Chapter 215
"Kevin, is that you?" The phone was answered shortly after, and then Jennifer's familiar voice came on the line urgently. Jennifer's voice was still so familiar, but noticeably, there was a hint of fatigue and weariness in her voice.
"Jennifer, it's me, I'm Kevin, I'm fine, I'm doing well now." It's been over a week since I left home, and hearing the voice of my loved one again really touched me, as if I had been away from home for a long time. My voice was a bit choked up at this moment.
"Good, as long as you're safe, Kevin, you've been through a lot." Hearing that I was okay, Jennifer on the other end visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and then she started crying excitedly. In the past, I always hated it when women cried, feeling like women's tears seemed very cheap, crying for no reason. But this time, Jennifer's tears moved and comforted me greatly, at least there was someone who truly cared about me.
"Jennifer, Mia told me you left home, where did you go? It's not safe for you to be alone with your health not being well." At this moment, I was very concerned about Jennifer's whereabouts and the reason for leaving home. I am currently wandering outside, and I know very well the taste and suffering of leaving home, so I am very worried about Jennifer's health.
"Kevin, I know everything, I know it all, Nathan and I have been honest." Although I couldn't imagine it, Jennifer still said the reason I least wanted to confirm.
"Jennifer, what do you know?" At this point, I still couldn't be sure what Jennifer knew, so I asked with a last glimmer of hope, my heart pounding.
"I know everything, you left because of the affair between Nathan and Katniss, Nathan and Katniss's affair almost killed you and made you leave home." Jennifer didn't hold back on the other end, she said it directly, and towards the end, her tone seemed to be gritting her teeth, appearing quite angry.
From Jennifer's slow narration, I slowly understood what happened between Jennifer and Nathan after I left home. It turned out that after I left home, Katniss took all the pills at home and ended up in the hospital. Katniss left a suicide note, explaining the reason for my divorce and leaving home, everyone knew that Katniss had an affair that led to the collapse of the family. Initially, he thought I had amnesia, everything could be hidden, and life could continue calmly and start over. But now everything is shattered, he can at least conclude that I may have recovered my memory, or never lost it in the first place, and now the family has become like this, those with a little conscience can no longer bear this condemnation.
That night and during the day, Nathan could still endure the pain in his heart to help with some things, but by the second night when Jennifer came home to rest, he could no longer suppress his inner turmoil. Jennifer could also see that Nathan had been restless these days, so after repeated questioning from Jennifer, Nathan finally knelt down in front of Jennifer and confessed everything. According to Jennifer, Nathan knelt in front of Jennifer with tears streaming down his face, constantly slapping himself, begging Jennifer to forgive him, and also hoping Jennifer could help him find Kevin and Simon.
"Kevin, don't blame me for leaving this home, I know my leaving now is undoubtedly the last straw for this family, but I really can't accept spending the rest of my life with a man like Nathan, his actions disgust me to the core, there is absolutely no possibility of forgiveness, I would rather be alone for the rest of my life than live with such a person." Although Jennifer spoke slowly, her tone revealed an unwavering determination.
"Kevin, rest assured, only I know about this, when I left, I told Nathan, besides me, no one else should mention it. After all, he can be shameless, but you still have to live on. If this matter is made public, Kevin, how can you face relatives and friends with dignity? Rest assured, I will never reveal this matter, including Emily, this secret I will take to the grave, not for anything else, just for you. Although we haven't spent much time together, I haven't truly become your mother, but I see your respect for me, you are a good kid, the one I worry most about after I leave is you." Jennifer kept talking on the other end, I listened, not because I didn't speak, but because my tears couldn't stop, I could only cry silently.
"Kevin, although Nathan has done a despicable thing, I still advise you, go back. I have my reasons for not forgiving your father, but you don't, as close relatives, no matter what your father has done wrong, you have an obligation to support him, you don't have the right to choose your parents, who made you his son? You must repay the favor of giving birth and raising you. I left him, if you leave him again, he really won't be able to go on. As for your wife, I don't want to say anything, you divorced her, you made the right choice, but if you can't bear to leave Katniss, can't bear to leave this intact family, then try to reconcile once, continue living if possible, if not, don't force yourself. Do you understand, Kevin?" Jennifer finally finished her narrative, and couldn't help but ask me at the end.
