Ex-wife, Please Come Back

This whole scenario seemed like a dream to Jacob. Never had he imagined that this sort of thing would happen to him. He paused for a few seconds because his throat suddenly felt sore.

"I didn't understand what that meant back then. So instead of worrying about it, I just nodded. He must have been very sad at that time. I can't even imagine the pain he must have felt."

Hot tears welled up in Jacob's eyes. It is often said that men don't cry. This however, didn't apply whenever they were very sad. There is a level of sadness that could make a man immediately start shedding tears. Now he understood what that meant. He was experiencing it firsthand.

"I'm sorry, Jacob. It's all my fault. Assuming I didn't misbehave, we wouldn't have to suffer like this for the rest of our lives. My bad actions got us into this dilemma. I know my brother hated me. But he forgave me and gave me the courage to move on with my life."

James sobbed like a child who was just spanked by his mother. He buried his face in his hands and wailed loudly. If the tears that rolled down from his eyes weren't convincing enough that he was really repentant, there was no other way he could express what he was feeling. James' heart was really heavy with guilt.

The people he held dear to his heart had become the greatest pain in his life overnight.

James had a miserable fate. All his life he had always been very unlucky. Things didn't seem to go well for him. And his happiness never lasted. It was hard for anyone to accept that the woman that they loved was now their brother's wife. James had suffered a lot as he watched the love of his life be by his brother's side.

What saddened him the most was that their son had become someone else's son. For so many years, everything that James did was just to atone for his sin. He felt very guilty and every step he took was to make amends for the atrocity that he committed.

He tried so hard to wash his sins away. Although these acts of restitution couldn't get rid of all the guilt, it was enough for him to have a moment of peace in his heart. Those actions temporarily satisfied his hunger for tranquility.

Jacob stared at James with wide eyes. He was obviously shocked by the sudden outburst of tears. He had never seen him in such a countenance before. At that moment, he was totally bewildered by the fact that such an elderly man was crying like a baby. Although Jacob knew that the man wailing in front of him was his biological father. He couldn't bring himself to start calling him Dad.

Since Jacob was still a little boy, he had always known this crying old man as Uncle James. Sadly he would have to continue calling him that despite the recent revelation. At that moment, Jacob's heart ached. He wasn't particularly happy about it.

"Uncle James, let bygones be bygones. Let's put all that happened in the past behind us. My father will forgive you from heaven. He knows all the efforts you made to apologize for so many years. I know that he would be proud of you."

Jacob said soothing words just to console James. But this only made him sob louder than before. The old man's body continued to shake as he cried uncontrollably. This was his mistake and he had to carry the guilt with him for the rest of his life.

he had to bear all that despite the immeasurable

always bear the pains and suffering that life brought them. But whether they would collapse because of the hardship was another story

would they do after they gave up? Jacob was confused as regards what step to take next. Could his life become peaceful in the future? Would life bring

give a damn about the chaos caused by Alice. In fact,

James would probably keep it as a secret forever. James

confided in him. Some pains couldn't be healed just by sharing. Nevertheless, he could show James that he would always

father, he felt like the relationship between them was like that of a father and son. They bonded quite well. Right from when he was young, James had always been nice to him. So, he

depended on him to an extent. Generally speaking, people were emotional creatures. They were driven by the

after a long pause. He had managed to

didn't resent

because moral principles were involved. And moral principles often made family affairs more difficult to deal with. In fact, it complicated things. Hearing that

to do something that would cause a distraction. This was so that

thought about the question thoroughly for a few seconds. Then

have continued to live a guilt-free life long ago. Everyone is bound to make mistakes when they were young.

said with a serious look on his face. He then took another bite

hide his true feelings. But the truth couldn't be concealed forever. James had always wanted to know the answer to his question. He longed

ask his late brother that question. This was because he would feel uncomfortable no matter the answer that he gave him.

was able to ask Jacob because he was his son. James felt that his whole life would be in vain if he hated him. After all, Jacob was the only family

those things are useless. What happened cannot be undone." James choked with sobs and he clenched his fist tightly. As he wept

one he felt in his heart. Assuming he could exchange the pain in his hand with the heartache, he wouldn't hesitate to do so. He really wanted to

flashed quickly in his eyes. He understood the man sitting in front of him more than

of his life, James had lived remorsefully and in self-condemnation.