Chapter 9 The clouds overlapped as the plane soared to an altitude of thirty thousand feet . Emma sat in the window seat , took one last look at the stars below the clouds , then put on her eye mask and quietly closed her eyes to rest . When Emma arrived at Rome Ciampino Airport , it was already the afternoon of the second day . As soon as she stepped out of the airport , she saw Henry waiting for her with a warm smile . After the Durtnell family went bankrupt , Henry had been living a difficult life . However , thanks to his years of experience in business , he slowly started to recover in recent years by catching the right opportunities . It was only in recent years that Emma reconnected with Henry . Although they occasionally video called , today was the first time in ten years that they stood together in person . " Dad . " When she called out this word , a surge of longing and grievance erupted at the same time , her voice even choked up a bit . Quickly , she regained her composure and smiled at Henry . " Let's go , let's go home , " Henry said with love in his eyes as he took Emma's luggage and led her towards the car . It wasn't until he got on the car that Henry asked , " Is everything arranged 0.00 % 11-320 Chapter 9 back home ? " Emma hesitated for a moment and then nodded . 11 209 Nouchers After some thought , Emma continued , " This time I didn't plan on going back , I want to finish my studies here first . ' Henry was not surprised by her decision . " That would be great , Dad has been thinking about you all these years , now that you're here I can take good care of you . " " I know your mom , she's only thinking about herself now , but as for your brother ... " Emma glanced sideways slightly , interrupting Henry's words . " Carter is now engaged and has his own life , so it's not good for me to keep bothering him . " Henry glanced at her , detecting a hint of difference in her expression . Over the years , when watching videos with Emma , the person she talked about the most was Carter . Now , however , she seems to have no interest in discussing him anymore . But after all , it's a matter for young people , and with thousands of miles between them , he didn't feel it was right to intervene again , so he just patted her shoulder . " You can decide for yourself , anyway , when you're here with dad , you're always free . " On the other side . When Carter was dealing with business in the company , he always felt a little unsettled . 28.91 % 11.320 Chapter 9 In the past , by 12 o'clock , his phone would definitely have received birthday wishes from Emma . 1261 Vouchers But up to now , his phone has not received any messages from Emma . After Carter put down his phone , he rubbed his forehead and tried to continue reading the proposal . However , his mind kept wandering back to the birthday wishes he never received . A sense of restlessness inexplicably rose in his heart . The planner couldn't bear it anymore , so he went to the tea station to make himself a cup of calming tea before lying down in the office lounge for a while . His sleep quality was originally poor , and in previous years Emma would make him calming tea and give him a massage to help him fall asleep . Later , he could barely nap tossed and turned , une with the help of the calming tea , but today he to close his eyes . He finally fell asleep after a long time , but not long after , his phone ' dinged ' . He picked up the phone , thinking it was Emma , but realized it was Kelly after looking at the screen . " Carter , we agreed that today is your birthday , we are going to have a private celebration , I will be waiting for you at Rosaline Shore . " When the message came , it was almost ten o'clock . Carter frowned , feeling slightly annoyed at being disturbed from his sleep , but still replied with a simple " okay " . 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