She looked pained as she recalled the past. It all happened more than 50 years ago. Back then, Old Master Shaw was in his 30s, high-spirited and vigorous, his military career was also rising day by day. Old Master Shaw and his wife were childhood friends, playmates; the two families were equally wealthy, both coming from prestigious and well-respected families. Naturally they got married, and later, had a son together. Happy times did not last, Old Master Shaw did not have much time to spend at home with his wife and son. Soon, he returned to work.
That year, the old man was deployed to the middle east to help maintain peace in the region. There, he met a teacher who taught piano and drawing. That teacher was from Kidon City, she was there because she liked the scenery in the middle east and wanted t o stay for a while. She had applied for a job in the area, teaching children piano and drawing.
One day, Old Master Shaw passed by and heard her playing the piano. He couldn't help himself and stopped to listen for a few moments. The teacher paused her lesson and they shared a short conversation. They were both delighted to meet a fellow countryman in the middle east, so far from home. That day, the then young Old Master Shaw found out that her name was Goldie Zeigler. Their
conversation remained superficial and polite.
Since then, every time Old Master Shaw passed by Goldie's place, they would both smile at each other. That was the extent of their interaction. However, later on, a major incident happened that forever changed the relationship between them.
Old Master Shaw who was maintaining the local peace was framed and hunted by his colleagues, when he had nowhere to hide, he suddenly found himself in Goldie’s house.
At that time, Goldie was about to go to bed when she saw the desperate Old Master Shaw hiding in the small bathroom located in the southeast corner of her yard.
Right at that moment, the people hunting for Old Master Shaw arrived. In the rush of the moment, Goldie suddenly stripped naked and pulled him into her arms. From the view of the people outside, they seemed to be doing the deed in the bathroom. Just like this, Old Master Shaw escaped death, i
The footsteps of the search team drifted further and further away. However, Old Master Shaw could not find the strength within him to step away from Goldie. Maybe it was the remaining adrenaline flooding through his veins. Perhaps any man would not be able to resist such a direct display of a young woman's body. Back then, Old Master Shaw was just in his 30s, young and hot-blooded.
That night, in the small, crude bathroom in the southeast corner of the yard, Old Master Shaw and Goldie slept together for the first time. Later, he asked her, "Why would you use such a method to save me? You're ruined now."
She answered, "I fell for you the moment I laid eyes on you."
"I have a wife!" Old Master Shaw answered without hesitation.
Goldie was silent.
A moment later, she finally said, "I...I get it. I did this out of my own volition, it's not your fault.”
His voice was cold. "As long as you know."
With that, he stood up and left, without an ounce of reluctance or nostalgia.
The incident was supposed to pass just like that, but more than a month later, Goldie sought out Old Master Shaw. "I...I'm pregnant."
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