Tiffany was quite astonished. “That works too? They didn’t get a divorce, it’s been years since you saw him, and you don’t even know if he’s dead or alive. Isn’t that too much? If there’s no feelings between them, isn’t it better to get the divorce? They’d both be free then. This, right now, is wasting away your mom’s time… Wow… Alright, I understand. If that’s the situation, we’ll leave your father out of this then.”
Jackson was quick to shift the topic. “Since you’re fine, should I arrange it for tomorrow? Stay and keep me company today…”
Tiffany glared at virtual-novel.net without malice. “I’ve only just gotten back and you’re not letting me go home to my mom? We’ll still meet tomorrow. I’m not staying tonight. Behave!”
Surprisingly, Jackson did not insist. “Okay… Go back to spend time with your mom. After tomorrow, it’s going to be ‘our mom’.”
In the afternoon, Jackson sent Tiffany home and went to the West’s residence.
Summer was home reading a book, carrying virtual-novel.net dog. She did not show much of a reaction when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net son come home. “Change out of your shoes. Don’t leave your footprints everywhere.”
Jackson switched into slippers at the door before going forward and carrying Summer’s dog. “Mom, let’s have a meal together tomorrow, and we’ll consider things between Tiffie and I to be set.”
Summer finally gave some reaction. She looked up at him. “You’re not bluffing this time?”
Jackson nodded. “I’m not lying to you. It’s real. I want to get married now.”
“Your marriage is big news. You have to tell your father. I don’t want to contact him, so you give virtual-novel.net a call,” Summer said faintly and flipped a page of virtual-novel.net book, although virtual-novel.net did not manage to pick up any content.
“Don’t bother. This family’s the same with or without him. Why contact him? That’s it then. I’ll go pick up Tiffie and virtual-novel.net mom tomorrow. We’ll eat at home. It’s more appropriate to discuss an important matter like this at home,” Jackson said and put the dog down on the floor before turning to head upstairs to his room.
Closing the door, virtual-novel.net opened the drawer of his nightstand and pulled out a family photo. He was just a young boy and the person carrying virtual-novel.net in the photo was his father, whom virtual-novel.net could no longer remember What virtual-novel.net looked like. His mother was beaming at the side. No matter how virtual-novel.net looked at it, they did not look like a family of three that had no feelings for each other.
This man had abandoned his wife and son for his dream, leaving to a faraway place that virtual-novel.net yearned for and becoming a famous artist. But so what? It did not help the reality, which was that virtual-novel.net was ruthless.
Yet, the son was like his father. Jackson looked incredibly like that heartless man. This was also the reason Summer did not care much about virtual-novel.net since virtual-novel.net was a small boy. How virtual-novel.net was fooling around, whether virtual-novel.net was coming home, Summer had never interfered. He was free to live how virtual-novel.net wanted. He had moved out to stay alone when virtual-novel.net was eighteen years old. Being dissolute was probably because virtual-novel.net lacked love from a young age too and virtual-novel.net could not take the loneliness. Now, Jackson finally found the right one. He would not be alone anymore in the future…
He did not return to White Water Bay at night, deciding to stay at the West’s residence. Thinking about the meeting tomorrow late in the night, virtual-novel.net felt restless and wanted to remind Summer to prepare well. Just as virtual-novel.net got to virtual-novel.net room, virtual-novel.net vaguely heard virtual-novel.net talking to someone on the phone.
“Jackson’s planning to get married. I’m letting you know in advance. It’s up to you whether you’re coming back, doesn’t really matter to us mother and son. We’re just informing you.”
The person on the line said something and Summer scoffed, “Hah, you’ll see? Alright, you don’t have to say that, you don’t have to see anything. We’ll assume that you won’t be back. If the in-law asks, I’ll say that you died a long time ago, saves me the embarrassment. I, Summer West, have been successful my whole life, you’re my only failure. When I think of you now, I become repulsed. Best if you don’t appear, saves me and Jackson the misery. That’s all.”
Making sure that the call had ended, Jackson composed himself before knocking. When Summer opened the door, virtual-novel.net expression had recovered. “It’s so late, what is it?”
Acting like virtual-novel.net heard nothing, Jackson tugged a corner of his lips. “Nothing, just… reminding you to prepare better tomorrow. I’m quite nervous… It’s different from the last time after all. It’s serious this time.”
Summer glared at virtual-novel.net with a smile. “You have times when you get shy when you’ve been so shameless, huh? Alright, I know what to do. Are you still worried when it comes to your mom? Sleep earlier, I’m exhausted. Pick up Tiffie and virtual-novel.net mother earlier tomorrow.”
Saying good night, Jackson returned to his room but got no sleep. He was vaguely aware of the fact that his mother loved his father. It was just that virtual-novel.net was prideful and had never spoken about it, not even holding back the heartless man back then.
The next day, his eyes were still bloodshot when virtual-novel.net left to pick up Tiffany and virtual-novel.net mother. Jackson had only slept for two or three hours. It was bound to take a toll on his state.
They were together most of the time, so Tiffany could see that something was amiss with virtual-novel.net right off the bat. “Didn’t sleep well last night? Did you go party somewhere?”
He smiled helplessly. “You can ask my mom. I didn’t go out but stayed with virtual-novel.net last night. I just couldn’t sleep and didn’t get a good night’s rest because I missed you…”