Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 658 - 676: Even in Death, I Will Accompany You (9)

Chapter 658: Chapter 676: Even in Death, I Will Accompany You (9)

Elijah Smith seemed not to notice anything unusual about Isabel Smith and asked in confusion, "Sister, what’s wrong? It seems like you are troubled?"

Of course, Isabel wouldn’t tell Elijah that their parents were killed by Sebastian Smith. In her heart, she only hoped that Elijah could live a simple and happy life, free of worries. So she shook her head and said, "No, I’m just thinking about your question."

After a moment of silence, Isabel asked earnestly, "Elijah, if you were a parent, what would you want your child to be like?"

"Me..." Elijah lifted his head, as an image of his and Ella Adams’ child involuntarily formed in his mind. Blinking, he said with a tender smile, "I don’t have any big demands. I just wish for my child to live a happy life, a happy one."

"Actually, all the parents in the world probably have the same wish. They all definitely hope that their children lead happy lives. Sister, from a parent’s perspective, the best return their children can give them is to live in utmost happiness, right? Having been a parent yourself, you probably understand this concept better than I do, don’t you?"

Elijah’s question turned Isabel’s face ashen. She abruptly stood up from the sofa and hastily told Elijah, "I’m going to bed now."

As if escaping from her troubles, she swiftly went into Percy Stanton’s bedroom.

She ran all the way to the bed and curled up under the quilt. Only then did she truly consider what Elijah had said. If something like what happened to her parents occurred to her, what would she want for her child?

People can be selfish, but when it comes to their children, their selflessness can be surprisingly terrifying.

Without any hesitation, Isabel thought that she would prefer her child to not know the truth; she hoped that her child could lead a life full of joy and without burdens.

This thought quickly made Isabel think of her own parents. If they were looking down on her from heaven, would they want her to live her life consumed by revenge?

Compared to her need for revenge, they must want her to be happy, right?

Last night, after speaking with Tony Williams, she had questioned herself again and again. Had she made a mistake?

This morning, at the temple, she had thought that she was in the right.

But now, Isabel suddenly felt as though she had indeed made a mistake. For so long, she had been blinded by hatred, feeling her vendetta was just and needed to be settled.

But she had never considered whether her parents would want her to be forever trapped by this hatred?

Did her parents even need her revenge?

Just as Elijah said, the best reward a child could give to their parents was to live a life full of happiness.

Her parents, if they were watching from above, would probably feel saddened by her current unhappiness.

—Isabel... is it really that hard to take me into consideration for once?

—We promised to make each other smile, but I’ve made you cry...

—Isabel, you said that love has a next life. If we meet again in the next life, Isabel, please don’t forget the promise from this life...

Now... her stubbornness has also affected Percy Stanton. She had insisted on walking her chosen path, but at the end, she could only watch helplessly as the people she cared about left her, one by one.

It turns out... it was her who had taken the wrong path. She wasn’t supposed to live for revenge; she was supposed to live happily first, then seek revenge.

From the very beginning, she had gotten her priorities wrong.

She shouldn’t be so stubborn and independent. She should have given everything to him long ago, then she would have been a happy Isabel Smith, and her parents in the realm of the dead could rest in peace.

It’s such a simple thing, yet it took her so long to understand.

Without Elijah’s unintentional reminder tonight, she thought... she wouldn’t have realized how wrong she had been.