A Moment in Destiny

“Babe…” Elijah couldn’t stand it anymore and walked towards Tim, “Grandpa, she’s joking with you!”

“I know right. This girl has a sharp tongue but she is very kind. Esther, do you want to say anything more vicious? Just say it!”

“No more! Seeing that you are so reasonable. Those vicious words I’ve been preparing for years will not have much deterrent effect even if I say them, so I will just keep them within myself!” Esther said with a wry smile, “Hahahaha…”

“Silly girl!” Tim took her hand and put it on the sofa, “Good girl, good girl!”

“Grandpa, you must live a good life!” Esther finally became serious. She looked at Tim with tears in her eyes. “In fact, at first I knew your good intentions. I also knew that you knew that Elijah was still alive, that’s why I was relieved and didn’t come to comfort you! The reason I don’t bring Iris here is that I am worried about her safety. I don’t want others to know Iris’s identity!”

“I understand. You’ve thought it through very well! Alas! You all are back and only Winnie is not here. She had only come back to see me at Christmas for the past four years. I don’t know what she’s busy doing the rest of the time. I asked her to go to Perry Group but she didn’t want to go and insisted to be some kind of sales agent on her own. I wonder how she is doing now!” Tim signed.

What Tim said was right. Where was Winnie? Esther knew that in these four years, Hudson had not been together with Winnie. Ethel told her that Hudson felt that he owed Winnie a lot.

She also hoped that Hudson and Winnie would get together eventually, but would they?

She hadn’t met Hudson for half a year. How was he?

In New York.

Winnie sat in a corner of the living room. She felt peaceful looking at the three large suitcases in front of her. She was about to leave New York and returned to her hometown finally.

It had been four years since she came here.

She had worked in New York as an entry-level employee at first. She had tried too many jobs, and she even worked as a dishwasher. Now, she was twenty-six years old and she was no longer childish and innocent like she was back then. She had become a beautiful and attractive white-collar in the city.

She stood up and looked around the tiny flat in which she had lived for three years, from the moment she joined GB company and became a sales employee. Now, she had improved her status from being a staff to becoming the Vice President of Sales for Asia, and one could guess that she experienced a lot of predicaments.

At the airport.

With a bag in her hand, Winnie held her ticket and wanted to have her ticket checked.

At the moment, a tall figure was in front of her.

She had been queueing subconsciously, but she didn’t expect the man to suddenly turn around and call out in a low voice, “Winnie?”

She was stunned when she suddenly heard the familiar voice. When she looked up, she was surprised to see Hudson. Why was he here? She felt depressed after seeing him. She felt extremely nervous.

But she immediately calmed down and nodded her head calmly, “Hello, Mr. Ball!”

…

The tone she used when she greeted him was like she was not close to him as if they were just friends who didn’t know each other very well.

“How are you?” Hudson spoke in a low tone. His eyes were gazing at her face.

“Not too bad. The plane will depart soon. Let’s go.” She tried to calm herself down, smiling calmly.

Hudson knew that it was really strange for them to stop their steps at the boarding gate and immediately had his ticket checked.

It seemed like she didn’t expect to bump into him.

as if she was not close to him and didn’t talk with him. She never expected that she would bump into him on

got on the

that she just sat next

sit by the window and Winnie accepted his

on this day. He was the one

Esther was the best ten years of his life. Therefore, he had always thought that he would not love another woman anytime. But after he was apart from Esther for four years, he found out that time could slowly make one forget the one he

the relationship between one

Thinking of Winnie, he felt sad. Perhaps she was not the woman he loved the most, but she was the woman who hurt

he had been feeling sad whenever he thought of her. Therefore, sometimes he didn’t even want to think about her as he was fear that he would be too grieved thinking of her. He also finally knew that there was always someone who would play a

wanted to do. When he was sure that he was not looking for him to be responsible to her, he

seat belts as the plane was going to take off. Before she did so, Hudson next to her turned around and pulled up the

he went closer towards her. She held her breath in fear and did not dare to look at

as if he wanted to tell her many things, but she averted her eyes

one side with her small hand. She was a little nervous as she would feel a sense of discomfort when she experienced a moment of weightlessness. Hudson reached out to her without her noticing and held her hand that was resting on the

hand back, but he didn’t look at her and

as if she didn’t want to let him

He could feel that her hand was no longer as soft as it had been four years ago. There were layers of calluses after four years. He felt sad again

turned his face to look at her, saying as the plane took off, “Winnie, come back

were silent for a few minutes, their eyes met, and she saw the seriousness he displayed in his

her truly. If he

without him for four years. She didn’t want to feel the

rejecting

was stunned and his heart throbbed

her lap. She placed her two small hands together and

He became silent also.

the next few

as if

heard the steady breathing sound beside her turning into a soft

he was asleep that she dared to look at him with impunity. He hadn’t asked her to come back to him in the four years. In fact, in four years they had met only a few times. Every time she ran away

her brother. He looked calm and she

all of this had nothing to do with her anymore. She had no intention to love anyone else in her life, nor did she want to marry anyone. She didn’t want to love as she really couldn’t afford to be hurt

thick eyelashes beneath his eyelids. It was a sin that a man’s eyelashes

his long and thin eyes, his straight nose, and his lean jaw. Listening to what he said today, she felt

mature now. She had become the Vice President for Asia in GB company. She really could not be naive anymore. She felt grateful as passing through the

could not afford to

gently waved at the flight attendant. A beautiful woman

on Hudson and tucked him in the blanket carefully. He looked like he hadn’t slept

his eyes suddenly. Before she even had time to react, he reached out

pulled towards him so fast that she actually crashed against her chest.

her towards him so fast? She was so scared and embarrassed that she tried

body and pressed

Winnie’s mind went

Hudson kissed her…

they had not met each other for more than four years, he had kissed her when he didn’t drink any

his soft lips with a faint fresh taste invading her teeth, and