Spoiled by the President novel Chapter 465

As Old Man Garrett’s offspring, Joseph and the rest had to honor his wish.

However, it may be a simple funeral, but there was still a lot to work on.

Nell did not attend Old Master Garrett’s organ donation ceremony. She felt that it was a punishment for the non-departed.

She returned home at night and without taking her dinner, she locked herself in a room.

She sat on the huge balcony. There were still two more months to go before the Lunar New Year. The air was especially clear during the late winter in the capital. The starry sky was visible at night, setting dots of twinkle in the blue sky beneath the heavens.

It was not known when Gideon had approached from behind her but without turning her head back, she knew it was him.

“Everyone said that after people die, they’d become the stars in the sky and continue to look after those they wanted to protect. Do you think it’s true?” she asked.

The person behind did not answer and instead, gently hummed after a long time.

Nell turned back to gaze at him.

Under the quiet veil of the night, Gideon lifted his head and stared at the endless night sky. She could not read his eyes from her angle but could identify desolation from his side profile.

Her heart was aching.

Getting up from the carpet, she approached him and hugged her arms around his waist.

Gideon’s body froze.

A while later, he asked, “What’s wrong?”

Nell sounded muffled. “Sorry.”

The man raised his brow.

Nell buried her face in his chest. Her voice was filled with guilt.

“I’ve always thought that I was the one who worked more in our relationship. Your imperviousness and pride have put you in a superior position while I was left to follow your footsteps and be a follower.

“But, I finally understood that I was wrong. You’ve always been the one to take on more than me and put in more work than me. I was too blind to see and took you for granted that your devotion wasn’t there. I’m too selfish.”

She lifted her head and met his eyes. Her clear eyes welled up with tears, but more so with tenderness.

“Gideon Leith, thank you for all you’ve done and thank you for taking on my burden. I’ll work hard so that you won’t be so tired. I’ll work toward being your equal and forthrightly stand by your side.”

Gideon lowered his eyes to meet hers. His eyes spoke of affection.

Without asking why the sudden thought, he tugged on the corners of his lips to reveal a smile. He nodded. “Okay.”

Nell gathered strength in her arms around him.

Moments later, she suddenly stood on the tip of her toes and gave him a soft kiss by his lips.

Her canthus was moist.

“Gideon Leith, I love you.”

Amid the silence, the man’s sigh murmured in her ear, that in the end, threw them into waves of passion rippling through the endless night.

The morning of the next day.

There was no one in the cemetery. The morning dew-stained cold headstones looked rather chilly with the bitter cold in the air threatening to pierce through the pores and reach the heart.

Holding a bouquet of flowers, Nell stood before a gravestone.

She wore a black sweater and long pants. She also had a white flower tugged in her hair. Bending over, she placed the flowers on the ground.