Gordon kept his thoughts to himself and smiled at Eudora.
âIâm sorry, Eudora! Iâm not suited to be a good father. After your motherâs death, I didnât even send you to your biological father in time, therefore you had to follow me and suffer a great deal!â
âItâs okay! I donât blame you at all!â Eudora shook her head.
âThatâs nice!â Gordon laughed. He continued to speak, âI feel sorry towards Kesha as well! I wasnât a good father towards her as I didnât educate her well. If I have another chance in the next life, I wouldnât want to become your father anymore, alright? Iâll give that chance up to your father so that the both of you can cultivate your father-daughter relationship once again. As for me, I want to make sure Kesha receives a good education, okay?â
âAlright! Iâll go along with anything you want!â Eudora nodded, tears sliding down the corners of her eyes.
âDonât talk anymore. The doctor will be here soon. Youâll be alright! Juju and Sugar Bun still need you!â
Gordon nodded and said, âOkay, Iâll just take a nap first. When I get better, remember to wake me up. I will build a nicer building for them with blocks tomorrow!â
âNo!â Eudora shook her head. âDonât sleep! Itâs still early, donât sleep!â
She held onto Gordonâs wrist.
She shouted, âWhereâs the doctor? Where are they?â
âTheyâre here! Theyâre here!â Amos ran in with the nurses and a stretcher.
âQuick, send him to the hospital!â
Just as the nurses were about to reach out to Gordon, Gordonâs arm fell down slowly. Eudora shouted, âDad!â
The nurses hurriedly pushed through the crowd, âEverybody, please make way. We have to rescue the patient.â
Amos stretched his hand out and pulled Eudora over to his side. He said, âDonât worry, itâll be alright!â
Eudora was nestled in Amosâs arms, and all she could think about was her memories of her with Gordon.
Each time he came back from work, he would pick her up and poke her face with his beard. Whenever she wanted a paper star, he would try his best to make her one.
At that moment, Eudora suddenly discovered that all her displeasure towards him in the past disappeared in an instant.
All she could think about was how great he was!
âAmos, itâs all my fault. I didnât notice that there was something wrong with him. As soon as he came back here, he wanted to move my motherâs grave, so I already felt that something was strange! Why didnât I realize something at that time? If I had found out that he was unwell at that time, maybe things would not be so bad nowâ¦â
âHow could this be your fault?â Furthermore, Gordonâs condition must have been seriously ill since half a month ago.
Otherwise, he would not make such a decision!
As she thought about it, Eudora suddenly ran out the door.
âStars⦠I need to look for stars!â
Amos hurriedly chased after Eudora and saw that she was standing on the balcony, frantically looking up at the sky.
âShooting star, where are you? I want to make a wish. I hope that you can make my father get better!â
Looked as if she was suffering from a mental breakdown, she kept looking for shooting stars while standing at the balcony. Several times, she stretched half of her body out over the fence, scaring Amos half to death!
He held her in his arms.
Then, he whispered in her ears, âIâll look for it with you. Donât worry!â
The two of them stared at each other for a while. Suddenly, Amos said, âShooting star!â
A large meteor streaked across the sky. Eudoraâs heart was filled with joy as she hurriedly made a wish.
Eudoraâs heart was filled with joy as she hurriedly made a wish, âDad will be fine!â
After that, she let go of Amos and ran back in again.
In the living room, the nurses had stopped their rescuing procedures. Eudora hurriedly asked, âIs my father all right? Dadâ¦â
The nurse shook her head apologetically, âIâm sorry, but weâve done our best. Heâs gone.â
Eudoraâs footsteps halted, and she almost fell to the ground.
âYouâre babbling nonsense. I just made a wish! How could anything happen to my father?â
âWeâre sorryâ¦â The nurse subconsciously stepped back. âMiss, donât be too emotional. The patient already had a tumor that had escalated to its final stage! Weâve tried our best!â
George had a tumor that had grown till its final stage?
Eudora sniffed, âIsnât he suffering from Alzheimerâs disease?â
âA patient can suffer from Alzheimer and a tumor at the same time.â
At the same time? Eudoraâs heart seemed to have been stabbed and her vision suddenly went black. She fainted.
When Eudora woke up again, it was already the next day.
Amos looked at her with sadness and said, âToday is your fatherâs funeral. If you donât feel too good, you donât have to go! Iâll handle everything!â
Eudora shook her head and said, âHeâs my father, so of course Iâm going.â
Then, she got up and began to look for clothes to wear. She threw her colorful, floral dress out from her wardrobe one-by-one onto the bed as if she had turned into a completely different person.
She asked, âAmos, which one do you think looks better?â
Amos frowned and said, âEudora, we have to wear black for the funeral.â
Eudora shook her head and said, âNo, my father doesnât like black! He used to say that girls should dress more in brighter colors. Iâll choose the white one! Itâs the color that Dad likes.â
Wearing black clothes at funerals was a form of respect. However, Eudora said that Gordon liked the color white, which also counted as a form of respect towards him.
Therefore, he nodded his head.
âAlright.â
After putting on her clothes, Eudora looked into the mirror again at her own appearance and said, âI look a little haggardâ¦â
Thinking about it for a while, she went to wash her face to make herself look more energetic.
âDad will not like it if I look too depressed. Thatâs better!â She thought to herself.
â¦
Valiant East was currently at its peak, which made for a situation different then when Tyler had passed away. A lot of people came to Gordonâs funeral as if they were going to a festival.
Although they did not know Gordon, they still managed to muster a tear or two of sadness, expressing their condolences to Eudora.
However, Eudora kept on smiling and said, âIâm fine! My father died after fulfilling all of his wishes. Iâm not sad!â
âMy father lived in my house for some time before he passed away. I also made his favorite dishes for him before it happened. He left without any regrets! Why would he have any?â
âDo I look very haggard? Howâs that possible? Iâve slept well! This is a joyous funeral!â
Her words made everyone feel a little awkward, and they had no idea how to respond.
Amos was the only one who looked at Eudora, a little worried. He said, âIf youâre not feeling well, then you should head inside to rest.â
âIâm fine, Iâm not feeling unwell! Dad told me to live well, so Iâm going to do exactly just that. Now that the conflict between us has ended, I believe that my father will be happy too! This is a happy event.â
Amos sighed and wanted to say something, but Eudora had already gone to greet a new guest.
Harley leaned over and asked Amos in a low voice, âHas Eudora been so talkative before? Is she familiar with that man?â
âNo, sheâs not!â
âWhy is she being so courteous when theyâre not familiar with each other?â
Amos did not give him a reply. The more Eudora acted this way, the more worried he became.
After a busy day, the funeral was over. In the end, as per Gordonâs wishes, he was sent to the mountains and buried alongside Felicia.
Not far from their graves was Keshaâs. The whole family could finally be reunited!