Chapter 542 - Promise (2/2)

”Tabebuia,” Aiden replied. It's true that the flowers had pink petals and were similar to cherry blossoms, but they were different plants.

”So beautiful. In the past, you promised to take me to Japan to see cherry blossoms in spring. These flowers are very similar to cherry blossoms,” Anya said with a smile.

Aiden's grip tightened at the steering wheel. He once promised to take Anya to Japan and see cherry blossoms in the spring. But before he had the chance to fulfill that promise, they were already divorced.

”Anya, I'm sorry,” Aiden said in a low voice.

Anya only smiled faintly and said, ”We just lack communication and respect for each other. You used to decide everything for others, but I'm not a doll. I was your wife and husband and wife have an equal position... Never mind, it's all over. If you're really sorry, at least don't appear in front of me next time.”

The veins in Aiden's hand stood out as he gripped the steering wheel so tightly, as if he wanted to pull it out of his car.

”Give me three months. If you still don't change your mind after that, I won't bother you anymore,” Aiden pleaded.

Anya thought for a moment and then nodded. ”Thank you,” she said in a low voice.

It was four in the afternoon when they arrived at the orphanage. A middle-aged woman with messy hair and tattered clothes approached them. ”What are you looking for?”

Someone from inside the orphanage came straight out and helped them. ”Don't mind this woman, she's crazy. Her daughter died because of the fire that broke out in this orphanage, but she couldn't accept it and continued to wait here. Is there anything I can help?”

”Did all the children in this orphanage die when the fire broke out?” Anya asked in panic.

Fire? If all the children in this orphanage died, Anya would lose her hope of finding her biological parents once again.

”My child is safe! There were some people in the orphanage who rescued my daughter and took her away at that time!” The mad woman shouted angrily.

Anya stared at Aiden, not knowing whether to trust this crazy woman or not because what she was saying made sense.

It was possible that someone managed to save some of the children when the fire broke out.

”Are there any survivors?” Aiden asked the orphanage guard.

She shook her head, ”No children survived at that time. They were all trapped and couldn't get out.”

”Thank you,” after saying thanks, Aiden took Anya away from the orphanage.

Anya kept looking back, unable to accept that their investigation would end just like that. ”Aiden, do we have to go home like this?”

”Is that woman following us?” Aiden asked.

Anya looked back and saw that the mad woman from before had really followed them.

”Yes. She followed us from a distance,” Anya replied.

”Let's take a walk for a while,” Aiden took Anya's hand, heading to the garden filled with Tabebuia trees. The flowers on the trees were blooming beautifully.

Anya raised her head and looked at the flowers, seeing that the blue sky above was covered with pink.

The wind blew and made some petals fall, making Anya and Aiden feel like they were walking in a rain of flowers.

Anya raised her hand and one of the petals fell over her palm.

”I promised to take you to Japan to see the cherry blossom tree, but I can only give you this for now,” Aiden said in a low voice.

The man promised in his heart, if Anya was willing to give him a second chance and take him back, he would give her whatever she wanted. He would keep all his promises to Anya, take her wherever she wanted. Even to the end of the world...

”It's so beautiful...” Anya whispered. The petals raining on her made Anya remember the last time she walked with Aiden on Christmas Day.

That day, the light rain poured down their bodies as they walked around, just like the flower petals that fell on them today.