Hiding The Twins From Their Billionaire Father
Chapter 159 The Darkest Day Of My Life
Kara's breath secretly hitched. After a few blinks, she curled up her lips again. "Yes, he didn't have time to apologize. But, if you are willing to forgive him, he can still go to heaven."
"I want to forgive Great Grandpa."
"Yeah, I want too."
Kara lifted the corners of her lips a little higher. "Great Grandpa must be very happy to have such kind-hearted great-grandchildren like you."
"Great Grandpa knows that we love him with all our hearts?" Emily blinked expectantly.
"Yes." Kara stroked her daughter's cheek. "Great Grandpa can always see you from above. Therefore, keep being good children. Make him proud."
"Okay, Mommy," Louis answered quickly.
Kara's hand moved to rub her son's head. "Good. Now, don't think about anything else. Sleep. You have to take care of your health so you can continue working tomorrow. You want to make Great Grandpa proud, right?"
Louis and Emily nodded in unison. After fixing their position on the bed, they closed their eyes. Kara pulled their blankets up and gave them good night kisses.
"Sweet dreams, Little Angels."
Since their eyes were already heavy, the twins instantly fell asleep. Silently, Kara turned around. Only then did she realize that Frank was peeking at the door.
"Hey ...." Kara closed the door behind her back and rubbed Frank's arm. "How are you? Any better?"
"They’re asleep?" Frank whispered softly. Kara had never seen his face that tired.
"Yes." Kara managed a smile.
Suddenly, Frank hugged her. With his eyes closed, he took a deep breath. Only Kara's scent could calm him now.
"This is one of the darkest days of my life. Just like the day my father died."
Kara rubbed his back. "It's been a hard day. You must be very tired. Why don't you sleep too?"
Frank looked at Kara with sad eyes. "Do you want to accompany me to sleep?"
The corners of Kara's lips lifted slightly. "I never thought that Frank Harper would be this spoiled."
Frank forced a smile, but failed. "Grandpa was like a parent to me. Now that he's gone, I only have you. I hope you don't mind if I lean on your shoulder."
"I don't mind. But you have to remember. You also have Jeremy and the twins."
Two small wrinkles appeared on the bridge of Frank's nose. "It's strange if I lean on Jeremy, while the kids ... they're still too small. We can’t let them support my big head. So, leaning on you is the only option I have."
Kara smiled slightly. After grabbing Frank's finger, she took a step forward. "Let’s go to your room."
Unexpectedly, Frank refused to move. Kara looked at him in confusion. "What is it?"
Frank's breathing became heavy again. "I tried to sleep earlier, but I couldn't."
The middle-aged woman took a deep breath. "I'm afraid that Rowan Harper didn’t admit his mistake at the end of his life. That means I lost my son just for the sake of silliness. My whole life is a stupid joke too sad to laugh at.”
Jeremy quickly looked away. He did not want to weaken because of pity. "I don't want to relieve your feelings. But the truth, Rowan Harper has regretted his actions. Frank accidentally saw him watching the twins from afar. Frank also heard his murmurs about wanting peace and his pride in the twins.”
“Is that so?” Vivian's eyebrows rose to their maximum. After a few blinks, she took a deep breath. “Thank goodness.”
“You relieve now?” Jeremy tried to keep his tone even. However, his annoyance was too thick.
"If you still don’t forgive me till the end, at least I have one good thing that I can rely on in life. I've managed to get an old man as tough as Rowan Harper to soften up. I succeeded in changing his views. With that, I think I can survive.”
While Vivian was nodding, Jeremy glanced again. There was a small change in her eyes.
“You expect forgiveness from me?”
Vivian's breath was caught in her throat. She did no movement other than blinking. "Yes, I intend to apologize tonight. Do you mind?"
Jeremy snorted slightly. "Apologizing is your right, but forgiving is my right."
Vivian's shoulders became heavy again. Her fingers squeezed together on her lap. "Actually, there was something else that scared me about attending Rowan Harper's funeral.”
When Jeremy looked back at her, she whispered, “I'm afraid of experiencing similar thing. The child I dumped is reluctant to forgive me. I face death alone, without him beside me. I'm really scared to imagine it."
Suddenly, Vivian looked down. Her breathing shortened and her shoulders trembled. When her face lifted again, a teardrop rolled down her cheek.
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