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I don’t know why, but Nelson suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart, as if he had lost something very important.
When he tried to grasp that feeling, it suddenly disappeared like a phantom without a trace.
Nelson didn’t realize, he was shaking even his breath.
He rushed up the stairs like a shooting star.
Paulette’s room was unchanged, the cabinet still open as she left it, the curtains not drawn, letting in a chilling breeze through the cracks.
His eyes turned red, he looked around in all directions.
No one.
There was even a layer of dust on the coffee table.
Nelson stood there, feeling a sense of confusion all around him. He took two steps back uncontrollably, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Suddenly remembered something, he rushed to the dressing table in two steps, and opened the cabinet.
All the documents are gone.
There’s nothing left.
This room was empty for a long time, no one has lived here for a while.
In the cold winter, even the sunlight had no warmth, shining on people for a long time still felt icy. Nelson stood in the middle of the room like a
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sculpture, looking disheveled, and belatedly realized that he hadn’t been treating Paulette well for a long time.
Since when?
Around… when she was eighteen, she said she liked him.
Nelson was surprised to hear those words from her, and then he was suddenly filled with a rage that he couldn’t even explain.
That day he gave Paulette a harsh scolding, then ran away in a panic.
I thought things would end there.
Paulette never gave up until she reached her goal, she was persistent and determined. She openly expressed her liking for Nelson, stuck to him like glue, and even tried to buy off his friends.
This kind of liking made Nelson feel a pressure that he couldn’t describe,
and even felt unable to face.
He became stricter with her.
Every time Paulette mentioned it, he would educate her.
Patricia was about to go back home.
Nelson actually felt relieved, he no longer had to worry about what
Paulette would do.
So, what about now?
Did she really give up liking him?
Nelson closed his eyes tightly, feeling the sunlight sting his nerves and spread to his limbs. He was exhausted, not sure if it was anger or
something else, but couldn’t quite tell.
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After a while, Nelson calmed down and came downstairs. He called Maxine as he walked.
“Nelson, why are you calling at this time?”
“Where did Paulette go?”
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Nelson opened the car door, sat in the driver’s seat, and closed the door with a loud bang.
His voice was cold and deep, “Maxine, don’t tell me you don’t know anything. I know Paulette is close to you, she wouldn’t keep everything from you.”
When this was said, Maxine was immediately silenced. She sighed softly and said, “Even if I didn’t say it, with your abilities, you could have found out quickly anyway… Oh well, I might as well tell you.”
“Paula went to Creighton.”
“She originally told me not to tell you, but didn’t say I couldn’t, just thought you might be busy and didn’t want you to worry.”
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Nelson held onto the steering wheel tightly, with a storm brewing in his
eyes.
What does it mean to not want him to worry?
Did he worry less about her?
“Nelson.”
Maxine and Nelson never really had any interaction, the only thing connecting them was Paulette. Even though Paulette was closer to Nelson, he always treated her like his own daughter.
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“I know a little about Paula’s feelings for you. I’m not in a position to tell you what to do, but when it comes to emotions, there’s no logic to it. It’s not her fault if she likes you.”
“So, if you really don’t have any romantic feelings for her, why not just let her go and let her live her own life.”
Paulette spent over a decade by Nelson’s side, maybe even she herself couldn’t tell, whether she relied on this man more, or loved him more.
Change the environment, change the people.
It might be good for both sides.
Nelson didn’t say anything for a while, the deep and unfathomable eyes reflecting the mottled outside the window.
Before today, he would have thought the words let go were just a fantasy.
Paulette was raised by him, isn’t it only natural for her to be by his side?
Not to mention she couldn’t live without him.
Nelson took two deep breaths and said in a cool voice, “Maxine, you’re kidding. Since I raised Paulette, I will always be her dad. She’s just throwing a tantrum at me, don’t you know her temper?”
“But…”
