Ex-wife, Please Come Back

Chapter 398 Nothing But A Coward

As Jacob became older, his fear of loss magnified. Who wasn't afraid of losing all they had? Jacob had only a handful of people in his life. If James left him, it would undoubtedly be a big blow.

As he sank into this melancholy thought, a hand touched his shoulder. Jacob realized it was a strong hand and there was no way it belonged to Sara.

Sara gaped in surprise. It was James. He had come back!

"I went to make changes with my flight reservation. It's bustling with people out there. In that noisy surrounding, I didn't hear my phone ring," James explained, his face eerily calm.

He had dwelt on these sad thoughts for too long. Now he was calm as a millpond. He had come to terms with this parting.

"Uncle James..." Jacob's voice came as a sob. "I thought I would never see you again," he added.

The next second he embraced James. 'These are my father's arms, ' he thought to himself, welling up with emotions.

Jacob was on the verge of tears but somehow managed to suppress them. He remembered that James had told him that real men don't cry.

The two grown men remained embracing each other. Lots of people stopped to watch them.

Jacob, however, felt no embarrassment. He simply hugged James, praying he wouldn't leave him.

Just the thought of being parted from him ached his heart. His dependence on James wasn't something that had formed overnight.

He loved this man even when he was a child. In fact, he always dreamed of growing up and becoming like him. It was a dream that seemed quite hard to achieve. However, with years of hard work, Jacob had become like his beloved Uncle James.

But now, he couldn't care less about any success. If the price of his success was to lose James, then he wished he had been oblivious of the truth.

He couldn't stand being separated from James. To keep him here, Jacob was willing to pretend like nothing had happened.

But James was dead set on leaving. Because of the difference, Jacob had never been more terrified in his life.

were glistening with tears. She was shocked. This man was the epitome

could remember, he managed to remain calm during any sort of adversity. She had thought Uncle James wasn't capable of sorrow. He was the man people went to when they wished to be

was one of the reasons why people admired him so

was still a strong man and such people never lacked

his guard down, wiped

alright, Jacob. You will get over it. Trust me," James said, trying to sound cheerful. Jacob, on the other hand, looked at his hands.

hands, ' he thought to himself, once again on the verge of tears.

his mood. He clenched his fists and

told himself he had been silly to worship

am going to think if you leave?" He spoke in

not wanting to create a scene, he spoke in a

I choose to leave because I am afraid that you will blame me. This

this moment, he looked a lot older than his age.

made up his mind. Nothing would dissuade him from doing

determination was the sole reason

words. His stubbornness

Jacob wouldn't meet him again. At this thought,

man he had respected all his life was abandoning him! He growled with barely controlled

No, it won't! Nothing is going to change. Don't think escaping a problem is

as she could remember,

at him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She wished to speak but for some reason, words wouldn't come out of

not wanting to

more and more complicated.

had cut to the chase and hit the nail on the head. Even though his straightforward way of addressing the issue caused him embarrassment, James

confess what they felt using a few words. Jacob was one such person. On

had been uttered

I have been a coward all my life. But there

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