"Tom, do you want to adopt it or not?"
"Yes! I want to cry, Tom! It's too late for you to come!"
Holding his own daughter, Ethan was full of mixed feelings. This little thing seemed to have become almost all the spiritual pillars of his life.
The lunch on the yacht was very sumptuous. Relatively speaking, it was also free.
He did not see the Henry, nor did he see Xavier and the others. This was because he knew that they would not be able to escape from this section of the sea. Hence, he gave them a moment of human freedom without fear.
"Come on, Lin, I'd like to propose a toast to you. Thank you for taking care of Tom's sister these days."
Ethan stood up solemnly and raised a glass of juice to Lin.
Lin was slightly startied. He had received the approval and praise of others for lifting a finger, and he was still very happy.
"Big brother, what are you doing? Lin is Tom's brother, so it's only right that he take care of Tom."
Lita felt that Ethan was too serious.
Besides, she and he were still under house arrest in the Henry. It seemed that such gratitude was not right on the occasion, and it was a big deal.
"Lin, I sincerely thank you."
Ethan acted in his own way.
He wanted to subtly let the five-year-old Lin feel the existence of family love, thus to let the little fellow see clearly: the exploitation of his adopted father Henry to him.
However, Rome was not built in one day. Some people who knew each other were not able to clearly express the meaning of Ethan's words.
As for comprehension, for a five year old child, it seemed to be a bit further away. It also felt a bit heavy.
But Lin still drank up the juice that his eldest uncle Ethan cheered with.
Maybe it became natural out of habit. Lita gave her son Lin some vegetables, and her son Lin casually sent them into Tom's bowl.
"Thank you, Brother Lin."
In the face of Brother Lin's 'enthusiast', Little Cutie thanked him sweetly.
"Lin, so you've been taking care of Tom's sister like this for the past few days? Save all the vegetables for her, and you'll eat meat yourself?"
Lita's voice was gentle as she berated.
Alright, I've exposed my identity!
"Mommy, it's sister Tom who likes to eat vegetables herself." Lin argued for himself.
"Mommy, how many times have I told you that you should eat vegetables more to balance your nutrition? When you stink, you won't be in pain."
"Mommy, that's enough... Uncle and Tom still have to eat."
The little girl felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was a private topic to care about the pain.
"You also know that you are embarrassed?
Then eat vegetables by yourself."
F*ck*ng pervert!
With the sound of waves, Lita couldn't calm down no matter how hard she tried.
"Lin, do you know how your adoptive father asked your father Alex to choose?"
Lita asked her son in a soft and melancholic voice.
The bloody scene from five years ago came to her mind, and Lita shuddered with fear. After five years, the Henry wouldn't let the two children face the same bloody scene, would it? How cruel it would be!
"I don't know... But the twelve years ago, the old man asked me to practice dancing in the sea."
The little fellow snuggled up in the arms of her mother Lita. The soft temperature made him really comfortable. The embrace of her mother was the most safe harbor. The little fellow was sleepy with the sound of waves.
"Skips into the sea ball pool?"
Lita was stunned for a moment, and then she became nervous. "How high are you climbing? Is it dangerous? Did Lin get hurt?"
"Just six or seven meters, just as high as a two-story building... There's an ocean ball down there. How could Lin be injured?"
The little fellow comforted her mommy.
Lita seemed to be thinking about something. Subconsciously, she asked another question.
"Lin, if you bastard chose Tom's younger sister as your father... will you hate him?"
Lin, who was still sleepy, suddenly lit up his big eyes. He thought for a few seconds and then looked down. "Of course I'll hate you!"
After a slight pause, the little girl pursed her lips tightly. She gently moved a few times and then said,
"The bastard dad said, five years ago, he chose the disabled eldest uncle from the mother and uncle... If this time, the bastard dad chooses the eldest uncle's child from the mother's and uncle's children, then he won't be saved!"
"That is to say, Lin and Mommy are not important in his heart at all... Alex is just a bastard! He is not his biological father!"
The little fellow's reasoning was very simple:
Five years ago, his real father, Alex, had abandoned them with the excuse of 'having no other choice' and 'repaying their kindness'. Five years later, if his real father, Alex, had abandoned his own son once more...
Lita's heart was in a mess.
To be honest, she wasn't sure if the Henry would harm his foster son. However, Lita knew that the choice that Alex had made in the Henry would cause him unbearable pain.
The three-year-old little princess Fin didn't have as much melancholy as before. With the tyrannosaurus's hug, the little cute girl soon went back to her dreams.
Ethan gently caressed her daughter's little face. She didn't look enough, and she just couldn't kiss enough.
Tom, Lin will never leave you again. I'll always be by your side.
It didn't matter if it was heaven or hell!
After his daughter fell asleep, Ethan got up and walked out of the room.
He wanted to talk to the Henry again. He was willing to exchange everything that he had with him for his daughter, Tom, with the Henry.
However, Ethan was stopped outside the cabin by Xavier.
"It's useless to beg my adoptive father! Let's go and beg your brother Alex! It's the same as what Alex has said: The party chosen by Alex will be safe and sound."
Ethan stayed where he was.
"Am I going to beg my brother to let him give up his child's life to save his daughter?"
It was cruel to think of it! How could Ethan say that!
The human heart was made of flesh! Besides, in the past five years, his daughter had occupied the father's love that should have belonged to his nephew Lin. The two of them owed Lita and her son too much.
After breakfast, Xavier, who had been missing for three days, finally appeared in front of everyone.
"You two little protagonists, it's time for you to come on stage! Alex will be here in half an hour."
Xavier said in a melodious tone. On his fair and handsome face, there was an intention of pretending to be deep.
Just as He said, Xavier was a talented person.
Lita subconsciously hugged her son, Lin, tightly in her embrace.
"Fifteen, come to me. My adoptive father wants to see you."
Xavier was waving at Xan. Seeing that Lita held her son, Lin, and refused to let him go, Xavier seemed to be a bit impatient.
"Lita, you know my foster father's temper. If I go against him, it will only backfire!"
"Mr. Xavier, can you make an exception for your foster father? Lita and I have already discussed it. We are willing to use ourselves to replace the two children."
Ethan and Lita had already agreed: They were willing to be a bargaining chip for their children again.
"That's impossible! My adoptive father will never use the chips again!"