Chapter 506 Not Yet Time


    Le''s initial n was to bring the boy to see the Lu family a year after Autumn''s disappearance. But


    she had two fears. One was that Charles might suspect the child''s identity. And the other was that


    Autumn might suddenly appear. So she kept putting off her n.


    Then recently, she learned Charles was a frequent guest at one bar. She decided to work there. After


    more than a month of waiting, she finally came face-to-face with him.


    She was d that all her efforts were not in vain.


    Charles scowled at Le on hearing her words, as he said,"Autumn must be living somewhere else


    already. Maybe she has a problem with me, and that''s why she hasn''te back to me."


    Le raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. "Come on, Mr. Lu. Stop deceiving yourself," she said. "It''s been


    too many years since she left. Shouldn''t you set her free? Look at me."


    She checked to see if he was paying attention. "Many years ago, you meant everything to me. And I


    thought you would ept me if I took care of you and stayed loyal to you. I was even dreaming that


    you would divorce Autumn for me. And if that had been the case, I was determined to go see Autumn


    to apologize."


    She gave a self-mocking smile and confessed,"But when you fired me, I realized I was coveting


    someone who never belonged to me. Autumn was the only one you loved. It took me three years to let


    you go and move on. So I know you can do it, too."


    Charles gave her a bitter smile. "I''m sorry," he said earnestly. He sighed while thinking, ''To keep


    Autumn from bing paranoid, I was cruel to Le. Now she''s so thin that I can barely recognize


    her.''


    This time, Le gave him a real smile. "I''m telling you these things not because I want an apology. But I


    do hope you can forget Autumn, and go on with your life. She''s gone now, and you can''t bring her


    back. It''s best to let her go and move on," she advised.


    Charles gave her a wry smile. "I know I should let go of Autumn and move on with my life. I''ve tried but


    I just can''t," he sighed.


    Suddenly, he stood up and said,"Let''s go!"


    "Go where?" Le asked. Hismand stunned her.


    "I had drinks, so I can''t drive. Besides, your manager said that you had a son and he was sick. Is he in


    the hospital?" Charles spoke without looking at Le.


    "No, he isn''t in the hospital," she quickly replied. "He just has a cold and is resting at home."


    Her expression became tender and affectionate when Le spoke of the boy. Her initial n was to use


    the child to get Charles to marry her. But over time, she developed a real fondness for the boy and


    began to treat him like her own as he grew up. She found herself vowing to do anything to provide him


    with the best life.


    Maybe he looked like Charles, and this made Le ept and regard him as her own. But the boy was


    aloof and indifferent to her.


    Despite hisck of interest in Le, she continued to love him and hoped his attitude towards her would


    eventually change.


    "I''lle with you and visit him," Charles suddenly offered. "I didn''t expect you to get married after your


    disappearance. And who is the boy''s father?" he asked.


    Charles didn''t hear everything Le''s manager said since the bar was too noisy.


    She looked at him before replying,"I''m… I''m not married."


    "You mean you''re single and unmarried?" Charles was incredulous. It was thest thing he expected to


    hear. Charles could not help but marvel at Le for being a strong woman.


    He insisted,"I''ll take you home." Le smiled gratefully but politely refused his offer. She said it would


    not be appropriate given his condition. She was thinking, ''It''s not yet time for him to meet the child.''


    Charles did not insist, noting the firmness in Le''s tone. They hailed a cab and arrived at the Lu family


    house. Le assisted Charles out of the vehicle. He was drunk. She hurriedly left to escape but


    stopped when Charles called out.


    "Le!" he called her name aloud. "Can you give me your phone number?" He paused. "Maybe we can


    have a drink another time," he offered.


    She turned to see if he was serious. "Okay." Her lips formed into a sly smile.


    After exchanging numbers, Le called a taxi while Charles walked into the house slowly. As he


    entered the living room, he found Chris asleep on the couch. His brows were knitted. Even drunk, he


    looked at her with concern. Before he couldy a nket to cover her, Chris'' eyelids fluttered open.


    "You''re back," she said, her voice still sounding sleepy. She rubbed her eyes, and then stared at her


    brother.


    "Yeah, I''m back," he said while nodding. Frowning, he said,"It''ste. Why aren''t you resting in your


    room?"


    "I was waiting for you," Chris answered, smiling. She looked up at her brother and asked,"Do you have


    time tomorrow, Charles?" Charles raised his brows in question. "I was hoping you could apany me


    to mother-and-baby stores," his sister continued.


    Her words transported Charles to another time. ''Autumn always asked me to apany her when she


    wanted to shop in those stores, '' he thought.


    Chris tugged her brother''s arm. "Did you listen to what I said?"


    Her voice snapped Charles back to the present. He replied,"Uhm, okay."


    In the years since Autumn disappeared, he had been avoiding mother-and-baby stores. But since Sam


    wasn''t around, he had to keep Chrispany. Recalling Le''s words earlier, he now wondered if he


    should finally learn to ept Autumn''s death.


    The following morning, Chris was excited as she woke her brother, and urged him to get ready for their


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    outing. They entered a shop, and Chris ended up buying so many items. Charles soon ran out of


    patience and was itching to leave.


    He eventually realized what Chris was doing. ''Her intention was to take me somewhere for a rxing


    time, '' he thought.


    But he was quickly running out of patience and finally told his sister. "Are you done here? I still have


    things to do at the office, so I need to leave," Charles said with a hint of annoyance.


    Chris panicked as she saw her brother attempting to leave. She quickly grabbed his hand and


    appealed,"Wait, Charles. Look, there''s a toy shop, and I want to have a look there." She was gesturing


    to the opposite shop. "Please stay a while longer. Are you going to let me go around carrying all this


    stuff with my bulging belly?" she implored.


    Her brother grumbled,"Don''t you think it''s too early to buy toys for your unborn baby?"


    "It''s never too early," she replied with a grin. "I need to get everything ready for


    my baby." She shifted to negotiating mode. "We can go home after taking a look there, okay?"


    With great reluctance, Charles finally gave in.


    Chris cheerfully went through the racks of baby essories. "How about this, Charles?" she asked. "I


    have a feeling this is going to be a baby girl. When I give birth, I''ll dress her up so she''ll look like a


    pretty princess," she told her brother, her eyes full of expectation and joy.


    Charles held out a princess dress with a pink cor bow andmented,"I think this is lovely." Deep


    inside he was thinking bitterly, ''I was looking forward to the arrival of our twins and wondered about


    their gender. Now, I will never have the chance to meet my children.''


    Chris stared at Charles with wide eyes. She never expected her brother to choose the color pink for an


    infant.