After Amos left, Juju played with Cola for a while before she reluctantly went to bed.
When Eudora came out from her shower, she watched Cola, who was sleeping on the cushion. After much contemplation, she decided that she had to send Cola back tomorrow.
Early the next morning, after Eudora dropped Juju off at school, she went straight to Clearwater Bay with Cola in tow.
It was already almost ten o'clock in the morning, so Amos was probably not at home.
She would just have to hand Cola over to Auntie Valerie.
Needless to say, Auntie Valerie was elated to see Eudora. After taking Cola, she insisted that Eudora should come inside and visit.
"I'm not busy at the moment. Shall we have a chat?"
It was hard to refuse her kindness, so Eudora had no choice but to nod and follow her in.
The garden was still the same as it was, even the flowers were the same as before. It had not changed in so many years.
Eudora walked in and followed Auntie Valerie to the living room. She had bought the furniture long ago. Some of them were old and already turning yellow.
When Auntie Valerie saw this, she sighed. "Mr. Granger didn't want to change the furniture. He said he's used to it!"
"Hmm," Eudora said. They had probably grown accustomed to each other's presence back then too, didn't they? It probably did not have anything to do with feelings.
While they were talking, a shrill noise suddenly came from the kitchen. Auntie Valerie said in a hurry, "Oh no, I forgot that I was boiling something. Give me a moment. I'll go and have a look."
Eudora nodded and stared at the French window next to her in a trance.
This window allowed plenty of sunlight in the room, and she seemed to remember back in the day where she would lean against it whilst reading a book.
Then, there was a noise coming from behind. Eudora suddenly came to her senses and thought it was Auntie Valerie who came back.
She said hurriedly, "I'd better..." Before she could finish her sentence, she met Amos' cold eyes.
He seemed to have just got up and was still wearing his nightgown. He had slept for the whole night and his hair was a little tousled.
Eudora's heart sank and she hurriedly said, "I... I brought Cola home. Now that Cola is here, I'm leaving!"
Amos stopped her and said, "Wait."
Eudora frowned. "Mr. Granger, how may I help you?"
Amos, who was behind her, suddenly asked, "What password did you set for my laptop?" "The one that you used to use!"
"Oh, that one!" Eudora responded, but she couldn't remember. Every time she was in a good mood, she would come up with a new password. Moreover, it had already been five years, how could she still remember?
Thinking of this, she shook her head. "I think it's better to have an IT technician to help you out!"
"No, I can't!" Amos rejected curtly. "There's something very important inside."
Eudora frowned. "I thought I was the one who used the laptop?"
"Even though you were the one who used it, I still can't have strangers looking at it!"
Eudora was speechless. Well, since she had used someone else's laptop, she was the one responsible, "Alright then, I'll go and have a look!"
After Amos finished speaking, he turned around and headed towards the study on the first floor.
Eudora followed him. After entering, she saw that the laptop she had used before on the table.
She walked over and tried entering a password. It was wrong!
After thinking for a while, she entered another one...
Amos leaned against the chair and stared at the woman sitting in front of the laptop, thinking hard. This scene used to be their norm, which he saw on a daily basis.
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