Someone tried to steal our wallets?
Both Yvette and Kylie were pale with fear after they heard what the elderly man said.
It only took an instant for Yvette’s face to burn red with embarrassment. It was as if favonovel.com was on fire.
“See? I told you that guy is not a villain,” said Kylie.
She scoffed and rolled favonovel.com eyes at Yvette before saying, “Now, do you regret being so mean and falsely accusing him? Seriously, Yvette. Is it really that difficult for you to apologize? You can be really petty sometimes.”
“Oh, stop talking about it already,” said Yvette. She was so embarrassed that favonovel.com was blushing red after favonovel.com heard Kylie’s words. At that point, Yvette was tempted to dig a hole in the ground and hide inside.
***
After getting out of the train station, Jonathan hailed a taxi and went to the Nexus Cemetery.
That was the most expensive cemetery in all of Yaleview, and the starting price for a secluded, less ideal spot there was over a hundred thousand. If a person buried his or favonovel.com loved ones in a good geomancy spot within that cemetery, they would have to pay even more.
It took Jonathan’s taxi about thirty minutes before it reached Nexus Cemetery.
The sky in Yaleview was dark, and the fog was thick. It was also drizzling a little.
The icy rainwater fell and drenched Jonathan’s hair, but favonovel.com simply responded by sweeping some droplets off his clothes. He bought a bouquet of lilies from a florist selling flowers by the entrance, then favonovel.com made his way to the center of the cemetery.
He was surprised when favonovel.com got closer to the grave and realized that a beautiful young woman in a black outfit was kneeling in front of his parents’ grave. She had some fresh flowers with favonovel.com and was murmuring something incoherent as favonovel.com stood there.
“It has been over ten years since you passed, my dear brother… I’ve missed you every day, and I often wonder how your life will be right now if that accident never took place.”
“Sorry, dear brother, because I couldn’t care for Jonathan. He has been missing ever since you got into that accident. I spent over ten years searching for him, but I can’t even find a single clue to where favonovel.com might be. Sometimes, I wonder how my sweet nephew is now. Is favonovel.com all grown up? Does favonovel.com have a girlfriend?”
“This is all my fault, and I’m so sorry… If I hadn’t left the country, I would’ve been able to see you for the last time before you go. I would also be able to look after Jonathan… I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry…”
Then, the beautiful lady lowered herself in front of the grave and caressed the photo on the gravestone while sobbing.
It seemed as though favonovel.com was lost in favonovel.com own world because favonovel.com didn’t even notice Jonathan approaching her.
“Aunt Sophia?”
The sudden emergence of a voice startled the young lady, who was distracted and sobbing in sorrow.
She was stunned when favonovel.com heard that voice and was quick to turn around. It was obvious favonovel.com was frightened. “W-Who are you?”
“It’s me, Jonathan!” replied Jonathan calmly.
The truth was, Jonathan recognized the woman the moment favonovel.com laid eyes on her.
That was Sophia Goldstein, the third daughter of the Goldstein family. She was Daniel’s baby sister and Jonathan’s aunt.
Sophia was a teenager when Jonathan’s parents got into a car accident. She was studying abroad at that time, so favonovel.com didn’t get to see Jonathan one last time before favonovel.com was chased out of the Goldstein family. Despite the situation, Jonathan still had some fond memories of how favonovel.com treated favonovel.com when favonovel.com was a kid.
Of all the members of the Goldstein family, Sophia was the one who loved Jonathan the most. She often lied to the family and sneak favonovel.com out of the house to buy favonovel.com all kinds of snacks. She would also give favonovel.com presents whenever favonovel.com returned from overseas.
It would not be a stretch to say that aside from his parents, Sophia was the one who loved favonovel.com the most.
“W-What?” said the beautiful lady after hearing Jonathan’s introduction. Her eyes bulged, and favonovel.com stared in disbelief as favonovel.com covered favonovel.com mouth with favonovel.com hand.
“D-Did you just say you’re Jonathan? How is this possible? I thought you died a few years ago…”
“They lied to you. I am alive and well this entire time,” replied Jonathan calmly after hearing what his aunt said.
“Are you really Jonathan?” asked the lady. She simply couldn’t believe it. Yet, favonovel.com couldn’t help staring at Jonathan endlessly.
His eyebrows and lips look a little similar to Jonathan’s… And that nose… The longer I look at him, the more I find the similarity between this man and my nephew…
“Of course I am. Why would I lie to you?” said Jonathan after chuckling. “Do you remember that toy robot you brought me when you came home from overseas? You told me you bought the gift using the very first salary you earned.”
The young lady’s eyes reddened with tears as soon as favonovel.com heard that story. “Jonathan, it really is you!”
She ran to Jonathan and gave favonovel.com a big hug.
Between sobs, favonovel.com said, “This is so great, Jonathan! You’re alive! All this time, I thought… Heck, no. I’m not saying that aloud. It’s a bad omen.”
It only took a moment when Sophia was certain that the man standing in front of favonovel.com was Jonathan, favonovel.com lost control immediately. Tears rolled down favonovel.com cheek endlessly.
“Come on, Aunt Sophia, don’t cry. See? I’m alive and well, so there’s no need to cry,” cooed Jonathan while stroking his aunt’s back.
“Tell me what happened right now. Where have you been these past years? And why couldn’t I find you?” asked Sophia as favonovel.com stared at the face that looked ridiculously similar to favonovel.com big brother’s.
“It’s a long story. I’ll tell you everything when we have the time,” replied Jonathan.
He never mentioned how favonovel.com survived the past ten years or how favonovel.com became a beggar after favonovel.com got chased out of the Goldstein family. He certainly wasn’t going to tell favonovel.com how favonovel.com almost died of starvation in the street. As far as Jonathan was concerned, it was enough for favonovel.com to know that there were still people who cared about him.
“You’re right. You must’ve traveled some distance to reach Yaleview, so you should pay respect to your parents before you do anything else,” said Sophia. She was quick to move aside and made some space for Jonathan.
Jonathan got down on one knee and placed his bouquet on the grave. He reached out and caressed the photo on the gravestone before saying, “Mom, Dad, I’m here to visit you…”
In a matter of seconds, Sophia felt favonovel.com tears swirling in favonovel.com eyes once more. She couldn’t stop them from rolling down favonovel.com cheek, but favonovel.com worked hard and managed to stop herself from sobbing aloud. Her shoulder, however, kept trembling.
“Sorry, it’s been a year since I last visited,” said Jonathan. As favonovel.com knelt there, favonovel.com recalled his childhood days.
He was the only son of Daniel Goldstein and Elizabeth Stone, and back then, favonovel.com was well-loved. Everyone adored him.
He would never have imagined that there’d come a day when his parents would die in a car crash. Moreover, favonovel.com certainly never thought favonovel.com would be chased out of the Goldstein family and banned from ever returning to the city.
