"My dad? What happened?" Frances asks lightly.
I find it strange. Fernando has been dead for ten years. Why does Sabina say that it was related to him?
"A few days ago, I dreamed about your dad."
When Sabina speaks of Fernando, I see the sadness in her expression.
"He told me he was really sorry that he left me forever before he could build a music park for me. It was not until then that I recalled before we got married, Fernando once told me he wanted to build a music kingdom for me and the location was the Golden Bay. Now, he's gone, but I still want to have his wish met. So, I'm going to buy the land. You know, although the land area is not large, its price is not cheap. I had no choice, so I sold that ring."
Now, the truth has come out.
Frances sits there without saying anything for a long time.
I don't know what he's thinking. I just sit beside him and gaze at him quietly.
After a long time, I hear him say to Sabina in a hoarse voice, "You could tell me about this."
"I was afraid that you would tell old Mr. Louis. You know how deeply he hates me. If he knew I was doing this, he would do everything he could to stop me."
When Sabina says those words, her tone is aggrieved.
Although Sabina always stands against me, I don't have any resentment towards her.
Instead, I feel sorry for her.
She's lost her beloved man and old Mr. Louis even keeps her away from Fernando's everything. She must have been bearing great anguish and sorrow over the past ten years.
"I will give the money to you, and I won't tell him. As for the ring, you got to have someone buy it back," Frances says in a deep voice.
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