Chapter 805: Chapter 256: I Come to See You One Last Time_3
Every person who turns in the wind has once stood long in thought amidst it;
when she uttered those words, she had actually already guessed the ending.
But still, she hoped.
Suddenly, the girl whose eyes were already shimmering looked up at her lover, and whispered softly, “If it’s going to be a long time… then don’t forget me, Mr. Leonard Churchill.”
Before Leonard could respond, she tilted her head in thought, and added, “Hmm… actually, I think ‘Sunny’ suits you too. It feels like a name that’s moving towards the light and cheerfulness, bringing hope to others. Just like you suddenly entered my life… I’m super happy!”
Leonard listened in silence.
The word “will” he had uttered earlier had already drained all the remaining Power of Time in him.
He tried to suppress the feeling of being rejected by time-space within him.
But the harder he tried, the more intense the sense of impending loss became.
His consciousness was beginning to blur, he wanted to clearly remember the face before him, but it grew increasingly hazy.
Vera Williams saw the veins bulging on Leonard’s forehead and had a premonition of what was to come.
The impending separation left her feeling hollow inside, murmuring to herself, “Actually, fate has already been quite kind to me…”
These words sounded more like self-comfort.
“I’m actually happy that you could say goodbye to me~ and I’m grateful that I had the time to say some words to you in farewell.”
Vera tried to keep smiling.
But with the utterance of “farewell,” the sorrow in her heart surged like a tide.
She could no longer hold back the tears that had been swirling in her eyes, and they spilled from the corners of her eyes, sobbing uncontrollably, “I had… I had thought about it before. When Mr. Leonard Churchill says goodbye to me, I mustn’t cry. I wanted you to remember the best of me… but I… but I…”
But she couldn’t help it.
Vera’s face bore a radiant smile, but tears were streaming down her cheeks.
Leonard gently stroked her cheeks, tenderly wiping her tears away, consoling her, “You’ve already done so well.”
But at this moment, his body was slowly becoming ethereal.
He no longer seemed solid but more like a soul.
Floating away, like a balloon drifting off.
Leonard struggled to keep his consciousness clear, wanting to embrace Vera, but his hands could not feel her touch in return.
Like sand slipping through the fingers, the beauty was being drawn out of life by time.
Becoming more and more indistinct.
Vera also wanted to hold onto the person before her but found herself equally powerless.
Knowing she was about to lose the most important person in her life, she mustered all the strength she had in this lifetime and shouted loudly, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, I like you! Meeting you is the biggest fortune of my life!”
Leonard heard this passionate yet incredibly tender declaration of love, and it was as if his soul was soothed.
He knew he couldn’t stay, and his grim expression thus became peaceful.
Such a feeble feeling…
But his lips were slowly curling into a smile.
In the moments of parting,
Leonard looked at the girl before him, whose eyes were now blurry with tears, and cracked a smile.
He wanted to leave his beloved girl with his most handsome visage.
He also uttered the last sentence he would leave in this era: “Miss Anne, I like you too.”
Hearing this, Vera’s face could no longer hold back that strained final semblance of a smile.
She bit her lip as though it might bleed, crying out loud with a “wah wah” sound.
Before she had time to grieve, Leonard’s body gradually turned from ethereal to transparent, and, like a burst bubble, he completely vanished.
In a daze, it was as if she heard that desperate cry: “Leonard, no matter where you are, no matter how long it takes, I will definitely find you!”
The words echoed in the cabin.
And it was as if a Magical Power capable of piercing through time entwined endlessly around Leonard’s ears on the other end, out of control.
As soon as the voice fell,
In the cabin, an antique ring fell onto the floor and rolled “ding dong dong” beside the Great Sword.
The girl who was always as resilient and cheerful as a rose had already cried herself into a mess.
Time has a power that people cannot resist; it can make people forget everything.
Vera, sobbing hysterically, said, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, I don’t want to forget you at all…”
The newly opened Flood Gang.
Inside a luxurious bedroom, the air was filled with a faint fragrance.
An elderly woman lay back in her chair, chatting amicably with a cloaked figure beside her with a graceful figure.
“I remember going to see plays with him back in the day, he always thought that plump actors were the most pleasing to watch… which made me feel very self-conscious back then…”
“Ah… what a rude fellow indeed.”
“Hahaha… Sometimes he could be a bit dull, but he was also very amusing.”
As they spoke, it was as if a miraculous power had entered the room.
The elderly woman seemed to have been waiting for this moment: “It’s time, huh…”
She looked at the photo frame in her hands, her cloudy eyes misty.
In the black and white photo, there was a girl in a floral dress, smiling like a blooming flower.
She stood in front of a pretty little chapel, with white walls, pointed roofs, and a wall full of cascading roses behind her.
Though it was a black and white photo, it seemed as if one could see the colorful blossoms and smell the faint scent of flowers.
The old woman felt the frame, as if by some premonition, and sighed, “The lengthy passage of time can make one forget everything… but at the end of life, those forgotten memories become incredibly clear again.”