Chapter 803 - 803: A Late Night Talk
The Heiress Strikes Back
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After dinner, everyone was resting in their rooms. Wallace was already asleep. When Sharon went downstairs to drink water, she saw Xylia drinking alone downstairs.
When she saw Sharon, she quickly put away her lonely expression and smiled at her.
âSister Xylia, why are you drinking alone? Are you in a bad mood?â Sharon asked. She could tell that Xylia hadnât been in a good state since dinner.
âI just canât fall asleep and wanted to drink some wine.â Xylia took another sip of wine. âSit down and have a drink with me.â
Sharon sat on the chair beside Xylia. Xylia was wearing a wine-red nightdress, and she looked elegant, beautiful, and lonely. She was no longer young, but from her current appearance, one could tell that she must have been a beauty in the past.
Xylia poured Sharon a glass of wine and said, âSharon, Iâm really envious of you. I havenât worked and filmed for 13 years. Looking at you guys now, Iâm especially envious of you. Youâre young and energetic, and you have your own career and life. What about me? Other than my husband and sons, I have nothing. I donât even have myself.â Xylia wanted to laugh very sadly.
âBack then, you were able to give up your career for love and family without hesitation. You must love your husband very much,â Sharon said gently. She saw the bravery and sacrifice of a woman in her. âYes, I love him. I love him very much.â Xyliaâs eyes were gentle when she mentioned Georg.
âThen have you been happy all these years?â Sharon asked.
âIâm very happy.â Xylia smiled sadly. âThatâs if I donât compare myself to others. When Iâm with my husband and children, I often feel like Iâve been cured. However, when I see women like me working hard for their careers, Iâm especially anxious.â
âIf we go back to that time, are you still willing to give up your career because of your love for someone?â Sharon took a sip of red wine and looked at Xylia.
Xylia thought for a while and said, âIf I could transmigrate back with my current memories, I would definitely not give up my career. However, the younger version of me might have made the same choice a hundred times.â
âYou can regret any decision you make, but any decision you make is a choice in your heart at a certain moment. So, you donât regret anything youâve done because thatâs what you want at that certain moment.â Sharon suddenly felt very emotional.
âWhen youâre young, youâll be very silly. At that time, youâll do anything for what you think is precious. As you get older, youâll start to weigh the pros and cons.â Xylia poured another glass of wine and took a sip.
Sharon drank another glass with her and said, âTo the 20-year-old you, love is a myth. Itâs something you have to protect after throwing away everything. And to the 40-year-old you, you need your career, recognition, value, and sense of accomplishment.â
âThatâs right.â
âSister Xylia, actually, you say that you envy me, but I think I envy you too. You have a husband and children whom you love and love you. You can cook a good dish that even a restaurant chef might not be able to compare to. Youâre elegant, mature, and intellectual. To have someone who loves you is something many people dream of but canât ask for. But when you chose to give up your career for love 20 years ago, you already had it,â Sharon said.
âFrom a certain perspective, youâre luckier than others because many people might never meet the person they love so much that they can do anything for him. You gave up your career for love during the rise of it, which means that you really love this person very much, and this person is really worthy of your love,â Sharon continued.
âYour husband is so lucky to be able to marry you.â Xylia looked at the girl in front of her and seemed to understand why she could marry a man like Wallace.
Sharon smiled. âIâm also very lucky to be able to marry him.â
When Sharon returned to her room, Wallace was still sleeping soundly. She went to bed quietly, afraid of waking him up.
âWhere did you go?â Wallace half-opened his eyes, his voice sleepy.
âI went downstairs to drink water just now and met Sister Xylia drinking by herself, so I chatted with her for a while.â Sharon returned to the bed and covered herself with the blanket.
âOkay, letâs sleep.â Wallaceâs voice was slightly hoarse, giving people the illusion that he was acting coquettishly. He turned around and hugged Sharon and the blanket..