan treats you so well. Youcan't break his heart!” Cindy squeezed her hand tightly and expressed her genuine fondness forBrendan.

As she listened to her mother's sincere compliments, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. Then, sheturned her head to the side lest Cindy glimpsed the tears brimming in her eyes.

“Mom, please stop. He was that guy.”

“I don’t want you and Dad to suffer the same pain I've suffered. So I'll leave him as soon as possibleso that he can let go of the past and pursue his true happiness.”

Cindy's eyes widened in shock. “What? That's him? Oh my goodness! Is this some kind of a joke?!"She was so frustrated that she slapped herself in the face. “It's all our fault! I'm sorry that you wereborn as our daughter. You don't even pursue your happiness because of us!”

“No, mom! Please stop!” Yuri grabbed her hand and halted her actions. “I'm grateful that you andDad have raised me well. It's not your fault at all. I only have myself to blame for not having achance to be loved.”

"Oh, my poor girl..."

They embraced each other and bawled sadly.

Yuri's vision gradually blurred, and she began to recall the past.

Back then, she and Brendan fell in love at first sight, and they worked flawlessly together in fashiondesign. Over time, they became romantically involved.

Unfortunately, Brendan's admirers envied their relationship. These people conspired together, andwith the help of their family influence, they set a scheme to frame Thiago. This incident not onlycost Thiago and Cindy their jobs, but they also had to give up their fortune.

Yuri had no choice but to leave the country where Brendan could not replace her, per those admirersdemand. She didn't even dare to contact her parents because only in this way would those admirersleave her parents alone.

After so many years, Brendan was still the dazzling prince, but Yuri had no money to her name. Shealso had to protect her parents and lay low to not attract those people's attention.

Fate was a cruel mistress. It was unfortunate, but after all this, she and Brendan could never betogether.

As for the child growing in her belly, it was an accident, nothing more.

That night, he came home drunk, went to her room, and cried uncontrollably. She could no longersuppress her emotions when faced with the hurting man before her. So, they embraced each otherand spent the night together.

Perhaps the heavens loved to play tricks on her. Not long after, she found out that she waspregnant.

She had planned to abort the baby, but she couldn't bear to do so.

She was determined to raise the baby alone, but Brendan learned about her pregnancy.

Despite her seemingly confident stance when she was confiding with her mother, she hadn'tactually come up with a foolproof way to leave Brendan.

The next day, Brendan and Yuri went back to the city.

On the way, Yuri seemed to be in a better mood. Brendan had a faint smile on his face as heobserved her expression through the rearview mirror from time to time. Finally, he felt he had donesomething right, which was reflected in his mental state. For the first time in a long while, he hadfound peace.

Unfortunately, when he was sneaking looks at her through the mirror again, two cars suddenlyrushed out on both sides of the road. He couldn't hit the brake in time, so he turned the steeringwheel with all his might to prevent the cars from crashing straight into Yuri's side.

But by doing so, the cars collided on Brendan's side head-on.