Stuck in you

Howard was a talkative person, especially when it came to his two sons. He didn't have a good relationship with either of them, so he would talk at length to diffuse the awkward atmosphere.

One of his sons was Bill, the child he had with his ex-wife. Bill had been taken abroad at a young age by her, so Howard hadn't had much contact with him. However, she had brought him up well, so even though Howard rarely talked to him, Bill had grown up to be an obedient son.

On the other hand, his current wife's son, Mark, whom he treated like his own son, treated him like an enemy.

No matter how well Howard treated Mark, the letter always kept a distance from him.

In spite of this, he was still partial to his stepson.

Although he did pity Bill sometimes, he had already grown up well past the age of needing someone to rely on.

So, Howard wasn't too worried about Bill and had decided to just let nature take its course.

But he also felt that he should take this opportunity to show his affection to Bill, which he had seldom done.

After all, they had barely even spent any time together.

Howard felt like he could mend their relationship by doing that, but in fact, he was just doing it to comfort himself.

There was no gratitude in Bill's mind for his father's sudden affection to him. On the contrary, he felt very uncomfortable.

However, he had been taught from a young age to respect elders, so he carefully concealed the impatience that he felt and didn't let it show on his face.

This was the very reason that he had tried to signal Andy to divert Howard's attention to Rachel. However, Andy had misunderstood him and took her outside instead, leaving him all alone with his father.

His father was still rambling to him non-stop.

Bill really didn't want to hear all these unnecessary words from his father, but he had no choice.

'Well, if I'm forced to listen to this bullshit, I might as well make myself comfortable first,' he thought.

With a wave of his hand, he invited his father to sit down with him.

Howard sat down on a nearby chair. It was only then that he realized that Rachel and Andy had left the room.

After hesitating for a while, he continued his conversation with Bill without asking where Rachel and Andy had gone.

For Bill, his father's show of affection was too much to bear. After a short while, he stood up to make some tea.

He dawdled next to the teapot for a while before slowly walking over with two cups of hot tea. Howard took one of the cups from his son and gave him a pleased look.

eyes disgusted Bill. Fortunately, for the next few minutes, Howard was too busy drinking tea

head down, Bill fiddled with his cellphone. He looked at the time and realized that eleven minutes and eight seconds had

he going to leave?'

to come up with a way to make his

had just taken a sip of tea, choked and coughed violently

stood up and patted him on the

glad that he had somehow

mobile phone rang, and he walked outside to answer

holding the table, coughing intermittently

walls in this hospital

and Andy, who were in the lounge, had actually heard the father and son's conversation, including the last part which had made Bill go

but Andy

had quietly eavesdropped on the conversation

actions amused Rachel to

after hearing Howard's question and Bill's

almost burst

end, he had controlled himself and just beamed at Rachel with wrinkled

shook his

said the day before⁠—that

help thinking that he was an unusual

phone that Andy opened the

Rachel followed him too.

stopped coughing when he saw Andy coming towards him with a wicked

he could grumble about it, Andy said, "I guess he's not

people are? Always nagging,

was about to respond, but when he saw Rachel behind

bother with a response. After his coughing fit, his handsome face turned completely red on top of the red

self-conscious again, he stood up. "I'm going to wash my

maybe the washroom was too clean; after all, Bill always went there

to the ward. He looked around and

"Washroom," Andy replied indifferently.

be a little embarrassed as he said, "Andy, I have something to deal with back at home. I

care of him.

Howard's face froze for a second, but he quickly recovered and nodded. "Thank

responded with a

was listening to the whole conversation, really admired the way the old man