Chapter 104 I Want To Prove It To Everyone! (Part One)
Ca watched Sean and sighed feeling dejected. Sean had snatched the phone from her and he had
never acted in such a way before. Ca didn''t know what to do.
She breathed in deeply to try and calm her nerves. Ca was at a loss on how to handle her ten-year-
old brother. Soon he would be entering the teenage years which would be even harder because he was
already starting to defy her. Even though she had practically raised him by herself. He was as stubborn
as a mule.
Ca wondered who Sean had taken after to be so mulish. Because, neither her mom nor dad were
ever like that.
Ca could feel her heart beating fast in her chest when she saw Sean dialing the numbers. She felt
nervous and her palms were sweating. She could recite Terence''s number even in a dream, but she
didn''t know that Sean could as well. Ca didn''t know that Terence and Sean were that close.
''My gosh, what a terrible sister I have been, '' thought Ca. At that moment she had realized that
Terence had also won over her only family member. And that Sean must be suffering the severance
from Terence just as much as she was.
Ca''s heart sank. She had always put Sean first. Whenever there was a choice between her wishes
and Sean''s, she would always choose what would be in the best interest for him. Sean was still a little
boy. He didn''t have two loving parents to look after him. She had to try and fill that gap and be a mother
and a father to him. He had no one else in his life except for her.
But when Terence came into their lives, he had been a positive role model for Sean. Filling the father-
like figure that was void in his life of which Ca couldn''t. He had obviously be very attached to
Terence and that was why he liked him so much.
It was inevitable that Sean would be close to Terence.
The phone didn''t ring long, but to Ca, it felt like every second it had rung was equivalent to an hour.
A few secondster, Terence picked up.
Sean had already put the speaker on before he dialed. So every sticky beak in the bus could hear the
conversation. They had all be even more curious than the first time when they had called Rhys by
mistake.
Once again, they leaned forward in their seats, eager to hang on every word said. It was abination
of human weakness and the need to fish out more gossip where ever possible. So they could have
something to spread around and talk aboutter.
What was also surprising, was that the two school teachers who had, up until now, been acting as
neutral peacekeepers. But they too seemed to be just as keen to join in on the fun and contribute to
Ca''s difort. Everyone held their breath once again in total silence and listened carefully.
"Hello—"
Terence''s husky voice could be heard. It sounded like he was woken from a deep sleep.
Ca did a mental calction. Since Terence was somewhere abroad it must be around four or five in
the morning where he was.
Sean felt jittery all of a sudden at hearing his voice. He sat up straight and his voice went high pitched
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prating everyone''s ears, "Terence!"
It was indeed Terence. Sean was so excited that he felt like screaming for joy.
But strangely enough, he also felt great relief. These past few days had been a nightmare for him. He
was forbidden to contact Terence in any way, no calls and no video chats. The two were literally
separated from each other by Ca. Hearing Terence''s voice after such a long time was like a breath of
fresh air for Sean.
"Hey— Is that Sean?" asked Terence on the other end of the line.
Terence was still in a sleepy daze, and he felt surprised as to why Sean would be calling him. A few
things had shed through his mind of which made him suddenly be more alert and awake. It was
an unknown number, the kind that he wouldn''t normally answer. At first, he wasn''t going to pick up but
when he saw that the call was from BH City, he changed his mind and answered anyway.
His initial thought was that it might be from Sean so he didn''t hesitate to pick up. ''It is Sean then. What
has happened? Why is he calling me out of the blue, all of a sudden? Thank God, I answered it, ''
thought Terence.
"Terence, it''s really you! I''m so happy to hear your voice. Are you in JA City now? Ca and I will be
there soon. Can youe and pick me up? Terence, I have missed you so, so, so, much! I really,
really do. Do you know how much I have missed you?
I miss you more than I can bear. Will youe?"
Sean''s voice had not broken yet, so the tone of his voice was still childlike and adorable. The people''s
hearts in the bus melted when they listened to him speak to Terence.
"Sean. Listen to me, why are you and your sister going to JA City now?" asked Terence hurriedly
because he was surprised by the whole call. Terence sounded different, his voice was deeper, raspier
and sexier. Before Sean could answer, Terence continued, "Sean, good boy. Listen to me. I''m at a
ce called Dubai at the moment. Dubai is on another continent so I won''t be back for a while. Do you
understand? Maybe, maybe when I get back— How long will you stay in JA City? How about when I
get back, Ie to see you?"
What Terence said sounded like a promise to Sean. It was precisely what Sean wanted right now.
Because it meant what he said was true. Sean was overwhelmed with emotions, he felt like crying.
Partly from the joy of proving his point to the people on the bus and partly because he was chatting
with Terence once again. It reminded him of how much he truly missed him. The people on the bus,
gaped at each other in surprise.
Sean wept with joy, "Promise? Terence, you''re the best! We''ll be in JA City for a whole month! You
have toe back before I go, please! I''ll be waiting for you. We can go to the amusement park
together. Promise me, Terence." Sean knew that Terence would say yes to anything he asked, so he
asked for a lot. Because he wanted the others to hear how close they were.
He wanted to show them how Terence An, spoiled his brother-inw, Sean Ji.
Then they would have to admit that he wasn''t a liar.
Because he didn''t lie about knowing him.
''Sean must love, respect and feel proud of Terence, '' thought Ca painfully.
Terence didn''t let Sean down. Heughed on the other end of the line. He had to admit that it felt good
to be needed by this little boy.
"Of course, I promise! How could I say no to my little Sean? I''m going to take you to the best
amusement park and I''m going to take you to anywhere else you want. How about this? When you
settle in, you can write down all the ces that you wish to go to and then we can go to them together
and cross them off your list one by one. Won''t that be great?"
Hearing what Terence had said, tears ran down Sean''s little cheeks like a river. He felt like a lost child
that had finally been reunited with his parent. Terence''s words encouraged Sean and he wiped his
tears away and raised his head proudly.
"Terence, can I ask you one more thing? I want to tell my friends that you are my brother-inw. Can I
tell them that?"
Ca froze as she felt like she had just been hit by a bus at full speed. ''Oh— Please no! Please no!
Please no! Where did thate from?'' Ca screamed in her head. She sat up like a deer caught in
the headlights. Everyone around her felt the same. They stared wide-eyed at Ca in shock. She was
so embarrassed she wanted to die. Terence would think that she had manipted Sean to get back at
him. What would everyone else say if Terence said no?
Ca couldn''t stand it anymore. She burst out and yelled at Sean, "Sean, stop it! What are you doing?"
Ca quickly sprang up out of her seat and rushed over to Sean, trying to snatch the cell phone back
from him. "Damn it, Sean Ji! Give it to me! Give me the phone! You little monster! Hand it over or I will
kill you!"