My Sweet Second Marriage (Eudora and Amos)
Chapter 388

Gordon was stunned by the news, "Is Kesha coming back? What about Eudora?"

Felicia knew that he would definitely mention Eudora. She had gone abroad about five years ago and she had taken a large sum of money with her at that time. She thought that she must have disappeared without a trace. She did not expect her to return.

Fortunately, the old man didn't know what was going on exactly.

Felicia smiled and teased, "You forgetful oaf! Did you forget that Eudora had gone abroad already? We haven't heard from her yet."

Gordon nodded a little as his face shone slight disappointment.

"Why hasn't Eudora come back?" Fie sighed.

"Don't worry about her. She's living a good life now. With me by your side, you don't have to worry about anything," Felicia said hurriedly. Eventually, they left the house to head towards the market for groceries. As they shopped, their conversation kept flowing.

"Kesha loves beef. Would you like to have steak for dinner?"

Gordon nodded lightly. Not a moment later, Gordon suddenly dumped two stalks of asparagus into their shopping cart. "Eudora loves asparagus!"

As if he was a man on a mission, he started to hunt down other ingredients. He eventually came back with some pork ribs and tomatoes.

"Eudora likes these too!"

Felicia, on the other hand, was removing everything he had put in the cart, "Gordon, have you forgotten? Eudora's not here. She is currently abroad!" After a long pause, Gordon exclaimed, "Oh! Did I forget again?"

Felicia sighed as she took the ingredients out from the cart and placed them all back on the shelves. However, once she had her back turned, she saw that Gordon had put the ingredients that she had previously removed back into the cart again.

She gave up not long after and let him have his way.

As they continued to shop, Gordon kept adding a lot of Eudora's favorites food into the cart.

Eventually, they made it home in one piece. Felicia sat Gordon in the living room and instructed him to sit still.

"I'm going to cook now, so behave yourself. If you need anything, just yell for me."

Gordon nodded. After Felicia left, he started to organize the groceries into their respective places and dialed a number after.

The number that he had dialed was Eudora's old phone number, which was was already inactive. He frowned at his phone when it couldn't get through, "Did I key in the wrong number?" As a result, he dialed again. However, the call did not go through once again.

Unrelenting, he put down the phone and started to search through his contacts.

In the end, he saw the name Amos Granger' on the last page of his contact list. Attached to it was a string of phone numbers.

He hesitated for a while before dialling the number. It went through.

Auntie Valerie was about to pick up the ringing phone, but Eudora happened to be downstairs and so, she went to pick it up.

"It might be a prank call. There's been a lot of them recently," Auntie Valerie said.

Eudora smiled gratefully at the warning as she held the phone over her ear.

"Hello?"

After a moment of silence, she said to Auntie Valerie with a smile, "It really is just a prank call!"

Just as she was about to hang up, a slightly surprised voice came from the other end, "Eudora?"

Eudora was stunned. The voice sounded so much older, but already, she could tell that it was Gordon. "Dad?" She asked subconsciously.

Her only memory of him was when he tried to sell her off to Felix Meyer. She didn't really know enough about him to feel any certain way.

"It's really you! Oh, I've missed you so much. It's time to come home for a meal!" Eudora pursed her lips when she remembered that Amos had informed her that she had cut off contact with the George family. "I've been really busy recently..."

She could not remember what had happened that made her sever ties with the family. However, she knew in her gut that it must have been a very serious issue.

Gordon continued, "I'm sick, you know? I haven't seen you in five years, Eudora! I'm really worried that I might forget you one day. Are you sure that you wouldn't want to visit your own father before that happens?"

Guilt was starting to weigh heavily in her heart.

"You're sick? What happened?"

Gordon shook his head as he answered, "Yes, I am! But I can't remember."

In the end, Eudora succumbed to her father's pleading, "Alright, I'll replace time to come to see you."

"Today then! We've made a lot of dishes..."

After hanging up the phone, Eudora stood rooted for a while before going up to Amos to tell him about her plan.

"I may have to go pay the George family a visit."

Amos was stunned. Immediately, he got up and walked towards her, "I'll accompany you."

Eudora wanted to say that it was not necessary, but having noticed the anxiety radiating off of him, she nodded in agreement.

Later, Juju remained home to serve as Harley's host while she and Amos went on their way.

On the way, Eudora asked Amos about her rift with the George family.

"What happened between me and George's family? Could you tell me the details?"

Amos frowned, a hint of pure anger on his face.

"If I were to say that it was because of me, would you hate me?"

Eudora was taken aback by the sudden question. She thought that he looked cute, looking all constipated and mildly angry. She couldn't help but let out a loud laugh.

"Why? Are you worried? Afraid that I wouldn't want you anymore?"

She was just joking. However, the reply she got was a stern, solemn one, "Yes, I am."

Eudora was rendered speechless.

"I was just joking. Furthermore, it's all in the past now, isn't it? I didn't abandon you at that time, so why would I abandon you now?"

Amos's face darkened even more than before because Eudora had indeed abandoned him at that time and ran away with Juju. However, she couldn't seem to remember that she had done such a thing. Although this wasn't entirely why she had run away from him, he still was reluctant to bring it up at this time.

His darkening expression made Eudora a bit nervous as she pondered over what it meant.

"I... I didn't do that, did I?" Amos looked up at her and said, "It was my fault back then. I promise to be better from now on, okay?"

Looking at his solemn expression, Eudora thought back to the way he had yelled at the people in Greene City the other day. The stark contrast between him at that instance and now amused her to no end. "Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Just tell me, what was I arguing with the George family about? I need to know what to expect later."

Amos rubbed his forehead in frustration as he started to speak, "To be honest, I was the initial cause for everything. Your father refused to let us stay together. The rift between you and your sister contributed to it as well. Hence, your relationship with the family worsened over time."

"I see... But... You're a good person. Why doesn't my father like you?" Eudora asked, glancing at Amos curiously.

He instantly recalled the time when he had threatened Gordon. Immediately, he avoided Eudora's gaze and said, "I have no clue."

That didn't sit right.

Eudora looked at him sharply, but since he remained quiet, she decided not to probe about the matter further.

Soon, they arrived at the George family's house. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw another car driving up to them.

Eudora and Kesha faced each other when they finally got out of their respective cars. They looked somewhat disheartened by each other's presence. "Why are you here?"

"The audacity of you to come back! When you left with Dad's check last time, you should've known that you're no longer a part of this family anymore! You don't belong here!" Kesha snorted