What Separates Me and You

Chapter 246 My Biggest Regret

The scene frozen in the picture had become somewhat blurry, yet it was still discernible that there were three individuals captured within it-two men and a woman.

As Lewis gazed at the picture, a sense of sadness washed over his face, and his eyes seemed to lose focus. It was as if he was peering through the image, glimpsing a distant, bygone place.

Many years ago, an old man with white hair always sat on the rocking chair by the balcony, staring at this picture as he spaced out. He could spend his whole afternoon looking at this picture.

When someone walked past him, they could often hear the soft sigh of regret from his mouth.

Lewis looked at this picture for a long while. He only regained his senses when he heard someone knocking on the door. He put the picture back into the book and closed the drawer.

When he turned around, he saw Robert standing at the door.

Under the dim light, Robert had his hands behind him as he stared at Lewis with a complicated expression. He was aging as well. His sideburn had turned white, and even his back was slightly hunched.

The two exchanged glances for a second before Robert finally walked into the loft, his shoes. leaving a trail of muddy footsteps on the floor.

“I was just wondering why the lights are on. So, it’s you.”

Lewis didn’t say anything.

Robert walked toward the old rocking chair and sat down. He slowly rocked back and forth, imitating his father’s habit.

“After Grandpa Alan passed away, do you feel as if the whole world is against you?”

Lewis remained quiet.

Robert took out a pipe from the drawer and started rubbing the tobacco leaves. Alan loved smoking like this when he was still alive.

Looking at Robert’s action, Lewis zoned out for a while.

Robert patiently rolled the tobacco leaves and put them into the pipe’s mouthpiece, then lit it up with a lighter. He opened his mouth and smoked. For someone who’s just in their fifties, he looked like an older man.

“I’ll be taking my leave.”

Lewis was about to go when Robert called out to him. “Wait.”

in his tracks with his back facing Robert, but he didn’t turn

“Lewis, you’re my proudest son. You were once my greatest pride and joy too. However,

slightly to look at Robert after hearing

His eyes roamed around the

age, Grandpa Alan still disciplined me with his belt. It’s hard to believe I’ve reached his age in just a blink of an eye. Of late, I’ve been thinking about

together. “What are

“I’m just ranting. You can

eyes away and looked

wooden chair

was still smoking on his pipe

upright, allowing

up, “I know what’s going on between you and your mom. She’s forcing you to marry someone who’s well-matched with you. She even tried to make me convince you about this. But I didn’t say yes. Relationships just can’t be forced. Although

raised his brow slightly.

loverboy when he was young too. Many times, he thought he had found true love. It

him. It didn’t feel like it was his place to tell his son something like

was listening quietly

can only do what I did by having a fallout

asked, “Really? Won’t that make her

disdain, “Are you

actions seriously, likely

to exploit. To him, everything she did seemed like a clownish spectacle. Her actions appeared as childish

being silent for a few seconds, Lewis got up

without looking back. After picking up

him to return

her tummy and the lurching motions of her stomach made her curl up in pain on

she had fainted, the man she was missing so desperately had

gravitated towards the wooden plank,

it was so dark inside that he

the flashlight on his phone. However, all that the beam of light revealed

face paled the moment she saw Lewis crouching in front of

before getting up to meet Nancy’s

“What are you doing here in

didn’t move.