“Shall I take you home?” he asked.

I squinted my eyes at him. “Going to see Summer?”

He was surprised. “May I?”

“Why not? You’re her uncle.”

He beamed with joy but tried to suppress it.

We went to pick Summer up from her school.

She had not seen John even once during the four years here in R Province. However, she was not too shocked to see him as we had been having many visitors recently.

Summer and I took the back seat. She turned her head to and fro to look at John and I. “Mommy, is Mr. Stovall your friend?”

I nodded. “Summer, he’s your Uncle John.”

“Uncle?” she gasped.

John thought she was calling him and he immediately turned around gleefully.

“Watch out!” I yelled upon seeing the cars coming our way.

Luckily, his quick reflexes in maneuvering the steering wheel prevented a car crash.

at both of us. With anticipation,

I…

he said.

He exclaimed ecstatically, “Did

feel him. He’s just like me, lonely on

simple greeting from Summer made John feel joyful. It gave him the warmth that he had been

was very happy. At the same time, he also had a complicated

was fixated on Summer for a very long time. He looked like he

Something’s not right.

home, Summer went to pluck some fruits. I asked, “Is

his senses. “Scarlett, what would you do if you’re pregnant but the father of the child wants you to abort

child, there’s no reason for you to abandon it. John, don’t

clarified, “I didn’t say it’s

you stared at Summer, you’re imagining if the child would be as adorable as Summer, given the chance to

hissed and sat down on the rattan chair in sizzling

both his hands, he seemed

of the situation, if that’s your child, you can’t leave it alone nor cut

he left me a sentence before leaving the yard. “I’m heading back to

I could not help but smile. People will always be healed, whether through

her might. She scanned around for John. “Mommy,

the watermelon from her and put it aside. “He’s left.” I sighed. “Summer, the

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