Part 47.
The night grewter. The king of the night continued to reveal its light, providing illumination, piercing through the darkness. Joey beside Kimmy. The effects of the medicine seemed to have worn off as his little princess was still awake.
“Papa,” called Kimmy. She changed her sleeping position to face her father.
“Yes, sweetheart, you’re not asleep yet!” Joe pretended not to know.
“Not yet, Papa, Kimmy is sad!” she sighed.
“Why are you sad?” Joe asked.
“Grandma said Aunt ra will return to her family’s home, is that true?” Kimmy moved closer.
“Yes, ra will return to her family’s home in a week,” Joe answered. His chest felt even tighter. Remembering that ra would soon leave his house and live with her real family.
“Is Papa sad?” Kimmy asked.
“Yes, Papa is sad!” Joe admitted.
“Kimmy will apany Papa.” Kimmy hugged her father and kissed his cheek gently.
“Go to sleep, it’ste, or I’ll call Doctor Gaston!” Joe said jokingly.
“Okay Pa, Kimmy will sleep now!” the little girl said. Annoyed because her father always threatened to bring Doctor Gaston.
Eventually, Kimmy fell asleep while Joe remained awake with the turmoil in his heart. Joe reached for his phone on the nightstand. ra’s photo appeared when he unlocked the screen.
“Soon you’ll be leaving, ra, huh!” Joe muttered, feeling a tightness in his chest. “How could you stay here for ten years, and I only realized everything two months ago!” he whispered, cursing himself.
Joe got up from his bed and moved out of his daughter’s room, heading towards the living room.
“Mom hasn’t slept yet?” the man asked his mother, who was still sitting there.
“Not yet, Mama can’t sleep yet! Where are you going?” Mrs. Linn asked back.
“I can’t sleep either, Ma!” Joe replied, sitting next to his mother, his face showing frustration.
“Is this about ra?” Mrs. Linn observed Joe carefully. She could tell her son was restless.
Joe remained silent, bowing his head and hiding his face in his hands.
“Has Vivian truly not found a ce in your heart, Joe?” Mrs. Linn tried to ask, seeking to understand what her son truly desired.
“Vivian is in the past, Ma!” Joe replied quickly.
“You’ve only been divorced for three months, have you forgotten her already?!” protested Mrs. Linn.
“It’s not about time, Ma. It’s about self-respect. Four years of marriage, but Vivian rarely obeyed and respected me. Even thest time she filed for divorce, it was just a job contract with Fashion Paris,” Joe exined. “She truly no longer considers me her husband. She never paid attention to Kimmy and me!” he added. Joe’s mood worsened as he remembered his ex-wife.
Sigh.
The tightness spread to the middle-aged woman’s heart. Kimmy, Kimmy, and Kimmy were always her focus. Mrs. Linn realized that all this time, she only cared about Kimmy without listening to Joe’s feelings. The sadness and heartache she felt herself.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t think that far, I’m sorry, I only thought about Kimmy, without wanting to know how you feel! Forgive me, Joe!” Mrs. Linn said.
“It’s okay, Ma, everything’s in the past,” Joe replied, turning to his mother and showing a smile.
“Are you sure you’re okay now?”
“Yes, I’m okay now, Ma,” the man asserted, smiling again.
“From now on, Mama won’t interfere anymore. You have the right to determine your own happiness, Joe,” she said. “Go to sleep, you have to work, the productunch is getting closer, you mustn’t get sick!” Mrs. Linn advised.
“Yes, Ma,” Joe replied, exhaling, relieving the tightness in his chest. “I’m going to bed, Ma,” he bid his farewell. Then, he stood up and headed to his room.
Mrs. Linn pondered for a moment. She closed her eyes, realizing how selfish she had been. And never thinking about Joe’s feelings.
Click.
The sound of the door opening was heard. ra came out, right after Joe entered his room.
“Mrs. Linn, you’re not asleep yet?” ra asked in surprise. She didn’t expect Mrs. Linn to be in the living room.
“Not yet, and you’re not either, ra?” the woman asked back.
