Chapter 554 I Won''t Forgive You


    Topletely cover his face, John decided to wear a mask that hid half of his face and a pair of


    dark sunsses that didn''t reveal his eyes. In addition, although the clothes he picked looked


    decent, his outfit were obviously cheap aspared to ones he owned and usually wore.


    He really made an effort to be inconspicuous, as if he didn''t want anyone to notice and know about


    his return.


    On the other hand, when James mentioned about picking up a friend from business, he was just


    saying that as a pretext. Actually, he was here to pick up John, whose whereabouts had been


    unknown for a year.


    He recognized John despite his facepletely masked, and he would never mistake him for


    someone else.


    The only person he knew to have such straight long legs was his uncle. Moreover, he also knew


    only one person to be able to make any clothes, even the cheap and unbranded clothes, look really


    expensive and luxurious, and that one person he knew was also his uncle. If there was a person he


    knew that looked like an emperor despite how he dressed, it was his uncle.


    Only John''s presence could James'' heart beat rapidly and his legs tremble.


    As John walked over, James could not help but feel emotional inside. His eyes became redder, and


    with a sniff, he took a deep breath in attempt to regain hisposure and raised his head to look at


    his uncle once more.


    ''Damn! I am already the CEO of J Entertainment Company, so how can I cry in public?


    If I''m photographed crying in public and with my red face all over the media, how will I be able to


    hold my head up in confidence in front of my employees in the future? Where is my dignity? I need


    to keep myself up or else I have to face the consequences!


    Therefore, I must not cry!''


    James thought, trying to stop himself from shedding tears. Besides, he was an adult man, and an


    adult man must not be a crybaby.


    While James finally got around to raise his head without tears flowing down his cheeks, John had


    already reached his side.


    "What are you doing? What are you standing in a daze for?" John asked without stopping in front of


    him and walked past him.


    Hearing John''s voice was a trigger for James. Both his resolution and dignity immediately went


    down the drain, and the tears he forced not to be released suddenly betrayed him as they rolled


    down his red cheeks, flowing uncontrobly.


    "Ugh! This is really shameful!" James cursed under his breath.


    He then followed John and got into the car. He noticed that John had already taken his mask and


    sunsses off.


    Seeing John''s face after a year made James feel awestruck.


    He expected this of his uncle, but he was still surprised. It had been a year already since theyst


    met, but time seemed to have not passed or even left a trace on him at all. As a matter of fact, he


    looked even more handsome and younger than he didst year as if age was just a social


    construct.


    "Behave or leave." Even though John wasn''t looking at him, James could tell how stern his look was


    and even noticed the deep frown on his eyebrows.


    Despite the warning, James still felt exhrated being with his uncle.


    He was missing this feeling so much that he pounced on John and hugged him tightly, finally letting


    go of the rest of his tears without shame.


    "Wah! Uncle John! I miss you so much! Why haven''t you contacted us? I really, really miss you! You


    haven''t aged at all!"


    James pounced on him like a mad bull. John felt lucky that he was alreadyfortably seated.


    Otherwise, James would''ve knocked him off the car.


    ''When did he be so strong?'' John thought.


    Based on how his body had improved and had be much sturdier and firmer, John concluded


    that James that most likely exercised more often than before.


    He was pleased that James had at least finally gotten on the right track and was no longer as


    cynical as before.


    This thought made John happy. Then again, there was an adult man hugging him tight and crying


    like a baby on his shoulder, which made him slightly ufortable. With this, he gave out a sigh


    and patted his nephew''s back. "All right, all right. That''s enough. I''m back now, okay? So, let me go


    now."


    "No! You might leave again and nevere back!" Instead of letting him go, James held John even


    tighter. At this moment, he looked like a spoiled child.


    With full of resent, he asked, "Uncle John, you have gone too far this time! How could you lie to us?


    You better believe me that we searched for you through all the rivers in the city. It came to a point


    where I almost asked people to drain every fucking river in the city!"


    "Hey! Mind your tongue!" John reprimanded. James was starting to get more and more impolite to


    the point that he seemed to even forget that John was still his elder.


    "I''m sorry, Uncle! I just got so carried away. Henry said that you might have escaped from the


    wedding, and that it was all a trick. Grandpa stopped me from looking for you and asked Richard


    and his men to keep looking for you."


    At this point, James was hugging him so tight that John felt like he was strangling him. He was


    about toin how he could not breathe anymore, but the moment he heard of James'' cries and


    comints, his gaze began to soften, and a smile made its way on his face.


    Sighing, he felt deeply gratified. All those years of efforts in raising and taking care of James had


    not been in vain. James still had the conscience and concern for him.


    "Wow, I''m surprised that you started to care about me. It seems that your wife has taught and tamed


    you well. Anyway, let go of me now. I can''t breathe anymore," John said and patted James'' arm.


    Finally, James loosened his hug and sat back in his seat as he began to wipe his tears off. "That''s


    bullshit! I have always been concerned about you."


