Winnie blushed and focused on having dishes. They were delicious, partly because she was so happy at present, or she was so tired and hungry after staying in the room for so long.
"When will you hold the wedding?" Elijah asked Hudson.
Hudson thought, turned his gaze at Winnie, and asked Winnie, " Winnie, what's your opinion?"
"No wedding!" Winnie shook her head.
"Why not? We can hold a ceremony together!" Esther said. "We can hold the wedding together. It will be lively!"
"What do you think?" Elijah raised his eyebrow and looked at Hudson.
Hudson looked at Winnie. He wanted her to be happy, so he would listen to her.
"No!" Winnie shook her head, "We have held the wedding four years ago. We'll be laughed at if we hold the wedding again!"
"It means something different!" Esther said bluntly.
Winnie's smile froze. "It’s the same!"
"Hudson, you have to persuade Winnie by all means. If we hold the wedding together, it will be very meaningful!"
They went back to G City together.
Hudson wanted to give Winnie an unforgettable wedding, so he could feel better. He didn't care about her four years ago, but now he wanted her to be happy. He would prepare the ring, engagement, and wedding!
On the way back, Elijah received a phone call.
Esther could feel Elijah's face darkening, but he just said calmly, "Are you sure it's him?"
"I see!"
After Elijah hung up the phone, Esther looked at him. He was driving with a gloomy look. "What's the matter?"
"My old friend may be dead!" He said in a sad tone.
Esther was surprised. His old friend was…
Hudson's phone rang.
He sat in the backseat with Winnie, holding her and all the time, and answered the phone. "Something for me? When?"
"Is he very ill? Where is he?"
"Impossible!
Hudson hung up the phone.
Winnie was worried because he didn't look well.
"What's the matter?" Winnie asked.
"My master may have passed away!" Hudson said. "Esther, my master may have passed away!"
Esther sighed with a heavy expression. "Elijah, Hudson, I want to tell you something!"
"What is it?" They spoke at the same time.
Esther's nose twitched. Her master had a complicated background. He had lived a brilliant life and taught many capable disciples. However, when he was dying, only Esther was by his side. She was confused about why Elijah didn't know that since he was well-informed
Esther said faintly, "Evan Gray has passed away!"
"Honey." Elijah clenched the steering wheel tightly. "How do you know him?"
"He has passed away?" Hudson was surprised. His Adam's apple slid and he held Winnie's hand with great strength.
Winnie couldn’t figure out what happened, but she felt Hudson and Elijah were very sad. She put her other hand on Hudson's hand to comfort him.
"Esther, be careful!" Esther said calmly, "I knew my master was Evan Gray later. When he passed away, I was there. I buried him on the mountain of J City, his favorite place. I didn't inform you, nor did I understand why you didn't know anything about his whereabouts."
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"I've promised him that I won't have my men investigate him! I don't know how many disciples he has. Other people give me the list of his disciples. He told me that some people should live peaceful life. Perhaps he referred to you and Hudson at that time!" Elijah said in a deep voice.
"He left me something!" Hudson said, "His servant told me that he may have died. I didn't expect that he would have passed away! How did he die?"
"He died of lung cancer!" Esther sighed. "He smoked a lot. The doctor said my master could not make it through this year, but he passed away this spring. Elijah, Hudson, you'd better quit smoking!"
They had mixed feelings. Elijah nodded. He was not addicted to smoking. He smoked only when he felt annoyed. But now Esther and Iris were by his side, so nothing could bother him anymore.
Hudson also nodded and looked at Winnie. She said, "I support you. It's good for your health."
"Okay!" Hudson held her hand tightly. Their fingers intertwined. It was difficult for them to be together. They were really lucky.
"I want to see him!" Elijah said.
"Let's go to J City to see him!" Esther said.
Therefore, that night, they went to J City.
Evan Gray was buried in a flat ground. There was no tombstone or burial mound. There was only a small pine that grew bigger. Esther planted that tree to mark the place.
"Here it is!" She pointed to a place not far away.
Elijah frowned and looked at the small tree. "I didn't expect that he would have known you."
Esther stared at Elijah and said with difficulty, "Do you blame him?"
Elijah did not speak and kept quiet.
Did he?
Evan Gray forced Elijah to part with Esther and be the head of LN Group. Evan Gray killed so many people in his life, but Elijah had to clean up the mess that Evan Gray made. Was he to blame?
Sure.
But Elijah felt very peaceful, perhaps because it had passed, or he felt satisfied with what he had now.
"When he passed away, he asked me if I hated him. It was strange. I don’t hate him!" Esther sighed, "Someone should save LN Group. We make a sacrifice, but LN Group can keep on running. It's very fair."
Hudson didn't know what they were talking about since he knew nothing about LN Group. He had a sort of feeling it had something to do with Elijah's fake death four years ago.
They mourned in silence for a long time before returning.
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...