“You can go first, Regan. I will talk to your sister when I have time.”
Haris frowned upon the conversation and dragged Regan to the car.
“Keep it in mind!”
“Haris is as calm as always…”
Anna smiled and took Belle’s arm, “Let’s go home, mom!”
Dragged by her own daughter, she couldn’t find the reason to leave even if she wanted to. She had to be the third wheel and spend time with those two.
Jack sent them back home.
In Anna’s room, Belle found Anna’s pictures from her shooting site and her scripts with notions that she had read heaps of times. Her heart was filled with grieve and regrets. Her dear daughter had grown up and had a career she loved.
Anna wiped her hair and walked out of the bathroom. She smiled and walked to Belle when she saw her staring at her pictures.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing. Are you hungry? I will make you a snack."
"You don’t need to do that. Just have some rest. Jack never eats at night." Anna smiled and took Belle's hands, "Why did you tell Regan that you would talk to me?"
"It's not easy to have something we really like. Besides, Regan's stubborn. Who can stop him from doing what he wants?"
"I know this circle too well, and that’ why..." Anna stopped on a second thought.
"I understand. But a kid of his age always has to hit a wall to grow up, right? Maybe it’s better to let him go. It’s not bad if he succeeds without the protection of his family."
Anna smiled, Belle was right about Regan. It was not easy to make him give up. But he can't just come and go as he pleases in the showbiz. What’s more, who knows whether Josh would allow this or not?
And who was going to inherit the Yan Group?
For now, it was best to let Regan pursue his dreams first. And if worse comes to worst, she could talk him into going home.
"Alright, I'll talk to Jack. But there are rules in Dahlia, which means he has to be responsible for his behaviors once he becomes a trainee."
"I think Regan knows that, and he will understand your efforts as a sister."
Belle held her daughter’s hands warmly.
"My daughter has grown up ..."
"No matter how grown up I have, I'm always your child."
Belle never expected that she could get along with her daughter like this. They talked for a long time until midnight, when Jack knocked on the door. He pushed the door after Anna responded, "It's getting late. Maybe you can talk tomorrow?"
Anna had so much to say that she didn’t even realize how late it was.
"Just go and rest." Belle smiled.
Anna nodded and got up. Belle watched they leave hand in hand, delighted that her daughter could find such a caring husband.
"Jack ..."
As soon as they walked up the stairs, Anna stretched out her arms to hug him. She rested her head on his chest and murmured, "I wouldn’t have persisted to this day without you. And it’s such a happy ending. Thank you."
"I’ll be there for you no matter what happens. I told you."
And it was his promise, made not on the spur of the moment, but a lifelong one.
Anna looked at him lovingly. As they walked into the bedroom, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed the man that treated her like a precious treasure.
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