Nova couldn't help but walked forward and held his hand. She had experienced the pain of losing a loved one, but he lost two of his relatives in the same year. This kind of pain was beyond people's comprehension, and she suddenly began to feel distressed.
It was as though he had sensed her sentiments, the man turned his head and smiled comfortingly at her, and whispered, “Nova, it's my mother's birthday today and also my elder brother's birthday.”
Nova's throat was a little dry, she suddenly stood on tiptoe and hugged his neck, whispering,
“It's already over.”
The man did not speak, his eyes faintly looked to the distance, but he held her waist harder, wishing they were one.
After they returned from the cemetery, he began to be uncommunicative again. This time, Nova accompanied him silently. At this point, any comfort is worthless. Only if the person slowly figured it out, would they feel better.
“Nova, don't you have anything to ask me?”
After a long time, he asked softly.
Nova shook her head.
“Let's talk about it when you are willing to tell me.”
The man froze for a moment and held her tightly in his arms the next second.
“Elliot is my elder brother’s son.”
After a while, the man said this in a deep voice. Nova was taken aback, not knowing what expression she should do now. This fact made her happy, but at the same time, she was more puzzled, because this matter is far from simple.
“My big brother...”
The man paused, and he said cautiously.
“Elliot is his only blood. I have the responsibility to take care of him, so you might need to suffer some aggrieve. Do you regret it?”
“If I do regret it, will you let me go?” Nova raised her eyebrows slightly.
The man immediately squeezed her hand and said firmly, “No!”
“Then, would you make me feel aggrieved?”
Nova held on to this sentence.
"How can I make you feel aggrieved?”
The man's tone was a little anxious.
Nova bends the corners of her lips, “Didn't you just say that?”
The man bit her lips angrily and squinted, “So naughty!”
Nova's cheeks blushed. Each time they had such kind of over-intimacy made her blush and heart flutter as the other party was him.
“I'm afraid I'm not doing enough.”
After the joke, Nova's tone became serious.
“I don’t know how to get along with a child. I am afraid that my unconscious actions will hurt Elliot. As you know, my family had never taught me how to take care of another person. I am afraid that others will call it a show if I treat him too well, or if I don't well, they would treat it as I am abusing him. If that happens, will you regret it?”
The man frowned, pressed her red lips, and whispered.
“We are talking about family affairs now, don't bring your negotiation skills into this. Elliot is my son and yours. If you want to beat or scold him, it has nothing to do with others! You are thinking of ways not to get married to me, is it?”
His expression changed slightly when after he spoke, and solemnly said, “It can't be that you are still thinking about your old lover, is it!”
That statement made Nova's heart sink slightly. Without speaking a word, he opened the door and got out of the car. The man observed the scene and realized that he had said something wrong. He quickly got out of the car and stopped her, confining her in his arms, and said incoherently, “Babe, I'm the one who caused trouble. I'm jealous. I'm narrow-minded. You're so forgiving, don't be fussed with me.”
Nova was flushed with anger at his cheeky words and gritted her teeth.
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