Chapter 219
Jason arrived in less than half an hour.
Anastasia didn’t even feel cold when Jason put his jacket over her shoulders and said, “Why didn’t you find a sheltered place to wait for me?”
Anastasia looked up at Jasons and said, “You arrived before I could
Jason smiled and took Anastasia’s hand.
Anastasia felt a bit awkward for a moment.
Jason held her hand firmly and said to a staff member, “Hi, someone should have probably called you already, right? We’ll just go in and grab something quickly” |
The guard nodded quickly and said, “Yes, we’ve received the notice. You can enter now.”
Anastasia helplessly followed Jason, realizing connections did hold more sway.
“Are you here to collect your mom’s belongings?” Jason asked in a low voice.
Anastasia nodded.
“Why didn’t you take them earlier?” Jason asked cautiously, concerned about upsetting Anastasia.
Anastasia took a deep breath and answered, “Well I didn’t want to take anything related to my mom back then.”
When Anastasia left that house, she wished to leave the past completely behind and never considered taking any of Sue’s belongings.
Jason tightened his grip on Anastasia’s hand and nodded.
Following Anastasia through some alleys, Jason came across a rundown house tucked away in the very comer.
The resettlement area was almost completely demolished, with most of the metal materials already removed.
“Be careful, these building frames are unstable now,” Jason warned cautiously, protecting Anastasia.
Anastasia nodded, ascended the rickety stairs, and entered the room that had once been the stuff of her nightmares.
In Anastasia’s childhood memories, before Sue was diagnosed with cancer, she truly loved her.
Back then, Sue often sang Anastasia lullabies.
Anastasia could almost hear the soothing rhyme echoing in the room.
At that time, Sue was really gentle. She would clean Anastasia’s face thoroughly and say, “Anastasia is the cutest girl in the world, and Daddy will definitely like you when he sees you.”
Anastasia also thought that her dad would like her.
However, when Zeke came home drunk, he kicked Anastasia aside.
Only now did Anastasia understand that the ‘daddy Sue was talking about wasn’t Zeke.
Sue demanded, “Zeke, why did you hit my daughter? We’ve agreed before marriage that I’ll just… Oh, not“
The sounds of Sue’s cries due to domestic violence and Anastasia’s own heart–wrenching sobs were still vividly etched in Anastasia’s memory
“Annie?” Jason, noticing her pale face, hugged her and comforted her, saying, “It’s over now…”
Those bad memories were all in the past.
Anastasia’s breathing was a bit rapid. She nodded and murmured to herself, “It’s in the past.”
She pondered, “Yeah, it’s already over. She’s gone.
Sue passed away, Zeke was paralyzed, and Harold went to prison. It was indeed all over.
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Chapter 219
“Anastasia, I’ll stay with you and won’t leave again,” Jason said tenderly. It wasn’t a promise, but it was really serious.
Anastasia’s eyes turned tearful, and she said with a smile, “Your acting is impressive.”
Actually, she knew Jason wasn’t acting.
Anastasia thought that by acting high–maintenance, she could cause Jason’s feelings for her to gradually diminish.
Jason stood there stiffly, without uttering a single word.
After a moment, Anastasia turned and rummaged through the dusty drawer. There was nothing left inside.
Meredith would never leave anything of value behind. Before Meredith married Zeke, he had already erased all traces of Sue.
Anastasia should have expected that nothing connected to Sue would be found here.
Walking into Zeke’s bedroom, Anastasia looked around and noticed a wooden box under the closet.
If the closet hadn’t fallen over, the box would have been hard to discover.
Anastasia opened it and found that everything inside was related to Suc.
After Sue’s death, Zeke ignored Anastasia’s cries and burned Sue’s belongings.
Anastasia thought Zeke didn’t spare anything, but this box was filled with photos of Sue, her diary, and some things she loved.
