Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 211

This place only had one table and no sign, talk about bare-bones.

Maybe it was his attitude and setup that made it different from other bustling places. It was stone- cold dead around him, no customers in sight.

Even when the three of them approached, he remained sound asleep, totally oblivious to their presence.

Ines gave Ethan a smile. This was the first time she had ever seen someone so indifferent.

Ashley waited for a bit, lost her patience, and tapped the table impatiently, saying, "Hey man, if you wanna nap, you can go home. What are you doing dozing off here?"

At her words, the old man lifted his eyelids and glared at Ashley, his eyes piercing with sharp insight, "I think sleeping here is more comfortable than at home, is that a problem? Why are you poking your nose in my business?"

After saying that, he closed his eyes again and lay back in his chair, starting to snore lightly as if to provoke Ashley on purpose.

Ashley was left speechless for a moment, finally managed to say, "We want a fortune reading."

"Pick a tarot card for yourself, let me know when you're done," the old man said impatiently.

Ashley was seething. But she was more curious about what this old man was capable of. She slammed the tarot cards in front of Ines, "You pick one first."

Ines didn't believe in this stuff, just thought of it as entertainment. She picked a card, and just as Ashley was about to give one to Ethan, the old man, who was supposedly asleep, spoke up again, "If it's about marriage, only one person in the couple needs to draw."

Ethan's movements came to an abrupt halt.Ashley glared at the elderly man feigning slumber.

The card drawn wasn't so good.

It depicted relationships becoming distant after being close, suggesting the unpredictability of life.

Ines's face turned a bit pale.

Ethan tightly held Ines's hand, comforting her, "Don't take it to heart, it's no big deal."

Ines nodded slightly, trying to comfort herself, but she was still somewhat affected.

Seeing their gloomy faces, Ashley pounded the table several times, "What's this gibberish you're saying."

"Young girl, you're so impatient, be careful or you might end up single."

The old man put his feet down from the table, sat up, and said to Ashley, "Hand it over."

Ashley stared at him, "You need to think before you speak, don't just blurt out whatever comes to your mind."

The old man still chuckled, looking up at Ashley, "Is this the one you picked?"

"Weren't you awake just now? Didn't you hear our conversation? It's not my card, it's my sister-in- law's," Ashley pointed at Ines.

The old man glanced at Ines, didn't say anything, and then turned to Ethan, "You try it again."

Ashley found herself rendered speechless. Her conviction that this individual was a charlatan solidified, leaving her bewildered by his assertion. "What do you mean by 'try again'? What kind of nonsense is this? Can such a thing even be attempted again? Didn't you just say that only one

person needs to draw for the questions of marriage?" she demanded, her voice tinged with incredulity.

Ethan didn't know what the old man was up to, but he still did as he was told.

His card was much better than Ines's. The old man took a look and read out loud, "A happy ending."

Almost as soon as he said it, Ethan and Ines's faces lit up.

Ines smiled and said, "Could you explain this?"

The old man looked at Ines deeply and said seriously, "Stop kidding. You're obviously educated, you can't possibly not understand such simple words and need me to explain, right?" Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Ines was silenced, Ethan asked, "You misunderstood my wife. We don't really understand these things. We're afraid of misunderstanding, that's why we asked you."

The old man nodded, "Your attitude is good, but it's exactly as it says, there's no other meaning. You two just missed a bit of luck in the past, but everything's perfect now."

His words meant nothing. Ines and Ethan exchanged a glance and smiled. Regardless of whether they believed it or not, it was much better than the previous result.

Ashley still thought the old man was a scammer, she asked again, "Do you know if there's any good news for my brother and sister-in-law recently?"

"If you think I'm a fraud, why do you keep asking me questions? Even an idiot would know they're about to have a baby, do you really need to ask that?"

Ines laughed. The affairs of a young couple were easy to guess. It could only be one of two things, either they wanted a child or a happy marriage.

Ashley was a bit annoyed, she picked a card too, just going with the flow.

The old man took a look, his eyes circled her face, and asked, "Do you understand?"

Ashley sneered, "If it's literal, of course I understand."

The old man nodded, and didn't say anything else. Ashley couldn't help but ask, "You're not gonna tell me this is also just literal, right? There's no other meaning? These are universal truths, they apply to anyone, are you messing with me?"

"I don't have the time to play with you. Get out of here, stop flapping around in front of me. You're giving me a headache."

After saying that, he lay back in his chair and started sleeping like before, Ashley was so angry she almost flipped out.

Ines gave her a comforting look, indicating her to calm down, Ashley took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and didn't say anything else.

Ethan was about to pay, but the old man who was pretending to sleep started rushing them out, "I'm not doing business here, I'm just here for fun. Now scram."

He doesn't want money? Ashley uttered a few words, "That's odd, let's go."

Ethan didn't say anything else, he held Ines's hand and they left. Once they were far enough, Ines couldn't resist chiming in, "That old man is quite intriguing. No wonder he spends most of his time in slumber; it seems money holds no sway over him."