Chapter 788 Old Stories (Part One) (2/2)
”Oh!”
Lenny automatically covered her tummy with her
It all starts on that fateful night.
When Ella, who is the dear sister of Samuel’s best buddy, sneaks into the hotel where the drunken Samuel resides and gets pregnant…
”I don’t want a divorce!”
”I don’t want a divorce!”
”I did no such thing!”
Ella jumped on the bed and cried out. “I don’t want a scheming woman as my wife. Just sign the paper...
ce gradually faded until she was quiet. She just realized how different her conclusion was from his.
Sensing that she wasn't able to finish what she was saying, Eric continued on her behalf, ”...my dad?” Seeing Molly nodded, he said with a faint smile, ”Maybe you're right. My dad was very close to success back then. He was just one step behind the competition. Unfortunately, he was always one step behind and wasn't able to take the gap until the end. That is exactly how life goes. The fate of a person who stepped earlier may be very different compared to the person who didn't make the step. A little step not taken is as good as a mile.”
Molly slowly sat down next to him and looked at the glittering sea too. She said, ”Yeah. One's destiny is the result of every step he or she takes. The result can change because of a tiny mistake.” Looking at Eric, she asked, ”What happened later?”
”Later, Wing was recorded in the royal family pedigree, and Uncle Richie signed the marriage document by himself. They held the wedding ceremony and omitted the engagement ceremony, which might have caused more changes,” Eric spoke slowly. He had learned all this from the video retained by ZTV, which he had found in the archives. Richie's marriage vow was always vivid in Eric's mind. He remembered his Uncle Richie saying, ”Please give your hand to me while setting your heart at rest. From now on, let's take every step in our lives together...” His vow sounded plain but he had really realized what he had said. How many people in the world could put such a vow into practice with perseverance and consistency like him?