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.

eyes were glistening with tears. She

thought Uncle James

why people admired him

him. He was still a strong man and such people never lacked

almost left his guard down, wiped his eyes with the back of

me," James said, trying to sound cheerful. Jacob, on the other

verge

shift in his mood. He clenched his fists and stood straight. He was overcome

silly to worship this man. He was

into James's eyes, he expressed, "Uncle James, do you know what I am going to think if you leave?"

in a public place, Jacob would have screamed. However, not wanting to create a scene, he spoke in a low voice. In spite of this, there was an edge in

I admit I am a coward. I choose to leave because I am afraid that you will blame

go of Jacob and narrowed his eyes. At this moment,

James had made up his mind. Nothing would

reason he

man of his words. His stubbornness wouldn't allow him to

wouldn't meet him again. At this thought, his heart ached

was abandoning him! He growled with barely controlled

won't! Nothing is going to change. Don't think escaping a problem is a

trembled a little. As far as she could remember, Jacob had never raised his voice in front of James.

him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She

end, she remained silent, not wanting

situation was getting even more and more complicated. Her interference would do no

though his straightforward way of addressing the issue caused him embarrassment, James couldn't

that helped them confess what they felt using a few words. Jacob was one such person. On one hand, James was happy. On the other

word that had been uttered was

and admitted, "You are right, Jacob! I have been a coward all my life. But there is nothing I can do to change that. It

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