Beloved Old Lover

The stream of people coming to visit the funeral grew larger and larger. Many people also know that Daniel was one of the two victims in that car.

But before they approached the coffin, Brian and the Wine Company staff asked everyone not to say anything because James’s sudden death had exhausted Emily.

Emily knelt motionless, her lifeless eyes staring into space. Sometimes, she did not even show any signs of responding to condolences from visitors.

Fortunately, at this time, some of her father’s relatives were present and sent their thanks on her behalf.

“Emily, come inside and drink some milk. If you keep like this, how can you afford to take care of your father’s funeral?” Brian bent down close to her, gently advising her.

“That’s right, Emily, don’t make your father sad anymore, let him rest in peace.” One of her biological aunts spoke up.

She didn’t answer but didn’t protest either. She let Brian help her stand up, followed him into a corner, took the carton of milk in his hand, and took a sip.

She didn’t feel hungry, she just felt exhausted.

“Please try to eat some more porridge. Venn had to line up to buy it for you.”

Brian opened the porridge box, took a spoonful, carefully blew it cool, and brought it to her mouth.

Emily clearly understood that people had no responsibility to care for or treat her well, so she tried to swallow it because she didn’t want to make them sad.

Her tears flowed again, flowing into her mouth, bitter.

“Emily, try to overcome this loss, I will always be by your side.”

Her head bowed for a long time before raising it and continuing to eat. While she was alone in the middle of the sea like this, she had no intention of refusing Brian’s kindness.

She would rely on him, at least until the funeral was completed. She was afraid he would leave and there would be no one around her anymore.

At this time, at Daniel’s funeral, a tragic atmosphere enveloped everyone. White chrysanthemums and black clothes make the scene look gloomy and mournful.

Because Daniel’s relationships are extremely wide, his coffin will stay here longer than others to have enough time for his friends, partners, and relatives abroad to fly back to visit him one last time.

Jessica continuously fainted next to her son’s coffin. Every time she woke up, she cried and called Daniel’s name.

The time he spent with her was more than Kevin’s, so the love she had for him was also extremely great.

Her youngest son, from childhood to adulthood, had never suffered a major injury, but now, he was lying quietly in a coffin with his body almost ruined.

Seeing Venn, Kevin immediately walked up to him. His eyes were puffy, and his irises were red, making Venn feel sad.

If he had a clone technique, he would have used it to both take care of James’ funeral and be here to comfort his boss.

“Why did you come here? Why don’t you stay with her?” Kevin asked in a low voice.

“I stopped by here to light some incense for Daniel and then I’ll go there again. Luckily, the deputy general director of GE Corporation came and advised her, so she ate porridge and drank milk.”

“Yes, come in.”

Venn nodded and quickly moved forward. Looking at the handsome, youthful, and kind face in the photo, he couldn’t hold back his tears, sobbing like a child.

On behalf of the family, Matthew bowed his head and thanked Venn. In just a few hours, he looked like he had aged ten years.

Life was so unfair to him. Not long after he found his eldest son, his youngest son left him forever.

By the time Venn returned to the funeral home, the visitors had gradually left. He held up the coffee cup and signaled Brian to step out.

Both men walked to the stone bench and sipped black coffee together because this was the drink that kept their spirits awake.

“I didn’t expect that one day I would be able to sit and drink coffee with you. I didn’t expect the location to be here.” Venn tried to force a smile and slowly spoke.

“That’s called life. I also didn’t expect this tragedy would happen to Emily. Poor her so much.”

Venn’s eyes moved from the quiet night to the slightly bowed face, filled with the worry of the rich man.

He didn’t know what the relationship between Emily and Brian was, but he guessed that the feelings this man had for her were more than just friendship.

No friend has been at the funeral from this afternoon until now and has no intention of going home.

Everyone knows that the deputy general director of GE Corporation has hundreds of thousands of jobs on his shoulders, and he doesn’t even have time to flirt with girls.

Brian and Kevin are not much different, they are both busy businessmen, and they have plenty of money but they lack time.

“What day do they plan to bury Daniel?” Brian’s voice choked up when he asked this question.

“Sunday morning. After cremation, he will be buried next to his ancestors’ graves in the city cemetery.”

The space fell silent, and Venn could hear Brian’s sigh. Brian did not expect that the first collaboration between him and Daniel would also be the last.

