Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap novel Chapter 1074

Amanda and Casimir both got off, but Abbott was still in the car, as if he had lost track of what he was doing, and at the same time looking like he was still mulling over what Casimir had said.

“Mr. Baron.” Amanda reminded him, which brought him back to reality.

After getting off the car, they came to the ward led by Casimir.

“My mother is inside there.” He didn’t sound like he wanted to go in.

Abbott glanced at him and slowly solidified his guess in his heart. It was just that he still found it hard to believe.

Even though so many years had passed, Abbott could still recognize Emma with ease. Although she was not young anymore, he could still remember her face.

At this moment, the person lying in bed had woken up. She was able to see those who stood not too far away from the bed, and there was a frozen expression for a moment, but it developed into a self-deprecating smile very quickly.

She imagined herself having bad eyes now, “It must be almost time for me to go since we can still meet each other for the last time.”

She let out a long sigh, “It’s really head-scratching. We barely saw each other when we’re still alive, so what’s the point of meeting before my demise?”

“I am really useless.” She hated herself for remembering him, for still having such an illusion at this timing.

Abbott felt like his legs had turned to lead.

There was a churning motion in his chest, and he was only able to open his mouth after a while, “Emma?”

The woman lying in bed visibly froze for a moment, and then her eyes slowly became bigger. She was staring at Abbott incredulously, “You…”

Was this not her illusion?

“You, you…”

She was agitated, fearful and feeling a whirl of emotion. In the end, nothing came out of her mouth.

Abbott came over and asked with a solemn expression, “Where have you been hiding? Hmm? I couldn’t find you even if I wanted to, and it turns out that you’ve been hiding here.”

Emma seemed to be digesting his words, to the point that her eyes started to become wet.

Her voice was strangely hoarse, “You have been finding me.”

Abbott's eyes were slightly reddened too, “Of course. I am not as cruel as you. You can just disappear after making a fool out of someone. You can be gone without leaving so much as a note behind.”

Emma was sobbing now, and her lips were shuddering. Beads of tears were coming down from her eyes.

They flowed into her hair.

They flowed onto the pure white pillow.

Outside the ward, Amanda and Casimir were sitting on a long bench, and they had been wordless for some time. They could only hear the occasional voice of conversation and sobbing, the crying sound coming from the ward.

The different sounds interchanged with one another.

From it was still daylight until night came.

For those waiting outside, it was a long time.

However, Emma and Abbott felt that time was too short.

They had missed each other their whole lives.

They had been missing each other in their hearts, yet they never got the chance to tell each other their feelings.

After calming down, Abbott asked the doctor about Emma’s situation. It was her last moment in life, and even if there were God in this world, her life couldn’t be prolonged anyway.

Abbott was here to walk her through the last part of her life.

They didn’t just linger in the hospital. Abbott had brought her to many places.

They talked about their lives.

When Emma learnt that Abbott was a married man and had children already, her heart felt like it was electrocuted. The pain was as if someone were drilling a hole in it.

She knew it and she was ready to hear it from him. It was not likely that Abbott would spend his whole life alone.

However, no matter how she was prepared, when the moment he told her by himself came, she still couldn’t keep her emotions in check.

She lost her consciousness at that time.

Abbott returned her to the hospital, and after that whenever she asked about his life again, he would try to avoid getting further with that topic.

One day, Emma wanted to see the ocean, and Abbott proceeded to bring her there.

The sky was very blue, and the waves were lapping against the shore calmly. There was the scent of salt lingering in the air.

It was the smell of the ocean.

“After I am gone, scatter my ashes into the ocean.” She held Abbott’s hand, “…I never thought that at the very end, you are the one who is going to see me off.”

Abbott said nothing afterwards. His throat was parched and dry.

“Casimir… He… Is he my son?” This was what he wanted to ask most, and it was something he didn’t dare to broach too.

He had a feeling that the days were counting down for Emma. He really wanted to hear the truth from her.

“He’s all grown up now, and he can take good care of himself…” As she said that, her tears fell. She didn’t want to cry, but she couldn’t hold back the tears, “I have been indebted to him for too long, and as a mother, I am not worthy of him…”

Even until now, she never thought to reveal to Casimir her real identity.

She had stolen Casimir’s right to fatherly love.

She was selfish.

There were too many things that she had done wrong in her life.

She was very regretful. She regretted many things.

If she never left at that time, and if she had gone to see Abbott once she learnt that she was pregnant, the outcome now wouldn’t be like this.

Everything in the present was caused solely by her.

At the end of her days, she gazed at the ocean and said, “You should change his name.”

After that, she looked up and touched Abbott’s face. His face looked a little different from the one in her memory. He had wrinkles at the corner of his eyes, and there were signs of the passage of time in his eyes.

“He is… your… son…”

After saying that, her hand flopped down.

She was gone forever, in Abbott’s embrace.

She was at peace at the last moment, and although she had missed out on too much in her life, she was able to depart to the afterlife in his arms. This could possibly be the best she could hope for.

Abbott held her for a very long time and felt her body becoming cold.

A streak of tear fell on her face, and it slowly slid down her cheeks…

At the funeral, Amanda looked at Abbott, and suddenly she understand many things.

A buzzing sound came.

It was Joan who was calling.

She found a silent environment and picked up the call.

Before Joan could say anything, she took the initiative to begin the conversation, “Joan, let’s marry now.”

Joan who was at the other end of the line thought that he was hearing things.

He couldn’t believe his ears, “What did you say?”

“I said, let’s marry.” Amanda wasn’t just hot-headed. She always had good feelings towards Joan, and the most important thing was, he liked her too.

“Okay.”

Three months later, Amanda and Joan carried out their wedding ceremony. It was held in Thailand, and every proceeding was done in Thailand’s cultural style.

Due to Joan's identity, the wedding was majestic and huge.

Stanford’s surgery was a success, and he was able to recover his memory. By the time he went to see Amanda, it was at her wedding.

She was wearing a slanted collar, silk and flower ornamental evening dress, which made her look luxurious yet elegant. Her make-up was light and delicate, and standing aside Joan, she was receiving the greetings and blessings from the guests.

Stanford recalled that when she married him last time, she used to wear a pure white wedding dress. She was standing opposite him and smiling widely. She was very innocent and pure.

However…

He had let her down.

He had lost the most brilliant star in his life.

There wouldn’t be anything as sparkling as her in his life anymore, would there be?

“Do you like him?” He mumbled to himself, “I thought so.”

That was because he saw the smile she used to show in front of him a long time ago.

If she was happy, then he would give her his blessing.

For the rest of his life, he would pray for her happiness with everything that he had. He would pray that her life would be smooth sailing.

“Simona, I love you.”

Although he never got this out of his mouth, and although it was already too late, he would keep this love in his heart forever.

The wedding came to an end in the wishes and blessings of everyone.

At night.

Amanda woke up while feeling dizzy. There was no one beside her. Joan was nowhere to be seen.

She got off her bed and while dressed in lace pyjamas, her hair was sprawling all over her shoulders. Her feet were bare, and she stepped on the floor as she made her way to the study which was illuminated in light.

The door was left ajar, and through the gap, she saw Joan sitting in front of the desk, seemingly indulging in some writing.

She pushed the door open and asked, “It’s so late now. What are you doing here instead of sleeping?”

Joan looked up and saw that it was her. He kept his things and put them into the drawer and came over to sweep her off her feet. He planted a kiss on her forehead, “Why aren’t you wearing any slippers? The floor is cold.”

Amanda hung around her neck and smiled, “If I were wearing something, will you still carry me up?”