Footsteps Toward New Beginnings By Ryan Carter 10 Summary
In this chapter, Kenneth meets with the abbot, who reveals that Christina’s brother, Benjamin Martell, resembles the female benefactor who recently visited the abbey. The abbot gives Kenneth a protection charm that Christina had prayed for before the Buddha, asking for her husband’s safety. Kenneth is deeply moved and overwhelmed with guilt as he recalls how he ignored Christina’s injuries and was preoccupied with keeping Alice in their home. The abbot shares that Christina kept saying “Go home, go home” before she was taken away, which further unsettles Kenneth.
Kenneth struggles with his emotions and hesitates to call Christina, feeling the weight of his past actions against her. He believes it might be best for her to rest at her parents’ house for a while. Suddenly, Alice calls him, distraught and accusing him of visiting Christina, which intensifies the emotional tension. Kenneth tries to calm Alice, explaining his visit was to see if Christina was sincerely praying for their child, but he feels trapped by the confrontation.
After the call, Kenneth quickly arranges for a private detective to investigate the relationship between Alice and Christina. The detective works efficiently, and within two days, Kenneth receives a detailed report. As he reads through it, his expression darkens, and he angrily slams the report on his desk, signaling that the information has significant implications for him.
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The abbot was silent for a moment.
“Her appearance bears some resemblance to that female benefactor.”
Kenneth finally felt some relief, it should be Christina’s brother, Benjamin Martell.
After expressing his thanks, Kenneth was about to leave when the abbot called out to him.
He took a protection charm from his wide sleeve and handed it to Kenneth.
“This is…?” Kenneth asked in confusion.
“This is the protection charm that the female benefactor was clutching in her hand before she lost consciousness. She came here days ago, bowing and kneeling step by step up all 999 steps from the foot of the mountain, and prayed for this protection charm before the Buddha in this hall. She said it was to pray for her husband’s safety. If I am not mistaken, you should be her husband
Kenneth felt as if struck by lightning, his hands trembling as he took the protection charm.
“At that time, the female benefactor’s forehead and knees were covered in blood from bowing, yet she smiled with deep contentment. I think she must truly cherish you as her husband.”
With every word the abbot spoke, Kenneth’s heart trembled anew.
The small protection charm seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in his hand, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.
That day, when Christina came home limping with a swollen forehead, he had deliberately ignored it. At the time, his mind was entirely preoccupied with how to keep Alice in their home, without sparing a single thought for Christina.
Thinking of all he had done to Christina during this period, a violent wave of regret and guilt surged within him. He had no idea how to face Christina!
He staggered a step and had to steady himself against the wall to remain standing.
“Did she… say anything before she left?” His voice was hoarse and strained.
The abbot looked at him with a complicated expression and said slowly, “Before the female benefactor was taken away, she kept saying, ‘Go home, go home…””
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Chapter 10
“Wife…”
Kenneth unlocked his phone and stared at Christina’s number for a long time, but in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to call.
He knew very well that he had done too many things to hurt her. Perhaps letting her rest at her parents‘ home for a few days was the wisest choice now.
Just then, his phone began to vibrate wildly–it was Alice.
He answered numbly, and immediately Alice’s anguished questioning came through the line.
“Why did the driver say you went to the abbey! Did you go to see Christina! Kenneth, how could you treat me like this! I just lost my child! How could you do this to me! You’re all I have left!”
Kenneth understood Alice’s pain, but such questioning still made him instinctively want to escape.
What he enjoyed was Alice’s gentleness and understanding, not this kind of attitude.
He forced down his emotions. “I just wanted to see if she was sincerely praying for our child, that’s all. Don’t overthink it. There’s something urgent at the company, I have to go.“.
The first thing he did after hanging up was to find a private detective.
“Investigate everything between Alice and Christina, as quickly as possible!”
The private detective was extremely efficient. In just two days, a thick investigation report was delivered to Kenneth’s desk.
The more Kenneth read, the darker his expression became, until finally he slammed the report down hard on the desk.
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