Chapter 111

*TRISTAN* Hearing what my uncle had said,Cora burst out a loud laugh, making me feel ashamed "Uncle, can't you say something good?" I didn't expect that my uncle would tell such things to her, and Cora, who said she didn't care, was laughing so happily. Thinking of this,I felt much better. As long as she was happy,I was happy as well.It's just that I had never pleased any girl with the embarrassing stories of my early age. Frowning, I sat aside and pretended to be angry, "Uncle, you betrayed me." ****************** Cora was surprised to see that Tristan would act like a spoiled child. A smile appeared on her face, as if her anger against him had faded a bit today. James continued, "When Tristan was eleven years old, he was in grade five of elementary school. He fought with other children. At last,his mother was invited to school.She was too busy, and I went to the school in place of her." Tristan’s mind flew back to the past. At that time, his father had passed away, and he had become unsociable. One of his classmates knew her father’s death one day. As he was not getting well with Tristan, he called him as an orphan. Tristan picked up the pencil in his hand and poked him. Fortunately, it didn’t do much damage to the boy but the mother of the boy exaggerated the whole issue. Since then,Tristan had been regarded as a dangerous person. No one dared play with him. Except for Noah, who grew up together with him, no one else really liked him. Tristan slightly narrowed his eyes, listening to his uncle dominating the conversation with his past. "I still remember that incident.Until today, I don't know why Tristan fought. Maybe he had forgotten it.” “But I remember clearly that Tristan didn't cry no matter how his mother beat or scolded him after he came back. Since then, I knew that this child will be able to achieve huge success in the future. Although he is a little stubborn, it is precisely because of this character that he seized the position of the president of the Godoy Group today. His cousin Marcus is no match for him.”James said slowly. There was a question in Cora’s heart. What made Jacob so cold and ruthless? Was it because of him losing his dad at an early age? Having to take heavy responsibilities of the company? She looked up at him sitting beside her. The stove fire was shining in Tristan’s eyes, like a dancing spirit. Cora didn't ask Tristan about her question. Even if she wanted to know the answer, she would never ask her. This was her principle. In the past few years, no matter what Tristan wanted to do, Cora never asked why, so Tristan never explained. Today, there was no difference. Cora didn't ask, he didn't explain.She always felt that he might not even tell her the reason for anything he does of how he’s built.So there is no need to do that. James narrowed his eyes and continued, "Tristan is a good boy. He was obedient and he had never had a puppy love. In fact, he almost had never been in love with girls before he met you. That's partly why his EQ was not enough. He is so dull now, you must already knew that. " Hearing that,Cora curled her lips and didn't say anything. However,Tristan was feeling dissatisfied. "Uncle, stop saying such things before other people.” Hearing that, Cora felt a little embarrassed. Thinking that she had become "other people" for Tristan, she lost interest in listening to the story. “Tristan, let's talk about something else. For example, about your work... " Cora didn't even look at Tristan, but she knew how to behave properly. She couldn't mention the love affair he had with Phoebe to James. The more lonely someone looked like, the more fierce his love might be. Maybe ordinary people couldn't notice this, but there must be a lot of stories behind the loneliness. Cora didn't want to hurt James, just as she didn't want to mention Tristan to others. No matter how sad one thing was, if no one mentioned it, it won't hurt. She could bear all the sadness herself. But once the thing was spoken out, things would be different. No matter the listener could feel the sadness of the speaker or not, it would both add to the pain and sadness of the speaker. The constant recalling was a kind of circular torture. After all, he or she would feel be hurt as long as he or she couldn't forget about the sadness. The coldness in Tristan’s eyes disappeared temporarily. "I just don't think it's necessary to mention those embarrassing things. I mean nothing else.You look upset by what I said.Please don’t be.” Cora’s heart skipped a beat. Was Tristan explaining his words? Misunderstandings were inevitable among different people. If it weren't for Tristan’s explanation, she would have thought a lot. Even if they had separated, the bad impression of each other had been fixed in their hearts. Naturally, any words said by one party would be regarded as with bad intention by the other party if not explained. For a moment, Cora lost her interest for chatting. James had noticed the change of Cora’s mood, "Forget about it. Let's call it a day. Anyway, I had a good chat with you, Cora." While eating the sunflower seeds, Cora felt a little thirsty. "Yes, I was also happy to chat with you, uncle.”Then she picked up a cup of tea on the table next to her. The tea was a bit cold, but it was not freezing. She took a big sip and felt warm in her stomach. Tristan sat beside the stove, staring blankly at the fire in front of him. Love was so unpredictable. It could be made clear within several words, but now it was impossible to make it clear anyway for him. The uncertainty of love and the limitation of his thoughts finally put himself in the prison of love. He looked up at the smiling face of Cora. He sighed in his heart, 'We are so close to each other, yet we're also far away from each other.' They were so close to each other that he could touch her with his hands; they were so far away from each other that he felt that they were not in the same world. But he kept unchanged on his face. Sometimes when he thought of how happy she was when they got married, he couldn't help but sigh. She had been happy to be married to him and did everything to please him but he took that for granted. He didn't cherish the happy woman in his life. Then he lost the happy life and woman and had to pursue it from the beginning. How sad. Night fell and it was time to go to bed. Lady Jane was not there, everything was arranged by James. The servants had already gone to bed. Squinting his eyes,Tristan was about to go to his former bedroom. But at that time, he shared the room with Cora. It seemed that they would live separately today. He was waiting for James's arrangement. James frowned and said, "I didn't know you would come until yesterday, so the guest room was not well prepared. I used to clean only one room as usually no one lived in other rooms. It's my fault. I forgot to ask the servant to clean one more room, so there is only one room available for you two.” Tristan also stopped. He looked back at James and asked, "So?" Cora also stopped with bad presentiment. She felt that something bad would happen. "There is only one room. Of course Cora should sleep there. But it's so cold today, it's also improper for you to sleep on the sofa in the living room.What do you think, Cora? " James asked calmly, as if it was a natural thing. What did he mean? It was obvious that he wanted Tristan and her to sleep in the same room. It's true that it's too cold for Tristan to sleep on the sofa. Although it was just an excuse for James to bring Tristan and her together, she didn't have a proper reason to refuse his arrangement. With a straight face, she pretended to be calm. Unexpectedly, Tristan said first, "I have no objection. I don't know if Cora is okay with that." Cora cursed Tristan for being shameless in her heart, but she didn't lose her temper on the surface. "Then let's share a room." With a pale face and a little embarrassment,she agreed.