"I understand, Jennifer, from now on I won't call you Jennifer anymore, you are now my mom, Mom, rest assured, I will definitely take care of you in your old age." I stopped crying and emotionally said to Jennifer, I believe in Jennifer's feelings for me, her words just now were definitely not a polite lie, but her genuine concern for me. Although she hates Nathan, hates Nathan's infidelity in love, which harmed her, Katniss, and her own son, from her final words, I know she still cares about my father, but living with him is no longer possible. My mother passed away a long time ago, Jennifer's love for me is definitely not inferior to that of a biological mother, so I have decided to support her.
"Kevin, if you recognize me as your mother, Mom is very happy, Mom finally has a son, no regrets in this life." Jennifer was very happy to hear me call her mother, as if all the fatigue and weariness had disappeared. Then, Jennifer told me her current address, and I will visit Jennifer when I have time, while Jennifer also asked me to keep this phone call confidential, only I should know.
After hanging up the phone with Jennifer, I wiped away my tears, but no matter how much I wiped, I couldn't erase the traces of crying. It's time to go back, to maintain that broken family, the broken father-son relationship, the broken husband-wife relationship. I suddenly felt a hint of regret, regret for leaving home, not for anything else, just because Jennifer has now become the victim of this matter, as someone who is not the real culprit, she is the most innocent. And I, seemingly the instigator of all this. Continuing on, I really can't guarantee what will happen. If I don't go back, Katniss will slowly deplete her last energy, wither away in the end, Michael and Sophia will lose their only daughter, and eventually be overwhelmed by grief and old age.
I shook my head, unable to continue thinking, I decided to quickly bring Simon back. I walked out of the office and saw Mia watching cartoons with Simon. Mia saw me coming out of the office, just looking at me without saying a word, and I didn't say anything either. This was the first time I had a calm eye contact with her. I nodded slightly at her, and Mia understood. She immediately instructed her staff to take off, while Simon and I fastened our seat belts and sat in the seats.
Less than five minutes later, the plane was already off the ground, soaring into the sky. Mia seemed to have been prepared for takeoff long ago, just waiting for my attitude and response. Looking through the window of the plane at the clouds, the city where I had lived for over a week was getting farther away, and I couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental. This week of life made me truly understand the meaning of family, the meaning of loved ones, as if I had grasped emotions that I couldn't understand in a century, and I believe I will cherish everything I have now more in the future. Goodbye, Lindwood City; goodbye, the past.
The luxury of the luxurious business jet was truly not exaggerated. Simon and I enjoyed royal treatment inside the plane, with all kinds of wines, beverages, and food in abundance. Many of the wines were ones I had seen before but never tasted. The moment I decided to go back, my heart seemed to have become much more relaxed, perhaps because the time away from home had left me never truly satisfied. Simon and I indulged in the food on the plane, making the bodyguards, who were usually expressionless, unable to help but sneak a few glances. Mia watched us eat voraciously, occasionally smiling, and kept instructing her staff to bring us this and that, tasting various delicacies from takeoff to landing, with almost no repetition.
I remember when I took the train here, it took a full 35 hours, while the plane took less than two hours. The plane landed, and Simon and I were full and content. Stepping out of the plane's cabin door, I stood at the plane's door and stretched lazily. At this moment, I really wanted to shout out, "Nightfall City, I'm back." After stretching lazily, I looked back at the Sky Serenity G550 private business jet behind me. People are vain, no one thinks they have too much money, when I used to work hard, I also thought about whether I could buy a luxury car in this life, whether I could buy a villa, as for a private jet, I never even thought about it before.
"Let's go back, everything has to start over." I said to the plane behind me, as if I was talking to my past. Next, I have to go see Katniss, Nathan, Michael, and Sophia, and I have to find a new job to support the family's expenses. I probably can't go back to my previous company now, right? My qualifications and seniority are all gone, thinking about this, I feel a pressure I have never felt before.
"Don't look, you might be able to fly on this plane often in the future." Just as I was still looking at the plane and thinking, Mia came to me and woke me up. She stood beside me, holding Simon's hand, this kid had long wanted to go home, when we were in Lindwood City, he kept asking to go home, wondering why we hadn't gone home after traveling for so long.
"What did you say? What do you mean?" Mia's words caught me off guard, I might often fly on this plane in the future? What does that mean? I consider myself quite smart, with a good head for business, but Mia's words still left me puzzled.
"You will understand in the future, let's go to the hospital first, Katniss needs you and the child." I followed Mia as we walked out of the airport, where a line of cars was already waiting. Seeing so many luxury cars, I no longer felt surprised like a bumpkin, after all, I had just flown on a private jet worth tens of millions of dollars, would I still care about these cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Getting into the car, the convoy began to move slowly, looking at the familiar street scenes, I couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation and fear for the upcoming reunion.
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