Love Comes To Me
Chapter 1144: Never to be seen again

"She's taking an uncle to see her great aunt."

Bonnie's answer left Eloise a little puzzled, "Great aunt?"

"Well, my mother's sister, my great aunt."

Eloise knew this, of course, and wondered, "But your great-aunt isn't ..."

Remembering what Edwina had said, her sister had passed away a few years ago.

"Well, that uncle was a former friend of my great-aunt's."

Eloise had an epiphany and smiled, "I see."

She looked around and her words changed, "Why don't we set up and surprise your mother when she comes back?"

Bonnie's eyes lit up, "Sure."

So Eloise turned to Thomas, "You go and get some ribbons and balloons and stuff, and try to hurry, we need to get it set up before Edwina gets back."

"Yes."

Thomas turned and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something very important and turned back, "Miss Eloise, if there is a knock at the door, you had better not open it." Eloise laughed, "I know, I'm not that stupid."

Thomas scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't mean it like that."

"You go ahead, we won't just open the door." Eloise knew he was worried about himself.

With her reassurance, Thomas went about his shopping with confidence.

...

Meanwhile, Edwina sat in her car and she saw the flowers on the passenger seat.

White tulips.

She couldn't resist speaking up, "Actually, my sister likes lilies."

Edwards gave her a sideways glance and the corners of his mouth lifted in a shallow curve, "I know Constance likes lilies and this is the flower I wanted to give her today." Lost love.

It was a tribute to his own feelings.

Edwina turned her head to look out at the flickering landscape outside the car and said in a light tone, "Some things are lost, they're lost forever. The same goes for feelings."

At those words, Edwards' eyes flashed with surprise; did she already know about his past relationship with Constance?

"You say so, Mr. Edwards," Edwina turned her head to look at him.

Only to see that he hooked his lips gently, "Yes. Just like there are people who think they'll see each other again, but never do."

There was silence in the car.

It was a long time before Edwina asked, "Do you regret it?"

Her question stumped Edwards.

Yes, did he regret it?

In fact, he didn't know whether he regretted it or not. It felt like the memory of Constance was so far away, so far that he felt like it had never existed.

If he hadn't seen Edwina that day, he would have even forgotten about it.

His silence made Edwina smile, a smile that was all but a sneer.

"Mr. Edwards, in those last two years, my sister used to talk about her studies abroad, about that boulevard, about that coffee shop on the corner."

Her tone was calm, as if she were recounting a story.

But as Edwards listened, his heart clenched together.

Even if she didn't explicitly say so, he knew he was in the story.

Edwina bowed her head with a smile, "I hope you'll look at my sister a little more when you see her, otherwise you'll really forget what she looks like in a few years."

A sourness came over him and Edwards clasped his hands together and gave a soft "hmmm".

...

After an hour or so, Eloise and the three children had finally finished setting up the living room.

"Isn't it beautiful, does it look good?" Eloise asked the three children a little excitedly.

In unison, the three children said back, "It looks good."

"As good as it looks." Eloise sat down on the sofa and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Now we're waiting for Edwina to come back."

"Miss Eloise, are you guys hungry? If you are, shall I get you something to eat first?"

Thomas looked like a worried mother at that moment.

Eloise couldn't help but laugh, "No, I don't think so. You've just done a lot of work, so sit down and rest. We'll eat together when Edwina gets back." "Okay." Thomas could only sit down again on the side sofa.

He thought Edwina wouldn't be gone for long, but it was almost seven o'clock in the evening and she hadn't come back yet.

All three children were tired of playing and sitting on the living room carpet, watching the cartoons on the TV without expression. "Mummy, I'm so hungry." Sweety turned her head and looked at Eloise with resignation.

Eloise looked at the time and softly coaxed, "We'll wait another twenty minutes and if Aunt Edwina still isn't back, we'll eat first, okay?" Sweety beamed, "But I'm really hungry."

"Sweety, have a bottle of milk first." Thomas handed her a bottle of milk just in time.

"Yeah, fill your tummy first." Eloise looked to Solomon and Bonnie, "Do you want a bottle of milk too?"

"I don't want one. I'm going to wait for my mum to come back and eat with me." Bonnie shook her head no.

Solomon shook his head too, "I don't want one either."

"Then Sweety will drink it herself." Eloise helped Sweety put the straw in place.

Just as Sweety was about to finish her bottle of milk, Edwina came back.

When she opened the door, she was surprised to see balloons and ribbons floating all over the house.

"What day is it?" She looked quizzically at Eloise who came over.

Eloise gave her a good-natured look, "It's your birthday, haven't you forgotten?"

Edwina thought hard about the day and smiled, "I'm sorry, I really forgot."

"If Bonnie hadn't remembered, you would have passed this birthday in a blur."

Eloise couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her, being alone with a child and working at work, it was actually quite normal that she would forget such an important day.

"Happy birthday, Mum." Bonnie handed her the polite gift she had prepared.

Edwina was instantly red-eyed as she took the gift and hugged Bonnie, "Thank you, Bonnie."

At that moment, Solomon and Sweety, who were following Bonnie, also said in unison, "Aunt Edwina, happy birthday!"

"Thank you thank you." Edwina was moved to tears.

She had forgotten that she hadn't had a serious birthday for a few years, and almost every year she only thought about it when her birthday had passed and simply cooked a bowl of longevity noodles to eat as if it had been a birthday. "It's a good day, don't cry." Eloise lifted her hand to wipe her tears and pulled away from the conversation, "These are all set up by the three little ones, take a look."

Edwina wiped her tears, looked at it carefully, smiled and nodded, "It's beautiful, I love it."

"Did you hear that, your mum said she loved it." Eloise stroked Bonnie's head.

Bonnie instantly smiled extra wide, as long as his mum liked it, he was happy.

"The kids are hungry, let's eat first and then we'll cut the cake."

Eloise let the three children and Thomas go to the restaurant first, walking behind herself and Edwina.

"Been to see your sister?" Eloise asked.

Edwina nodded, "Well, to accompany a friend of my sister's."

"I saw that." Eloise said, "I saw that friend of your sister's buy a bunch of white tulips at the florist too."