Chapter 426 - One Last Time (1/2)

At that, Xing Han nodded, bobbing his head up and down.

”It's funny,” he said as he looked at the people around them, ”Everyone wants and desires financial freedom. Yet, they do not realise the sort of burden we are under to obtain and maintain that.”

”You don't get one thing for nothing,” Kyle agreed, ”So that's why I want to give my children the best of both worlds. There is the danger that they'll get spoilt, or be taken advantage of though. I just hope the MIB is enough to protect them.”

Although that is Kyle's hope, he knew that anything could happen. You can have the best of intentions, the most meticulous of plans but it can unravel all so easily.

Just take that darn Randall for example.

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That night, Kyle started dressing up to go out.

This time, Kyle was sharing a room with Xing Han while Kay and Sam had their own rooms. It wasn't fair to have Sam deal with Xing Han and his antics at night all the time, after all.

”Where are you going?” Xing Han asked as he watched Kyle put on dark track pants and sweatshirt with a hood, ”You look like you're going to steal something.”

Kyle looked at himself, dressed all in black and he was going out at night. He shrugged.

”More or less,” he answered, ”Not to steal anything but I just don't want to be noticeable.”

”You're not going to look for your kids again, are you?” Xing Han said, getting up and staring at him.

Kyle turned his head to the side.

Xing Han stomped over, grabbed Kyle's head and forced him to look at him, ”Kyle.”

”One last time,” Kyle said in a whisper, his eyes pleading, ”I won't be coming back to Country M for quite a while after this.”

Xing Han's heart wrenched at the pain and longing that was so evident in Kyle's eyes.

”Kyle, you have to be strong,” Xing Han said, trying to persuade him, ”If seeing them just for a brief moment earlier was enough to break you down, what more if you go and watch them at home?”

Kyle closed his eyes, ”I need to do this, Xing Han. Please.”

Xing Han bit his inner cheeks, sighed, then squished Kyle's cheeks even more before finally saying, ”Fine. Be strong. Come back soon.”

Kyle shook his head, and said through his fish lips, ”I won't be back tonight. I'll need some time alone to just gather my thoughts after that. Don't worry, I'll be okay. I'll update Kay.”

Xing Han frowned and squished Kyle's cheeks one last time before letting go.

”Will you be okay alone tonight?” Kyle asked worriedly as he headed towards their bedroom door.

”Yeah, go on,” Xing Han said, ”I've gotten used to the room already.”

Xing Han waved him away and sadly watched Kyle go out.

Kyle headed towards the exit and then turned to look at Kay's room door.

[Kay, will be back tomorrow. I don't know what time. It could even be in the afternoon. Just block out till then, okay?]

Kay, who was in her room and on the bed at that time, gripped the bedsheets with her fingers. She didn't like it that he wanted her to block him out. She had hoped she would be able to project happy feelings to Kyle so that he could cope better.