Naomi immediately changed the topic by saying, "I'm going to the meeting."
As they spoke, her phone rang again.
The secretary took a look and said, "It's from Mr. Olsen."
Naomi said, "I'm late to the meeting! I'll talk to him after the meeting!"
The meeting lasted for a few hours. After a few hours, Naomi stood tiredly in front of the sink. She looked more mature than she did before.
She was indeed no longer the innocent girl she used to be.
She remembered that before she went to the meeting, the secretary had mentioned that there was a message from Culver. She took out her phone and clicked on the message. The next second, her hand trembled, and her phone fell to the ground.
When Naomi arrived at the funeral home, Culver was already waiting for her at the entrance.
"When did it happen?"
Naomi tried hard to hold back her emotions along the way, but the moment she opened her mouth, her emotions flowed out.
"Last night! I asked someone to bring his body back as soon as I got the news. He passed away peacefully without any pain."
Naomi sniffed and said, "Take me to him!"
Nelson laid inside the funeral hall, and flowers were placed on the table beside him.
As Culver said, he had passed away peacefully. In the past few years, he had been living in seclusion. Except for the New Year's card she would receive every year, it was as if Nelson never existed.
Looking at his body, Naomi thought of her past. Everything was like a movie. The difference was that at the end of the movie, there was one less person in her world.
"He has actually been living in Rosaville City for the past two years. He didn't leave at all."
Culver's voice was low as he said so.
Stunned, Naomi asked, "Where was he?"
"He was in the suburbs. It's just that he hid himself." As he spoke, Culver took out a letter and handed it to Naomi.
"I found this under his pillow. It's addressed to you!"
Naomi took the letter and saw her name written on the cover. It was handwritten by Nelson.
She opened the letter with trembling hands. It was only a thin piece of paper.
It read, "Dear Naomi."
"By the time you see this letter, perhaps I am no longer in this world."
"I had reckoned that my life was meaningless, but because of you, I am suddenly grateful to God for letting me come to this world!"
"Initially, I was going to make you happy, but I ended up being the one who hurt you the most in the end!"
"Naomi, I'm incredibly sorry!"
"Therefore, in the last period of my life, I tried my best to stay by your side. In fact, I wanted to help you find a person whom you could entrust your life to."
"However, I did not expect that I would screw things up yet again. Nevertheless, it was a blessing in disguise for me to discover Culver's love for you."
"He is better than me, because he loves you more than I do. Therefore, he's the one you should spend the rest of his life with." "After making sure of all that, I could finally stay away from you with my heart at ease."
"Naomi, let go of the past! Let those memories disappear along with me."
"If it's possible, I hope you'll forget me."
"If it's possible, I also hope that you won't meet me in the next life! Only in that way, will you be truly happy!"
"Goodbye, my dear Naomi."
"The years are long, but please don't think about the past anymore. The path ahead of you is even more beautiful!"
"Love, Vincent Granger."
He had written the name 'Vincent Granger', not 'Nelson Luther¹.
A teardrop fell on the word 'Vincent Granger'. Naomi turned around and smiled at him.
"Okay! I promise you."
In a foreign country, Eudora and Amos received a call from Naomi.
"Mom, I'm getting married!"
At the same time, Eudora was preparing some baby clothes.
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