Chapter 959
After a long time, Tarquin returned.
His car had barely rolled into the driveway of the mansion when Elysia came running out of the main house, her feet barely touching the ground.
As Tarquin pushed open the car door and stepped out, his eyes immediately met Elysia’s.
For a moment, his expression softened, and his eyes reddened.
He took a deep breath before beginning, choosing to share joy over sorrow,
“Elysia, I’ve got some good news,” he started, his voice cracking with emotion. “I’ve found my mother’s ashes. After so many years… I finally found them. I… Elysia… I p>
His words trailed off as his eyes welled up even more.
Seeing him like this, Elysia’s heart broke. She rushed to him, wrapping her arms around him tightly,
“I know, I know everything,” she whispered, her own voice trembling. “Finding your mother’s ashes… it’s a blessing. Let’s not be sad. We… we But she couldn’t finish her sentence before tears started streaming down her face.
She knew how much Tarquin loved Elizabeth!
Ever since they got together, Tarquin had shared countless stories about Elizabeth. Whenever he spoke of her, his face lit up with a smile, radiating happiness.
Every expression, every word, was drenched in his love for Elizabeth.
He loved her so much; the pain he must be feeling now was unimaginable!
Elysia felt his pain, profoundly and acutely.
“Tarquin, it’s okay to cry,” she said through sobs, tiptoeing to be a bit taller, trying to offer her shoulder for him to lean on. “Crying in front of your wife isn’t shameful. I won’t laugh at you. I… I p>
That was when Tarquin’s defenses completely shattered p>
He held Elysia tighter, bending down to bury his face in the crook of her shoulder, letting his silent tears fall.
He hadn’t cried when he learned his mother’s ashes were buried deep in a well.
He hadn’t cried when he discovered those ashes, placed on an altar underground, were indeed his mother’s.
He hadn’t cried in front of Evan either.
But seeing Elysia, he couldn’t hold it in any longer.
He didn’t understand why, but in front of Elysia, all his sorrows became unbearable p>
The pain was too much to bear!
For the past thirty years, more than twenty of those years were filled with suffering. Only the few years with his parents were filled with happiness. Elizabeth’s love for him was like Elysia’s deep love for their children.
And his love for Elizabeth mirrored the children’s adoration for Elysia.
They held Elysia in the palms of their hands, close to their hearts.
He felt the same about Elizabeth.
He had searched for Elizabeth tirelessly, enduring so much pain.
He had investigated every place associated with Gideon, causing a stir at the slightest hint of a lead, sparing no expense, and leaving no stone unturned.
Elizabeth had once said that only in burial does one find peace.
He wanted to find her, to give her that peace, so desperately p>
But despite years of searching, he never found her!
He thought of all the places: the Bradford family estate, Gideon’s private villas, in the mountains, at sea, underground p>
He had considered every conceivable place, except he never imagined it would be in a church!
Nor could he have anticipated the cruelty Gideon would show to her ashes!
Do ghosts exist?
Does one enter another world after death?
He didn’t know.
But he couldn’t bear the thought of his deceased mother being treated so harshly!
He was furious!
Furious at Gideon, and furious at himself!
How had he failed to protect her?
In life, he couldn’t protect her.
In death, he couldn’t protect her ashes!
Beyond anger, he felt pain!
She was someone who feared pain deeply. Gideon’s actions must have hurt her terribly p>