Chapter 744 Forget About The Past


    "Really? Pinky promise." Jerry''s eyes lit up as he wrapped his arms around Calvin''s neck and kissed


    him on the face. Then, he patted his shoulder and said righteously, "Worry not, Dad. I''ll take care of you


    when you''re old."


    Jerry''s words amused Calvin, with tears moistening his eyes.


    Holding Jerry in his arms, Calvin leaned against the headboard of the bed. Then, he said seriously,


    "Jerry, since I promised you, then you have to promise me one thing as well. You have to make a pinky


    promise, alright?"


    "Oh, what is it?" Jerry tilted his head.


    "Here''s the thing, Jerry. You are turning four this year. Your mother has left us and will not be able to


    take care of you. As for me, I will be heading over to Capital City to work in a few days. Your


    grandparents are old now, and they don''t have the energy to take care of you. ording to my


    observations, you haven''t been behaving welltely, and it''s not a good thing. In fact, this is very


    serious. That''s why I''m nning to send you over to Ennd to study. I''m going to enrol you in the


    Royal National Academy, what do you think?" Calvin had never been so patient in exining anything


    to Jerry, and at the same time also seeking his opinions.


    Jerry''s life was in a state of chaos, now that he had lost his mother. What he was doing right then could


    only be described as a little rogue, and no one could control him.


    Paige doted on him very much because he had lost his mother and suffered a lot at a young age. All


    the servants did not dare to offend him. Right then, he was just a little bully. Calvin was really worried


    that he would be corrupted by bad influence.


    "Dad, do you intend to find a bad woman like Liya to be my stepmother once you send me away to


    Ennd?" Jerry was not stupid. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately asked Calvin.


    In the past few days, he had been hearing the servants talk about how young and powerful his father


    was. Not only that, he had a long line of pursuers.


    As far as Jerry was concerned, this was an abysmal rumor. He just could not ept it.


    This was the reason he had snuck into Calvin''s bedroom to remind him. Otherwise, he would not have


    to worry about this.


    The corners of Calvin''s mouth curled up slightly as he looked at his son affectionately.


    He reaffirmed in a serious tone again, "Silly boy, I promised you that your mother will be my only wife in


    this life. I even swore in front of Madam Lilian that day. You still don''t believe me?"


    "Well." Jerry lowered his head and thought for a long time before raising his head.


    "Alright, as long as you don''t find me a stepmother, then I''ll promise you to study hard. Once I have the


    ability to take care of you in the future, I will do so in return," Jerry said seriously as he agreed to


    Calvin''s request.


    "Alright then, let''s a pinky promise," Calvin immediately said when Jerry saw eye to eye with him. He


    was afraid that Jerry would go back on his word.


    "Alright. Cross my heart and pinky promise." Jerry and Calvin cheerfully promised each other.


    That was the first time Calvin had a smile in such a long time, a smile that came from the bottom of his


    heart.


    "Calvin," Paige called out. She heard Jerry''s and Calvin''sugh as soon as she arrived at the bedroom


    door. She had a loving smile on her face as she walked in. She said to Jerry, softly, "Jerry,e here.


    Let''s head to bed."


    Jerry could not be any happier after Calvin made a promise to him. He immediately reached out for


    Paige''s hand and obediently followed her out.


    Paige turned around and said as she led Jerry to the door, "Calvin, wait for me at the study. I have


    something to discuss with you."


    Calvin had long expected Paige to look for him. His expression was very calm.


    He had known that Paige had something to discuss with him, but every time he woulde up with


    some excuse to dodge the bullet. It seemed that he had to grab it by the horns then.


    Well, there were some things that could not be avoided. It was better to make it clear.


    Calvin, dressed in his nightgown, was standing in the study. The heater had been turned on, and the


    room was brimming with warmth. Autumn hade Tristany that year, so the weather was much


    colder than in the past years.


    "Mom, please take a seat," Calvin said indifferently as he held a shell in his hand and gently caressed


    it. He could hear someone entering the study and immediately knew the person was Paige.


