Chapter 154 A Space Of Their Own
Ebony wiped her face with the back of her hand, and then lowered her head starting to clean up the things in front of the tomb.
Lloyd looked at the offerings.
There were different kinds of fruits, chicken, fish, duck, wine there.
The girl was known for stingy, but today she bought so many sacrifices, which cost at least 500 dollars.
Lloyd suddenly grabbed her hand and said in a low voice, "Wait."
Ebony looked at him puzzled.
Lloyd took out three sticks of incense, lit them, and respectfully offered incense to the two old people.
After the worship was over, he helped Ebony to clean up.
They all wore masks when they went out.
Ebony originally came alone, so she planned to go to the martyr cemetery by bus.
In the car, Ebony asked Lloyd, "Are you here to find me?"
Lloyd responded, "Yes." And then he asked, "Why can't I get through to yout phone?"
Ebony felt distressed when he mentioned her phone. She answered with a painful face, "My phone is broken, and it can't be repaired."
Lloyd glanced at her and didn't say anything. He just sent a WhatsApp message at the traffic light.
In a short while, they arrived at the tomb at the martyr cemetery.
Lloyd also offered incense to Ebony's adoptive father.
Ebony felt that Lloyd was a really good person.
She introduced to her father, "Dad, his name is Lloyd, and he was just dumped by his fiancée. Please bless him to find true love as soon as possible and be in love with his better half for years to come."
Lloyd had already put the incense on the incense burner, and he was very devout.
Ebony laughed and said to him, "Looks like you really want to have a relationship."
Lloyd didn't say anything. He just gave her a deep look.
Ebony also began to worship. She said to the tombstone, "Dad, please bless me to get rich as soon as possible and be as rich as Croesus."
Saying that, Ebony knelt down and respectfully kowtowed three times, for fear that her father would not hear her prayers.
She looked hundreds of times more pious than Lloyd.
Lloyd didn't say anything.
By the time they left the martyr cemetery, it was an hour later.
When Ebony was in East Mountain Cemetery, maybe on account of the fact that she was alone, looking at her grandparents' tombs made her feel a bit down.
But now she came to the martyr cemetery with Lloyd, his company made her not feel so sad anymore.
Ebony couldn't help but be grateful.
When going to the parking lot, Ebony suddenly saw a person standing beside the car.
It was Lloyd's assistant - Mathew.
They got in the car. Mathew drove the car, and Lloyd and Ebony sat in the back.
Ebony asked Mathew curiously, "Why are you here?"
Mathew handed over an unopened mobile phone box from the front seat and said, "Mr. Vasquez asked me to buy a phone and bring it over."
Upon seeing the phone, Ebony's eyes brightened
She grabbed Lloyd's sleeve and begged him, saying, "Are you going to change a new phone? Do you still use your old phone? If not, could you sell it to me at a low price?"
Lloyd was stunned for a moment.
He kept silent for a while, and then looked at her pitiful expression, saying, "Okay."
Hearing his words, Mathew sitting in front was completely taken back.
Ah? Didn't Mr. Vasquez say that this new phone was bought for Ebo? How did it turn into selling her an old phone?
Ebony was so overjoyed!
But at the same time, she was vigilant. She asked, "How much are you going to sell then? I've used your phone, but it's not worth much. I'll give you 200... No, 100 dollars!"
Lloyd looked at her and said, "I can give it to you."
Ebony was shocked. She asked, "Really!"
Lloyd took out his phone and turned on the new one.
He changed the SIM cards and imported the data of the old phone into the new one.
Then he handed the old phone to Ebony.
Ebony couldn't wait to hold the old black phone, which was nearly brand-new, as if she picked up a good deal!
She entered the background and restored the factory defaults, but then she found that the lock screen and wallpaper were all photos of Lloyd.
She wanted to change them, but she couldn't.
She asked wonderingly, "How so?"
Mathew sitting in front said, "Ebony, this phone is the only one in the world that the publisher designed for Mr. Vasquez. It's a signature custom-made phone. Not only the wallpapers are Mr. Vasquez's photos, it also has his signature on the back cover."
Ebony turned it over and saw there was indeed a signature.
She didn't care too much, so she said, "Okay, so be it then."
She didn't care what the wallpaper was. She used to use the system's wallpaper by default before, so using Lloyd's photo was not a big deal. Many people use stars' photos as their wallpaper anyways.
Seeing Ebony happily holding the phone in her hand, Lloyd smiled faintly.
After a while, the car drove to the downstairs of Ebony's house.
When Ebony got out of the car, considering Lloyd had given her such a big gift, she said, "I'll treat you to dinner next time!"
At this moment, Lloyd suddenly looked at her.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."
Ten minutes later.
Ebony stood at the door of her small apartment helplessly. While opening the door, she turned her head and looked at the man next to her.
"Hmmm..." She tried to decline him again, "Are you really not going home? It's New Year's Eve today."
Lloyd raised his eyebrows, "Don't you want to treat me?"
Ebony scratched her face, saying, "That's not what I mean..."
Finally, Ebony opened the door and invited Lloyd in.
The apartment was not large, and this was the first time that Lloyd had come to Ebony's home.
The inside of the apartment was very clean. Everything was neatly arranged, the air was refreshing, and there was no dolls.
It was quite different from other girls' room.
As soon as Lloyd entered, he saw the pyramid clock and the owl clock on the cabinet.
A smile appeared on the man's calm face again.
When Ebony went to the kitchen to chop vegetables, Lloyd made a call to his father in the living room.
After talking with his father for a while, his mother's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Okay, Lloyd, you can celebrate the New Year with Ebs. Your dad and I didn't know she went to the cemetery today. She is such a pitiful kid. Don't let her feel lonely today. You should keep her company."
Beau's voice sounded again, "Let them come back to celebrate the New Year together..."
"What are they coming back for? They need a space of their own. You know nothing! Lloyd, don't listen to your dad. I am hanging up."
With that, his mother hung up the phone.
Lloyd put down the phone and looked up in the direction of the kitchen.
After a while, he got up and walked in.
In the kitchen, Ebony was on the phone while chopping vegetables.
The black phone was sandwiched between her shoulder and cheek, and she was showing off to the person she was speaking to, "Of course it's a new phone. I spent the 2000 dollars you gave me. That's right! The new phone is very costly and the quality is very..."
Halfway through her speaking, Ebony suddenly found out Lloyd had come in. She instantly froze, and dared not speak again.
Lloyd looked at her quietly, but did not expose her lie.
He just walked to her side, picked up the phone for her, put it on her ear, and said softly, "Hold it strady."
Ebony explained awkwardly, "It's Dolores. She urged me to buy a phone..."
"Well." Lloyd said gently, "I didn't say anything."
Ebony was little timid to talk.
Lloyd asked again, "What dishes are you cooking? Do you want me to help?"
Ebony thought about it and said, "You can help wash vegetables, and can you beat eggs?"
"Yep."
He reminded her again, "The phone."
Ebony remembered that the phone hadn't been hung up yet, so she said to Dolores, "Dolores, are you still there?"
After a while, a weak voice came from the phone, "No, I am dead."