CHAPTER 872: CHAPTER 872: CANDLELIT DINNER FOR TWO

Scarlett Jennings looked at the newly arranged courtyard in front of her and paused for just a second before meeting Dashiell’s gaze, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Without any further inquiries, she stepped forward and sat down at one side of the table.

Even though she didn’t think that, in Samuel Chalmers’ current state, such a dinner could rekindle much of his feelings for her, it was Dashiell’s heartfelt gesture, and she certainly wouldn’t waste it.

Seeing Scarlett sit down without hesitation, Dashiell would have thought she knew of his plans if he hadn’t seen her pause earlier.

However, watching her reaction, Dashiell knew he had done a great job.

Satisfied, looking at the female lead sitting down, Dashiell’s face was instantly filled with expectation as he turned his gaze toward Samuel Chalmers.

Samuel Chalmers: ...

He roughly knew why Dashiell had set this up.

In his memory, the butler at the Chalmers Family also liked to do this.

But Samuel Chalmers thought that such behavior was meaningless.

He could accept her staying by his side, could accept her invitation to live next door, but anything more he deemed unnecessary.

He wouldn’t revert to the Samuel Chalmers she once knew, so why give her false hope?

"Go ahead and eat, I’m heading back to my room."

As he spoke, he turned to leave. Dashiell, hearing this, immediately became anxious and was about to speak to stop him, but from the courtyard, Scarlett Jennings spoke first,

"It’s okay, I can eat by myself."

Her voice revealed little emotion; being rejected for dinner was certainly disappointing, but her disappointment wasn’t directed at the Samuel Chalmers before her.

As for feeling sad, that wasn’t really the case.

However, she did add,

"Samuel Chalmers and I never really had much opportunity to dine together like this before."

Samuel Chalmers looked at Scarlett Jennings in the courtyard, his dark eyes deep, and after a while, he still turned and left.

Dashiell was even more anxious.

This guy was so cold now!

He had worked hard to set this up, yet this person didn’t cooperate at all!

He really left Scarlett there by herself!

Dashiell was a bit angry and wanted to go find Samuel Chalmers to reason with him, but then saw Scarlett suddenly wink at him.

She looked at him, then at the room, and then gave him a reassuring look.

Before Dashiell could react, the sound of footsteps that had moved far away suddenly returned.

Samuel Chalmers stood under the eaves, looking at Scarlett Jennings, who was still sitting alone in the courtyard, his brows slightly furrowed, not understanding what kind of emotion this was.

He really did intend to go back to his room.

Yet with each step, the scene of her sitting alone in the courtyard to eat replayed in his mind, along with her words, that she could do it alone.

Samuel Chalmers suspected that the Vein Soul’s emotions were interfering, but he... was indeed affected.

So he came back.

Dashiell, seeing him return, brightened, turned to look at Scarlett Jennings, and saw her calmly wink at him. The young man was immediately excited, and without staying there, he turned to walk inside.

After just two seconds, half of his head popped out from the window at the other end of the corridor.

The next second, Shellback drove the Black Mist out, revealing half of a turtle’s head from behind his head.

Then Liora Gold and Araminta Gold, who knows from where, perched neatly on Dashiell’s head, watching the scene in the courtyard.

After returning to his original form, Samuel Chalmers no longer needed to eat like a human every day.

But since he sat down, he also started eating with Scarlett Jennings.

The meal was prepared in advance by Donovan Jennings’ chef for Scarlett Jennings, arranged by Dashiell. Not only was it beautifully plated, but the taste was superb.

To Dashiell and the others’ disappointment, after Samuel Chalmers sat down, the two began to eat the meal without a word to each other.

To call it a shared dinner, it really was just eating together.

Dashiell was nearly dying from impatience, knowing that Scarlett Jennings was mild-mannered and not good at taking the initiative, but the stage was set; she should at least say something.

And Samuel Chalmers!

Who taught you that a candlelit dinner is eaten like this?

Just as Dashiell was all heart and soul, hating that he could not rush out several times, Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers finally stopped what they were doing, each picking up a glass of water from the table, took a sip, and then looked at each other.

Samuel Chalmers, seemingly hearing Dashiell’s prayers, finally spoke first,

"I know Simon told you about my situation, and you should remember, that as a Dragon Vein, I would fall into another deep sleep every now and then, and this period, even I cannot control, maybe ten years, maybe a hundred years."

He said,

"Every time I wake up after falling asleep, my memories of the past would fade, and as time goes on, those memories in my mind would only be pure memories...

It’s like the earth will always remember all the events that happened on it, but won’t feel sadness or sorrow over them.

This situation, even if I became the Samuel Chalmers you knew, cannot be avoided. So, do you still wish to persist?"

He didn’t say what she was persisting on, but they both understood.

Scarlett Jennings quietly listened to him finish, finally looked at him, and spoke, her tone unwavering,

"I don’t know what will happen in ten years or a hundred years later, I only care about the present. As for you saying memories will become dull..."

She paused here, her voice softened, her gaze suddenly landing on him, and then abruptly shifted the topic, asking him,

"Samuel Chalmers, since our reunion, you’ve always dressed casually. Is it because you genuinely prefer this style?"

Samuel Chalmers didn’t know why she suddenly brought this up, but still instinctively responded,

"I dress like this because in the memories belonging to Samuel Chalmers I was always..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped.

Just now, some memory in his mind suddenly lit up.

Because he never deliberately recalled it, he almost forgot.

When he was the head of the Chalmers Family, most of the time, he was dressed in suits, meticulous.

It was because... her brother always resented him for being older than her.

So later, he gave up those identical, rigorous suits and began to make himself look more youthful.

So that when standing next to her, he appeared more... suitable.

After waking, he followed the former habits of Samuel Chalmers and hadn’t noticed anything unusual about these habits.

But she noticed.

And she reminded him.

As long as memories remain, even if they fade and get covered in dust for a while, once the right opportunity comes along, those blurry memories can be awakened.

Just a gentle blow is enough to blow away the dust, revealing the original color underneath.

Samuel Chalmers looked at Scarlett Jennings in front of him, and the memory of her in a dress having dinner with him suddenly became vivid in his mind.

Bright and subtle.

Scarlett Jennings seemed to sense the change in his emotions, suddenly stood up, walked to his side, and gently bent over to lean her head closer to him.

With clear eyes, piercing through the layers of Golden Light, she finally saw clearly into his depths.

And she saw herself in his eyes.

"Samuel Chalmers, memory doesn’t lie. Since you possess our past memories, I consider you still the original you.

If you’re merely missing the emotions associated with those memories, then I’ll help you find them again."

She finished speaking, not waiting for Samuel Chalmers to react, and suddenly leaned forward, unexpectedly dropping a gentle kiss on his forehead.