Chapter 280 - You Promised

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The two of them spent their time apologizing to each other. Edith buried her face into her grandfather's embrace, and the elderly man continued to coax her as he always did when Edith was still young. 

George Bei had told him that Edith had seen everything in his room and was forced to tell her the truth. This time, Mike could no longer tell his granddaughter a lie.

Perhaps Edith sensed her grandfather's discomfort. In the end, she did not ask too many questions about her mother's death.

Mike began to feel more at ease and soon the two began to chat about unimportant things.

After spending a few hours with her grandfather, Edith finally left the hospital with Neil. When they returned to the parking spot, Assistant Shawn was no longer around and Neil had driven them both home.

Their journey home was quiet. Neil glanced at the woman beside him and knew that there were too many things in her mind at this moment.

Neil pulled over at his usual parking spot and turned to call Edith. Surprisingly, he found that she was staring at him in silence.

His lips tilted into a smile. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Edith snapped off her seatbelt and lurched forward to wrap her arms around his waist. Her head rested on his chest and Edith took a deep breath. 

Her movement was too sudden that Neil was a little dumbfounded. Before he got the chance to inquire her about it, Neil heard her voice.

"Neil, you are so good to me."

A helpless chuckle escaped him and Neil reached to pat her hair. "Then stay with me and don't leave. I will treat you better."

Edith bit her lips and held him tighter. Neil had repeated those words a few times, and Edith understood that he was worried that she was going to leave again.

When she left for Z Town the other day, Edith was only planning to find out the truth from Grandpa George and clear up the questions in her head. She had never intended to leave his side… However, Edith did not expect that she would be creating too much trouble for everyone around her.

"It turns out that Grandpa has known the truth about my mother for so many years," Edith spoke up. "I suddenly realized the reason Grandpa and the others have been teaching me self-defense was because of this. Grandpa was worried that something similar would happen to me. That's why most of the moves he taught me were ways to escape when I'm in danger."

She was a little gangster when she was in school and was involved in many fights. Edith had thought that her grandfather had only taught her those moves because he did not want her to get hurt during her fight.

It turned out that there were different reasons for it.

Neil thought about her move that he had experienced personally a few times. "Grandpa had taught you well."

After a while, the two get off the car and walked over to the elevator. As soon as they reached the front door, Neil held her waist tightly and planted a kiss on her forehead. His eyes gazed into her for a few seconds before Neil turned around and entered the door.

Sophie walked over and a look of relief washed over her face when she saw both Neil and Edith together. "You're back. Quickly come inside." She held on to Edith's hand and her eyes turned worried. "Are you alright?"

Edith curled her lips into a faint smile and nodded. She guessed that Neil had probably told his parents a little bit about what had happened.

"Don't worry. The authorities will catch whoever responsible this time," Sophie said. A distress sigh escaped her as she continued to look at Edith's swollen eyes. "Look at you. You should be tired after going back and forth to Z Town. Just go upstairs and take a rest. Mom will call you when it's time for dinner."

Edith was slightly embarrassed with how Sophie had treated her. "Thanks, mom."

A wide smile spread on Sophie's lips upon hearing the way Edith had called her.

As Edith walked into the living area, she found a pair of wide eyes were staring back at her. Seeing the little girl, Edith put a smile on her face and walked over to Hazel. 

The moment she approached, Hazel's lips quivered and tears dropped on her face. Seeing this situation, Edith began to panic.

"What's wrong? Hazel, why are you crying?" Edith crouched down and quickly pulled the little girl in her embrace. Her hand patted at the little girl's back, coaxing her.

However, Hazel suddenly cried louder. The aggrieved cry would tug at everyone's heart.

Suddenly, Edith was helpless and she did not know what she should do. Neil stepped forward to carry Hazel into his arms, but Hazel had held on to Edith's neck tightly and refused to let go. Her crying only turned louder and Edith could feel her shoulder wet from Hazel's tears and snot.

The last time her uncle had come home alone, Hazel could sense that something was wrong. She couldn't see her Auntie Edith and the adults had only told her that Edith went away for a few days to deal with a few matters.

However, on the next day, the person she missed has not appeared. Her uncle had disappeared and Hazel grew anxious when her grandparents did not explain anything. 

Hazel has been around Edith for a while and knew that Edith would not go anywhere without telling her first. Her anxiety grew when her grandmother told her that she did not have to go to the kindergarten for a few days.

Her thoughts went wild and Hazel grew sad. However, she had not shown her worry to the adults around her.

It was only when she had seen Edith in front of her again that Hazel felt the surge of emotion. Suddenly, Hazel had the urge to cry. When she could no longer suppress that feeling her crying grew louder.

"I thought that you no longer want me anymore."

The adults around were surprised when they heard Hazel's hoarse voice. They turned to look at each other and suddenly did not know how to react.

It was a good thing to hear Hazel's voice again, but in this situation, they could not show that they were happy.

"Auntie Edith, you promised me that you will not leave me." Hazel continued to held Edith tighter. She sobbed and sniffled as she tried to control her breathing. "You promised."

"Sorry. I wasn't going to leave you. I went away to deal with a few matters." Edith continued to coax Hazel with a few more words.

"You didn't tell me. Auntie Edith, you always tell me before you're going somewhere."

Edith was stunned. She recalled that she does have that habit. Even before going to class on weekend, she would remind Hazel as she was worried that Hazel would look for her. 

"Next time, I will surely tell you where I'm going before I go anywhere alright?"

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