Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397 You Need Only Ask

Amelia took Tony into the house and turned to Oscar. She said, “Oscar, I’ll take Tony to his room. You can go ahead and chat with Derrick on the first floor.”

Oscar shot a look over before nodding.

After Amelia walked up the stairs, she went into the bedroom and set Tony down on the floor. She stared at Tony’s face and thought about how he looked like a miniature version of Oscar. That prompted her to suppress her emotions and ask, “Tony, do you not like your father?”

Tony tilted his tiny head to the side and looked like he was deep in thoughts. In his baby voice, he answered, “Mommy, I don’t actually hate that Big Meanie. It’s just… I’m worried that he’ll take you away. I want you and Daddy to be together.”

Amelia placed her hands on each of Tony’s shoulders and said, “Kurt is your godfather, Tony. He and I will never be together. I understand that you like him, but I only see him as a friend.”

“But the two of you have been living together this entire time. It’s like how they show it on the television. Only a husband and a wife will live under the same roof, so why are you and Daddy merely friends? Daddy is the one who is always there as I grow up,” replied Tony. His big, round eyes shone with innocence and confusion as he spoke.

His words rendered Amelia speechless. She didn’t know how to explain the complicated nature of love, and how both parties had to be in love to be together. Indeed, she had lived with Kurt for two years, but nothing ever happened between them, and she only ever saw him as a friend. Anything beyond that never even crossed her mind.

Amelia never imagined that her son would be an obstacle to her relationship with Oscar, but that seemed to be the exact situation.

“Listen to me, Tony. Oscar is your father, and he and I are destined to be together,” said Amelia with a heavy heart. Tony was a smart kid. Although he was only two years old, his intelligence inspired his mother to explain things to him as though he were an adult. Instead of spanking him and forcing him to behave, Amelia was teaching Tony patiently and hoped that he would understand.

Unfortunately, Tony still couldn’t understand what she was saying. He pointed out, “But Mommy, that Big Meanie has never lived with us, so why would you want to be with him? Hasn’t Daddy treated us well all these years?”

By then, Amelia was a little exasperated. She crouched down to be on the same level as Tony. In a sweet voice, she explained, “Listen to me, Tony. When you were a baby, your father and I had a misunderstanding, so I took you away. I know you don’t understand what that really means, but all I ask is that you treat your father a little nicer. Don’t be that hostile toward him, okay?”

“But he hit Daddy!” complained Tony angrily.

Amelia’s gaze flickered, and she eventually said, “Tony, you misread the situation. Your father was just training your godfather. Kurt works for your father, so the latter was training the former. That’s great, isn’t it? Don’t you want your godfather to become stronger?”

“Really? He can become stronger?”

Amelia nodded.

Tony bought that. He asked, “If Daddy becomes stronger, will he be able to toss me up even higher?”

Amelia frowned. She tried to negotiate by asking, “Tony, you should start calling Kurt your godfather. Don’t address him as Daddy from now on, okay?”

“But why? I’ve always called him Daddy.”

“Tony, are you a good boy who listens to his mommy?”

“Yes! I am a good boy and will only listen to you and Daddy.”

“If so, you must promise me that you’ll stop calling Kurt Daddy. Instead, call him Godpa. You will also be nicer to your father, who loves you very much. Please don’t make things difficult for me, okay?”

“But I don’t want to call that Big Meanie my father.”

Amelia felt defeated.

She had no choice but to remind herself to take things slow. She couldn’t be too eager because Tony and Oscar were separated for two long years. Oscar might be the boy’s biological father, but at the end of the day, the two of them had only spent little to no time together. Hence, it was only natural that they would see each other as strangers.

“I won’t force you to call him your father, then. Just promise me that you won’t see him as a villain.”

“Mommy, what’s a villain?”

Amelia sighed. She suddenly felt exhausted.

She reached out to stroke Tony’s silky hair and reassured herself by thinking about how Tony was still just a kid. He doesn’t know what it means to have a biological dad. I’m sure he’ll grow fond of Oscar after they spend more time together.

“Come on. Let’s get out of the room,” said Amelia as she picked Tony up.

They exited the bedroom and walked down the stairs. Oscar rushed over as soon as he saw them.