Chapter 895 No Longer Her Appendage
Eldon really wanted to agree with her, to tell her a thousand times yes.
But this was destined to be an impossible luxury.
Seeing him not answer, with a complex expression, Brynn suddenly got very nervous and gripped his arm tightly, "Promise me, okay? Eldon, let's be together forever."
Eldon was silent, troubled.
He didn't want to lie to her.
He was leaving in three days, and he should tell her now to prepare her mentally, rather than wait until the last day and suddenly say it, which would definitely make her break down.
Say it, Eldon, say it now, tell her.
Eldon!
He kept urging himself.
However, it was too difficult. Her eyes were filled with expectation and anxiety, and he couldn't bear to disappoint her, to make her even a little bit sad.
But if he didn't say it, she would break down at the last moment.
Eldon! Say it!
Eldon's throat choked up, "I..."
Two knocks on the door interrupted Eldon's voice.
"Come in."
He knew he was avoiding it.
He dared to face all difficulties and dangers, fearless, but he didn't dare to face her.
After the assistant explained some things, he left.
Brynn bit the end of her pen in frustration; she really seemed to have no talent for business.
"Don't bite the pen." Eldon pushed her pen away, "Also, remember to take a nap in the afternoon, but don't sleep too long, 40 minutes is just right."
"Anyway, you'll wake me up."
"Cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep."
"Isn't it always you who covers me? And Eldon, you always watch me sleep, and whenever I kick the blanket off, you cover me up right away, so I don't have to worry about any of that." Brynn smiled contentedly.
Eldon's throat choked up again, "What if I'm not here in the future? Who will take care of you?"
"But you will be here, so that question is meaningless."
"Brynn."
"I have my doting mom and dad, and my brother, and most importantly, I have you. I'm the happiest baby in the world."
Brynn clung to Eldon's arm, very dependent on him, "I'm so lucky."
"If I'm not here, you have to learn to take care of yourself." Eldon tried hard to suppress the choke in his voice.
"What do you mean? It sounds like a farewell. We will never be apart." Brynn shook her head, "Don't say that again, I don't like hearing it."
Eldon smiled bitterly.
Finally, the day before departure arrived.
Eldon's living room was a mess, with luggage scattered around, not packed.
What he really wanted to take away, he couldn't; these things meant nothing to him, he didn't want any of them.
The flight was at ten in the morning, and he still hadn't said goodbye to Brynn.
He mustered up the courage again and again, but seeing her sweet smile, he couldn't say it, swallowing it back each time, which was a kind of torture for him.
He clutched his head in anguish. "Brynn, how should I tell you?"
It was about time, Eldon packed up some things and set off for The Elise Villa.
Today, Atticus invited him for dinner, probably to say goodbye, and he should speak up too.
"Eldon." Brynn happily greeted him as soon as she saw him, naturally holding his arm, "You have heavy dark circles, didn't you sleep last night?"
"Not really." Eldon felt particularly, particularly sad when he saw her.
"Why don't you sleep at my place tonight? I just got a new aromatherapy, it helps with sleep, you'll definitely get a good rest."
During the meal.
"Eldon, have some ribs."
"We got a new chef, the chicken wings are delicious, try some."
Brynn kept serving Eldon food.
"Is Eldon the only one in your heart, no mom and dad?" Atticus pretended to be jealous.
"Of course not, these two big drumsticks are for mom and dad."
"You should eat them." Atticus smiled, raising his glass, "Eldon, let's have a drink."
"Dad, didn't you say Eldon shouldn't drink?"
"Today is different, this drink has a different meaning."
Eldon's heart tightened, was he going to say it directly?
"Why is it different?"
"Eldon is leaving for Novaria tomorrow."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Brynn looked at Eldon in shock, "How long will you be gone?"
"For a long time." Eldon said painfully.
"How long? A week? Two weeks?"
No, she couldn't go that long without seeing him, Brynn felt she would go crazy, "I'll go with you."
"Eldon is going there for work, don't be ridiculous." Atticus said.
"I can work too, work with him." Brynn hurriedly said, "Dad, I know a bit about finance now, I can help him. Eldon, you won't be gone for three months, will you?"
Eldon took a deep breath, "Maybe I won't come back."
Brynn was stunned, "Not come back? What do you mean? I'm here in the country, how can you not come back? Didn't we agree to always be together?"
She couldn't accept this shocking news.
"Brynn, Eldon is a grown man, he needs to have his own career, he can't stay with you anymore."
"No! Why can't he stay with me? Aren't we happy together?" Brynn stood up anxiously.
"He's not living for you, thinking like that is too selfish, you can't hold back his future."
"Then let him stay at The Elise Group, he doesn't have to be my assistant, you can arrange another position for him, it won't hinder his development."
"Dad, don't let Eldon leave, please... Dad... I can't be without Eldon." Brynn was about to cry, panicking as if the sky was falling, "No way!"
"Dad... let Eldon stay, I'll be good in the future, I'll work hard, I won't cause you any more trouble, Dad."
Seeing Brynn so upset, Atticus felt very uncomfortable too, "Brynn..."
"It's not Mr. Elise making me leave, it's me who wants to go."
"What? Impossible! You promised you wouldn't leave me. Eldon."
"Ms. Elise, I'm not your accessory!" Eldon said coldly.
"What did you call me? Ms. Elise? I've never treated you as my accessory."
"Then why do you make me follow you every day? If not an accessory, what am I? I'm an independent person, not living for you. Forcing me to stay by your side, isn't that treating me as an accessory?"
"No, it's because I see you as family, I can't bear to part with you, Eldon, don't misunderstand me, I care about you too much."
Eldon, suppressing his heartache, said against his will, "Your so-called care is just making me accompany you, without considering that it would limit my development. You only think about yourself, never about my future."
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