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.

was silently watching everything, noticed James's eyes were glistening with tears. She was shocked.

thought Uncle James wasn't capable of sorrow. He was the man people went

of the reasons why people admired him so much.

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

wiped his eyes with

over it. Trust me," James said, trying to sound cheerful. Jacob, on the other hand, looked at his hands. They were

father's hands, ' he thought to himself, once again on the verge of tears. His sorrow was

fists and stood straight. He was overcome

been silly to worship this man.

eyes, he expressed, "Uncle James, do you know what I am going to think if you leave?" He spoke in

However, not wanting to create a scene, he spoke in a low voice. In spite of this,

people. We are all flawed. And yes, I admit I am a coward. I choose to

of Jacob and narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he looked a lot

sighed heavily. He understood James had made up his mind.

sole reason he confessed the truth

also knew James was a man of his words. His stubbornness

was certain that if he left, Jacob wouldn't meet him again. At this thought, his heart ached unbearably.

man he had respected all his life was abandoning him!

it won't! Nothing is going

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

gape at him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She wished to speak but

she remained silent, not wanting to

even more and more complicated.

nail on the head. Even though his straightforward way

using a few words. Jacob was one such person. On

word that had been uttered was true.

have been a coward all my life. But there

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