Chapter 161: Party Members Wanted (2) (2/2)
“Will you eat here?”
“Yes”
It was theat it lovingly as it was placed on a plate in front of him There was a voice from behind Jo Minjoon It was Rachel
“Lisa?”
“……Rachel?”
It was the first time there was a wrinkle on her calm face She looked at Rachel with nervous eyes Rachel searched behind Lisa with anxious eyes
“Is……Jack in?”
“That’s what you have to say after co here for the first time in 10 years? Just……”
“I hope to meet with Jack”
“I’m sorry but I don’t think my father would want that”
Lisa answered in a stern voice In her eyes, there was no nostalgia against this person who had never contacted them for the past 10 years Rather, her eyes were filled with a bit of uncertainty Right as Rachel was about to ask about Lisa’s gaze, A them froood to just let the two of them meet? There’s no reason for them to reduce each other to crumbs, but you can’t just put a band-aid on an open wound and call it good You need to get it treated”
“……Treatment? That’s fine But that treato What does she want to achieve by showing up now? Amelia, you kno ……happen to Jack?”
Rachel cautiously asked after listening to Lisa Lisa looked upset for a second before seeing the line of custoh
“……Fine Go through that door over there I have to take care of the custoain soon”
Lisa did not respond As Rachel and Amelia started to walk, Jo Minjoon secretly looked down at the paper box He slyly took a scone and bit into it He couldn’t help but s in his mouth, and Anderson just looked at hiet red as if he was eood?”
Jo Minjoon nodded his head without talking
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“I think……it’ll be best for me to speak to him alone”
“Will you be okay?”
“It’s our issue The two of us need to take care of it But, if it seeh, can I ask you to step in to mediate at that point?”
“Of course”
“Thank you”
The hallway in front of the living roo quickly This was the first tireed to come to her restaurant The treht now, it was from anxiety That was the only difference
There was an oldnext to a fireplace that only had ashes left Rachel’s feet stopped The oldat her with his eyes She would have found it to be norer, however, that was not the case Jack spoke with a calm voice
“It’s been ten years”
“I’, since I have no plans to accept your apology The reason I aive you, but because I don’t have the energy to do so Rachel, ten years ago, you let everything go, saying you could not run Rose Island without Daniel”
“……Yes I did”
“You’re selfish”
Jack spoke in a tired voice Rachel noticed that her friend had become old with the flow of time Jack slowly continued to speak
“Rose Island It was a store for you and Daniel However, I also had memories about the time I spent with the two of you, as well as dreams about the years to come The moment you crumbled……my life also crumbled with it You should have persevered No matter how sad and heavy the burden may have been, you should have persevered……!”
“At that time, I……had fallen in a swamp I had no confidence nor desire to swim out of it I’m sorry”
“So? Did you find it now? What is it? What was it? What is it thatme even once for the last ten years?”
“Hope”
Jack’s eyebrorinkled Rachel hurriedly continued to speak
“I found a child as like Daniel The world that he saw, I’m confident this child can feel it and make it his own With it, he can help restore Rose Island’s old glory”
“In the end, it’s still about Daniel I know He was a genius He shi+ned brightly However, do you plan on devoting your life to iht?”
“It’s not an iood, I wouldn’t be able to stand in front of you and show my face Believe me”
Jack silently looked at Rachel It was a heavy and hurting gaze She wanted to look away, but she couldn’t avoid it It was so she had to handle Jack slowly started to speak His voice that was full of pain, sorrowfully started to echo
“It’s too late, Rachel Ten years is too long of a time”
“I know I also know it’ll be hard foryou Just once……just close your eyes this one ti back our old kitchen” (TL: Close your eyes this one ti look past it)
“Like I said Rachel, ten years is a long time”
Jack lifted his hand The moment he lifted his hands out from underneath the blanket, Rachel’s eyes were full of shock It was not because there were tooIt was so bad that you couldn’t help but wonder if he could even hold up a cup It was not hands that couldvoice
“If you had shown up a little earlier……just even by a few years, if you had coone back to you However, Rachel, I am unable to do so now”
“Jack, this……how……”
“Why did it take you so long to co?”
Tears rolled down his wrinkled cheeks The regret and remorse, his crushed dreams, they were all melted into those tiny teardrops The tears wet his lips and his words
“Ten years … Was too much”
End