After Divorce I Became A Queen (Aurora and Sion) novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Back Then

Aurora finished washing the painting tools and found Sion was still standing still in the living room, deep in thought.

"Are you... OK?" They just had a fight the day before, and she didn't feel comfortable to talk with him again.

Sion suddenly raised his head and said, "It's your birthday today."

Aurora was down and said, "Forget that. You know I don't celebrate my birthday."

After that, she put the stuff back to the storeroom and didn't intend to talk with him again. When she came out of the storeroom, she saw him waiting at the door, which had freaked her out, "Hell! What do you want!"

"Let's talk."

Clearly, Aurora knew what he was gonna talk about and refused it from the bottom of her heart. She lowered her eyes and said, "No need."

Sion knew she'd cowered back and simply dragged her out to the couch.

"What are you doing!?" Aurora shook off his hand and said without looking at him, "I have to work tomorrow. I must go to bed now."

"You never go to bed so early."

Sion exposed her lie and said a little slowly, "Look at you! Professor Robertson didn't want to see you like this."

All at once, Aurora felt deeply wronged and felt like crying. "I'm fine the way I am."

"Oh really?" Sion looked at her scared face, "Then why don't you dare celebrate your birthday?"

Aurora pursed her lips without saying a word and dared not look at Sion in the eyes. He had seen her through. How could she get over it? They wouldn't have driven in the heavy rain that night if she hadn't asked her father to make it home in time to celebrate her birthday.

Sion sighed lightly, "Professor Robertson wouldn't be happy to see you live with guilt."

"Whoever is gone is gone, and there's nothing we can do to bring them back. But we're still alive and we should get over it and move on. Your father didn't want you to live with guilt and pain."

Aurora listened to him, buried her face in her hands and wept quietly. Sion had hit the nail on the head, and Aurora had no choice but to face up to it.

"But I can't do it."

"I don't want to be like this. I've tried but I just can't do it." she said dully.

"Take your time."

"It takes time, but you've gotta take the first step, anyway. Your father would be happy and rest in peace if you get over it." Sion said powerfully.

Aurora raised her head slowly and said carefully, "Can I do that?"

Sion looked at her, felt relieved and confirmed, "Yes, you can do it!"

Then he added, "Hold on."

He went over to the dinning room quickly, took out the candles and put them in the chocolate hazelnut cake. He then lit the candles ad returned to the living room with the cake.

All at once, the ceiling lamp in the living room was out, and only one wall lamp besides the TV was left on. Aurora looked back and saw Sion coming up to her with the chocolate cake. His face looked extremely tender in the candle light.

"Start from celebrating your birthday." he said.

Aurora felt things suddenly brightened up, and she was less depressed. The chocolate hazelnut cake was like a key to the past. It encouraged her to face up to it and she didn't cower back again.

"Make a wish." Sion sat down next to her and said mildly.

Aurora stared at him for a while and then closed her eyes to make a wish.