Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 400

Scarlett's POV:

The next morning, I dressed up and went to the May Cafe to see Mr. Stanton.

Elena and I were about to reach the cafe when something caught my eye at the amusement park nearby.

"Elena, stop the car."

Even though a little startled, Elena obeyed my order and pulled the car over on the side of the road.

I got out of the car and rushed toward the amusement park.

I wasn't sure exactly what it was that caught my attention, but I felt as if the park was calling me.

I heard children laughing, and an idea suddenly occurred to me.

What if I built an amusement park on the land on the east bank?

I was already ruminating about the feasibility of my plan when a little boy ran toward me.

I took a closer look at him, and my heart leapt to my throat when I realized who he was.

"James?"

I immediately ran to him.

Before I could even get my hands on my son, I was already overwhelmed with happy tears.

"Mom! Mom..." James also had tears in his eyes, and he threw himself into my arms.

I couldn't restrain my emotions anymore, and I held him up. I hugged him like he'd disappear on me if I let him go.

He had grown taller and heavier.

I couldn't believe that I finally got to hold him.

"Oh, my little boy, I've missed you so much," I exclaimed and showered James with kisses as tears streamed down my face.

"I've missed you, too, Mom. Where have you been? Why haven't I seen you in so long?" James sobbed, his eyes full of grievance.

"Well, it's a long story of difficulties that I've just had to deal with, sweetie," I explained in a soft voice, wiping the tears from James's little face.

"Don't leave me again, okay?" James said and then wrapped his arms tightly around my neck, his eyes full of expectation.

"Okay, I promise," I answered and stroked his hair. Then, I frantically wiped away my tears.

"Who's here with you, sweetie?"

I looked around nervously but didn't see Charles. Janet walked up to me and comforted me in a low voice, "I am. Don't worry, Scarlett. It's just me and James. It's nice to see you again by the way." I heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Janet. It's nice to see you again, too. May I play with James for a while?"

"Of course. James has missed you a lot. All he wants is to spend time with you," Janet replied, tears welling up in her eyes.

I put James down and took him for a stroll around the amusement park.

"When are you coming home, Mom?" James asked expectantly.

Looking at his bright eyes, I felt my throat close up. I didn't have a good answer to his question.

I decided to coax him, "Honey, one day, I'm going to come and take you and your brothers away. Will you come with me?"

"But Dad misses you, too. Isn't it good for all of us to be together?" James shook off my arm and looked at me with eyes full of hurt. I felt like someone just knifed me in the chest.

I forced a bitter smile.

Charles and I weren't family anymore. We were never ever getting back together.

"Sweetie, please don't tell your father that you saw me today, okay? Let's just keep this a little secret between us, okay?" I asked and ran my fingers through James's hair.

James pursed his lips, averted his gaze, and then nodded.

He and I spent some time together in the amusement park. Eventually, Elena walked up to me.

"Miss Wilson, we should go now. You have a meeting to attend."

I glanced at my watch and reluctantly let go of James.

Once again, James hurled himself at me and held on to me tightly, unwilling to let me go.

"I don't want you to leave, Mom."

"I'm so sorry, honey, but I have to go to work. We'll do this again next time, okay?"

In the end, James let go of me with tears in his eyes. I almost broke down and ran back to him.

With a heavy heart, I turned around, got in the car, and headed to my meeting.

When I arrived at the cafe, Corey greeted me with a smile.