Chapter 1235 Ethan Left


    Matthew was speechless. Erica was so good at ttering him.


    Anxiety and nervousness coursed through Erica as she had not received Matthew''s reply for a long


    time. Was he angry as Rhea had said?


    ''Perhaps I should forget about it. After all, it''s difficult to figure out what''s on a man''s mind!'' Since it was


    futile to continue guessing, she decided to wait until he returned.


    In A Country


    Since Erica had agreed, Tam had booked the earliest flight tickets to A Country. A dayter, Tam and


    his wife, Yanny Gao, stood nervously before the door to the Li family house.


    Once inside, Tam put aside the valuable gifts that he had brought. Suppressing the urge to hug his son,


    he and his wife first greeted the older Li family members who stood before them in the living room. "Hi,


    Mr. and Mrs. Li." Then he nodded to Chantel and Yvette. "I am Tam Wu, Ethan''s biological father, and


    this is my wife, Yanny Gao. Thank you for taking care of Ethan for so long."


    Wesley''s expression soured, and he red at Tam silently. Meanwhile, ir lovingly gazed at Ethan,


    who she held in her arms. Her blood-shot eyes indicated that she had been crying.


    Chantel looked at ir with concern while Yvette tried to hold back the tears that threatened to spill


    down her cheeks.


    As no one spoke for a while, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Tam steeled himself and broke


    the silence. "I know that all of this has been my fault, and I apologize. My actions have caused a lot of


    trouble, especially for Erica. We''ll take Ethan to Australia and settle there. We won''t return to Y City


    again. My wife is kind, and she will treat Ethan well. Please don''t worry as we''ll take good care of him!"


    Yanny had mixed feelings as she looked at the wide-eyed little boy, who was holding a toy car. ''No


    wonder Tam wants to take him home. It isn''t just fatherly love and instinct that draws him to Ethan. This


    boy is so cute that anyone would want to hug him at first sight, '' she thought.


    "Australia?" Wesley was surprised. He had assumed that Tam would return to Y City with Ethan. That


    way, Rika could still visit him when she missed him.


    Tam nodded, "Yes. We know it''s far, but you can see the child at any time. If you''d like, we can bring


    Ethan to visit you when we return home for festivals."


    ir''s heart grew increasingly heavy. This was a heartbreaking moment for her, but she had to say


    goodbye. She nced at Ethan as she spoke. "Eth, go to your father."


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    Ethan looked at ir, who was holding him in her arms. He didn''t understand what she had said


    because he was too young to know what ''father'' meant.


    Hearing ir''s instructions, Tam stood up cautiously and walked up to her. With outstretched arms, he


    said, "Son, let me hug you!"


    Ethan was more willing to interact with strangers in the daytime than in the evening. So when Tam


    wanted to hug Ethan, he didn''t pull away.


    Ten minutester, Tam and Yanny carried Ethan out of the vi, and the Li family followed to bid them


    farewell.


    Once at the car, Tam ced Ethan''s luggage in the trunk and helped Yanny and Ethan get into the car.


    He then turned and expressed his gratitude to Wesley and ir again. "Thank you for raising Ethan for


    so long, Mr. and Mrs. Li. If there''s nothing else, we''ll start our journey."


    Wesley nodded. No matter how much he wanted to, he couldn''t bring himself to speak.


    Tam sat in the car, rolled down the window, and instructed the driver to start.


    At this moment, Ethan, who had been quiet, burst into tears. He couldn''t understand why ir and


    Yvette were outside the car and why they were crying.


    "Grandma, Grandma..." he called to ir. Then he stretched his arms to ir, wanting her to hug him.


    Tears streamed down ir''s cheeks as she rushed forward. But, Wesley stopped her.


    Yvette could no longer contain her emotions. Hot tears flowed down her cheeks as she waved goodbye


    to Ethan.


    Chantel held ir''s hand and whisperedforting words to her, "Auntie, don''t cry. We''ll see Ethan


    again."


    "Waah..." in the car, Ethan''s crying grew louder and louder. His eyes were fixed on ir and Wesley as


    desperation coursed through him.


    Wesley let go of ir, took a step forward, grabbed Ethan''s hand, and said, "Don''t you remember what


    I taught you? Men don''t cry. If you want to stay with us, study hard and earn a ce in a military school.


    Then,e here to work. Your uncle Gifford will train you!"


    ''Ethan will always be one of the Lis, '' he thought.


    Gifford was still on a mission and didn''t know that Ethan was being taken away.


    The boy continued to sob. "Grandpa..."


    As tough as Wesley was, his eyes reddened as well. Then he mustered all the courage he possibly


    could and let go of Ethan''s little hand. He told Tam, "Leave before I change my mind."


    Just as the engine roared to life, Yvette trotted over and said to Tam through the half-open window, "If,


    someday, you decide that you don''t want to raise Ethan anymore, bring him back to us. We won''t


    me you. Ethan will always be one of us."


    The silver car was finally out of sight.


    And Ethan''s wail couldn''t be heard anymore. ir sobbed in Wesley''s arms.


    With red eyes and arm-in-arm with Yvette, who was also crying, Chantel continued her efforts to


    Chantel closed her eyes for a brief moment and made a new wish. She wanted to have a child for


    Wesley and ir to raise so that they would never experience this anguish again. But, to do so, she


    needed to bear Gifford''s child.


    What distressed her was that Gifford hadn''t been home for a long time. He was hardly around, and she


    might not be able to see him even if he returned asionally. How was she supposed to have his


    baby?


    At the Pearl Vi District


    When Tam and Ethan arrived at Matthew''s vi to say goodbye to Erica, Rhea had just left the house


    after her visit. Erica intended to return to school with her camera, but she received a call from Tam


    before she could get in the car. "Mrs. Huo, it''s me, Tam. I picked up Ethan yesterday, and we''re leaving


    for Australia tomorrow. Can wee to see you now if you''re free?"


    ''Leaving for Australia tomorrow?'' Erica was still processing the shocking news.


    Then, she nodded, "Yes, I''m at home."


    Tam knew the address of the vi. After hanging up the phone, Erica returned to the house to wait for


    the father and son.


    Ten minutester, her phone rang again. She thought it was Tam, so she answered the phone without


    even looking at the screen. "Are you here yet?"


    "Yes. How do you know?"


    It was not Tam''s voice.


    Erica checked the number. It was not Tam''s. "Who is this?"


    "It''s me. Watkins. You saved my number. How could you not know it was me?" Watkins had watched


    Erica save his phone number when they were partying the other day.


    Confusion coursed through Erica. She remembered that she had saved his phone number, but why


    was his name no longer on her contact list? "It''s so strange. I lost both your WeChat ount and


    phone number. Is my phone infected with a virus?"


    That was the only possibility that she could think of. But, she hadn''t downloaded from or browsed any


    unsafe website recently. How could a virus attack her phone?