Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 509

"Heh... I know, you all blame me - Mom, Dad, and you! You all think that because Aberdeen and I went out, and she disappeared while I came back, I should carry the blame, right?" "You'd rather I hadn't come back at all, wished I'd died with her!"

"Shut up " Teague's expression turned icy in an instant, his gaze sharply intimidating, "Say 'dead' one more time, I dare you!"

"Ha... Twenty-eight years, and you really think she's still alive? Grandpa and Grandma refusing to give up doesn't surprise me; Aberdeen was their darling. At their age, how could they live without hope?" "But what I didn't see coming, Teague - is that you're still hung up on her!"

"We've been married for over two decades, our son is nearly ready to start his own family, and yet, you're still fixated on her? Haha- Isn't that laughable? Disgusting?!" Smack-

Teague's hand moved swiftly, leaving no chance for Kathleen to dodge.

His veins bulged, his entire being radiated a chilling aura, and his eyes were merciless.

"This is the last time I'm warning you, if you can't speak kindly, then keep your mouth shut."

Having said that, he didn't even bother changing his clothes before storming out.

Kathleen yelled after his retreating figure, "Teague, you heartless-"

Why?

Why, after more than twenty years, does Aberdeen's disappearance still haunt people?

Mom and Dad feel that way, so does Teague.

it simply because she was their biological

...

followed the elders through the yard and out a

directly

"I've been here so many times, and I never knew about

used to sneak out from here, thinking we didn't know. But we knew

gate, hidden deep within a thicket of bamboo and obscured by thick banana leaves,

into a slow smile, reminiscing about

down the long alley, noting little difference from his memories. It was still as narrow

a bit, but this place hasn't changed at

said, "I bought the three streets near the garden with my dad, with no plans for

keep things as they

familiar face were to return, they

has been thoughtful over the

area hasn't changed, the street ahead has transformed a lot. Since we're here, why don't

a snack street, they saw a long

squinted, trying to get a better look, "Is this... Sweet

all these years without moving, even becoming a

lemon poppy

take a seat here;

a nearby tea house, which offered water and chairs

so long, both the old man and the old lady were a bit tired and

the end of the queue, estimated it would