Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 375

This whole scenario seemed like a dream to Jacob. Never had he imagined that this sort of thing would happen to him. He paused for a few seconds because his throat suddenly felt sore.

"I didn't understand what that meant back then. So instead of worrying about it, I just nodded. He must have been very sad at that time. I can't even imagine the pain he must have felt."

Hot tears welled up in Jacob's eyes. It is often said that men don't cry. This however, didn't apply whenever they were very sad. There is a level of sadness that could make a man immediately start shedding tears. Now he understood what that meant. He was experiencing it firsthand.

"I'm sorry, Jacob. It's all my fault. Assuming I didn't misbehave, we wouldn't have to suffer like this for the rest of our lives. My bad actions got us into this dilemma. I know my brother hated me. But he forgave me and gave me the courage to move on with my life."

James sobbed like a child who was just spanked by his mother. He buried his face in his hands and wailed loudly. If the tears that rolled down from his eyes weren't convincing enough that he was really repentant, there was no other way he could express what he was feeling. James' heart was really heavy with guilt.

The people he held dear to his heart had become the greatest pain in his life overnight.

James had a miserable fate. All his life he had always been very unlucky. Things didn't seem to go well for him. And his happiness never lasted. It was hard for anyone to accept that the woman that they loved was now their brother's wife. James had suffered a lot as he watched the love of his life be by his brother's side.

What saddened him the most was that their son had become someone else's son. For so many years, everything that James did was just to atone for his sin. He felt very guilty and every step he took was to make amends for the atrocity that he committed.

He tried so hard to wash his sins away. Although these acts of restitution couldn't get rid of all the guilt, it was enough for him to have a moment of peace in his heart. Those actions temporarily satisfied his hunger for tranquility.

Jacob stared at James with wide eyes. He was obviously shocked by the sudden outburst of tears. He had never seen him in such a countenance before. At that moment, he was totally bewildered by the fact that such an elderly man was crying like a baby. Although Jacob knew that the man wailing in front of him was his biological father. He couldn't bring himself to start calling him Dad.

Since Jacob was still a little boy, he had always known this crying old man as Uncle James. Sadly he would have to continue calling him that despite the recent revelation. At that moment, Jacob's heart ached. He wasn't particularly happy about it.

"Uncle James, let bygones be bygones. Let's put all that happened in the past behind us. My father will forgive you from heaven. He knows all the efforts you made to apologize for so many years. I know that he would be proud of you."

Jacob said soothing words just to console James. But this only made him sob louder than before. The old man's body continued to shake as he cried uncontrollably. This was his mistake and he had to carry the guilt with him for the rest of his life.

Even though his son called another man his father, he had to bear all that despite the immeasurable pain that he felt.

This was just the reality. People could always bear the pains and suffering that life brought them. But whether they would collapse because of the hardship was another story entirely.

Giving up was easy. But what would they do after they gave up? Jacob was confused as regards what step to take next. Could his life become peaceful in the future? Would life bring him good tidings?

This uncertainty was what saddened him the most at the moment. He didn't give a damn about the chaos caused by Alice. In fact, he felt like everything she was doing was just a farce. So he didn't stress over it.

But Jacob had to focus on this discovery. If he didn't investigate the issue, James would probably keep it as a secret forever. James would choose to bear the pain silently. Perhaps he would have decided to take the secret to his grave.

Of course, Jacob didn't think he could help James if he confided in him. Some pains couldn't be healed just by sharing. Nevertheless, he could show James that he would always respect him. And the respect wouldn't just be because of their blood connection.

Even though Jacob couldn't treat James as his father, he felt like the relationship between them was like that of a father and son. They bonded quite well. Right from when he was young, James had always been nice to him. So, he knew that he was a good man.

And Jacob also depended on him to an extent. Generally speaking, people were emotional creatures. They were driven by the feeling of their hearts. Everyone got along with those who stood by them through thick and thin.

"Jacob, do you hate me?" James asked nervously after a long pause. He had managed to stop crying.

He was ready to accept the fact that Jacob might hate him. But if Jacob said that he didn't resent him, then it would be harder for him to accept that. Actually, this matter was very difficult to handle.

This was because moral principles were involved. And moral principles often made family affairs more difficult to deal with. In fact, it complicated things. Hearing that question, Jacob picked up the apple on the table and took a huge bite without peeling it.