NOVPUBChapter 1325: 612 Natural Barrier_1 Chapter 1325: 612 Natural Barrier_1 When his aunt had met with an unexpected event years ago, he was still a child, but after years of intermittent investigation, he had basically found out who had harmed her.
A play he watched tonight unexpectedly opened his eyes.
It turned out that there were hidden truths, and the culprit behind it all was Jobelle Callum.
It seemed as though there was an unseen hand stirring behind Jobelle Callum.
“Can you tell me who the person in the photograph just now was?”
Arwin Philbert knew his question was abrupt, but he gathered his courage to ask.
Jobelle Callum deserved to die, but that person deserved to die more.
He had to avenge his aunt.
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Aubree Groove looked at the young man in front of her, and seeing the deep hatred in his eyes, she shook her head, “If you seek vengeance on her, then her descendants will seek vengeance on you, stirred by the cycle of revenge.
When will it end?”
“But my aunt was treated so cruelly, her life was completely destroyed, why should the culprit remain free?”
“Good and evil will always be repaid; she will receive her retribution.”
“Do evil people really get retribution?” Arwin Philbert muttered, isn’t this just self-deception?
Aubree Groove looked at him seriously, “Do you believe me?”
Arwin Philbert was almost lost in those beautiful eyes, if this was a dream, he would rather sleep forever.
“I…
I believe.”
The cold wind blew by, Arwin Philbert came to his senses abruptly.
There was no one around, only the sporadic noise from the banquet in the distance.
Rubbing his head, Arwin Philbert thought, he hoped there really was retribution for good and evil.
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The banquet tonight, apart from the interlude involving Jobelle Callum, ended quite smoothly.
The whole of Coral Island knew that the heir to the Drakes was the son of Jayden Drake, a young talent who outran his father, a young man who would once again captivate the hearts of all distinguished ladies in Coral Island.
After the banquet ended, Nicholas Drake settled the final matters and accompanied the weary Granny Drake back to the Drakes’ residence.
The moment they entered the Drakes’ residence, Dallyn came over and said, “Granny Drake, young master Drake, Miss invites you both over.”
The two looked at each other.
Although Granny Drake was very tired, if Aubree Groove didn’t have something important, she wouldn’t disturb them at this late hour.
Knowing that, Granny Drake gathered her energy and, together with Nicholas Drake, followed Dallyn into the guest house.
This was a small courtyard with three guest rooms.
There were several pomegranate trees planted in the courtyard.
The trees were already quite tall, masking the hazy moonlight and adding a touch of poetry to the surroundings.
At this moment, in the guest room in the middle, the dim light of fire flickered on the door and window, adding an eerie meaning to it.
Granny Drake suddenly felt a chill crawl over every pore of her skin; whether it was due to the cold night or not, she didn’t know.
The light was not from a lamp, but a candle.
Nicholas Drake assisted Granny Drake up the stairs, “Be careful.”
Just then, the tightly closed room door suddenly opened, and there was nobody inside.
Granny Drake involuntarily gripped Nicholas Drake’s arm tightly.
Nicholas Drake pursed his lips and looked at the candle flickering on the floor inside the threshold, calmingly saying, “Granny, don’t be afraid.
If Aubree Groove asked us here, it must be important.”
Dallyn quietly left, closing the door to the courtyard.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Nicholas Drake assisted Granny Drake in crossing the threshold.
A scent attacked their senses.
It was sweet at first, then turned bitter; similar to the taste of life itself.
Under the dim flickering candlelight, a slender girl dressed in black sat at the table.
The dim candlelight on her bloodless skin added a hint of warmth.
“You’re here.”
The girl raised her delicate jade finger, and a strand of indigo flame burned in her palm.
This scene startled Nicholas Drake and Granny Drake, but they managed to maintain their composure and didn’t lose themselves in their surprise.
Under the indigo flame, the girl’s eyes radiated an inexplicable sense of compassion and beauty, so divine that it was almost hard to look straight at her.
Nicholas Drake stared, his fingernails unconsciously digging into his palm.
“Twenty years ago, Jayden Drake died tragically in Pethkids for no reason.
His body was buried and his soul entered the cycle of reincarnation.
But Virginia Frost couldn’t accept Jayden’s death.
Her obsession led her to a wild Taoist priest who used soul-gathering techniques to collect Jayden’s spirit.
After five years, she finally succeeded.”
The more Granny Drake heard, the wider her eyes became and even Nicholas Drake couldn’t control his excited emotions.
The only one sitting under the candlelight was a girl who, from beginning to end, narrated the story in an extremely calm tone, as if it were someone else’s story.
“This method is abominable and against the natural order.
Even if Jayden is resurrected, he will not have a life to come.
Virginia Frost’s single-minded obsession has led countless people into a never-ending disaster, she is sure to be condemned by heaven.”
As the last word fell, Nicholas Drake swayed, lost in a daze.
It turned out that his mother had so many secrets she had kept from him.
Granny Drake suddenly looked at the blue fire in the palm of Aubree Groove.
Her lips were trembling, and her eyes were full of excitement, “Could this be…?”
“I will use the Buddha’s method to transcend.
Today is the last time limit.
Perhaps it is predestined that you meet like this.
Before the sandalwood is exhausted, speak what you have to say.
Do not let boundless regrets continue.”
Aubree Groove’s slender fingers gently pinched and the blue flame burned more fiercely at her fingertips.
Suddenly, the candlelight “crackled” and jumped as if it was a long sigh, echoing through the long passage of time.
Aubree Groove left the room, the door behind her closed.
She stood under the eaves, looking upward at the sky.
Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, plunging the world into endless darkness.
Behind her, separated only by a wooden door, the most poignant sobbing from the human world could be heard.
To regain what was lost is a surprise, however facing another permanent separation and entering the cycle of reincarnation, not to meet again.
This is the greatest helplessness in the human world.
Birth, old age, illness, death, meeting people we hate, separating from people we love, not being able to obtain what we desire, not being able to let go, these are known as the eight sufferings of life.
“The Buddha is merciful.”
The wind blew the girl’s dress, the silver lotus pattern looked like the moonlight.
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The next morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Aubree Groove walked out of Granny Drake’s room.
Granny Drake fell asleep after resolving her worries.
The sky was just turning light, the air was moist.
The young man under the pomegranate tree, his eyelashes, and shoulders were already covered with a layer of mist.
Seeing Aubree Groove, he immediately stepped forward.
After approaching her, he subconsciously stepped back.
This one step will become an eternal divide.
“Aubree Groove, thank you.”
Those five words were loaded with countless words of gratitude.
He owed her so much in this life, already beyond repayment.
If there is an afterlife…
But how dare he wish for an afterlife.
He only hoped for this life…
“There’s no need for thank you between you and me.”
“Aubree Groove, I know you are going to South Beverley to look for my mother’s whereabouts.
May I go with you?
I want to bring her back, no matter what, there needs to be a resolution to this matter.
I am her son, no one understands her better than me.”
Aubree Groove thought for a moment: “Okay, take care of the Drakes these days.
I will tell you before I leave, and you should prepare yourself.”
Before the sun came up, Aubree Groove left the Drakes’ household.
Nicholas Drake stood in the courtyard, looking in the direction Aubree Groove left, he stood for a long, long time.
Then he turned around and walked step by step toward the path he had chosen.
Walking down his path, he took up his responsibilities.
He knew that from now on, his life and Aubree Groove’s would take separate paths as they were doing now.