Losing an opponent of equal ability, he did not feel happy, on the contrary, he felt the loss was too great.

Although he loved Emily very much, he sincerely blessed her and Daniel when he saw the happy image of the two of them at their engagement ceremony appearing in the newspaper.

He also wondered why the love he had for her was so tolerant, not selfish.

Both men were unaware that Emily had come and stood behind them and she could clearly hear their brief conversation.

“You two… are you talking about Daniel? Isn’t… isn’t he on a business trip? Who is cremated?”

Brian and Venn turned their heads at the same time. They didn’t think Emily would come out here so they didn’t pay attention to what they said.

Brian quickly stood up and ran next to her. He knew that even if he tried to lie, she would still be able to find information on her phone.

“Emily, calm down and listen to me.” He placed his hands on her shoulders and lowered his voice.

“Yes.”

“Daniel went with your dad. The car he was driving lost control and crashed into the median… he… he passed away.”

Emily’s eyes filled with tears again, her legs wobbled, she was unable to stand, and in just a moment, she fell to her knees.

Her lips moved but no sound came out because something was rising, suffocating her heart and chest. Her small hand continuously punched her chest.

“Emily, don’t be like that, please…”

Brian felt the pain of the person he loved, so tears fell from his eyes. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly, his hands continuously patting her thin back as if it were just skin and bones.

“Ah… ah… ah… ah…”

Emily’s cry of pain seemed to tear through the quiet night. She had never experienced such great pain in her life. Even when she left Kevin, she was still not in so much pain that she wanted to die.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Why could her warm boy leave her behind and go to that faraway place? Even though she cannot accompany him in the love of husband and wife, she still wants to live with him under the sun and know that he is still healthy and safe.

“Emily, Emily.” Brian shook her in panic when he felt her go limp in his arms.

He knows this pain is too great. Father and fiance passed away at the same time, who could bear it? How can his poor girl overcome this pain?

“We have to take her back to the hospital, she has a fever again.”

After saying that, Brian picked up Emily and quickly walked towards the hospital. He was afraid that after this, she would only be a withered skeleton.

Venn sighed, looked after the two of them until they were completely gone, then looked up at the dark sky. The city today is so sad.

The long night passed quietly and then day came again, then night again, and when the morning of the next day came it was also time for James’ coffin to be moved to the crematorium.

Those who came to see him off to his final resting place all paid attention to the deputy general director of GE Corporation and the close assistant of the general director of Unicons Group.

Even though they were not relatives of the deceased, these two men took care of the funeral.

James’ relatives are all people living in the countryside, they don’t know what to do because the services in the city are quite strange to them.

After two sleepless nights, Brian’s eyes were sunken, dark circles, and his handsomeness had decreased a lot.

Although he knew Kent was very angry because he neglected the company for several days, he had to pretend not to know and did not call his father. When everything is finished, he will meet his father and ask for forgiveness.

His father is talented, and taking on his work for a few days is not impossible. Now, Emily needs him more.

“You’re awake. Today, I took your father to the crematorium. Everything is done. His ashes will be returned tomorrow.” Brian gently sat down next to Emily, held her thin hand, and said.

“Thank you.” She closed her eyes, letting two lines of tears flow down to her pillow.

Her body now no longer has the strength to sit up, let alone walk. She hated herself for being so weak. She hated herself for blaming Daniel for not being able to contact him at that time.

She still hadn’t said goodbye, she was still his fiancee but she couldn’t see his face for the last time.

Identity is no longer important, she only knows that in her heart there is him and now, he has taken half of her soul away.

“Brian, I want to eat porridge, drink milk, and eat bird’s nest.” She opened her eyes again and said as if begging.

“Okay, I’ll go buy them for you right now.”

After saying that, Brian let go of Emily’s hand and ran away.

She tiredly looked at his back. She will keep his kindness this time in her heart. She also noticed the haggard look on his face and realized he had lost a lot of weight.

She didn’t feel hungry, didn’t want to eat or drink anything, but she knew that if she didn’t try to revive herself, even the chance to see Daniel off one last time would be lost.

“Daniel, Daniel… dad…”

Outside, the dark purple afternoon light dyed the entire hospital campus. The lost swallow is following the wind to find shelter.

That swallow still had a chance to meet her partner again, but she had forever lost the man she truly wanted to be with for the rest of her life.