Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 49

After a while, the woman finally lifted her head and spoke to Henry gently, “Both Mommy and Daddy still love you very much, and it’s just that we are not staying together anymore. If you miss Daddy, I’ll still bring you over to him, alright?”

Sure enough, he has family problems—looks like his parents are getting a divorce.

Myra merely stood aside quietly while Henry lowered his head sadly.

It was only at this moment that the woman noticed Myra.

“And you are?” she asked awkwardly yet curiously.

“This is Uncle Tony’s… friend, Myra,” Henry said in a low voice after the topic was changed.

He snuck out of the woman’s embrace and walked to Myra. “She lost her way just now so I brought her back.”

“Hello.” Feeling slightly nervous, Myra tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at the woman.

If my guess is correct, this woman should be Tony’s eldest sister, Serena Hart, who happily married into the Reyer Family with a huge dowry. This is so unexpected…

Serena was not in a good mood recently, so she brought her son back to the Hart Residence. After she heard Henry introduce Myra, Serena looked at the latter blankly.

My youngest brother has a lady friend?

“I see. So you’re Tony’s friend? What about we go and take a seat inside? Grandpa asked Tony to come back today to discuss some matters, so I bet he’s unable to leave anytime soon.” Serena smiled at Myra gently.

“Myra, why don’t we go on in?” Henry also held Myra’s hands. He had no idea why he thought Myra seemed friendly even though they had just met.

Even Serena could not stop herself from casting a few more glances at Myra. It was unexpected for her to see Henry becoming close to a woman he had just met.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Myra waved her hands and rejected their offer. “It’s fine; I’ll just wait here.”

“Then I’ll wait here with you,” Henry said quickly.

Serena did a double take and looked at her son in surprise.

Seeing that he had calmed down, she merely said, “Alright. I’ll bring some tea for the both of you.”

With that, she walked into the mansion without giving Myra the opportunity to refuse her offer politely.

Looking at Serena’s leaving figure, Myra suddenly thought of her own mother. When her mother was also divorcing her father, their family was breaking apart just like Henry’s family. Suddenly, she could not hold herself back anymore and spoke to Henry. “Your mom is still young. If she really divorced your dad, perhaps she can start a new life. Don’t you want your mom to be happy, Henry?”

Upon hearing that, Henry froze before he lowered his head. After a pause, he muttered, “I just want to live together with everyone…”

After all, he was still young so he did not understand the troubles of an adult. Just like Myra back then—she, too, did not want her parents to separate. She gently held Henry’s hands. Seeing that he wanted to get away from her, she held him even tighter. “Back then, I was too young to realize this, so I didn’t want my mom to divorce my dad. However, it became something that I regretted for the rest of my life. Henry, your mom loves you so much. Shouldn’t you care for her in return?”

There were many occasions where Myra regretted her actions. She regretted not stopping her mother from leaving the family back then. If that did not happen, is it possible that she might not walk to her own destruction?

At the thought of this, Myra’s body trembled slightly.

Henry was shocked to see this and grabbed her trembling hand firmly. “Are you cold, Myra?”

“No; I’m not.” Myra took a deep breath to calm herself down. Then, she caressed Henry’s head. “Your mom is so much more upset than you now. You have to put yourself in her shoes, Henry.”

Henry froze upon hearing that. Just as he was about to say something, he saw an old lady walking toward them. Immediately, he stood up straight and looked at her as he greeted respectfully, “Hello, Great-grandma.”