    "Calvin." Paige sat down on the couch in the study and greeted him. For a moment, she felt sad and


    lowered her head.


    Calvin fumbled to sit opposite her.


    "Mom, what can I do for you?" After he sat down, he did not hear Paige speak for a long time, so he


    asked gently.


    Paige sighed. "Calvin, it''s been a year since Belle left us, hasn''t it?"


    She sounded as if she was asking Calvin, but in fact, it seemed like she was talking to herself.


    Calvin''s expression darkened. The pain in his eyes was evident.


    "Yes, Mom," he answered in a low voice.


    "Calvin, Belle was a good woman, a woman who had suffered a lot. I regret that I did not give her as


    much love as I should have, and made her suffer when she married you." Paige lowered her head and


    wiped her tears. She felt very distressed.


    With trembling hands, Calvin fished out a cigarette from his chest pocket. He lit it up and took a puff.


    "Calvin, you should not smoke. It''s not good for your health. You are my only son. All I want is for you to


    be healthy," Paige begged in a low voice. She coughed lightly when she smelled the cigarette smoke.


    Calvin fell silent. He stood up and walked over, feeling for the curtains and parting them. He took a few


    more puffs before he stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtRhys.


    "Mom, I owe her too much. It''s impossible for me to repay her. I am a man who could not protect his


    wife." He finally calmed down and leaned against the desk. He looked out of the window and into the


    darkness. His low and hoarse voice was filled with remorse.


    "No, Calvin." Paige''s voice trembled, with her eyes full of tears. "You cannot take all the me. That


    woman had been nning it for so long, so how could it''ve been avoided? Since ancient times, how


    often this scene has yed out. To achieve glory, there will be risks. The only constant in life is


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    change."


    Paige was afraid that Calvin would be like this. The more guilt he felt in his heart, the more difficult it


    was for him to ovee it. This was not what she wanted to see.


    "But why did it have to happen to her? It''s unfair. It''s so unfair," Calvin growled in a low voice.


    Paige lowered her head and was speechless. After a long time, she spoke.


    "Calvin, may the deceased rest in peace while the living must move on with their lives. Son, listen to


    me. You have to pull yourself together. You have to honor the past and wee the future. You have to


    start over a new life."


    "No." Calvin turned his head. His eyes were empty. There was a glimmer of light on his face. He said


    firmly, "Mom, Belle is not dead. Up until now, I still refuse to believe that she''s dead. She must be alive


    somewhere. She must be waiting for me to pick her up."


    His tone was underscored with conviction, his face full of determination as he said, "I will find her


    sooner orter."


    Paige was stunned for a moment. Tears started rolling down her cheeks.


    She, too, could not believe that Belle was dead when she had heard the news. However, the facts were


    in front of her. How could her son have said these words?


    But the chances of a pregnant woman surviving a fall from a cliff into a river with strong currents was a


    glimmer at most.


    "Calvin, please wake up! Stop being stubborn! I believe that Belle does not want to see you in such


    pain and sorrow, a good man who lives in the darkness every day and can''t walk out of the shadow of


    the past. This is not a good thing, and what''s more, you are still so young." Paige''s heart ached.


    "Calvin, please go to the USA and seek treatment for your eyes tomorrow. I beg you. If you turn


    Paige pleaded with him. She nTristany had to resort to dropping onto her knees to beg him.


    She felt as though blood was slowly dripping from her heart when she saw how her son had wallowed


    in torturous remorse in the past year.


    For the past year, he would bury himself in work and refuse to talk to anyone. When he returned home,


    he would give his attention to Jerry. Even if she wanted to say some words offort to him, she


    somehow found it hard to approach him.


    Obviously, Calvin had shed quite the pounds over the past year. He also had asional mood swings.


    As his mother, she could neither persuade nor could she figure him out at all.


    Calvin was still rtively young, only in his Tristany thirties. He could not continue living on like this,


    could he?


    He had to start a new Chapter in his life. Arduous as it might be, it was a hurdle he had to ovee.