Chapter 1007 - A Surprising Meeting (1/2)

Accompanied by the lights in the city center, the suburbs of Moscow had already fallen asleep. The night had already cast its shadow on the country road, and only sporadic street lights decorated the lonely night sky. A Renault SUV passed by, raising dust that had been settled for a long time.

A birch tree gently swayed and the leaves rustled. The branches bloomed with the buds belonging to April. Among the flowers that symbolized life, there was a cross of an Orthodox church, and below the cross was an inconspicuous tombstone.

The Preobrazhensky Cemetery. This path has a poetic name – “Heroes Trail”.

A bunch of white lilies was placed in front of the tombstone. An index finger gently touched the engraving on the tombstone and removed the dust that hid the hero’s name. A line of words described her life on the tombstone. However, unlike most heroes buried there, there was no record of merits on the tombstone.

Whenever this happened, there were generally only two possibilities. The merits she obtained weren’t glorious, or her merits were difficult to record, or both…

Marina Ivanovna Nikolaev

Moscow in April was still cold. Especially at night.

In front of the tombstone, she looked at the words she had read countless times. Natasha took a deep breath and buried her face in her hands. The white mist that floated between her fingers quickly spread into the cold night and gradually blurred her vision.

“Mom, how are you?”

“Your daughter has been very good. I… I came to see you again.”

“It’s been eleven years since that day. I’m sorry that I didn’t listen to you and your daughter has finally embarked on this path.”

Her face was buried in her sleeves, and Natasha wiped her eyes and the mist that was in the way. However, a rare softness appeared on her stubborn face.

“But… it’s okay.”

Looking up at the starry sky, she opened her stiff mouth and forced on a smile.

“When this is over, I’ll retire.”

“Although I don’t know what the outcome will be… sure enough, I still want to try and pursue my own happiness.”

Once again, she took a deep breath with her nose and quietly sensed the chill that filled her nostrils. Natasha felt that her mood was slightly calmer. She then reached out and picked up a handful of dust and carefully wrapped it in a handkerchief.

Putting the handkerchief into her purse, Natasha stood up and gave the tombstone a deep bow.

Just as she was about to leave, at that moment, she suddenly noticed that there was a white rose lying not far from the tombstone.

The pure white petals were stained with dirt like they had been blown by the wind…

Walking side by side in the corridor of the villa, just as Jiang Chen was wondering why General Nikolaev brought him there, the bearded general spoke.

“Natasha didn’t come with you?”

Hearing the familiar name, Jiang Chen looked at him, confused.

“You know Natasha?”

After Nikolaev heard Jiang Chen’s question, he laughed as if he just heard a funny joke.