Beloved Old Lover

When dawn came, it was time for Emily to leave the house and go to the Wine Company. This morning, she planned to go to the cemetery herself, but when she received a call from Irene, she had to change direction.

She knew she couldn’t hide forever. She must be responsible for what her father caused.

Wine Company is a one-member limited liability company and her father is the only person named on the business license, with no shareholders at all.

A heavy atmosphere enveloped the meeting room. Emily silently listened to the departments reporting the company’s current situation.

As soon as the news that the deputy general director of Unicons Group passed away was widely posted in electronic articles, banks also turned against the Wine Company.

They sent a document requesting payment of overdue debt and announced that they would sue in court early next week.

“Orders are still under production and partners are urging us. They said if we don’t deliver the goods to them on time, they will cancel the contract and demand compensation.” The sales director spoke up.

“The places where we import raw materials are also urging us to pay our debts.” Irene sighed.

“There have been several companies asking to buy the Wine Company.”

Next, a few more people spoke up, about unpaid employee salaries this month, about outstanding taxes… but Emily couldn’t hear everything because her head was in pain and spinning in chaotic thoughts.

She knew it would be difficult for her to turn the situation around without Daniel by her side.

She knows she doesn’t have the talent to do big business, maybe she can only open a small fashion store. She knows she’s not a genius.

If she sells the Wine company to someone or lets the bank liquidate the assets, the huge debts will still not be paid off, and importantly, there will still be employee salaries.

“Okay, I take note of everyone’s opinions. I will decide in a few days.” Emily squeezed the pen in her hand and said.

No one said anything, everyone stood up one by one and left.

When only she and Irene were left, she showed weakness, bowed her head on the table, and cried.

Looking at the girl’s thin shoulders shaking slightly, Irene didn’t know what to do other than put her hand on Emily’s back and comfort her.

Leaving the company, Emily walked aimlessly on the street. She wondered if people who fell into bankruptcy also felt the same way she did now. Desperate and only seeing black.

More than once, she wanted to rush straight into the street and grasp the hand of death, but some invisible force stopped her, reminding her to remember and not disappoint the people who gave birth to her and loved her.

When the sunlight was falling on the buildings, it was time for Emily to bring her father’s ashes to the cemetery and contact the grave-making unit so they could help her complete the final step.

She silently thanked Brian for helping her take care of everything. Looking at the faces of her father and mother on the two tombstones, her heart was somewhat soothed, comforting herself that perhaps they had met each other, they were not alone anymore.

After burning incense, she turned her eyes to the grave nearby. Her steps slowly changed direction, approaching the brand-new grave.

On the stele is the face of the man she thought would share the same bed with her for the rest of her life.

His face, which she compared to the morning sun, now looked so mournful and sad.

“Daniel, I’m here to visit you, Daniel…”This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Her hand, so thin that it was almost just bones, trembled as she touched the face on the tombstone. Her tears fell more and more and then… she cried like a broken dike.

Missing and regretting continuously overwhelmed her, making her heart ache as if someone were cutting it horizontally or vertically with a knife.

If possible, she wished the ground here would crack, let her fall into the ground with him, and hold hands with him to hell or heaven.

“Honey, are you out of pain yet? Your pain is gone, right? But I hurt… I hurt so much…”

Her hand slid down and then her whole body collapsed. She didn’t want to stand up anymore, she wanted to lie here, hug his grave, comfort and warm him like he had comforted and warmed her.

The sun completely went out and dark clouds gradually gathered, covering the whole city.

The cemetery suddenly went dark, thunder rumbled, bright lightning streaked across the sky and then the rain poured down.

Strong winds blew horizontally and vertically, splashing rainwater into Kevin’s family grave, so even though there was a roof above, Emily still got wet.

She didn’t feel cold outside, she just felt numb inside. Her eyes slowly closed, wanting to give up.

This heartbreaking scene caught Kevin’s eyes as soon as he arrived. Just now, after work, like many afternoons before, he drove here to light some incense for his younger brother, hoping to warm the deceased’s soul.

He didn’t expect the sunny weather to suddenly turn rainy right when he arrived at the cemetery gate. He didn’t expect Emily to be here.

He moved closer to her. Even though he was walking very lightly and the sound of rain and wind was very loud, Emily still discovered that someone had just stopped next to her.

She struggled to sit up and looked up at the man holding an umbrella, elegant in a dark suit.

“Kevin, I loved Daniel, past, present, and future, his figure will still be in my heart.”

She wanted to ask, even so, did he still wanted to marry her, but in the end, she still couldn’t ask this question.

