Loredana said on the phone, “Okay. I got it.” After that, she hung it up and said to Theresa, “If you want to go out, please let my mom take care of him.”
“I know. Just go ahead,” said Theresa.
Loredana went upstairs and got a jacket before going out. A black car was parked on the roadside. She walked over, pulled the door open, and sat in, “You’ve already come back. Why didn’t you go in?”
Cormac turned to look at her carefully.
Under his gaze, Loredana felt quite uneasy, “What are you looking at?”
“I’m trying to find if you are unhappy.” Otherwise, she wouldn’t have called him so suddenly and said those words. He reached out to pull her hand, “Is it because I’m too busy recently and can’t accompany you, so you are bothered?”
Loredana patted him on his hand and said seriously, “Stop fooling around. I have something to tell you.”
“Ehn. Go ahead. I’m all my ears.” He gazed at her without a blink, which made Loredana feel that he wasn’t serious at all. She said more seriously, “I’m serious.”
Cormac said, “So am I.”
After thinking for a moment, Loredana said, “Will you go back to the company later?”
Cormac answered, “No, I won’t.”
“Let’s call Dad and have dinner with him outside tonight.”
“Why? Anything happened?” Looking at her solemn face, Cormac was certain that something had happened. Otherwise, she wouldn’t suddenly suggest it.
“Dad might be sick. He’s been hiding it from us,” said Loredana.
Cormac’s face became darkened. His eyes deepened, “How did you know it?”
If it were just a minor sickness, Loredana wouldn’t have called him on purpose and been so serious.
“When Coral was cleaning up his bedroom, she accidentally knocked over his medicine… I checked the medicine online and found it was for curing cancer,” Loredana said in a low voice.
Cormac didn’t react quite fiercely, but he felt so uneasy. He let go of Loredana’s hand and kept silent for a long time while sitting on the driver’s seat.
Loredana took his hand and gripped it tightly. She comforted him, “Please don’t worry too much. Probably it’s not serious. Right now, we should talk to Dad and ask him about his current condition.”
Cormac seemed to feel quite hard to accept this news. After a long while, he turned to look at her and asked, “Have you seen it clearly?”
It wasn’t because he didn’t believe what she said. It was just because he was unwilling to believe it.
“I wouldn’t talk to you recklessly if I hadn’t seen it clearly. It’s my bad. I found something wrong with him earlier, but he told me he had just got a cold. He also doesn’t hold Joshua as much as before. I thought he was afraid to infect Joshua, so I didn’t pay attention… It’s my fault.”
“It’s not your fault.” Cormac pulled out his phone and dialled Jayden’s number.
The call wasn’t connected until a while later.
“Dad, where are you?” Cormac immediately said as soon as it was answered, “I want to meet you. Now.”
Usually, Cormac seldom called Jayden. Judging from his tone, Jayden knew that probably he had sensed something. He heaved a sigh and said, “Let’s meet outside.”
“Okay.” Cormac gave him an address and hung up the phone. He tossed the phone on the central console and started the engine. The car roared away.
Loredana knew that probably he needed some time to calm down at this moment, so she didn’t continue comforting him. They could talk after meeting Jayden later.
In the silent compartment, they could hear each other’s breath so clearly.
The car was parked in front of a tea house. As soon as they got off and entered, they could smell the faint scent of the tea. A waiter came to receive them. Cormac said, “Please give us a quiet box. A pot of Chinese oolong tea, please.”
“This way, please.” The waiter led them to the innermost box, “This box is quietest.”
The decoration in the box was antique and elegant. Cormac nodded in satisfaction.
Loredana and he sat down. Soon, the waiter came in with a tea-making set and put them on the tea table.
Loredana said, “We want to be here alone. You don’t need to stay and serve us.”
The waiter left. When Loredana was learning design, she studied the tea ceremony for having a sense of peace in mind. Although she wasn’t so skilful, she still remembered the consequences. She warmed up the tea with boiled water, looked at the colour and smelt the scent, put some tea leaves into it, poured the water, and made the tea in one go.
After a short while, the box was fulfilled with a faint scent of tea. Cormac gradually calmed down.
Creak-
The door of the box was pushed open. Jayden came in.
Loredana put down the teapot and stood up, “Dad, here you came.”
Jayden waved at her to let her sit down. He sat down at the tea table and saw the tea. He asked, “Did you make it?”
Loredana said yes.
“Have you learned tea ceremony before?”
“I went to several classes. I only know a little about it.” Loredana poured a cup of tea for him.
Jayden picked it up and took a sip. He asked, “Have you known it?”
Loredana took a look at Cormac and answered, “Yes, we have.”
“Why did you hide it from us?” Cormac was quite calm now. His voice was extremely low.
Jayden heaved a sigh, “I also plan to tell you about it.”
He knew that he might hide it from them for a moment but not a lifetime.
“I’m getting old. Sooner or later, I’ll leave. I hid it from you as I don’t want you to be upset.” Jayden was quite calm as if he had already seen through life and death. At his age, he had no regret at all. Now he had a son and grandchildren and enjoyed the happiness of a family union.
“What did the doctor say?” Cormac didn’t want to hear him say those words.
Currently, he was eager to know Jayden’s current condition.
“It’s not your style, Cormac.” Jayden poured tea into Cormac’s cup, “I’m always proud of you. You are my son, but you’ve never made anything difficult for me. You’ve been quite successful in your family and career. I don’t have anything to teach you. Instead, I’m not so smart as you. Before your mother passed away, I hadn’t confessed my love to her at all. That’s the biggest regret in my heart.”
“Let’s have a toast.” Jayden picked up his cup and looked at his son. Cormac’s eyes deepened. He said hoarsely, “I used to complain about you before. I blamed you for hiding the truth.”
Cormac also had a regret.
That was the untouchable wound at the bottom of his heart.
“If I could turn back the time, I wouldn’t stop you from recognizing each other no matter who would stop me. You could live together…” Jayden’s eyes became tearful. He blamed himself for being so stupid back then.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.