Chapter 135 - I Miss You (1/2)

There were a few ways to get between Macau and Hong Kong. One could take a flight, a ferry or they could even drive across the recently opened bridge that connected the two cities.

Back in the days, Emerson would return home via his own private boat every day or just sleep at the hotel when it was too late. But, thanks to the bridge, his driver could now drive him back and forth between the two places within an hour one way.

Amelie sat inside Emerson's car and covered the drunk man with a blanket. A moment ago, the man had vomited all over the front of the casino and caused quite a stir. If it was someone else, they may have been fined for disorderly conduct, but he was the CEO of the casino, so the staff simply watched helplessly as the man got into his car and drove off, leaving behind a mess for them to clean.

”Haili, I've liked you for so long. Why won't you accept my feelings?” the drunk man mumbled as he rolled around in the car.

Amelie glanced at the man and was suddenly reminded of someone she knew: Alexander Dupont.

Alexander had said the same words to her just before she left France.

”Amelie, I've liked you for so long. Why won't you accept my feelings?”

Suddenly, memories of the man popped up in Amelie's head. They had spent an entire year together in the farmhouse in France. Even though every day was practically the same, they often chatted and found activities to do together to keep each other sane. There were even occasions when they slept together.

But, Amelie didn't think much of their relationship until the time that Jackson was unconscious in the hospital for 4 days. During those 4 days, she stayed by Jackson's side, but Alexander stayed by hers. He brought her food, water, he covered her when she slept and wiped her tears when she cried. And when Jackson woke up looking for Halia, Alexander comforted her and reassured her of how great she was. He even helped her accept the truth and move on.

Maybe because he was always around, she didn't notice how great he was and took him for granted. But, now that he wasn't there, she suddenly missed him...

She smiled as she thought about the man and picked up her phone. She then opened up a chat program and clicked on Alexander's name. After a little bit of hesitation, she typed a short message to the man: [Tu Me Manques (I miss you)].

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Back at the restaurant in Macau, Natalie glanced at her watch once again. Another 20 minutes passed. The restaurant was only 10 minutes from the casino. Even if Sean was stuck in traffic, he would have arrived by then.

Natalie glanced at the little boy beside her. He was quietly reading a book and waiting for their guest to arrive. Natalie had told him that they were meeting a really good friend and he had been excited all day. After all, Natalie worked so hard that it wasn't common for her to make new friends, let alone introduce them to him. In fact, he only ever met Halia and Halia's family.

”Pumpkin, Mommy's friend might not be able to make it today. Why don't you start ordering before you starve,” Natalie said.

The little boy picked up a menu. He couldn't read all the words on it yet, but luckily, there were pictures.

”This one looks yummy,” he said as he pointed to a pizza with pumpkin, spinach, and ricotta.