Chapter 1967 He Isn''t Here


    "rk, you can''t threaten me like that. If I take you there, your mother will get mad at me. She told me


    that she didn''t want anyone involved. So even if I wanted to, I couldn''t do that. I''m sorry!" I didn''t


    know what to do. It was so disheartening to reject rk like that. However, she knew Sheryl would get


    mad at her if she gave in and did as rk had asked.


    "Aunt I, I promise, I just want to see Dad. I won''t cause any trouble! I promise!" rk lifted his head


    and looked into I''s eyes, pleading. He looked upset, and tears were welling up in the corners of his


    eyes.


    I felt sorry for rk. She got on her knees and wiped the tears from his eyes. She asked softly, "You


    really miss you father that much?"


    "Yes!"


    rk nodded firmly. I felt as if she had no choice. She believed rk, and she knew he wouldn''t lie


    to her.


    This was actually the best time to do this since both Sheryl and Shirley were already sleeping. Sheryl


    wouldn''t find out as long as I brought rk back in time.


    As they drove on their way there, rk asked I, "Aunt I, what exactly happened between my


    parents? Can you tell me? They didn''t just fight, right?"


    rk could tell something was wrong. Sheryl had fought with Charles in the past. But this was the first


    time that rk had seen his mother this upset.


    "Nothing, really."


    "Auntie I, why can''t you just tell me? Is it because I''m just a child? I have the right to know what


    happened. They''re my parents. Please, tell me what''s going on, Auntie I. Please!" rk said firmly


    as he looked I in the eye.


    I knew rk wouldn''t stop until he had gotten the answer. He was clever and sensible like that. He


    really was quite mature for his age.


    I was disappointed with Charles. He kept letting Sheryl down again and again. She figured it


    wouldn''t hurt if she told rk the truth. This way, he knew what kind of person his father was, and he


    could protect Sheryl from Charles.


    However, rk would only get worried. Children shouldn''t be worrying about rtionships between


    adults.


    "Auntie I, why are you hesitating?" rk was acting beyond his age. I didn''t know what to do, so


    she gave in.


    "Fine, I''ll tell you. But you have to promise me that you won''t cry, and you won''t tell your mother!" I


    knew it was a risk to tell rk.


    "I won''t tell anyone else, Aunt I," rk promised I.


    "You''d better keep your word." It took I a while to gather her thoughts before speaking, "Actually,


    your Mom and Dad got a divorce."


    rk was dumbfounded upon hearing this. He didn''t know what to make of this.


    "rk, you''re not a child anymore. Sometimes, you need to understand that things like this happen. I''m


    sorry to be the one to tell you this, but what you can do is not worry about your Mom anymore, okay?


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    She''s already upset enough," I tried tofort rk.


    "I know."


    rk nodded at I as he remained unmoving in his seat, seemingly wrapped up in his own sadness.


    "Please, do not tell your mother that I told you about this, okay?" I was scared that Sheryl would get


    mad at her. But it was toote, and she had already told rk. There was no turning back, and Sheryl


    would have no choice but to ept it.


    "Okay, Aunt I, I will listen to you. But why? Why would they get a divorce?" rk just couldn''t seem


    to understand why.


    "Because your father loves someone else, that''s why he and your mother got a divorce." I didn''t


    want to defend Charles even if this was his son. If he really had been a good husband and a good


    father, he would never have cheated on Sheryl.


    "Aunt I, can you bring me to my father''spany? I want to see him!" rk anxiously asked as he


    grabbed her arms.


    "rk, why would you want to see him?"


    "I don''t believe Dad could do that to Mom. I want to ask him why," rk answered firmly. ''No, there has


    to be some mistake. I need to ask Dad directly and figure this out, '' rk thought to himself.


    I shook her head and sighed. This was the same reaction she had when she heard the news. She


    knew how hard it was to ept it, especially for rk, who was just a child. But they had to ept it


    as this was the truth.


    "What''s the point in asking him? You won''t be able to change anything." I was a little annoyed.


    "Then, Aunt I, can you bring me to the woman that my father loves? I want to tell her that my father


    still loves my mother, and he won''t leave my mother or our family," rk insisted.


    As much as I wanted to do that, she didn''t know where the woman lived, so she declined.


    "Then take me to my father''spany, please, Aunt I," rk pressed.


    After giving it some thought, I eventually gave in as this was her only option right now.


    While she knew that it waspletely inappropriate for her to get the kids involved, she just hoped that


    rk would be able to talk some sense into Charles.


    As she thought of this, she nodded at rk then drove to the Shining Company.


    However, when they arrived at the counter, the receptionist stopped them.


    "Okay, you can stop me, but don''t you know who this kid is? You''re really stopping him? Don''t you


    know who he is? Do you want to keep your job?" I snapped at the receptionist. I was already


    quite pissed. So when the receptionist blocked them, her temper only worsened.


    Besides, I never liked going here, so whenever she was at the Shining Company, she was often in a


    bad mood.


    The receptionist didn''t know what to do as she had never dealt with a guest like this before.


    "Charles is my father. I want to see my father," rk chimed in when things were getting intense.


    "You''re President Lu''s son? Wait a moment, please." The receptionist grew more anxious. She was


    new here. She had already blocked Sheryl thest time she visited here, and she didn''t want to make


    the same mistake.


    The receptionist called David immediately after she let I and rk in.


    David was in Charles'' office, watching Charles anxiously as he waited for further instruction.


    "I and rk are here?" Charles said nervously.


    "Yes, I think so," David said awkwardly. He didn''t know why I would bring rk here.


    "Tell them that I''m not here," Charles said to David. All he wanted to do now was escape. He didn''t


    want anyone, especially his son, to see how frustrated he was right now.


    "Yes, President Lu!" David then walked out of the office, not wasting any more time.


    It was the perfect timing. Just as David was about to step in the elevator, he bumped into I and


    rk, who was just stepping out.


    "David, where''s Charles?" To I, Charles was just the ex-husband of her best friend and not the


    powerful president of a powerfulpany, so she referred to him by his first name.


    "President Zhao, I''m surprised to see you here. And rk, you too. I''m sorry, but President Lu isn''t


    here," David said as he stepped in their way.


    "I''m afraid that we have to leave, rk," I said. She took his hand, ready to leave.


    "Uncle David, can you ask my father to call me when he gets back?" rk asked David. He was pretty


    adamant even for a kid.