Let's Get Married novel Chapter 484

After Rex reaches the second floor, he does not go to the master bedroom. Instead, he walks straight to Adair’s room.

The door opens. Adair and Fanny are sitting on the carpet beside the bed, playing Lego. The child just returned from school, not even changing his school uniform. Seeing Rex, the boy happily stands up and runs towards him. “Dad!”

Rex’s legs are tightly hugged by a pair of small hands. Rex cannot help but feel the force of intimacy and his eyes turn red. He winks at Fanny, who understands and walks out of the room with a nod, not forgetting to close the door.

“Dad, why didn’t you pick me up this afternoon?” Adair raises his head and blinks, looking innocent.

Rex squats down halfway and looks at him. Although Adair is still at a tender age, he looks like his dad a lot, and a little like his mother. Gazing at him, Rex thinks of the fact that he will not be able to see his son in half a year, feeling grieved.

“Dad, why aren’t you talking?” Adair is a little confused by his father’s action.

Rex is even more distressed when he hears the boy call him dad. He hasn’t picked him up from school or held a party for him and his little friends, nor has he heard enough of him calling him dad. He has so much love left to give, but it is too late. To keep Adair from his harm, he has to leave.

“Adair, do you miss dad?” The man’s voice is deep and hoarse as he asks this question.

Although Adair does not understand why his father asked that, he still nods and says honestly, “Yes.”

Rex almost can’t stand it. He looks away and picks up a piece of Lego, asking, “Do you like this? What about other toys?”

“I like cars! Uncle Ryan has bought me quite a lot of them….” Adair shows off his toys one by one. He does not understand the adults’ intentions, but he is happy just to think of those toys.

Rex memorizes the names of the toys, so that he can send some as gifts when he is away.

Seeing how happy the boy is, Rex tries his best to force a sentence, “Adair, Dad is going on a long business trip, and might not come back for a while. Listen to Mom at home. I will bring you a lot of fun toys when I come back, okay?”

Adair doesn’t know what a business trip is, but he feels that his father will be away for a long time, so he puts on a long face. “Dad, for how long?”

“I don’t know. It should take longer than the other ones. I’ll let you know before I come back.” As he says that, he thinks of the 50% chance of failure.

He doesn’t even dare to imagine what will happen if he fails.

Children are always kind and sensitive. As if sensing his emotions, Adair suddenly reaches out and grabs Rex’s palm.

A warm feeling spreads from his fingers to his body. The man is stunned. He looks down at the small, soft hand that can only hold a few fingers even though its owner wants more.

They are connected by blood. Such a small action makes Rex freeze.

Blood is running through his limbs. A wave of heat surges from his nose toward his forehead. The Lego in front of him becomes blurry. The fog in his eyes is dense. He suddenly stands up and turns his face away to hide his expression.

“Dad?”

“Dad is fine.” His voice trembles as he tries to control himself. His throat is about to be sliced by the bitterness he endures as he forces every word, “I’m going down to see mom.”

Leaving the children’s room as if fleeing, Rex flashes into the master bedroom. He walks into the bathroom, and the sensing light above his head lights up. Looking at the sorry face in the mirror, he almost doesn’t recognize himself.

Is this an escape?

He chooses to leave them temporarily because of his illness. He wants to protect this family and prevent them from being tortured and hurt by his addiction, but he can’t overcome this obstacle in his heart.

Rex, Rex, you hate cowards the most in your life, but you have to be one now.