Blizzard, First Love and a Wife Who Finally Snaps novel Chapter 84

So, it could only be a regret.

Later, she would only pass by to look at it when she went to visit her grandmother's grave.

But every time she went, it was locked.

She had tried to contact the owner, hoping to buy it, but could never reach anyone.

She never imagined it belonged to old Mr. Reed.

*

Isabel's electric scooter couldn't make it all the way to the countryside. She first went home to drop it off, then bought a train ticket.

While waiting, she sent a message to Amanda to ask for time off.

After boarding the train and finding her seat, she received a call from Dylan.

"Where are you headed?"

Isabel told him the name of the town. "Look into your hand injury."

Dylan asked, "Why didn't you ask me to come with you?"

Isabel replied, "I wouldn't want to interrupt you and Selena while you're making your contribution to society."

“...”

She wasn't in a good mood and didn't feel like chatting much with him.

After hanging up, she closed her eyes to rest.

An hour and a half later, she arrived at Willowford Station.

She called a taxi to take her the rest of the way.

When she arrived, it was just evening. The sun was setting, casting a beautiful glow on the small mountain behind the wooden cabin.

It was a tranquil and comfortable scene.

As she approached the door, she saw an old man stoking a fire under a soot-blackened pot, simmering something inside.

"Old Mr. Reed."

Old Mr. Reed glanced at her. "Stewing some soup for you."

As she got closer, however, she smelled a strong medicinal scent.

"What kind of soup is this?"

Old Mr. Reed didn't answer, instead asking what she was doing here.

Isabel held out her right hand and explained the situation.

Old Mr. Reed reached out and gently squeezed it.

He must have hit a nerve, because she cried out in pain.

"But you're not on good terms?"

"...No."

Old Mr. Reed stood up and walked outside, seeing a man and a woman.

He recognized the man, and the woman looked vaguely familiar.

"Old Mr. Reed!" Selena immediately stepped forward, as if meeting an old friend. "It's been so long! I never expected to find you enjoying your retirement in such a beautiful place. I just got back from abroad and wanted to visit my grandfather's old friends on his behalf. You were the hardest one to find."

Old Mr. Reed responded to her enthusiasm with a cool detachment. "Do you need something from me?"

Selena smiled. "What a thing to say. Even if there's nothing, I'm a junior who you watched grow up. It's only right that I come to see you."

Old Mr. Reed stroked his white beard. "Are you here to invite me to your wedding?"

Isabel and Adrian's marriage was a secret.

Almost no one in the outside world knew.

Even if rumors had spread after old Mrs. Blackwell's 80th birthday gala.

But old Mr. Reed lived as if he were cut off from the world, so it was normal for him not to know.

Selena glanced at Adrian, her smile widening. "You're still such a kidder."

"You know perfectly well that Adrian and I are just like brother and sister who grew up together. If we were going to get married, it would have happened long ago. Why would we wait until now? Please, stop teasing us."