Cecilia left a bouquet of small daisies.
Finally, Cecilia took out a photograph, one she had always treasured, her most precious possession.
There were four people in the photo.
Cecilia and Prisci, Bonnie and Ms. Wilkinson.
Bonnie and Ms. Wilkinson sat in front, while Cecilia and Prisci stood behind them.
It was as warm as a real family.
Cecilia handed the photo to Luciano.
Luciano only nced at it, but was instantly ovee with emotion, his hand trembling as he held the photo.
“Aunt.”
Cecilia had actually suspected as much, which was why she had brought out the photo.
Back when Ms. Wilkinson was gravely ill and confused, she had mentioned her family.
She missed her family.
Unfortunately, she remained muddled after that, and it was impossible to find out where her home was
It had been three years now. Cecilia hoped Luciano could take this
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photo home.
“Ms. Wilkinson didn’t like having her picture taken, so this is the only photo,” Cecilia said sadly.
That was why there was no photo on the tombstone.
“She was my aunt, Gwendolyn. Back then, she broke off ties with the family for the sake of perfumery.”
As Luciano spoke of the past, his eyes grew moist.
He and his aunt were the two most rebellious members of the Wilkinson family.
He was better off, though he became awyer, he still kept some contact with the family.
But Gwendolyn had disappearedpletely.
There had been no news of her for over twenty years.
“Cecilia, thank you,” Luciano said, both sorrowful and grateful.
This photo was especially precious.
Taking it home would be a way to remember
With tears in her eyes, Cecilia murmured softly.
“Back then, I escaped from the orphanage and wandered the streets for almost half a month. It was Prisci who found me, took me home, and Grandma made me lots of delicious food. Ms. Wilkinson washed my hair and gave me a bath.”
“Later, Ms. Wilkinson saw I had some talent for perfumery, so she took me as her apprentice, and I learned perfumery together with
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Prisci.”
“Prisci was very smart and learned things quickly, even able to draw. inferences from one example. I was different, I always had to learn something three or four times before I got it. Ms. Wilkinson often encouraged me, patiently teaching me over and over again.”
All those memories were filled with warmth.
So warm they made one want to cry.
“Prisci was very clever. She often said that our people should have our own perfume beliefs, soter she created the Holiday Series.”
“We promised to make the Holiday Series famous, to bring our perfumes to the world. It was because of this that she recovered from the sadness of being abandoned by the Wilburn family and devoted all her energy to perfumery.”
As she spoke, she began to smile.
But it only made her sadder.
“Later, she met you. She liked you, was captivated by you, and even looked forward to the arrival of that child when she was pregnant.” Cecilia looked at Luciano, her eyes glistening with tears.
Butter, Luciano disappeared, and the flower shop caught fire.
It was as if it was all destined,
Luciano’s face was pale, his head throbbing with pain.
Noah tugged at Luciano’s hand. “Daddy.”
The child was sensitive and vaguely sensed that something was wrong between his parents.
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He didn’t want his parents to be separated again.
But Cecilia was determined to make things clear in front of Prisci’s
grave.
She patted Noah’s head and told him to go y by himself.
She said solemnly, “Luciano, give Noah to me. I want him to take the Wilburn surname.”
She had mentioned it to Luciano before, asking him to give her the child..
This time, she brought it up again in front of Prisci.
“You’re awyer, and your family background is good. If you want to get married again, it would be easy for you.”
“Noah is different. He’s frail and often ill, and needs an adult’s full attention to care for him. If you remarry, you won’t have that kind of focus anymore.”
“Besides, Noah is the child Prisci risked her life to give birth to. He’s her only hope.”
Every word she said made sense.
Prisci was gone, Bonnie was gone.
But there had to be someone left in the Wilburn family.
Luciano’s throat felt unbearably dry.
Even though he had l?st his memory, he had raised Noah for three years, and the love was deep in his bones.
He truly couldn’t bring himself to give up.
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But what Cecilia said was reasonable.
The child was Prisci’s… and even when Prisci was pregnant, he had already disappeared.
He had no right to refuse
“Cecilia, I need time,” Luciano finally said after a long silence
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