Chapter 32: Redemption

When Elio returned to the villa, Eddie was carrying a small stool and heading out.
"Daddy, you're back?" Eddie put down the stool and rushed towards Elio.
Elio naturally picked him up. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to Julia's house," Eddie said. He had been going to Julia's place these past few days, and Elio didn't stop him.
However, during these days, Elio had been investigating Julia's affairs. He even called the household staff to come and take care of Eddie.
"Do you like her?" Elio asked him.
Eddie's eyes lit up. "I really like her! She is so beautiful and gentle. She tells me stories and talks to me a lot."
Elio chuckled, but when the words reached his mouth, he stopped.
Eddie looked at him curiously. "Daddy, what were you going to say?"
Elio put Eddie down. "It's nothing. Do you wanna pay a visit?"
"Is daddy going with me?"
"Not this time." Elio didn't dare to see Julia now. He held Eddie's hand and walked to the door.
"I will send you there. Remember to come back when it's time, alright?"
Eddie nodded, "Alright, father, I will come back early to accompany you."
Although he also wanted to be by his father's side, he enjoyed being with that aunt even more.
But it didn't matter, he would come back to accompany his father at night.
"If, if you can't bear to let Eddie leave, Eddie can stay and accompany you." With great determination, Eddie looked at Elio and said softly.
"Go yourself, I'll wait for you."
Upon hearing these words, Eddie followed the maid out, holding his little stool and swaying.
The villa returned to its quiet state once again.
The events from four years ago had already been investigated thoroughly.
It was clear that there was something wrong with that corpse back then, whether it was the clothes or the bracelet on the person's hand. Obviously, all of this was done intentionally by someone to confuse him.
And he also found out that Nathan had appeared here four years ago.
He didn't believe that none of this had anything to do with Nathan.
Elio went back to the bedroom and took out the DV, skillfully opening it to watch the prerecorded video inside.
As soon as it started playing, a soft and gentle laughter echoed from the video.
"Don't film me anymore, come over for dinner."
"The way you cook is exceptionally beautiful." A magnetic voice filled with happiness that made Elio envious could be heard.
"You just don't want to cook and find excuses for yourself. Alright, stop kissing me! My mouth is full of oil now!"
After this video finished playing, the next one quickly followed.
In the video, the woman lazily stayed in bed, as if she didn't want to get up, rolling around under the duvet.
"Don't film anymore! I'm angry! I'm really angry now!" A full of anger voice with a hint of hoarseness from not being fully awake could be heard.
"Darling, I need my baby to accompany me."
"No, no, no! I'm so tired today. It's all your fault. If you hadn't been unrestrained last night, would I have been able to wake up today? I hate you!"
The man filming got onto the bed, using one hand to pick up the woman wrapped in the duvet. "Then, can I apologize to you?"
"It's useless! Yesterday, you... you didn't use protection. What if, what if I get pregnant?"
"Then we'll have the baby and raise them together, making them the happiest child in the world. How about that?"
"Shameless!"
"Darling, come with me to work, hmm?"
"Hmph." She reached out her hand and wrapped it around his neck. "You've already picked me up. Do I still have a choice? You big rascal, I won't like you anymore in the future. I hate you."
Although she said this, her hand wrapped around his neck didn't loosen at all.
At that time, she must have loved him deeply.
But he lost her.
He couldn't find redemption, he knew, he had already fallen deep into hell.