When they were about to leave, a doctor caught up with them and handed Eudora a USB flash drive. The doctor said, âMiss Eudora, this was entrusted to us by Mr. Gordon. He told us to hand it over to you when he passed away. Iâm sorry for your loss!â
Eudora held the USB flash drive tightly in her hand.
She waved at the doctor and said with a smile, âThank you, doctor.â
The doctor frowned and left with a sigh.
After the doctor left, Eudora got into the car with Amos.
âYou should sleep for a while first. Weâll be home soon!â Amos suggested.
Eudora shook her head, her face full of smiles as if she was extremely happy.
âAmos, Dad can finally do what he likes up there, right?â
Amos hummed in agreement, but then frowned and said, âIf you feel sad, you donât have to force a smile!â
Eudora was taken aback for a moment before shaking her head with a smile. She said, âNo, Iâm not forcing myself to smile. I genuinely feel happy for Dad!â
Amos pursed his lips, then lowered his head and tried to hold her hand.
As soon as he touched her hand, Eudora quickly dodged his grasp.
A drop of blood was apparent on the back of her hand where Amos had touched her. Amos was taken aback and once again pulled Eudoraâs hand towards him.
âAre you hurt? Let me take a look!â
âNo, Iâm not hurt.â After saying so, she wanted to pull back her hand, but at that moment, Amos grabbed her hand.
When he took a closer look, he discovered that her hands were bleeding.
Amos felt a twinge of pain in his heart and said, âYouâre crazy! Your hand is bleeding! Isnât it painful?â
Eudora continued to smile and said, âNo, itâs not!â
Amos looked at her with pity and said, âHoney, let go, let me see!â
âIâm really fine!â Eudora was about to turn around again. This time, Amos was not willing to compromise either and he forcefully moved Eudoraâs finger away.
âLet me see!â
The next second, he held his breath.
The palm of her hand was full of blood stains that had evidently been pierced by her own nails, but that kind of wound was not so deep and would not bleed.
The real reason she had bled was because of the USB flash drive. She held the USB flash drive too tightly in her hand, and the connector of the flash drive had directly pierced into her flesh.
However, she refused to let go of it!
Amos took the flash drive and said, âIâll keep it for you. Iâll take you to the hospital first!â
âGive it back!â All of Eudoraâs elegance and supposed joy disappeared at that moment. She stared at Amos with bloodshot eyes and said, âGive it back to me!â
Amos also grew furious and said, âYour hand is bleeding, and youâll get infection! I wonât give it back to you. If you keep behaving like this, I canât guarantee that I wonât throw this USB away!â
Before he finished speaking, Eudora suddenly bit his arm harshly.
She mumbled while biting, âGive it back to me!â
Amosâs eyes darkened, and a trace of pain flashed across his eyes. However, he soon returned to normal again.
âIâm fine. Itâs not painful. Go ahead and bite me!â
Eudora let go of his arm. However, this time, she raised her own arm and was about to bite it, making Amos finally compromise and say, âAll right! Iâll give it back to you! However, you canât hurt yourself again!â
Eudora ignored him and held the flash drive in her hand.
âLetâs go home, okay?â
â¦
They arrived at Clearwater Bay. As soon as Eudora and Amos returned home, they went straight to the television and inserted the flash drive into the TV.
Soon, Gordon appeared on the screen. It could be seen from the video that Gordon was unable to find the camera lens in the beginning. Just like any other regular old man, he was not savvy with electronic gadgets at all!
In order to record the video, he must have put in a lot of effort.
Finally, one minute later, his nostrils first appeared onscreen, and then the camera began to shoot from the bottom up.
He frowned and said, âI look so old. Why do others look so good but I look so ugly?â
Eudora wanted to laugh, but tears continued to flow down the corners of her eyes.
After the camera lens shook for a moment, Gordon sat back down again.
âEudora, Iâm sorry. I lied to you! I didnât tell you that I was sick, but during this period of time, I really was extremely happy to be with you and the children.â
âIâve enjoyed the happiness of being part of a family that I had never experienced before, and I have fulfilled all of my wishes.â
âTherefore, donât be sad for me. Iâm genuinely, really satisfied!â
In the video, Gordon let out a relieved smile.
After a pause, he said, âThe reason why I recorded this video is because I know you too well. You are a girl who emphasizes greatly on relationships. Over the past year or so, too many things have happened around you.â
âTruthfully, I can feel that you treat me well sometimes because you view me as your father and you are being filial. Itâs my fault that you and Tyler could not continue enjoying a father-daughter relationship! If I leave like this, I will be taking away a father figure from your life and youâll definitely be very sad.â
âHowever, Eudora, you need to move on. Tyler and I will not blame you. I just hope that you wonât overthink, let go of everything and cherish the people around you now.â
âDonât have any regrets, especially towards Amos. Tyler and I didnât like him very much before, but after experiencing so much, we realized that we were in the wrong.â
âHeâs the one who will grow old with you in this world.â
âNo matter what, donât vent your temper out on him!â
After Gordon finished speaking, he waved at the screen. Then, the screen gradually darkened.
Eudora looked at the screen and stayed still for a long time. In the end, Amos could not stand it anymore and got up to find the medicine kit. Eudora then reached out and grabbed him.
Amosâ heart surged with joy and he sat back down in a hurry.
Eudora forced a smile that looked even more painful than her crying face. She said to him, âAmos, I donât have a father anymore!â
Then, her voice trembled and she threw herself into Amosâs arms.
âItâs all my fault. Thatâs why they left me one by one! Amos, Iâm truly an unlucky person! Iâm not good enough.â
Amos hugged her lovingly and said, âWhat are you talking about? We have no control over life and death. Didnât George just mention that just now? All of this has nothing to do with you! Besides, donât you still have me?â
Eudoraâs nose twitched. She had no idea when Juju and Sugar Bun had suddenly run over, and they were hugging her from her left and right.
âMom, you still have us.â
Although the two children were unaware of the actual situation, they knew that something drastic had happened at home, and Eudora had become devastated due to it. Gordon had suddenly disappeared, and their eyes were bloodshot as well.
Juju seemed to remember something, taking out a gold pendant from her pocket.
âMom, Grandpa gave us this!â
As if remembering something, Sugar Bun also took out his.
âI have one too!â
The two children handed the necklace to Eudora at the same time as they said, âMom, Grandpa will always be with us.â