Although the na Sophia Wood just ntioned wasn’t Lily Turner, Lily knew that the "Rosie" Sophia referred to was her; it was probably her childhood nickna.
This nickna must have been given to her by both her parents. When she thought of this, she couldn’t help but look at Daxton Taylor’s photo.
"Dad! You probably don’t recognize yet, so let formally introduce myself—I’m Lily... I’m Rosie. You must rember ." Lily Turner reached out to touch Daxton Taylor’s photo on the tombstone, her nose tingled, and her eyes brimd with tears. "Now I know you’re here. I will co to visit you again."
It turned out she had misunderstood her mom all along. It wasn’t that her mom didn’t want to bring her to see her dad, but her mom also didn’t know where his grave was.
Sophia Wood extended an arm around Lily Turner’s shoulders, tightening it slightly in a silent act of comforting the grieving Lily.
Staring at Daxton Taylor’s image on the tombstone, Sophia fell into a long silence. At that mont, mories from over twenty years ago flooded her mind...
For quite a while, there was no movent from beside her. Lily Turner withdrew her hand from the tombstone, wiping away the tears on her face.
She silently cald her emotions before turning her gaze to Sophia Wood, who stood beside her.
Her mom was fixated on the photo on the tombstone, eyes red, her face and deanor appearing particularly heavy and somber.
"Mom!"
Lily softly called out to Sophia. Whether it was due to being deeply focused or overwheld with sadness, Sophia didn’t move an inch and kept staring unblinkingly at the tombstone’s photo.
Seeing this, Lily imdiately felt worried. She gently pushed Sophia while softly calling out to her, "Mom!"
This ti, Sophia responded slightly, turning her head towards Lily, although the heavy expression on her face hadn’t yet faded.
Upon seeing Lily, she quickly concealed the weightiness from her face, replacing it with a relatively relaxed expression.
"Let’s go."
Today was the anniversary of Daxton Taylor’s death, and Aiden Taylor’s family would surely co to pay their respects. Sophia wasn’t ready to et the Taylor Family and didn’t want to encounter them just yet.
Evelyn Taylor had co by earlier, which ant the other Taylor Family mbers must have also arrived. But for so reason, they didn’t accompany Evelyn.
However, this wasn’t sothing she should worry about. Before they showed up, she and her daughter needed to leave this place.
Though Lily Turner didn’t know Sophia Wood’s true thoughts, she agreed with her mother’s inclination. She bent down to arrange the flowers they brought, and then she took her mom’s arm and left her dad’s grave.
As they were leaving, Lily turned her head to glance at the grave adjacent to Daxton Taylor’s. It was just a fleeting look, and she didn’t see anything clearly.
Sophia Wood never looked at the grave next to Daxton’s. She didn’t have to exert much thought to guess that it was where the elder Taylors were buried alongside Daxton.
She thought that over the past twenty years, the grudges of the past had faded from her mory, but she greatly overestimated her capacity. She realized she wasn’t as carefree and open-minded as she had imagined.
Despite the passing ti dulling her hatred for the elder Taylors, Sophia still harbored resentnt towards them. Although her hatred might have faded with ti, the resentnt in her heart remained deep.
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