My Second Husband novel Chapter 71

The woman paused for a while and answered, "Miss, no one makes a kite by themselves anymore nowadays. Look, our kites are nice and they are not expensive."

Eudora shook her head and was about to leave the shop. The woman quickly shouted, "But we do sell semi-finished kites. I will ask my husband to make one for you in three days."

She thought about it for a while and agreed to the woman’s suggestion. She wrote down her address on a piece of paper.

"Can you deliver to this address once you are done?” asked Eudora.

The woman nodded and promised, "Sure."

Eudora went home happily.

Seeing Aunt Valerie was doing house chores, Eudora changed into a set of comfy clothes and volunteered, “Let me help you!”

Aunt Valerie shook her head hurriedly. "You should not do this.”

"What are you talking about? I've not been working at all. I’m so bored with just staying at home. Isn't it okay for me to help you a bit with the chores?’

Aunt Valerie couldn’t refute her points. "Then, would you please tidy up Sir's study? It’s not that messy though."

Eudora nodded. "Okay, leave it to me!" Amos’ study was indeed quite clean and tidy. Eudora took a rag and started cleaning the bookshelves while arranging the books.

Eudora noticed that his books were gathering dust.

Apparently, Amos never allowed Aunt Valerie to touch his books. Eudora thought that she must clean them thoroughly today since she had the chance.

Eudora took the books out from the bookshelves one by one.

A piece of paper slipped out from a book and it almost fell into a pail of water she brought. Startled, Eudora quickly picked it up.

It turned out that to be an old photo.

A boy and a girl were seen in the photo. Eudora could recognize that he was Amos in his 10s. However, she had never seen the girl before. She looked much younger than Amos in the photo.

They looked rather close and this made Eudora feel a bit uneasy.

Aunt Valerie came in and panicked when she saw Eudora staring at the photo.

"Miss, you can't take this out. Please put it back now! If Sir finds out about this, he will be furious. He has forbidden me to touch his bookshelves after I accidentally cleaned it years ago," said Aunt Valerie.

Eudora’s heart skipped a beat. She thought, "Is this so precious to him?"

After putting the books back onto the bookshelves, Eudora emptied the pail. She went back to her room and lay on her bed. She could not stop thinking of the girl in the photo. Amos looked so different in the photo. She could see his warm smile in there.

When Amos came home, he saw Aunt Valerie in the living room, cleaning up.

He looked around to search for Eudora.

"She is upstairs," Aunt Valerie told him.

"Okay!" Amos went straight upstairs.

He entered the room and saw Eudora lying on the bed. He took off his coat and slowly walked towards her and hugged her from the back.

Surprised, Eudora turned around at once. “Oh, you’re back.”

"Yeah!" Amos nodded. "Why are you in bed?"

She would usually seize the opportunity to check on her designs instead of resting.

"Nothing! I’m just tired," Eudora answered.

Amos thought about their time together last night and kissed on her forehead. "Rest then!"

Eudora closed her eyes while Amos stayed beside her for a while before he headed to his study.

As soon as he entered the room, he realized that someone had touched his books. He frowned and walked to the bookshelves before he turned around and went out of the room again.

"Aunt Valerie, did you touch my books?" Amos questioned. Aunt Valerie hurriedly went upstairs and stuttered, "Sir, I..."

Eudora came out of the bedroom and interrupted, "It’ s not her. It was me who arranged your books."