Chapter 227
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Cordella heard about Julianne’s death after she returned from vacation. She also learned I was in denial about it.
Because of this, she told me that while love and hate were completely opposite emotions, they actually weren’t very different.
Loving someone too much would lead one to do anything to ensure the person was happy. Then, if the person suddenly passed away, it would feel unbearable. One would feel the person shouldn’t and couldn’t have died just
like that.
On the other hand, hating someone too much would have one doing everything to make the person suffer. And if they abruptly died, one would lose the target of your vengefulness. Similarly, one would also be in disbelief over their death.
Cordelia claims this was the reason I felt Julianne wasn’t dead.
I was at a loss for words.
What she said made some sense. However, my hatred toward Julianne hadn’t reached the point where it was all- consuming. I just…
“Oh, come on! Stop thinking about her!” Cordelia exclaimed, interrupting my thoughts.
Then, she said, “Let’s go. We need to buy our battle outfits! Now that you’re divorced, we’re going on that island vacation. We have to make up for a year of hard work, so we’re going to put on bikinis and flirt with some blond, blue–eyed male models!”
Cordelia had studied archaeology, so she spent a lot of time in the dirt, digging up tombs. The majority of the time, she was enveloped in silence and stillness. Thus, she liked to drink and flirt with handsome men whenever she wasn’t working. She would also behave wantonly with little restraint.
We had long planned to take a trip to Daiti Island on her next break. This was why she wanted to go shopping for
bikinis.
Besides, the police had already verified that the corpse was indeed Julianne anyway , so I realized it didn’t matter what I believed. So, I decided not to dwell on it anymore.
I followed after Cordelia. Just as we opened the door to my house, Noah opened his door too. He was still living in
the unit across from me.
Noah immediately flashed us a bright smile when he saw us. It was so lovely and refreshing that it made my heart skip a beat without warning.
I saw his face daily and had long grown used to it. That being said, Noah’s smiling face was so handsome that it made me forget what I was about to do.
Cordelia was stunned to see him. Snapping out of her daze, she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him down until he was bent at the waist. Then, she cupped his ridiculously handsome face in her hands.
“My, my, Noah! What have they been feeding you these past few years? It’s almost offensive how handsome you are now. If you weren’t my brother, I would’ve made a move on you!” she exclaimed.
She never imagined her chubby little brother would grow up to become so good–looking. As she s….. herself, she would surely try to get with him if he wasn’t her brother.
While Cordelia had kept in touch with Noah over the years, she hadn’t seen him in person or video–called him.
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Hence , she had no idea he had turned into such a heartthrob. This was why she was utterly stunned when she saw
him .
“ Noah merely smiled in response and allowed her to pinch his cheeks.
Cordelia and him weren’t related by blood. However, the Lowells had taken him in when he was young, so he also considered them family . To him , Cordelia was his biological sister–unlike me, who had only gotten to know him later in life.
Cordelia patted his shoulder and released him. Then, she ordered, “Let’s go, bellboy. You’re coming shopping with us. Then, you’re coming with us on our island holiday in a few days.”
Just as before, Noah obediently grabbed our purses and followed us.
After we got into the car, Cordelia turned to him.
“Hey, Noah. Now that you’re a man, use your manly perspective to pick out a few outfits for us. You love us both, right? So you have to make sure we look so hot that we’ll be the center of attention! We want to be surrounded by men!” she said.
Noah’s brow furrowed at this, though it was barely perceptible.
He looked at me and asked, “Are you thinking of getting into a new relationship, Emi?”