Chapter 116: Do You Remember Anything Else?
Arianna’s heartbeat ramped up when she heard the name of the wine. Then Vince said, “It doesn’t matter whether you can make noble wine this time. But it’s rare for this lady to come here. If she sees rotten grapes when she walks in the garden and has a bad impression about this place, it will be bad.”
Everyone was smiling while Arianna was lowering her head. York said in a pitiful tone, “Arianna will be returning to Country C before that.”
After all of them blessed today’s little birthday star, Vince said to Claire, “I should have given you a pony on your last birthday. Tomorrow, go to the farm and pick one.”
Claire exclaimed incredulously, “You can remember your past now, can’t you?”
“No. But I saw my previous memo, and that was written on it.”
“Oh,” Claire was a little discouraged, but soon her eyes shone again, and she asked, “So, you have a memo. Do you remember anything else?”
“Nothing. Reading the memo was like checking someone else’s homework back in primary school, very funny.” Vince looked calm.
“Then do you have some strange memories with others involved? My sister Arianna recommended a website full of fantasy novels, such as one person’s body carrying another person’s soul. Ha-ha, maybe someone else’s soul has come into your body. That’ll be interesting.”
“Claire.” York contained a warning in a mild tone.
“What novels on the site are so interesting?” Vince asked Arianna.
“It’s actually very boring. You won’t be interested.” Arianna let out a dry smile.
After dinner, Vince and York went to the study room to continue to talk about the operation of the vineyard. York said, “It’s good to see you finally have a heart for the industry.”
The three ladies sat in the living room and watched the entertainment talk show while drinking tea.
Claire’s whole mind was still on her Master Johnson, “When can he recover his memory?”
“I heard from your father that his brain is damaged, and it is likely to cause permanent amnesia.”
Claire’s eyes went a little red. Irene said, “It’s already a miracle that he woke up. Forgetting the past is not a big deal. He lost nothing that truly belongs to him, and the old lady loves even more than ever.”
Arianna said, “It’s rare that he only forgot about the past, but he didn’t forget how to eat, walk and talk. If he wakes up and becomes a big baby, isn’t it worse?” After saying that, Arianna realized she was really poor at comforting others.
“But, maybe there is a woman he loves waiting for him in the distance, and he forgot her forever? How miserable!” Claire suddenly mentioned.
“Claire, that’s a movie plot,” Irene said.
Arianna looked out the window, and the moonlight outside the window was bright.
Then Arianna’s cell phone rang. She went outside to pick up the phone. The call was from Sanchez Group reporting to every shareholder for important matters according to company routine.
After Arianna hung up, she sat on the wooden chair in the small courtyard for a while. The backyard of the Lee Family was far less extravagant than that in the main mansion, but it had its scenery. A few roses were blooming quietly in the yard, and two pomegranate trees were full of blossoms. There was a small round pond in the yard with golden fishes and white lilies inside. It’s the beginning of the night. There was only a moon shadow in the pond, which was slightly swaying when a breeze came by. Arianna was seated near the pond.
Vince came and sat down on the chair next to Arianna. He asked, “Does Miss Jenkins like this place?”
“It’s nice.” Then Arianna realized he could be mentioning the entire manor, so she hurriedly added, “I like it very much.”
The owner of the manor apparently noticed her move, and he smiled, “Please stay a few more days. Now is the best time of the year. And, it’ll be a pity if you miss the harvest.”
Arianna hesitated in replying. She had said to York and Irene that she would leave in a few days after Claire’s birthday. They were trying to keep her till after the harvest.
This year’s harvest celebration should be held one week later, which was the original plan, and she had planned to leave until the end of the celebration. But Mr. Johnson was somehow in a good mood, and he decided to make this celebration grander, so the event was postponed.
Arianna surely wanted to join her new family in such an event, but she had stayed here for too long.
“They hope you live here longer.” Vince then added, “I also want to ask you to stay a few more days.”
“Thanks.” That’s all she could say. They were silent for a while. Arianna could not find anything to say in front of the man’s face.
“How do you feel when you suddenly find your biological father after many years of adulthood?” The gentleman found a topic politely.
It was too hard for her to answer. Arianna asked back, “How does it feel to lose all of your memory after many years of adulthood?”
Under the moonlight, Arianna could see the smile of the man first appearing in his eyes and then stretching to his eyebrows and lips.
“The feeling of amnesia is not bad. You can even pretend that you couldn’t remember when necessary, especially when you meet some annoying people.”
“But there will be troubles. There will always be people you have never seen before claiming to be your friend.”
Arianna didn’t notice that she smiled. She was not good at smiling. And until she noticed Vince was watching her, she recovered her indifference.
“There is one more possibility. The people who once knew me could also pretend they don’t.” Then Vince suddenly asked, “Have we met before?”
Arianna’s heart almost rushed out of her chest. She turned her eyes back to the closed water lily, “Of course not.”
“Then, why do you look like you have seen a ghost every time you meet me?”
“Do I? Impossible. You are nothing like a ghost.” Arianna was trying to smile.
“It’s possible. Even now, you still look like you are watching me, like watching a ghost.”
When the situation was getting too hard for Arianna, the old Lady Johnson came to save the day. Lady Johnson drove outside to digest her food, and she drove to York’s house when she heard her grandson was here tonight.
The old lady put Vince in her arms and kissed him, even when he was taller than her by one head, and Arianna was feeling awkward. The man’s expression resumed indifference in his grandma’s arms. He stayed in her arms for five seconds, and then he broke free slowly.
When the Lee Family bade goodbye to Lady Johnson and Vince Johnson, Vince didn’t look at Arianna, which made Arianna think he might be angry with her, but she couldn’t understand the situation at all.Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.