Chapter 545 The Familiar Box

After Jacob left, Alston and Cynthia returned to the living room. Cynthia raised her head and looked in the direction of the stairs. It was quiet in the house, and she suddenly felt a sense of loss. In the past, when the three of them were still kids, they hung out altogether. It was so lively and chattering. Now that Jacob had left the Smith family. Keller and Desmond would go to college in a month or so, and it would be even quieter. It was really empty. "Alston, I feel that I am getting old." She held Alston's arm, resting her forehead on his shoulder, and said it in a soft voice. Alston lowered his head and looked at her. She had smooth and white skin with almost no wrinkles. One could believe that she was in her twenties. "You are not old!" He reached out and pinched Cynthia's cheek. His voice was soft. Cynthia sighed. "I used to like quietness, but now I like to be surrounded b