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Chapter 986
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“Sir, I envy you so much!” Marilyn exclaimed after Terence had finished giving his advice to the girl.
“Oh, why is that?” Terence asked with curiosity in his eyes.
“I envy your wealth; I envy your high status; I envy that you can do things that we can’t! The air you breathe is
probably different from what we lowly ants breathe, right?” Marilyn said earnestly.
These words were all from the books she had read!’
She actually enjoyed reading. Unfortunately, her family was too poor to afford to send her to high school. So, she
had no choice but to drop out and stay at home.
“Haha, why envy me when I envy you as well?” Terence stated honestly.
“Sir, why would you envy me?” Marilyn looked puzzled.
“I envy your youth; I envy your beauty; I envy that your life still holds endless possibilities while my fate has already
been determined and is nearing its end!”
Terence didn’t like the word “determined,” but he had to accept reality.
It was because of this mindset that he, at over 70 years old, was still riding a motorcycle around his hometown
tonight. He despised admitting that he was past his prime!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Life is like a besieged city, isn’t it? People outside want to get in, but those inside are desperate to leave!” Terence
sighed with emotion.
Marilyn barely understood what he was trying to convey.
At this moment, Alfred suddenly spoke up, “Old Mr. Quillen, the mine is just ahead. We need to get off and walk for
the rest of the journey!”
“Okay. Then, you’ll be accompanying me!”
Terence nodded before turning to instruct Marilyn, “Little girl, you should wait for me in the car with the driver.
When I return to Yeringham, I will definitely bring you along with me!”
“Okay.” Marilyn became unusually obedient, completely different from when she was at home.
Terence smiled slightly at the sight.
He knew very well that a child would rebel against their lot in life mainly because they hadn’t found what they
wanted in life. Of course, there was also a chance that someone had blocked their path. Thus, it was only natural
for them to vent their frustrations in retaliation.
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Terence got out of the car and walked with Alfred for 20 minutes. Finally, a dilapidated building appeared in front of
them.
There was an open plain in front of the building, and there was a huge mine towering over it.
The two old men slowly made their way to the building.
Soon, they noticed that the lights were still turned on.
So, Alfred knocked on the big iron gate. After a while, someone inside responded, “Who is it? It’s already so late!”
Terence saw an old man wearing a white vest and a blue worker’s jacket through the iron gate.
The man was about the same age as him. Yet, he still looked rather spry for his age as he approached them!
Terence was a little jealous to note that the man still had a head full of hair.
“Alton, it’s me!” Terence seemed a bit excited.
The old man in blue glanced at him and inquired curiously, “And you are?”
“Don’t you recognize me?” Terence smiled bitterly.
“I don’t! Go away!” The other party impatiently waved his hand at Terence and was about to walk
away.
“Alton, it’s me! Alton, I’m your brother-in-law!”
When Terence saw that the other man truly had no intention of opening the door, he had to finally
confess.
Alton balled his fists as he started trembling in rage, making Terence feel a hint of fear!
“I said I don’t know you! Why are you still here? Get lost!” Alton suddenly spun on his heel and growled angrily.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Ah…”
Terence sighed wearily before saying, “Alton, so many years have passed. Are you still angry with me? Ladmit that
it was my fault that I failed to protect your sister all those years ago. Still, life has to go on, right?”
“Move on?”
Alton’s eyes became hollow when he heard these two words. Then, he curled his lips into a cold smile as he
retorted, “I have long forgotten about the past! I have treated you as nothing but a ghost of my past. So, there’s
nothing left for us to talk about. Shoo!”
“Alton!”
Terence pleaded as his voice held a tinge of frustration, “We are both in the twilight of our lives. We have more than
one foot in the grave at this point. Do we really have to carry these grudges into the grave?”
Alton’s expression suddenly became complicated.
“Terence, don’t you dare tell me you’ve forgotten that you’re the one who insisted on taking her away from
Anchortown.
Then, he continued, “If it weren’t for you brainwashing her, saying that taking that thing out could create immense
wealth and telling her that she would be able to create and see a more beautiful world… She could have chosen to
live well here! She would still be alive, enjoying herself while doting on her family!”
Finally, he snapped, “Yet, what does your Quillen family have now? What can you give her after all these years?
She’s dead, and your family doesn’t even have a male heir! Your line has ended with you, and you know it! So what
if you have immense wealth when there’s no one to inherit even a penny!”
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