Chapter 255 - Loneliness

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After dinner ended, Neil informed Edith that he had an important conference before he went into his study to contact the Rainmaker, Charles Tang. He mentioned his conversation with Attorney General Leng and discussed what they were going to do for a long time.

Neil finally returned to the bedroom after the call ended. Edith was not in the room when he entered. Neil took his pajamas and went into the bathroom to wash up. This time, when he walked out, Edith was already under the duvet cover, with her phone in her hand.

"Are you done with your conference call?" Edith asked.

Neil halted for a second. He recovered quickly and nodded. "Hmm… It was over a while ago." He looked away and hid his face under the towel.

Upon noticing that Neil was drying his hair with a towel, Edith walked over, dragged him towards the sofa, and grabbed the towel from his hand. Then, she started to help him and dry his hair.

"Can I ask you something?" Edith asked after a brief silence between them.

Neil had his eyes closed as he was enjoying her attention. He opened his eyes and spoke, "What is it?"

"Is there something going on between you and General Attorney Leng?" 

Neil chuckled to ease the mood. "Why do you ask me this?"

"I just thought that you were a little uncomfortable around him when we ran into him in the lobby."

"You probably overthinking things," Neil glanced at her and flashed her a languid smile. "I heard that General Attorney Leng is now interested in real estate. I just didn't like that someone like him was close to a few directors in the company."

Neil watched Edith for a while and saw that she was no longer interested in pursuing the matter. Whenever it was something related to the company, Edith would always try to stay away from it.

A frown appeared on his face as Neil thought of his conversation with Mike.

Mike had mentioned that his granddaughter could be a little sensitive with everything around her. He would often worry that his granddaughter might catch on that he was up to something whenever they spend their time together.

Worried that Edith might think that he too was hiding something from her, Neil then tried to change their topic.

"Is Hazel asleep?" Neil asked.

Edith answered him with a soft hum. "She fell asleep after reading a book." She looked at his dried hair and turned to the bathroom to put the wet towel.

"Why do you always accompany Hazel and wait for her to fall asleep?" Neil looked at Edith in a puzzle. "Isn't Hazel big enough to sleep by herself?"

Neil seemed to remember that before Edith came to live with them, the little girl had told him that she was big enough to go to bed by herself. However, after Edith had come over to live with them as Hazel's caretaker, Edith would always accompany Hazel to bed whenever she can.

Edith turned to Neil and laughed. "What are you trying to say?" She bopped at his nose and raised a brow. "Don't tell me you're jealous of your own niece?"

Neil chuckled. He tugged at her hand and before long, Edith fell into his lap. "I'm genuinely curious. After Hazel came and live with me, there was a period of time when she could not sleep alone. Once she started to get used to this place, Hazel said that she doesn't need me to stay and wait until she falls asleep."

"Your niece is a bit mature for her age and very considerate. She knew that you were busy with work and didn't want to make you wait for her." Edith smiled. "Actually, Hazel had said the same thing to me. It was me who was stubborn and wanted to accompany her while she fell asleep." Edith hummed softly as she snuggled into a comfortable position in his arms. "I was reminded of that time I suddenly lost my mother."

Neil stared at the woman in his arms and his gaze turned soft. It was rare for Edith to talk about her mother but whenever she mentioned her mother, her gaze would turn gentle, and her lips would turn into a smile.

"Back then, grandpa was busy running around here and there to deal with everything. I have lost my mother, but my grandpa had also lost his daughter," Edith said. "Although I might not notice it when I was still young, I realized that things were very hard for my grandpa too. Even to this day, it was hard for Grandpa to accept that my mother was long gone."

Neil was reminded of his conversation with Mike the other day and knew some things that Edith was not aware of.

"I used to sleep alone while my grandfather would have to work. At that time, I was reminded of how my mother would often accompany me to sleep and thought that it was one of the happiest moments with her," Edith continued.

In fact, a lot of activities she made with Hazel were based on the memories of her mother.

"There were only the two of us and my mother would always read me a book before sleep. My mom would hug me in her arms as I sleep."

Hearing her words, Neil tightened his embrace on her body.

"I have met Edith's mother when she was alive and know that the two's relationship was very close. Although Hazel said that she did not need me to accompany her until she fell asleep, I can imagine that Hazel would be lonely. Hazel... she had suddenly lost two people she loved the most just like that," Edith said. "When I looked at Hazel, I just did not want her to experience the same loneliness as I have. I want her to live better." 

Once she finished her words, Neil leaned forward to kiss Edith on her forehead. 

Hazel is his niece, but it was Edith who would often look after the little girl. It would be a lie to say that he did not appreciate what Edith had done for both of them. 

There was a long silence between them. Edith closed her eyes and her nose turned sour as she was reminded of her mother.

"You don't have to feel lonely anymore," Neil spoke after a long time. "I will be around to accompany you to sleep every night."

Edith stared at Neil, slapped at his chest lightly, and laughed. "President Mo, are you sure you were not taking advantage of me?"

"Of course not. But I will let you take advantage of me whenever you wanted."

The sound of her laughter reverberated in the room. But soon, the sound turned muffled when Neil kissed her on the lips. Once he tasted her lips enough, Neil pulled away and caressed his finger on her slightly swollen lips.

"Tell me more about your mother," Neil said.

The smile on her lips stretched up and that night, Edith ended up telling Neil about the memories about her mother before they fell asleep.

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