    John let out a weak smile and said earnestly, "I''m sorry for making you worry."


    For some reason, this unexpected apology made James feel even more aggrieved. He let out a


    snort and buckled his seat belt before retorting, "I see that you have learned to apologize now. It


    seems that your wife has educated you well, too."


    Seeing that they had been properly seated with their seat belts fastened, Richard finally started the


    car.


    "Who gave you the guts to talk about Nina like that?" John asked James in a warning tone.


    "Intimidate me all you want, but I am no longer afraid of you. As a matter of fact, I am now the CEO


    of the J Entertainment Company, so I am rich now. Although I am not as wealthy as you are, I have


    enough so that I no longer have to rely on your monthly allowances to fend off for my living


    expenses." Even though James'' tone sounded firm, his eyes were still watering and red.


    After hearing what he said, John felt sad. It was as if his child had grown up fast and abandoned


    him, since he was now an old geezer that his child could not rely upon anymore.


    Before, he hoped that James could be independent, but now that James would not ask him for


    money any longer, he unexpectedly felt lost, as if his purpose was done in this world.


    Trying hard to hide this emotion in his gaze, John once more wore his sunsses.


    "Are you putting on your sunsses so that you can pretend you are blind? Why don''t you cover


    your ears? This way, you won''t hear me either." James sneered with his chin up.


    John sighed under his breath and said helplessly, "You know, I have just praised you, but now


    you''re already embarrassing yourself. Have you ever seen anyone go blind because they are


    wearing sunsses?"


    He wore this pair of sunsses, so that he would not lose his face in front of James.


    "Stop quibbling!" James raised his voice.


    John was stunned and speechless. He did not expect that there woulde a day where James


    would shout at him.


    In fact, even Richard was shocked at James. He was so startled that he almost lost control of the


    steering wheel. Like John, he was stunned that James dared to shout at John.


    James knew what he had done, but he didn''t think more about it as tears started to keep welling up


    in his eyes again. He forced himself to hold these tears back and tried not to let them fall. In a softer


    tone, he grumbled, "I won''t forgive you regardless of how or how much you apologize. I had spent


    many, many nights crying for you! My wife was so worried about me that she didn''t dare sleep


    before me, and always hugged me tight tofort me during those nights. Because of how much


    pain you caused me, I won''t forgive you!"


    John took a deep breath as the corners of his lips twitched, but he didn''t say anything back.


    James added, "Not only for this matter but for the other things as well! You hear me?"


    "What other things?" John asked in bewilderment.


    James held his chin up and looked away in anger. "Stop ying dumb. You all treated me as a fool


    and didn''t tell me anything. Our whole family knew except me, and none of you even bothered to tell


    me! Hell if I knew, you all purposely kept me from the dark!"


    John frowned and finally understood what James was talking about. The deep gaze he had behind


    the sunsses was immediately fixated on James.


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    He was about to open his mouth, but before he could say anything, James interrupted him, "No!


    Your apology is useless now! I won''t ept it!"


    John''s mouth closed, and the corners of his lips twitched once again. Despite what James had said,


    John had no intention of saying sorry.


    Except for his little girl, whom he didn''t mind apologizing over and over as necessary, it was already


    a great honor for others to hear the word "sorry"e from his mouth once.


    ''This brat is pushing his luck!''


    John gnashed his teeth but still tried to rein and tame his temper. In the end, he didn''t say anything,


    afraid that he might lose his temperpletely once he opened his mouth.


    Meanwhile, Richard could not help but sneak a few nces that them through the rearview mirror.


    He was shocked about James'' shout a while ago, and he was even more surprised now that after


    disappearing for a year, John would let James me him like this.


    When John decided to stay silent, James said furiously, "I won''t let Vivian go. She used so many


    dirty tricks to hurt Grandpa, and she even schemed so that you would divorce Aunt Nina and marry


    her instead. Although she’s now returned to the Ye family and gotten herself a backer, I’ll definitely


    seize every opportunity I get to kill her!"


    John narrowed his eyes after hearing some new and interesting information from James'' remorse.


    "What backer?" As a matter of fact, John wasn''t surprised that Vivian returned to her family. After


    all, Howard would never let his daughter fend for herself.


    Moreover, John had been missing for the past year. Therefore, it was easy for Howard to do


    anything he wanted while John was gone.


    What caught his attention then was this so-called backer that James mentioned.


    James frowned and pursed his lips. "Well, I don''t know the details..."


    Richard cut in, "Excuse me, Mr. Shi, but if you don''t mind, that matter is the reason that Henry


    asked you toe back. For the past year, a new force has been rising in Lexingport City. Along


    with that force, the Ye family has doubtfully acquired a lot more businesses, which are now ran by


    Vivian herself. As for the specifics, Henry is the only one who can exin everything to you."


    John''s expression turned solemn in an instant.