Chapter 121: Chapter 121: No Hate, No Grudge, Move Forward Chapter 121: Chapter 121: No Hate, No Grudge, Move Forward When Oliver Hughes realized that there was a change in his relationship with Bella Woods, Cyan Marshall had already instructed the driver to pull Oliver into the car.
As the car drove away, only Cyan Marshall was left behind.
Cyan Marshall sighed softly and went over to help Bella Woods up.
“Bella, Aunt Cyan will take you ho.”
Bella Woods was still feeling very dizzy, and as she looked at the gentle Cyan Marshall, all her bottled-up grievances surged forth.
She thought that if she squatted down and then stood up, she would see Ashton Marshall.
But he wasn’t there.
She was clearly at Paradise World today, but even though she was so drunk, she didn’t see him show up.
The indescribable disappointnt and sting in Bella’s heart made her voice tremble with sadness, “Aunt Cyan, is it possible that giving up on soone is just a mont’s decision?”
Bella was referring to Ashton Marshall, while Cyan Marshall instinctively thought Bella was talking about her and Oliver Hughes.
The second Hughes Family car arrived.
“Why don’t you get in the car with Aunt Cyan first, and Aunt Cyan will talk slowly with you, okay?” Cyan Marshall coaxed Bella Woods as if she were a child.
Bella Woods obediently nodded her head.
But her reddened eyes and nose told of her grievances, making Cyan Marshall’s heart ache deeply.
Cyan Marshall helped Bella Woods into the car, adjusting her to a position where she could sit comfortably.
“Would you like to lean on Aunt Cyan’s shoulder? It might be more comfortable,” Cyan Marshall asked.
Bella Woods paused and then choked out a reply, “Yes.”
If it were before, Bella Woods would have sat properly, too shy or for various reasons.
But she was drunk now.
When the alcohol takes over, it’s easy to ignore everything else.
Bella Woods found a comfortable position and leaned on Cyan Marshall’s shoulder, even nuzzling and taking in her scent.
“Aunt Cyan, you sll so good,” she murmured softly, “If only Aunt Cyan could be my mom.”
Cyan Marshall patted Bella Woods’ face, “As long as you want, Aunt Cyan can be your mom.”
She genuinely felt sorry for this child.
Despite being so outstanding and having such a good character, she was often not treated kindly.
Cyan Marshall’s words, “Aunt Cyan can be your mom,” sobered Bella Woods up a bit.
She quickly sat up straight, insistently saying, “Aunt Cyan can’t be my mom.”
Cyan Marshall just smiled gently, tidying up Bella Woods’ slightly ssy hair, not saying much.
Bella Woods looked at Cyan Marshall with grievance, “Aunt Cyan, you didn’t answer my earlier question.”
“Just now our Bella asked, is giving up on soone a montary decision?”
Bella nodded, her eyes clear and distinct, misty with seriousness, incredibly cute.
Her cuteness softened Cyan Marshall’s heart even more.
“People don’t suddenly give up on another person in a mont. It’s just that the accumulated grievances build up until that mont when they’re full, leading to the decision to give up.”
Cyan Marshall empathized with Bella Woods.
She knew Oliver Hughes was immature and proud, obviously liking Bella Woods but looking down on her.
Over the years, Cyan Marshall had hinted openly and subtly, just hoping Oliver Hughes would turn back.
Unexpectedly, her efforts for her own son’s affection only added to this already heartaching girl’s burden, her grievances constantly accumulating.
And all this, less than half an hour ago, ca to Cyan Marshall’s realization from the scolding words of Ashton Marshall.
Cyan Marshall recalled the three sentences Ashton Marshall said when he called her to pick up Oliver Hughes.
The first sentence: You think your son likes her, but did you ask if she’s willing to bear Oliver Hughes’s kind of affection?
The second sentence: You believe Oliver Hughes will soday realize his feelings for Bella Woods, but did you see how much a girl of eighteen has to endure? Can she last until the day you claim Oliver Hughes realizes?
The third sentence: You use your and Oliver’s feelings to trap her in a cage, how is that different from her own parents?
Just with those words, Cyan Marshall felt utterly ashad.
It also made her realize that everyone over the years had owed Bella Woods, including herself, the so-called Aunt Cyan who loved Bella Woods.
“Bella, I’m sorry, it was inconsiderate of Aunt Cyan not to consider your feelings,” Cyan Marshall said sorrowfully, “Aunt Cyan has always selfishly favored her own son.”
Bella Woods had been lost in the sorrow of Ashton Marshall suddenly giving her up, but suddenly feeling Cyan Marshall’s emotions, Bella instinctively sat up straight.
She hurriedly said, “Aunt Cyan, you’re not selfish at all. My four years in Peace City have been the least happy of my life. But because you care about , I feel like I’m not that bad. I feel loved.”
Bella Woods quickly hugged Cyan Marshall, “You’re my only light these past four years.”
“My feelings for Oliver Hughes are more because of your affection for , connecting to him. Knowing that Oliver likes obedient girls, I thought as long as I’m a bit more obedient, even if Oliver doesn’t like , as long as he doesn’t dislike , I can keep your affection.”
As Bella Woods spoke, she hugged Cyan Marshall tighter.
And her words made Cyan Marshall’s heart ache more for Bella Woods.
She patted Bella Woods’ back, “Good girl, in the future, even without Oliver Hughes, Aunt Cyan will still love you and take care of you well.”
The car stopped in front of the community where Bella Woods currently lived.
Bella left Cyan Marshall’s embrace, shaking her head with a smile, “It’s okay, anyway, I won’t be in Peace City for long.”
“What do you an?”
“I’m going to study abroad, at most…” Bella Woods began counting on her fingers, figuring out the ti for two interviews, and ended up with only one finger, “I’ll be in Peace City for at most a month. Once the study abroad processes are done, I basically won’t co back.”
“You’re going to study abroad? Not coming back at all?” Cyan Marshall was shocked to hear this for the first ti.
Bella Woods glanced at the entrance of the community, nodding, “My ho’s here, I have to go back.”
Originally, she was about to push the car door open, but after a mont’s thought, she still embraced Cyan Marshall.
“But during the ti I stay, I’ll cherish it. I’ll get along well with you, with everyone, including Oliver Hughes, without hatred for anyone, nor resentnt toward unloving parents.
I just want a happy life and a new beginning.”
Carrying hate and resentnt, one could never move forward.
So, she wouldn’t hate Oliver Hughes, nor resent her parents, she would just strive courageously to advance towards her subsequent life.
Bella Woods opened the car door and got out, walking towards the inside of the community.
Although she was drunk, only feeling dizzy and unable to control many emotions she normally could, she still had so clear-headedness to find her way ho.
But when standing at her doorstep, Bella Woods hesitated to enter the password.
She felt wronged.
The first ti here was with Ashton Marshall.
She had thought they would have a happy year’s mory here.
But suddenly she felt… abandoned by him…
Bang!
As the door opened from the inside, Bella Woods was just thinking about Ashton Marshall not wanting her, leading to her most aggrieved expression, and suddenly, the door just opened like that, making her face stiffen in grievance as she unexpectedly t Ashton Marshall’s gaze inside the house!
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