228 Sweet Memories to Live By (2/2)

She froze for a moment but an instinct suddenly hit her. She frantically knocked at the door but the car continued to pull out and sped off into the highway!

She got into the driver's seat in frustration that she cried bitterly.

There was really something odd, she could really feel it. Why were she and her son felt the same way today?Was there really a thing called mental telepathy? Why did the people inside the car,whoever were they,did not open up to scold or shout at her frantic knocking?

Jian,who was watching her, was moved and he also cried. Too afraid and worried to see her like that,he picked up his phone, got down from the car,pressed a number and made a call.

”Dad,please come over.... ”

Anthon was already coming to pick him up, as lately during these days, he was already the one who picked him up at school,so in less than ten minutes, he already arrived.

Jian saw his coming so he ran to meet him. ”Dad,mommy is crying. She missed daddy Jim. Please,hurry up,go to her... ”

Soon, he saw Jia bawling her eyes out behind the steering wheel. He, then,silently pulled her up into his embrace and rubbed her back as she cried even louder.

When she finally calmed down,he lifted her chin up and asked.

”What happened? ”

”Ton,I saw him today...”

Anthon laughed and dismissed her opinion.

”You're just thinking about him so much. It's not him. If he's alive,wouldn't he come back? The news of our coming wedding is already on the papers. What husband,in his right mind,would allow his wife to get married with someone else?

If he's still alive,Jia,I would willingly retract from our wedding,no matter how painful it would be. ”

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On the other hand,after his meeting with kuya Nap and his dad,Jim and Hailey went to Jian's school. He wanted to see him before they would go back to Mushmis Island. He saw Jia's car outside the school's gate so he parked on the next space beside her. Her car was not heavily tinted so he was able to watch her as she leaned back on her seat and closed her eyes.

He also overheard as she and Jian talked,as Jia was just standing close to his window when Jian dashed forward to meet her.And he overheard them when they both confessed that they missed him...

He was almost tempted to show himself up but he thought about Anthon's heartbreak if he would. He understood the pain he went through when Jia ran away from him,when she came back to reveal their son and all those shattering moments of watching them together.

For so many times,he allowed them to be alone together,because he knew he was dying. Even if it tore him apart.

He also thought about Hailey's effort for him which would just end upwasted if he would. She sacrificed her life for him and she delayed her research progress because she chose to stay by his side to assist him in his recuperation. If it were not because of her,he would have already been rotting in his grave.

He thought about his commitment to help Hailey in her advocacy. He thought about the miracle of his recovery...

And finally, he made up his mind. Since he was already dead for almost three years now, as they believed it to be,and since he was able to endure the loneliness of being separated from them for more than two years now,he decided tojust let it be...

After all,he had confirmed at this very moment that Jia, indeed,loved and missed him... and so his son. At least,he still hadsweet memories to live by.