Chapter 20 Dad Is Back
Chapter 20 Dad Is Back
It was seven in the evening in Pasnd City where the rain relented. At the gate of a hotel in the
city center, Emily was still waiting there, somewhat tired. It was already dark outside. No matter how
many times Jayna had tried to persuade her to go back, she just insisted on waiting there, staring at
the rain in the darkness in a daze and expecting her father to show up any moment...
"Emily, it''s already seven. Let''s go eat something..." Jayna sighed deeply in her mind. She knew
how much Emily had been looking forward to seeing her father and felt extremely sorry for her at
the thought of the eagerness in Emily''s eyes.
Since Emily turned three, she had been more and more thoughtful. Sometimes when she stayed in
the restaurant Jayna worked in and saw other kids who had their father''spany, she just
watched them silently with envy and eagerness. But it was sweet of her never toin to Jayna
about it since Jayna had told her that her father was working very hard in a faraway ce and
needed to be left in peace.
"Mom, you go first. I''ll wait longer. I feel like my dad ising back, so I''m waiting to have dinner
with him..." Emily shook her head, turned to smile at Jayna, and then stared at the outside again.
"Emily, don''t you remember that uncle has told you that your father isn''ting back today? He
can''t make it here before the day after tomorrow at the earliest. Just go eat something with me,
okay?" Jayna continued to persuade Emily.
Emily shook her head again and said stubbornly, "No way. I''ve got a feeling that my dad will be back
today. I''m sure about it. I''ll wait for him to be back and eat cooked noodles with him. That''s my
favorite food. If he''s back tonight, I''ll give him the poached egg in my noodles. As long as he''s full,
he won''t leave us anymore. Am I right, mom?"
Jayna''s body quivered as her eyes turned red. She bit her lips, trembling, and hurriedly turned
around to avoid Emily seeing her shed tears.
She said to herself, ''Iwan, have you heard that? Your daughter''s dearest wish is to have your
company. She''s such a thoughtful girl who has been hiding her longing for you from me until you
showed upst night. So pleasee back safe and sound!''
Now Jayna was already at a loss what to do with Emily since whatever she said didn''t work. Emily
had made up her mind to wait at the gate lest Iwan couldn''t find her when he was back. At this
moment, Emily had been overwhelmed by her insistence on waiting for Iwan to be back.
But Jayna was afraid that Emily would catch a cold given her poor condition and the heavy rain
outside if she went on like this in little clothing. What was worse was that it would take a kid at her
age many days to recover from the cold.
Despite her reluctance, Jayna still tried to pretend to lose her temper with Emily. "Emily, haven''t I
made it clear enough? Just as I''ve told you, your dad won''t be back today! What''s the point of
waiting outside any longer? Why do have to try to make yourself sick? Are you going back or not?"
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Emily quivered and looked up at her mother in anger surprisedly, with fear in her eyes and tears
rolling down her face. But still, she shook her head stubbornly, saying in a choked voice, "My dad
will be back. He will..."
Jayna also shed tears, trembling. But what she didn''t know was that there seemed to be some bond
between people somehow. Emily had gotten the right feeling since John''s waging the war against
Iwan at noon ahead of schedule led to Iwan''s early arrival. This might be the result of some magical
and indescribable bond. Somehow, Emily was very certain of the feeling that Iwan would be back
today. Perhaps it was just a matter of blood rtion.
But Jayna didn''t get the same feeling as Emily and couldn''t see the point of her stubborn resistance
to go at the moment. So she tried to fight down her guilt, grabbed Emily by the arm, and pulled her
into the hotel.
"Mom, let go of me. I need to stay here to wait for my dad. He''s bound to be back today. Mom,
please, let me stay here, okay? Please, I''ll wait here for him..." Emily still tried to struggle free as
she was dragged inside by Jayna.
"I''ve told you! Your dad won''t be back! He won''t!" Jayna was indeed angry and couldn''t help but
snarl at Emily.
Emily was instantly startled and failed to gulp back her tears. She burst into crying out of fear and
worry over Jayna''s anger. So she said to Jayna while crying, "I''m sorry, mom. But please don''t snarl
at me. I''m so scared..." She shed tears, trembling.
For a moment, Jayna was stunned by the scene and regretted what she had done. Then she
suddenly squatted down, held Emily in her arms, and burst into tears.
"I''m sorry, Emily. It''s my fault for shouting at you. I shouldn''t have done so. I''m so sorry, Emily..."
Jayna cried as she apologized to Emily.
Muchter on, Jayna calmed down, let go of Emily, and looked at her, saying, "Emily, your dad won''t
be back today. So you need to be good and go eat something and then have a rest. Let''s wait for
your dad tomorrow, okay?"
Emily lowered her head, fiddling with the skirts of her faded dress. She was too young to know how
to make her instinct clear to Jayna. But she knew Jayna was mad and sad, so she had to listen to
her.
But just as she was about to look up and promised to go back with Jayna, Iwan''s figure emerged in
the rain outside and he was striding over.
Upon seeing him out of the corner of her eye, Emily immediately struggled free out of Jayna''s arms
excitedly and ran toward Iwaning the other way. She shouted happily while running, "Dad,
dad..."
"Emily, you... What? How can it be possible?" Jayna was about to stop Emily as she ran outside.
Suddenly, she heard Emily''s excited voice.
Then she saw Iwan striding over followed by Emily''s throwing herself into his arms in extreme
shock...
It was Iwan and he finally came back! She found it so impossible and even suspected her eyes
deceived her.