As never mentioned this matter to me. I was sure he knew about this.


    I took the opportunity to ask Dominic many questions, and he promised to visit Bourdamun soon. I even invited Sally to join us.


    After all, winter was approaching in Sris, and it would be a test for Sally''s health.


    Our conversation went onte into the night, and as we parted ways, we agreed to meet in Foswood.


    On the way back, Ardie said to me, "I didn''t expect your business to be this big. It really impresses me."


    I smiled wryly and said, "Didn''t you hear what Dominic said about the crisis involved?"


    Ardie dismissively said, "Ah, what are you afraid of? With someone behind you who can strategize things, you can rest easy, right?"


    His words did ease my mind, and I said, "If it weren''t for As, I really wouldn''t have the confidence to do this. Ardie, do you think I might hold him back?"


    Honestly, this concern had always been on my mind.


    Ardie chuckled as he drove. "That just means you don''t know him well enough. The greater the pressure, the more active his mind bes."


    "How many years have you two known each other?" I asked curiously. Even though I knew that As had once lived with the Beringer family, I didn''t know the details.


    I was eager to hear about that period from each person''s perspective, hoping to enhance my impression of him.


    Ardie pondered for a moment and said, "He came to our ce when he was 16, so it should be about 14 years now. If we talk about when we first met, we knew each other since childhood.


    "But the time where we spent every day together was only about five or six years. It was during our school days. He was born to be a king." Ardie praised.


    "Why didn''t you go into business?" In my perception, Ardie seemed more suitable for business than Arnold.


    "Arnold is more agile than me, and with As at the helm, it''s enough to maintain the Beringer family business. Besides, I''ve always had a liking forw, so I chose my ideal profession."


    He looked at me and seemed to hesitate. I could tell he had something to say.


    "What do you want to ask?"


    "Do you... really not remember anything from before?" he cautiously asked.


    "Yeah. Not one bit." I said softly, "I don''t know when I''ll be able to remember anything."


    "Don''t dwell on these unhappy


    thoughts. Knowing that As deeply loves yours enough. It wasn''t easy for him to find you, so perhaps it was fate. I''m not superstitious, but maybe he moved the heavens. I witnessed the whole process."


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    "That''s what pains me. He did so much, and I know nothing. It''s unfair to him." I sighed.


    "Yeah, I understand your feelings. In


    fact, when he searched for you, all of us thought it was impossible. After all, so many years had passed, but...


    he still did it." Ardie said admiringly.


    "He thought about you day and night, and we witnessed it for you. Now what you need to do is enjoy life peacefully and do what you love."


    "But I can''t let him be too distracted. That would be too tiring for him."


    "No. Trust my words, and be a woman who depends on him. Give him the space and opportunity to do all this for you. He will be relieved and happy."Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    I looked at Ardie in confusion, wanting to disagree with him.


    Perhaps Ardie understood the doubt in my eyes. He smiled and exined further, "Because for all these years, this is what he has always hoped to do for you.


    "You have to give him this opportunity. Only then will he recognise your need and attachment. He will rejoice in having you. This is what he really wants, and he''s doing it now."


    I suddenly understood why everything As did was always for my sake.


    It made me feel a pang of heartache, realizing how much he must yearn to do things for me.


    "You must cherish him and love him


    well. He is someone who cares deeply about the warmth of a family because he lost all of it at the age of ten. What we provide him is a sense of home, but it''s different from what you give him."


    Ardie''s words truly touched me.


    He then asked, "Do you know why my dad wants to acknowledge you as his daughter?"


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