Chapter 298


    The air at night was stuffy and it made people ufortable. Sky was dark, the moon was covered


    by the cloud and the only source of light disappeared.


    Tracey stood on the balcony with a cup of hot water in her hand. The mist of the water blurred her


    face.


    Her nightdress swayed in the wind, and she was looking into the distance. There was a touch of


    sadness in the depth of her eyes, and her smile contained slight bitterness.


    "Mom, she will be out of the Xia family in a while, as for her children, they will be driven out too very


    soon. You can rest in peace. The Xia family is still ours. No one could destroy it." Tracey said in her


    heart.


    Looking at the gloomy sky, there were already raindrops falling from it. Tracey reached out to catch


    the raindrops, but her thoughts flew back to many years ago.


    That night was as hot as today. A beautiful gentle woman was cooking in the kitchen skillfully.


    Today, she made Ben''s favorite dish.


    Tracey returned home early. She seemed to be exciting and ran to the kitchen happily.


    "Mom, look, this is the picture I painted in school. When Dades back, I''ll give it to him as a


    birthday gift, Ok?" Tracey blinked her big eyes and asked.


    Venus took the picture from Tracey''s hand and looked at it carefully. It was a piece of green grass.


    The sun was shining, and the white clouds were floating. The family of three were staying together.


    The man in the picture wore a birthday crown on his head, and the little girl wore her favorite pink


    gauze skirt. Everyone was smiling sweetly.


    And they held each other''s hand. What a perfect family! Venus'' s eyes glittered when she saw


    happiness from this picture.


    "Of course, Tracey''s painting is so sweet. I''m sure your daddy will love it." Venus gently touched


    Tracey''s head.


    "Well, I''ll call dad and ask him when hees back." Tracey ran out with the painting in her arms.


    Venus heard a childish voice from outside. "Dad,e home quickly. Mom made you a big cake,


    and I can''t hold my sliver.


    Oh, I''m going to give you a surprise. How did I idently say it out? I''m really stupid! .... You are


    almost home? That''s good. The dinner is ready, a big table of dishes! Okay, see you, dad."


    Tracey hung up the phone and happily said to the kitchen, "Dad will be home soon."


    "Okay."


    A few minutester, Ben opened the door and came in. Tracey greeted him with cheers. "Dad,


    you''re finally back."


    "Hi Tracey! How are you today?"


    ''T m great! I prepared you a birthday gift daddy. Mom made the cake for you. Come and have a


    look." Tracey took Ben''s hand and walked to the table.


    She gave the painting to Ben. When Ben was about to praise the picture, his phone rang. "Tracey,


    wait a minute. I''ll get a call."


    "Okay." Tracey said with a smile.


    Ben saw the number on the phone and his face turned a bit strange. He went to the window to


    answer it. "What, what happen to you? Are you okay? I''ll be right there."


    "Dad, who is calling?" Tracey pulled his sleeve and asked.


    "One of my friends is injured. I have to go there now.” Ben was very anxious and walked toward the


    door.


    Venus knew who made that call. She stood at the door of the kitchen and said gently, "The dinner is


    ready."


    "You eat first."


    "Today is your birthday, and I specially cooked for you. Tracey has been waiting you for long. Can


    you stay here?" Her eyes were full of pleading, and her fingers gently tugged at the corner of his


    clothes.


    "I... I''ll go and have a look. I''ll be back soon." Ben put on his shoes quickly and broke free from the


    Venus’ hand.


    "Well, we wait for youing back for dinner."


    "Okay."


    "It''s going to rain, take the umbre." When Venus came out with an umbre, Ben had already


    gone.


    Tracey and Venus stood at the door. "Mom, where did Dad go? Will hee back?"


    "Yes, he will. He had promised toe back and he will certainly do." Venus said firmly.


    When Ben opened the door, he identally dropped Tracey''s painting from his hand to the ground.


    The car went away fast. "My painting!"


    Tracey went to pick up the painting, but it had been hardly crushed by the tire, clear prints were left


    on the smiling faces. Tracey''s tears were rolling down.


    "Tracey, don''t cry. Dad was carelessly to drop it." Venus squatted down and wiped Tracey''s tears.


    "Mom, I drew it for a long time! Dad is so bad." She ran upstairs in anger.


    Venus stood still there, looking at where Ben left in a daze. The food on the table was already cool


    off.


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    It was dark outside, and the heavy rain poured down. Venus heated the food over and over again.


    When Tracey came down, she saw her mom was still waiting at the table alone.


    "Mom, won’t dade back? I just called him and found his phone was turned off."


    "Yes, he will. He promised toe back. Maybe his phone is out of power." Venusforted


    Tracey.


    Right at this moment, her cell phone rang and she went to check it with happiness. Unexpectedly,


    the photo disyed on the screen was Ben apanied by another woman and two children.


    The woman was kissing his cheek. He wore a birthday crown on his head and was making a wish


    with his eyes closed.


    "Mom, did Dad send you a message?" Tracey asked.


    "No." Tracey did not notice that the Venus''s was trembling slightly. "Dear Tracey, your father will not


    come back. Let''s eat."


    When Venus went to the kitchen getting rice, she could never hold the tears and let them fell. "Mom,


    why are you crying?" Tracey followed her all the time and saw her trembling shoulders as well as


    the tears rolling out of her eyes.


    "No, I''m not crying. It''s just...the sand goes into my eyes."


    "Mom, you''re lying. There''s no sand in the room. Is it dad? He must have made you unhappy. That


    day, my ssmate told me that he took another woman and children ying in the amusement


    park. Did he abandon us?"


    The childish words of Tracey were even more like a knife stabbing into Venus'' heart. She squatted


    down and hugged Tracey tightly. "No, dad won''t abandon us. You are so lovely. How can he have a


    heart to do that?"


    "Mom, will Dade back if I behave better?"


    "Yes..." Venus''s tears flowed down her neck. Tracey had never seen her mother cry. The seemingly


    weak but strong woman cried like a child in front of little Tracey for the first time.


    It was a thunderstorm outside. Traceyy on the bed but couldn''t fall asleep for a long time. She


    wanted to go to the balcony to get some fresh air, but she saw her mom was standing in the yard.


    She didn''t hold the umbre, just like a motionless statue, and the direction she was looking at was


    where Ben disappeared.


    Recovering from the memory, Tracey spat heavily with relief. Even though so many years had


    passed, the picture of that night was still alive in her mind.