Heaven Domain (Iwan Cliff) novel Chapter 267

Chapter 267 Before Farewell! (III)

Iwan's tears fell into the bowl. Jayna took his hand gently and shook her head at him tenderly.

"Mom, what's wrong with dad? Why is he crying?" Emily walked to Jayna worriedly and asked Jayna in a low voice.

Jayna shook her head at Emily with complicated emotions in her eyes, smiled, and said, "He's okay, Emily. Maybe I added too much pepper to the noodles, so his eyes sting and he cries. He's really fine... Don't worry..."

"Okay..." Although Emily nodded, she didn't believe Jayna. She could feel that Iwan was sad, but she didn't bother Iwan at this time. Instead, she stayed quietly with Jayna. After a while, Scarlett also walked to Jayna with tears in her eyes and took Emily out. Then the shop owner, Sully, followed them out. Soon, there were only Iwan and Jayna left in the restaurant.

Jayna's eyes were slightly red as she sat beside Iwan in a daze. She looked at Iwan in a trance, smiled, and reached out to wipe the tears on his face. "It's all right, honey. At that time, you were fighting to protect the country on the External Battlefield, and you didn't know what happened to me and Emily. Honey... I believe that if you knew about our existence earlier, you would not let me and Emily suffer..."

Jayna paused, and then looked at Iwan with deep affection again. She forced a smile and said, "Honey, it's really all right... It's all over, isn't it?"

Iwan did not speak but continued to lower his head and eat the bowl of noodles which was mixed with his tears. He couldn't say anything at this moment and blamed himself so badly. After all, he didn't protect Jayna and Emily well, did he?

After finishing the noodles, Iwan asked Jayna to take him to the place where she and Emily had lived for four years. Jayna didn't want Iwan to go there, but Iwan tipped the people around him a wink. Soon, an old lady with gray hair sighed. She took the key, led Iwan into the housing estate, and opened a large iron door in the basement.

"Honey... Don't go down to have a look, okay? It's all over now, really..." Tears ran down Jayna's face at this moment, and she really didn't want Iwan to go down because she and Emily lived in the dark and damp basement for the past four years.

Jayna knew Iwan too well. Beneath his strong exterior, he was the kindest person in the world. He would rather bear everything alone. It was the truth. Whether he was on the External Battlefield or in the Dragon Kingdom, he always bore all the pain on his own. But he was absent from Jayna and Emily's life for four years! Jayna could feel how guilty Iwan was.

In fact, it was not his fault, was it? He didn't know about their existence back then...

"Dad, don't go down, okay? There are mice below, and I'm so afraid... The mice are big, and there are many insects... scaring insects..." With fear in her eyes, Emily said to Iwan in Scarlett's arms.

"Hum..." Iwan trembled fiercely after hearing Emily's words. He did not stop any longer and walked forward.

"Iwan..." Jayna pulled Iwan but failed to stop him. At this moment, hundreds of people behind Jayna were silent. Jayna turned to Scarlett and said, "Take care of Emily." Then she followed Iwan in...

Iwan ignored Jayna and walked directly into the dark basement. He saw a lot of sundries, a bicycle, and some discarded cardboard. There was even some water in the corner. An unpleasant smell assailed his nostrils...

It had only been more than three months since Jayna left this basement. The old woman liked Jayna and Emily very much, so she kept this basement for them. The old woman was in her eighties, and she was worried that Jayna and Emily who had fled from Pasoland City would have no place to live, so she kept this room all the time. At this moment, the gray-haired woman also followed Iwan.

The next moment, the old woman bent over and opened a wooden door in the basement for Iwan. She said to Iwan, "Iwan, this is where Jayna and Emily used to live. I said many times that they should move upstairs to live with me, but Jayna was too stubborn. She didn't want to inconvenience me, so she lived here all the time."

The old woman looked at the small bed, quilts, pots, and pans left in the basement. Although the basement was simple, it was very clean. People were always melancholy and moody when they were old. The old woman looked at the furnishings in the room and said to Iwan with tears in her eyes, "Iwan, since Jayna and Emily were so sensible, how could I dislike them? If they could live with me, I would be so happy, wouldn't I? But they had strong characters. They had been living a poor life..."

"Iwan, I can tell that you are a good man. You are a soldier, and you are also very sensible, but you must take good care of Emily and Jayna in the future. They suffered a lot in the past few years..." The old woman said to Iwan with tears in her eyes.

"Nanny Morris, stop talking about that. Iwan is very kind to me, and I didn't tell him that I had a child back then. It's my fault. Nanny Morris, I'm sorry..." Jayna took Nanny Morris's hand and shook her head at Nanny Morris with complicated emotions in her eyes. Iwan had been very guilty, so Jayna didn't want Nanny Morris to talk about it anymore.

Nanny Morris nodded, sighed, and then said to Iwan, "Talk to Jayna here, and I'll go out first. Alas, I'm too old to see such a sad thing. I'm going to see Emily. I haven't seen her for a long time, and I miss her so much. She is the most sensible child I've ever seen in my life... Alas..."

"Well, but her father is back now, and her father is a great hero. She's lucky now, and she won't suffer anymore. She doesn't have to eat leftovers and live in the basement anymore. In the future, she can wear new clothes, eat delicious food, and go to school. It's so good..."

Nanny Morris was old, so she was garrulous. Then she walked out trembling while chattering. Jayna wanted to help her, but she refused.

After Nanny Morris left, Iwan stood in the middle of the basement, looked at everything in front of him, and remained silent. In the end, he fixed his eyes on the small bed against the wall. There was a shabby doll on it, as well as a sheet that had turned whitish from much washing.

"Iwan... I..." Jayna wanted to say something, but Iwan interrupted her.