After a while, apart from Lisa, Jennie, and their people, only Hyunbin and Ah Hui, who held the umbrella for him, were left.
"Grandfather, rest in peace. I pray that you will feel no pain on the other side and that you'll live happily."
Jennie slowly stood up and reached out to wipe away the rainwater on the tombstone photograph, yet as she was wiping it, she suddenly stopped.
"Jennie, Father, Grandfather will rest in peace. Don't grieve too much now. He is gone now, but the living must continue going on," Lisa sighed and said a few words before going up to help Jennie up. With a sad sigh, she slowly took her sunglasses off, revealing faintly swollen and misty eyes. She shut her eyes and after easing for a while, she opened them.
"When I was younger, I'd always go out to play with Grandfather when he was still very healthy and young then. He loved horseriding. One time, he brought me to the ranch, but because he had something on at the last minute, we had to go back. I was reluctant and cried for the whole afternoon. Later on, Grandfather had to pretend to be a horse for me and even sprained his waist..."
Her slightly hoarse voice was softly heard while her hazy eyes were still fixed on the photograph on the tombstone.
"When I was three years old, the very first numbers that I learned were also taught by Grandfather. When I went to kindergarten and learned how to write, I'd always sit with bad posture. To correct me, Grandfather would watch me do my homework almost every night. Even Mother says that Grandfather was more like a strict teacher..."
When Jennie brought these up, Hyunbin suddenly sighed, "Your grandfather... has always treated you as the Kim family's little princess."
"I always knew that... Now that Grandfather's left just like that, my heart feels empty, but now that I think about it, perhaps it's for the best. At least, for Grandfather, it's a form of release. Now that he's left, everything's become simpler. We no longer have to worry about those concerning matters."
As she said this, Jennie looked up at the sky that continued to drizzle. "Grandfather has told us all about the past... All these years, because he felt sorry towards Mother and I, you didn't dare to come looking for us, and you were even more afraid of seeing Mother, weren't you?"
When Jennie said this, she suddenly turned to look at Hyunbin whose expression looked bleak and sad. He did not hide it and nodded. "Yes."
When she heard this, Jennie suddenly laughed bitterly. She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "If the curtains can be closed for all of these grudges with Grandfather's passing, what are your plans after this?"
Hyunbin's resignation had been concluded. Lisa also told her that Hyunbin had already divorced Chaerin. In fact, Yu-Jin still could not see. All of these were somewhat a closing of a chapter, yet what they were about to face was another terrible situation.
Hyunbin did not know how he should answer this because his mind was empty at the moment.
All these problems had come one after another recently, overwhelming him immensely.
Unfortunately, Yu-Jin had lost her sight and he had firmly resigned. Then, there was Chaerin's cheating, the divorce, and now Kim Jiyang's sudden passing. With all of these stacked together, he felt quite worn out from holding on.
Seeing that he did not answer and that the weariness was clear between his brows, she suddenly felt a bitterness rise in her heart. She thought about it, then reached into her pocket and took out a bunch of keys before handing it to Hyunbin.
"These are my keys to my Linjiang apartment. I've just tidied it up, so it's quite clean. If you're unhappy staying in West Park, you can go there and stay for a while."
Hyunbin looked down at the keys Jennie handed him and there was gladness in his still eyes, yet he did not accept it. "There's no need for that. I've already arranged an apartment for myself."
Startled, Jennie hesitated for a moment, then quietly put the keys away.
"Let's not harp on the past anymore. Lisa has already told me about your divorce from Chaerin. Grandfather also said before he passed that he hopes you can get Mother back. Now that she's been discharged and has returned to the Son residence..."
As Jennie spoke, Hyunbin's expression darkened.
Jennie and Lisa took all of this in, exchanging a look. Then, seeing Lisa nod gently, Jennie sighed and took a card out from her pocket before tossing it to Hyunbin.
Hyunbin subconsciously caught it and looked down at the key card in his hand before peering up puzzledly at Jennie.
"This is the Son residence key card. Grandpa usually reaches home in the evening past 6 p.m. If I don't go back, he usually won't go back at noon either. This month, because of Fuhua's new project discussion with Glory World on the South River project, Lisa and I will be going over to Fuhua quite frequently. Grandpa has left Mother in the hands of Aunty Wu. I've told Aunty Wu to let you in, so I'll leave Mother's lunch to you in this period of time," Jennie spoke with a calm expression.
Deep in her heart, she wished that Yu-Jin could reconcile with Hyunbin. Their hearts were tied to each other, and it had been delayed for so many years now. If he did not fight for it now, there would not be any more chances in the future.
If a single mistake in the past trapped two people, who clearly loved each other, in their own lonely castle of sadness, licking their own wounds while living in loneliness and passing away with regret, then she would much rather do her best to bring them both together and break that wall of barrier between them.
The reason there were so many tragedies in this world was that many people were unwilling to give in, forgive, and feel relieved due to their ego and pride, so they put up a wall and trapped themselves.
The reasoning could be understood, but not many could do it.
She once heard that happiness was like water sometimes. The tighter you held on it, the less you would get, yet if you opened up your hands, you would receive gentleness and abundance.
Hyunbin quietly watched Jennie.
She looked quite like her mother. Watching her would always remind him of Yu-Jin, so sometimes he would rather not see her.
Yet, he suddenly realized that even though she was similar in personality to her mother, they had widely different frames of mind. This daughter of his seemed to be even more optimistic and genuine in expressing herself.
Hyunbin looked down at the key card in hand and asked softly, "Why do you still help me?"
Jennie let out a sigh of relief and fixed her gaze onto the tombstone before her. After a while, she looked up at him. "Why shouldn't I help you? You're my father... Besides, I've also promised Grandfather, even though there was a time when I really didn't like you, but just as you said, we are father and daughter, and that's a fact."

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The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Manoban's Pampered Wife Book 3
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