Sorry.
He apologized to me before, but at this moment, I was relieved.
I raised my hand and gently hugged him and replied, “it’s all over.”
It was all over.
I hoped everything would be OK in the future.
Three days after that day, Lester was all right and discharged safely.
Because he was going to primary school in September, I sent him to preschool.
He had to study a few months before going to primary school.
Lester was obedient.
On my third day in preschool, when I went to pick him up, the teacher told me, “Lester is very smart. Although many things are learned for the first time, he has mastered them faster than other students.”
I just smiled and said, “he’s like his father.”
Yes, he was like his father.
But I didn’t know where Lester’s father Sean was now.
He had been missing for months.
I couldn’t help but despair.
Was Sean really going to hide from me for the rest of his life?
I had no news of him. Every morning I had hope when I opened my eyes, but I despaired when I went to bed at night.
I didn’t know how long I would be like this.
Soon Lester went to primary school.
On the first day of school, when I sent Lester to the gate of primary school, other children were sent by their parents.
Lester looked around. Although he didn’t say it, I knew that he must be missing Sean.
I squatted down and said, “Lester, Dad will be back soon after he’s cured."
Lester shook his head. “It’s OK, mom. I’m a primary school student now. I can protect you.”
I knew he didn’t think Sean would come back.
In fact, sometimes, I thought so.
But I insisted, “Dad will be back soon.”
“OK.”
Lester nodded.
But I could see that there was some confusion and distrust in his eyes.
I didn’t believe it. How could I expect a child to believe it?
I went to work in the company.
I just made a cup of coffee and sat for less than five minutes, and Chloe ran in and said, “Becky, someone’s coming to see you.”
“Let him in.”
I didn’t care and thought it was a customer.
Chloe shook her head. “She’s in the conference room. You’d better go there.”
When she said that, I felt something was wrong.
I looked up at Chloe, who was holding the door, and asked her, “who is it?”
“You’d better go there.” Chloe finished and ran.
Was that Sean?
When I thought about it, I felt like I was really crazy. When a client came to me, I thought of him.
Besides, how could he be here?
We redecorated the previous house. Now Linda and I were working upstairs, and everyone else was downstairs.
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