Zayn was incomparably emotional. "Nigel...it's been such a long time. You've changed so much.”
Three months ago, Nigel had spoken with Zayn on the phone in close proximity, but he did not see him. This was the first time both Zayn and Nigel met each other i n the past seven years.
"Do you blame me?" Zayn asked Nigel.
Nigel frowned at him. "What for?"
Zayn glanced over at Sabrina, Aino, and Sebastian, who were sitting together on the couch. Sabrina had a gentle expression. Aino, on the other hand, was watching the three men standing by the door with her little eyes. She knew all three of them. They seemed to be quite close to her mother. Besides, only her mother and herself were ladies in this private room.
They were her beloved uncle, her father's cousin, one o f them that seemed like her mother’s fan, as well as her dad....
Oh! Aino sneakily glanced at her dad. Her dad looked quite calm. Aino then looked at the two men who were conversing by the door. She was certain that her Uncle Zayn had never met Uncle Nigel. Her Uncle Zayn has been with her since the day she was born and he had never met Uncle Nigel. How was it that the both of them seemed to be old acquaintances now?
Aino was very curious, so she kept staring at the two o f them.
Nigel hugged Zayn very tightly. "Zayn, if I had to name a friend that I missed the most in my life, then it would be you. However, I still think it can't possibly be you when Marcus told me because your legs..."
"My legs have completely recovered now," said Zayn with a smile.
“Good, great!" Nigel looked excitedly at Zayn. "Zayn, do you know? I envied and admired you the most for rescuing Sabrina away and taking her to wander the world. You have taken such good care of Aino in those six years, so who am I to blame you? It was you and Sabrina who changed my heart and let me be reborn once again. I will be grateful to you both in this life of mine."
After saying that, Nigel took a look at Sabrina, and then smiled. "However, Zayn, I still envy you very much. Mm-hmm...a mix of envy, jealousy and hate. At best, I am just a friend to Sabrina, but you’re different. Your place in Sabrina’s heart is only second to Aino and my cousin.
Aino leaned her small body on her father. "Dad, I'm sorry..."
Sebastian asked his own daughter, "What are you sorry for?"
"Dad, I originally thought that all of you were bullying my mom at Grandpa’s today. Especially you, who said you’re friends with Jennifer's mother. I hated you to m y bones at that time, stinky Dad! However...! realized I was wrong about you, stinky Dad! You were pretending to be friends with Jennifer's mother for the sake of getting my uncle's family properties back. Also, you did not have any girlfriend at all, and you didn’t betray my mother. But, look, my mother..."
The little girl unexpectedly started bragging. "Not only did my mom marry you, a big handsome man, but she also has three handsome protectors at the door. That means my mom has four protectors by her side. That's four people."
The more the little girl talked, the happier she was. She had already forgotten that she was originally sympathetic to her dad, but she unknowingly became envious of her mom at this point. "I feel my mom is like a queen. Is this the queen and the four men around her? They are all handsome. All four of them are handsome!”
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Still Wanna Escape After Stealing My Heart?