Chapter 769: Chapter 467: Uncle, Why Are You Happy?
"Ivy, do my words make you feel pressured?"
Ivy Miller smiled and looked at him, "Mr. Lennon, even if you say nothing, I’ve been feeling pressured lately because...in front of Henry, there’s something I’ve never been honest about.
Every time I call Henry and hear his voice, I feel so uneasy.
I really want to tell him that I know why Isla Linton married someone else.
Because she lost her memory and doesn’t remember you.
She didn’t stop loving you; she just forgot about you.
But I’m... newly married and quite afraid he might divorce me over something like this.
Aren’t people selfish? I am too.
I’ve been torn about whether or not to tell him. Do you think... I should tell him?"
Owen Lennon tilted his head and smiled, "It’s indeed silly to be torn over something like this.
You don’t need to be like this; their failed relationship is not your fault.
Besides, they’re past tense now; Isla married someone else, and Henry married you.
That’s your ultimate emotional destination."
"But I feel... like I’ve been forced to become a third party."
"You’re creating unhappiness for yourself.
Their affairs have nothing to do with you, and you really don’t need to be torn over such things.
Do you think that if Henry didn’t know Isla lost her memory and married someone else, he would so willingly withdraw?"
Ivy Miller was surprised, "Mr. Lennon, are you saying... Henry knew?"
Owen Lennon smiled, "Henry is not someone who easily gives up.
The man who married Isla treats her well, and he’s observed for quite some time.
He doesn’t care about Isla’s past, nor does he mind Isla and Henry’s relationship.
Besides, Isla depended a lot on him back then, so Henry chose to step back."
Ivy Miller bit her lip, "Then why didn’t Henry tell me?"
"This... I really don’t know. You might have to ask Henry at home."
Ivy Miller laughed helplessly, "So funny, I’ve been torn for so many days, and it turns out everyone knew."
"Ivy, you really don’t need to be worried about Henry’s past relationship issues.
You’re the latter, not the third party.
These two statements have entirely different legal interpretations.
You did nothing wrong; the problem lies in Henry and Isla’s lack of fate."
Ivy Miller picked up the juice and took a sip, "Mr. Lennon, I didn’t think much of it.
I’m not someone who can’t let go; I just feel... the more I know how much they loved each other in the past, the less secure I feel.
I want a stable marriage, not a novel-like marriage that can be shattered by an ex-girlfriend at any time."
"That’s why you shouldn’t ask me about their past affairs.
Gee, seems like I talked too much today, I’ll have to go and apologize to Henry at home."
Ivy Miller couldn’t help but laugh at Owen Lennon’s expression, "Mr. Lennon, it’s not your fault; you don’t need to be self-critical."
"Then you should enjoy your meal.
Today wasn’t a waste of going out; at least you learned a lot of information."
Thinking this, Ivy Miller decided to turn her displeasure into appetite and have a big meal.
After the meal, Owen Lennon originally planned to send her back.
But she drove herself, and seeing that she didn’t drink, Owen Lennon let her drive home.
As soon as Ivy Miller left, Owen Lennon called Henry Sullivan to apologize.
When Ivy Miller got home, turned on the light, her phone buzzed in her purse.
She walked to the couch, threw herself on it, took out her phone, and saw that it was Henry Sullivan calling; she answered casually.
"Hello, Henry."
"Are you full?"
"Mm, huh? How do you know I’ve finished eating?"
"Owen just called me."
Ivy Miller smirked, seems this Mr. Lennon is also someone impatient.
"What did Mr. Lennon say?"
"Everything from your chat just now."
Ivy Miller pursed her lips, "I guess I don’t need to report to you then, right."
"Well, back then, it wasn’t that I didn’t tell you about Isla’s memory loss.
You didn’t climb to the top of the mountain with me; you thought I had finished the story and ran down the mountain.
Think back yourself, wasn’t it like that?"
Ivy Miller frowned, well... yes.
"But you could have told me the story wasn’t finished."
"I saw that you didn’t have the energy to keep climbing, so I didn’t force you.
We originally agreed to climb together, I’d talk wherever you reached.
That’s the rule, once we set it, we have to follow it, don’t you think?"
Ivy Miller was speechless; his words always left her at a loss.
She leaned back, resting on the couch, "Henry, I seem to understand why you loved Isla Linton so much and also why you kept her photo in your wallet for so many years.
I know you’re a responsible man, and I understand what Isla and that unborn child mean to you."
Henry Sullivan nodded, "Thank you for saying that, thank you for understanding me.
But Ivy, listen to what I’m going to say next.
The past is the past; she’s living happily now, and I’m happy too.
Life should look forward, don’t you think?"
Ivy Miller paused, "You too... are happy?"
"Yes, I feel happy too."
"Henry, why are you happy?"
Henry Sullivan raised his eyebrows, "Do I need a reason?"
"Of course, are you happy because of me, or because you’ve gotten used to a life without Isla Linton and find it happy now."
"Because my life is different from before, after marrying you, I can finally say goodbye to the past.
So, I feel happy now; change makes me happy, letting go of the past makes me happy, and a beautiful future also makes me feel happy. Can these count as reasons?"
Ivy Miller laughed softly twice, "Of course they can."
Overall, because of her, he started to feel happy.
"Henry, I’m sorry, I’ve known for a while why Isla Linton married someone else yet didn’t tell you.
I thought you didn’t know, and that’s why I’ve been torn."
"If you had persisted a bit more on the day of the climb, I would’ve told you the whole story."
Ivy Miller curled her lips, "I don’t believe it, you didn’t even tell me Isla Linton was pregnant."
"That’s... something I never want to bring up again in this lifetime, hope you can empathize."
Ugh, she seemed to have said something she shouldn’t have.
"Henry, I didn’t mean anything, I just said it casually."
"I understand, no one likes being deceived, you don’t either.
I did wrong with that; from now on, there will be no secrets between us, let’s live our days well."