Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 144~ Content

"Don't worry, Daddy. I'll always protect them," Ethan promised.

"That's good..." Ryan replied, a proud smile on his face.

They continued to fish and chat. Ethan kept trying to catch a fish but it was still a bit hard for the young boy. However, just like Ryan said, Ethan was patient enough to keep trying despite failing to catch any fish.

Suddenly, an elderly man got on the dock with a bucket and a fishing rod.

He looked at the father and son, saying, "I hope you didn't finish all the fish in the river."

Ryan glanced at the man and chuckled. He smiled and replied, "Don't worry, we've left plenty for you to catch."

"I see that you brought your family on a trip... I'm staying in the suite next to you," the man said before setting up his rod and throwing it into the river. He sighed heavily and remarked, "I wasted my life searching for money and now, I'm alone in my old age. I have the money but no family to spend it with."

"You can still have a family," Ethan said, looking at the old man. "It's never too late."

The man suddenly coughed violently. He cleared his throat and replied, "It's already too late for me. I'll never get a second chance to make sure I have a fulfilling life."

Looking at Ryan, he uttered, "Young man, you're so lucky to have a wife and kids. Take care of them and never take them for granted."

A little while later, Ryan was done fishing and after saying goodbye to the old man, he and Ethan walked back to the tented suites.

going to cook the fish?"

to prepare them

fish

they arrived, Lora and Ella were waiting, seated on the balcony with cups

Mommy! Daddy caught so many fish, he's

to her feet and approached them to inspect the fish in the bucket that Ryan

fish. Great

who caught. I tried but I didn't

Lora stated.

to prepare these for us. And then Ethan and I can freshen up

balcony for dinner. The aroma of freshly

family happily ate their food and the twins chatted excitedly

in her chair, gazing at the stars that were starting to appear in the sky. She looked at her husband and said, "Thank you for bringing us here, my love. It's so peaceful." "That's why I chose

we had so much

nails and uttered, "We painted

really?" Ryan remarked. "I would like to see

on Mommy's phone. We took a lot of pictures and the animals were friendly," Ella said,

by, the family

under the starry sky. Ryan told the children stories about his childhood and Lora told a few

was filled with content as he watched his family, a proud smile

no matter what lay ahead, Ryan knew he would cherish every second of the time he had with his