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Luke greeted, "Nice to meet you, Father, Mother, and Westin. I'm Luke."

This was the first time he called other people Father and Mother.

In the past, he would never think of establishing a new and close relationship with others just for a certain person.

Holding Jovannie's hand tightly, he looked at the tombstones with genuine and determined eyes.

"I swear I'll love and take good care of Jovannie in my whole life. I'll never hurt or betray her, but I'll give her happiness for the rest of our lives. If there's a next life, I still wish to be with her forever." 1

Hearing Luke's oath, Jovannie cried even harder.

How wonderful would it be if her family was still alive and well?

At this point, Jovannie was covered in tears.

She was really grateful that she had Luke by her side. Without him, she wouldn't be happy and relieved right now.

In the past, she hoped to meet her family in the afterworld, but Luke forced her to stay and gave her warmth.

Both Jovannie and Luke stood with flowers in front of the tombstones silently.

After paying their respects, they didn't return home straightly.

Instead, they headed to Jovannie's childhood house.

Jovannie thought that that the building would be dilapidated since it had been deserted for a long time. She surely didn't expect to see everything stay the same before she left.

Luke explained to her, "I'll hire someone to clean this place every day. Don't worry, this will always be our home."

Touched, she nodded.

At night, the two of them slept in the same bed in Jovannie's bedroom.

Jovannie was amused. Normally, she could sprawl on the bed due to her petite height. But now that Luke was here, the bed became smaller.

As he was almost two meters tall, he could only bend his body and hug her to sleep.

Jovannie was worried that he would be uncomfortable, so she suggested that he sleep in the single room next door. However, Luke strongly refused.

Since she returned to her hometown, Jovannie became sentimental. Unable to fall asleep, she chatted with Luke.

"My whole family used to love me very much."

"Every time Mom and Dad got off from work, they would bring delicious cakes for my brother and me, but they always left the larger portion for me."

"When I was young, I liked to eat ice cream, but my parents were worried that I would get a stomach ache. One day, I craved ice cream and pestered Westin to buy one for me. At that time, the convenience store had closed, so we had to walk a long way for the treat. I didn't feel like walking after the ice cream, so Westin carried me back home. Who knows, I had a stomachache in the middle of the night. When my parents learned about this, they punished us-Westin had to squat for a long time, and my allowance was deducted for a month. In the following days, both of us would find some cash in every corner of the house. Back then, we thought that our parents were careless, so we saved up the money. In the end, Westin used the money to buy various snacks for me. When I turned older, I finally understood that it was an act of my parents' love."

As Jovannie told her stories, the tears gradually blurred her vision.

Luke hugged her wordlessly.

He knew that the best comfort was to accompany and listen to her words in silence.

"They were really nice to me, Luke... I miss them so much..."

"I'm sure they love you very much and hoped that you'll always be happy, Jovannie. And... I'll always be with you."