Staring at the river that flickered like a diamond, Julian said in a hushed voice," It's all over, Susie."
It was only at this moment that everything was over.
Susan nodded with a complex expression on her face.
Julian ran his fingers over Susan’s hair but did not say anything.
The evening sun had dyed the surface of the river with a layer of gold. Time seemed to have stopped, and everything was so ethereal as if this were a dream.
After a long while, Susan hesitated and leaned her head against Julian's shoulder.
The corners of Julian's lips curled up a little. Then, he scooped Susan up and held her tightly in his embrace.
Willa had been the root of all this trouble, and she had gotten the retribution that she deserved.
However, the trauma she had left behind had not disappeared completely.
In the past few months, Julian had felt like there was an invisible wall between him and Susan. No matter how hard they tried, the two of them could not get back to the closeness that they used to share in the past.
However, it seemed like the invisible wall had finally dissipated at that moment.
Julian felt that God must adore him particularly. Otherwise, He would not have given him a chance to redeem himself after he had made so many mistakes.
He and Susan would still have fights and argue with each other. Nevertheless, as long as they loved each other, they would be able to tackle any problems that life hurled at them.
One year later...
Susan was sitting on a couch and studying how to weave a scarf.
"Drink some water, Susie."
Julian looked at Susan and handed her a cup of water.
"Put it on the table," Susan said as she continued to study the pattern of the scarf.
Julian put the cup on the coffee table and then looked at Susan sadly.
He stood up and deliberately walked in front of Susan.
He walked from left to right and then from right to left again. He kept doing this until Susan could not stand it anymore.
She rubbed her temples and snarled, “What the hell are you doing? Stop walking in front of me and sit down!"
Julian was speechless.
Susan was getting fiercer and fiercer each day.
Julian felt like he was becoming increasingly more invisible in this house.
Susan had left him hanging for an hour.
He had just returned from his business trip.
"What are you reading about, Susie?” Julian snuggled up to Susan, as he felt too lonely being ignored by her.
Susan did not raise her head as she replied, "Winter is around the corner, so I want to knit a scarf for Chessie and Luca."
'A scarf? Knitted by Susan?'
Julian's eyes lit up brightly but then dimmed down very soon. He said with a tinge of jealously in his voice, "Only for Chessie and Luca?"
"Yeah," Susan replied.
Julian felt even more depressed when Susan replied so straightforwardly.
He did not say anything else. He just sat beside Susan and watched her.
Susan felt goosebumps erupt on her skin after Julian stared at her for a long time. Feeling a little helpless, she raised her head and asked, "Do you want one?"
"A scarf? Nah, I have one already," Julian replied indifferently.
“Okay, I won't make one for you then," Susan said directly, leaving Julian speechless.
Three seconds later...
"It's not that I don't want it. Well, if you really want to knit one for me, I will accept it," Julian said guiltily in a rush.
Susan was tickled pink by Julian. She looked at him and said, "Thank you then.”
"You’re welcome," Julian responded.
After Susan decided on the pattern, she began knitting the scarf.
Julian admired Susan's profile for a while and then fished out his phone and secretly took a photo of her.
No sooner had he taken a photo of her than he uploaded it to his Facebook. He even made a post to go along with the photo to show off.
"I have plenty of scarves, but Susie still wants to knit a new one for me. *Sigh* There is no place in my house to keep my scarves anymore."
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