Angeline looked at Sis Shirley. After not seeing her for quite some time, she realized that Shirley’s temperament had gotten classier and more grand. It was as if she had been refined into perfection, and even her delicate appearance looked more resolute now.
"Now that you’re getting more tenacious, Sis Shirley, it makes me feel so happy for you."
Shirley forced out a bitter laugh and said, "Being a mother is making me stronger, that’s all."
The sisters had finally reunited after a long time, so naturally, they had to sit together and catch up over cups of coffee.
Since Sis Shirley did not see her brother-in-law or Josie and Zayne, it made her ask curiously, "Where are the others?"
Angeline said, "Tomorrow, Jaybie, Zayne, and Cole are all leaving Imperial Capital. They went to bid farewell t o Grandpa."
Shirley's eyes reddened slightly as she asked, "Then when will they come back?"
Angeline replied to her quietly, "No one knows where Sacred Land is, so no one knows when exactly they'll b
e back."
Shirley's tears welled up in her eyes. "He and I aren't destined for one another after all."
Angeline felt sorry for her and said, "Sis Shirley, if you truly like him, then give him another chance."
Shirley shook her head and said, "I've been on a oneway street this whole time. I’ve always been the one running toward him, and I'm so tired of it."
"How about letting me run toward you from now on. Is that okay?"
A gentle yet devastated voice suddenly rang out behind her.
Shirley stood up in shock. She turned around and saw Cole holding a large bouquet of bright fresh roses. He was staggeringly walking toward her.
There was not a single smile on his face.
Even his steps looked extremely heavy.
Cole walked up to Shirley and said, "If you're willing to accept a man like Francis as your husband, you might as well consider me. Although I may not be able to give you the kind of love that you want, at the very least, I'm able to give your son true fatherly love."
Shirley cried out tears of joy.
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