Leonard didn't say a word as he picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, only to start coughing violently.

Bernie passed his handkerchief over to him. It had been years since he and Leonard had shared a meal like this.

Leonard was still coughing, looking like he might pass out at any moment.

Bernie thought to himself that the man across from him had truly aged. Back when Yvonne was making a fuss about marrying

Leonard, the man could still crack a whip, though he'd only done it for show and never had the heart to actually hit anyone.

Even when Bernard had knelt outside their house for two days, Leonard had watched from the window, turning to Yvonne to say,

"Just watch, he'll leave after two hours at most. Don't forget what the seer said, you two aren't meant to be. He'll only bring you

trouble."

"Dad! Stop talking nonsense; what era do you think this is, still believing in that stuff?"

"You don't believe the seer’s predictions? When your mother couldn't conceive, he foretold she'd have a daughter."

Yvonne fell silent then, her heart aching as she looked at Bernard kneeling outside.

Leonard scoffed, convinced the young man wouldn't last much longer. But what he hadn't anticipated was just how stubborn both

Bernard and Yvonne were.

Eventually, as Bernard wobbled on the brink of collapse, Yvonne couldn't bear it any longer and dropped to her knees alongside

him.

have known each other for so many years. I know what

healthy baby boy. Then you can dote on your grandson and enjoy your

seeing his daughter kneel down, he couldn't bring

couple got engaged and married soon after. But a year into

too busy. Then, without any warning signs, Yvonne becpregnant, and

blared on and on, like the

pulled out a letter he had been holding and pressed it down on the table with one finger,

were still alive, she wouldn't want to see

reach for the

out there is a hypocrite? They always tellto let go, but would they

Yvonne back. I need her to tellin person why she

closed his eyes. His fingertip remained on

say anymore, his fingers starting to shake. Bernard raised his hand and furiously

tablecloth off the table.

betrayed me, that the child wasn't mine,

a year abroad together. Ssay her

she marriedout

coughed violently again, his grip tightening on the envelope, "Nonsense,

of frenzy in his eyes, "Everyone's

it a strange coincidence that her first love was accidentally gunned

just a month before

lips, shaking with anger, "Bernard, is that

think?! Why did she kill herself? Why did she

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