Chapter 693 - Adopt? (1/2)
”Junior,” Kyle continued patiently, still not letting go while the shivering boy was hollering, ”Adults can make mistakes, too. Even your mother. She is only human.”
”No, no, no, no,” Junior continued wailing.
Kyle stopped hugging him and looked at him in the eye, ”Even though I am not your father, it does not mean I will go away.”
Junior suddenly stopped wailing, but his chest was still heaving from the outburst earlier. With gasping breaths similar to hiccups, he asked, ”Wh-wha .. do … *hiccup* … mean?”
”I am not your father,” Kyle emphasized, ”But I do not mind taking on the role as a father figure for a while.”
Still gasping, his breath uneven, Junior wiped his eyes with the back of his sleeves. Kyle stopped that and started wiping Junior's face while saying, ”Not so hard. You can spoil your eyes that way.”
”I .. I … dun … understand,” Junior said, tears falling down again. At least he wasn't wailing uncontrollably like before.
”Your mother is a wonderful woman,” Kyle said, ”Sooner or later, she will find someone to share her life with.”
”No! … She … wants you! … I … want you …” Junior insisted, his lips quivering while he was trying hard to talk and breathe normally.
Kyle sighed, and shook his head, ”You can't always have what you want. I am not in love with your mother anymore. So, I cannot be with her.”
”I am not your father, so I do not have the right to be with you as your father as well,” Kyle continued, ”That right is reserved for the man that loves your mother and you. Do you understand?”
Junior shook his head.
”When two people get married, it is because they love each other, right?” Kyle asked.
Junior nodded.
”So, should I marry your mother when I do not love her?” Kyle asked gently, ”Even if she loves me?”
”Yes,” Junior replied innocently, ”Mummy is the best.”
”Of course she is,” Kyle agreed, ”But not the best for me. I have Sayuri in my life, and she is the best for me.”
Junior glared at Sayuri, then looked down. He felt guilty, but he could not help being angry. Sayuri was nice but if it meant that his mother could not be with his father ...
”You have to learn, Junior,” Kyle said, ”And understand. You cannot force people together, no matter how much you want it. You want me as your father because that is what your mother told you. You cannot imagine anyone else as your father. I understand that, I do.”
”But no matter what you want, or what you believe, it does not change the truth. That I am not your father,” Kyle repeated.