“We all love Daniel and will miss him forever.” Kevin replied, his eyes still not leaving her face.

Emily has loved him for so many years, so she understands his stubbornness in feelings. Now, without Daniel, he won’t let her go easily.

If he hadn’t used Wine company to force her, he would have had other ways to force her to get married.

She wondered if he was happy doing that. How will he handle public opinion?

“It’s late, Emily, let me take you home.” Kevin reached out his hand.

“No need, I can go by myself.”

She flatly refused, then clung to Daniel’s grave and stood up. But her legs were numb and no longer able to support herself, causing her to stagger and fall into the man’s arms.

Kevin put down the umbrella, picked her up, and left the cemetery with her in the rain.

In the white water curtain, the image of a man and woman is sometimes blurred, sometimes visible, looming among the graves, making the scene here even more sad and pitiful.

The car drove quickly on the deserted road. That’s the way the city is, it always becomes empty and sad when it rains, as if the rain were a big eraser, easily erasing the bustling flow of people and cars.

However, no matter how heavy the rain, it cannot erase the sadness in people’s hearts.

As soon as he helped her into the house, he urged her to take a shower and change clothes quickly to avoid catching a cold.

He was also soaked but still lingered, not leaving even though she opened her mouth to tell him to return home.

“There is an empty room upstairs, please go there.”

After saying that, she tiredly trudged up the stairs and into her room, opening the closet.

Looking at the shirts, t-shirts, and trousers she had made for her fiance, her tears fell again. He hasn’t worn it all yet.

After taking a shirt and a pair of trousers, she went to the next room, knocked on the door twice, and then put them down.

Kevin’s marriage proposal made her fall into a semi-conscious state, not knowing how to face this relationship.

After filling the bathtub with water, Emily stepped in and soaked in the warm water. She closed her eyes and wondered if she would never open her eyes again, would she be liberated?

A misty steam enveloped her and she gradually lost consciousness.

In the next room, Kevin was still bewildered as he held the clothes in his hand. He guessed it originally belonged to Daniel.

What is fate? Why did it accidentally push him and his younger brother into this spiral?

After showering, Kevin went to Emily’s room. He hesitated for a long time in front of the door and then raised his hand to knock a few times.

When he discovered the door was unlocked and she didn’t respond, he immediately rushed inside.

“Emily.”

He quickly ran to the bathroom, repeatedly calling her name, but only the sound of water overflowed responded.

Bad situations appeared in his mind, causing him to lose patience and kick the door hard.

The scene that caught his eye was the image of Emily lying unconscious inside the bathtub, her skin pale.

“Damn, what are you doing?”

Very quickly, he pulled down a large towel, wrapped her body, and carried her out, then called Ryan, asking him to come help.

Twenty minutes later, the doctor was present and examined Emily.

Although Ryan could not be continuously present at Daniel’s funeral, he witnessed this girl kneeling and crawling in the rain and calling her fiance’s name.

Ryan also knew that this girl was Kevin’s future sister-in-law, but in the situation where there was only Kevin and her in the house and his face clearly showing concern, Ryan couldn’t help but think nonsense.

“What’s wrong with her?” Kevin quickly asked when he saw Ryan starting to get the equipment to give Emily an infusion.

“She is very weak, both mentally and physically. She needs to be taken good care of.” Ryan replied.

Kevin looked at the haggard face of the person he loved for a long time and then quietly walked to the glass window, looking out onto the balcony, where the rain was still covering.

The cold and empty atmosphere enveloped the room even though there were three people inside.

He knew she was depressed even before the accident happened, exactly right after that wild night. He was also very miserable and tormented.

“Do you want to eat noodles, Ryan? I cooked you a bowl of instant noodles.” He said absentmindedly, his eyes still looking outside.

“Eat.” Ryan replied briefly, still quickly applying medical tape to Emily’s hand.

The cold kitchen had not been cooking for a long time and was now warmed by the businessman’s hands.

Kevin knew that Ryan hadn’t had time to eat dinner yet and to give Emily two bottles of IV fluid, he would have to stay here for at least two hours.

The work at Unicons Corporation was piling up like a mountain and Kevin couldn’t take care of Emily even though he wanted to, so after eating, he immediately called his friend and asked his friend to quickly find someone to take care of her.

Her health condition was alarming, so he had no choice but to force her to stay at home until she was completely healthy.

Two hours passed slowly and the last bottle of IV fluid was empty. Ryan gently pulled out the needle and then asked Kevin to hold the cotton ball on the back of Emily’s hand.

“I’m leaving now, goodbye.” Ryan said after packing up all his belongings.

“Uh. Thank you.” Kevin nodded and replied softly.