Chapter 495

Conrad stood up with her and it was as if all energy was used up on the conversation as she snuggled into his embrace.

She buried her face in his embrace, not letting the “old friend” see her tears and pain.

Acting coy in Conrad’s embrace on purpose, she said, “Conrad, I didn’t sleep well. Carry me up to continue sleeping.”

“Sure.” Conrad picked her up, looked at Conall, and said. “We won’t be seeing you off.”

Conall immediately stood up, wanting to call out to her to not let her leave, wanting to say something, but ultimately, he did not have the face to say anything.

***

On Mount Reditus.

Autumn was coming and the temperature in the morning was not high, and the wind could even be considered cold.

Conall was holding a bouquet of baby’s breath, standing in front of the cliff of Mount Reditus with tears streaming down his old face. “Echo, I’m here to see you. I brought your favorite flowers.”

Just these two short sentences alone made him choked up.

He squatted down and took out the baby’s breath one stalk at a time, and threw them down the cliff.

The wind blew and the baby’s breath flew, as if the wind carried over the words from the heart of an invisible soul.

Why did you not contact me all

dug up a fistful of soil from Mount

hands.

you are truly

saying “the dead are relieved, while the living are the ones in the

back on the joke Echo and him had

young.

had bright eyes and white teeth. Her smile wast like flowers in summertime. Her brows were naturally cool and now, that child was the

his embrace as he laid on the grassland on

young lady asked, “Conall, say, when we are

first?”

Conall said with a smile. “How old are you exactly? And you are already thinking about when you are old?”

Just tell me.”

thought about it seriously and replied Echo who was then still

choose, then let

in his arms started to cry. “Why would you die

one day, I

and protect you. When the time comes, Echo, you must stay by my side and watch the flowers and scenery of

first!” She put her arms around his

“Why?”

one who dies is relieved, but the one who lives

don’t want to live on and withstand such suffering. Conall, I tell you, if you dare to leave me or abandon me, in the future I

knelt by the edge of the cliff on Mount Reditus.” Are you taking revenge for the cruel words I said back then? In life we shall never meet again and in

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