His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 437

The temperature dropped every day until it started snowing at night. Since it did not snow very often in Sapphine City, when it did, it only covered a thin layer on the tree and melted before more snow could build up.

Heading toward Brown City, the scenery along the way changed visibly. Snowfall in Sapphine was more akin to sleet fall. It was a rain that contained some ice and looked like crystal droplets.

Brown City was different. The further you went toward Brown City, the heavier the snowfall. It was not tiny droplets but large snowflakes. The snow on the ground also grew thicker. By the time they got to the Lodge house, the snow by the road was already ankle-deep.

“Sapphine City is not far from Brown City. I didn’t expect such a big difference. It snowed heavily here.” Lily got out of the car and reached out to catch a snowflake. She was soon covered in a layer of snow stuck to her head, shoulder, and palm that did not melt away immediately. It had been years since she last saw snow, and her mood improved as she stood in it.

“It’s the house in front. It’s been a while since you came back, right?” Alexander put a shawl on her and handed her a cup of hot chocolate. The car had a thermos filled with hot water, and the prepared hot chocolate was very fragrant. Although it was incomparable to home, it was comfortable enough for an outing.

Lily took a sip and nodded, “Yeah.” She tried to recall, “It’s probably been… six or seven years!”

She had not returned since she left for college. She stayed on campus during her studies and was busy doing experiments, checking materials, and going to various places to collect information during holidays. In any case, she had many reasons to avoid coming back.

Her grandfather, Wilfred, was stubborn and would never persuade her to return if she did not return on her own. In his words, “If she doesn’t want to come back, so be it! Do I need to beg her?”

Personally, she did not feel that her grandfather loved her much. There were only endless practices, studies, exercises, and tests in her memory. She could not stop even when she was home. Sleeping peacefully through the night was a luxury to her.

At that time, she felt Wilfred’s kinship with her disappeared with her mother’s passing. Most importantly, she probably blamed her mother’s death on Wilfred and thus could not get close to him.