Chapter 2559

They chatted and laughed for a while as evening slowly crept in. Eugene finally said, “Grandma, I'll take Sylvia home now. I'll come visit again soon!"

Grandma Winters nodded with a warm smile. "Alright, you both should come together next time!"

Eugene turned to Sylvia, teasing, “That's up to her. Does she want to come back?"

"Of course," Sylvia replied with a gentle smile. “Grandma Winters, I'll definitely visit again."

Grandma Winters nodded, looking pleased. "Good. You two take care on your way."

After saying her goodbyes once more, Sylvia left the cozy cottage with Eugene.

As the wooden gate closed behind them, Sylvia couldn't help glancing back. A mix of warmth and melancholy welled up inside her, so tangled she couldn't tell if she felt happiness or sadness.

Eugene looked over at her. "Are you in a hurry to get home?"

her thoughts and turned

not, how about taking

she agreed

lined with old townhouses-some lovingly restored and clearly still

through the alley, casting a soft golden glow over the ivy leaves

sense of déjà vu, reminded of a quiet lane in the old quarter of C City. The same deep stillness, the same feeling


features with a gentle

long time. Then when I left for college and work, I couldn't stay, but I'd come back whenever I could. Every time returned it

softly. "You're lucky to

studied her for a moment. "Do you... not have any family

her head My adoptive parents said they found me by the river, but I have faint memories from before I lived with then so I think I must have been three or four when they took me in.

"Have you ever

was distant. "I don't feel anything for

his eyes. "If you ever

glanced back at the garden with its tangled wisteria, picturing

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