“I want to get a drink,” ra replied. “Would you like me to make hot chocte for you?”
“Make one for me too, ra,” Mrs. Linn replied.
“Okay.” The girl went downstairs, heading to the kitchen to make two sses of hot chocte.
ra returned from the kitchen with two sses of hot chocte on a tray.
“Here’s your drink, Mrs.,” ra offered, cing the ss in front of the mother of the man she loved.
Then, ra walked towards her room.
“ra!” Mrs. Linn called.
“Yes, Mrs.,” ra replied. Stopping her steps, then turning to look at the source of the voice.
“Sit down for a moment,” she requested.
Oveing the awkwardness, ra walked closer. Then, she sat next to Mrs. Linn. The ce that was originally upied by Joe.
“What’s wrong, Mrs., is the chocte too sweet?” ra guessed.
Mrs. Linn stared closely at the girl in front of her. ra was her in the past, loving a man much older.
“Yesterday someone came looking for you, ra. He imed to be sent by your family,” Mrs. Linn started the conversation.
“Really?” ra asked because she didn’t know.
“Joe also said, in a week they wille to pick you up,” Mrs. Linn said.
“I already know about that, Mrs.,” she replied.
“I’m sorry, ra, forgive me for being harsh on you. ra, I did all that for Kimmy!” she said.
Silence. ra didn’t respond. Everything Mrs. Linn said truly hurt her.
“It’s okay if you don’t forgive me, but I just want to advise you, you’re still young, pursue your dreams, you’re beautiful and smart, seize the world and be a person of quality who makes your parents proud,” Mrs. Linn advised.
ra embraced Mrs. Linn in her arms. She couldn’t bear to see the woman tearing up.
“Don’t cry, Mrs.,” ra requested.
“It’s okay, ra. When you return to your family, don’t disappoint them, okay!” she whispered.
ra nodded. Mrs. Linn was always kind. Except for the incident the other day that made her harsh and hurt ra’s feelings.
“Once again, I apologize, ra!” she whispered softly.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.
Silence. Mrs. Linn and ra embraced each other for a long time. It had never urred to them to be in such a position. When ra would leave home and live with her real family.
“Whoa… Am I seeing things right, the witch and the snow princess hugging!” Joe said behind ra.
Mrs. Linn and ra broke the hug, turning to the source of the voice.
“You naughty boy, am I the witch you’re referring to!” Mrs. Linn protested.
“Sorry, Ma, didn’t mean to!” Joe apologized. “Have you made peace?” Joe asked.
ra remained silent.
Mrs. Linn remained silent.
“Now that ra is willing to return to her family, Mama feels sad, yesterday you two were fighting!” he said, looking at his mother and ra alternately.
“Yes, mama knows mama was wrong, mama has apologized to ra!” she exined.
“Good, does that mean Mama now approves of me and ra dating?” Joe asked.
“Emm… that’s your personal matter, Mama doesn’t want to interfere!” she said.
“Ohe on, Ma, just say that Mama approves of ra bing Mama’s daughter-inw!” Joe pleaded.
“Don’t get married yet, ra is still too young, be careful, you!” Mrs. Linn joked, pointing her finger at Joe’s face.
“No,” Joe replied, raising his hands whileughing.
“Mrs., I’ll go to bed now!” ra asked for permission, her face blushing. There was happiness in her heart.
ra stood up, nced at Joe briefly, then walked towards her room.
Joe followed behind, following ra’s steps.
“Where are you going, Joe!” Mrs. Linn shouted.
“I’m going to sleep with ra, Ma,” he replied tly.
“Don’t y around!”
“You said no marriage yet, but sleeping together is okay, right, Ma!” Joe joked.
“No! Go to your respective rooms!” she said firmly, hands on her hips.
“Hehe, okay Ma!” Joe replied, walking towards his room. A burden lifted from his heart, he felt like he could breathe freely.
ra chuckled and entered her room.
“Dangerous!” Mrs. Linn muttered as she walked towards her room.
To be continued.