Many times Cornel Brown had imagined that he had bowed his head, that Logan Brown had forgiven him and that he could even hold his adorable grandson in his own hands.
But after each fantasy, he realised once again that all the fantasies were just that: fantasies.
Logan Brown had never forgiven him, and George Brown had already treated his son as if he were just another person, and he knew that he had done a lot of things wrong, but after he had done them wrong, there was no chance of undoing them.
After dinner, Harvey really did drag George Brown for a walk, Elena Bush was a bit worried at first, but Logan Brown stopped her and shook his head silently, “Let him go, he knows his own health best.”
“Fine.”
Elena Bush sighed, still a little uneasy.
George Brown pulled Harvey to the back garden, before pushing open the door he stopped moving and turned to look behind him at Cornel Brown, “Cornel, come here.”
“Dad?”
“Come here!”
Cornel Brown didn’t know what was happening but hesitantly followed.
George Brown looked over at Logan Brown, “Logan, I’m taking Harvey and Cornel Brown for a walk, I don’t suppose you’d mind?”
“Just as long as Grandpa is happy.” The man’s reply was nonchalant, making it impossible to hear the slightest fluctuation in mood.
Only then did Cornel Brown realise that George Brown was giving himself a chance, and immediately a look of joy appeared on his face!
It wasn’t that he didn’t know George Brown’s intentions, it was just that often he didn’t know how to look for opportunities, let alone what to do.
Now George Brown himself had given him the opportunity, and it was up to him to do the next best thing ……
The first thing he did was to ask George Brown why he was asking, but he felt that there was something very strange about it, but he couldn’t tell.
As she watched the three leave the house, Elena Bush squeezed the man’s hand, “Is it really okay?”
“It’s fine.”
“You don’t mind in your heart?” Elena Bush didn’t believe it.
In all the years he had never wanted Harvey to have any contact with Cornel Brown, and now he was agreeing to it.
Logan Brown curled his lips, “No matter, since I’m determined to make George Brown happy, I’ll do what I can to make him happy.”
So it didn’t matter whether he minded or not.
Elena Bush was relieved, “Logan Brown, I’m glad you think so. ……”
“Silly girl.” Logan Brown was helpless, “I didn’t do anything, I just went along with them.”
“But I know how much patience you’ve used in this.” Elena Bush’s head rested on his shoulder, “I know you better than anyone, so naturally I understand how you feel.”
Logan Brown turned his head and swept the small woman away, his eyes soft.
Outside in the courtyard, George Brown walked with Harvey in tow, Cornel Brown followed silently, trying to speak several times, but when the words came to his lips, he looked at George Brown and Harvey talking happily, and then put them all back.
George Brown finally stopped walking under the grapevine to take a break, and they sat under it.
“Grandpa, why don’t you go to the hospital if you’re not feeling well?” Harvey’s voice suddenly rang out ……
George Brown laughed lowly and waved his hand, “What’s the point of going to the hospital, I know my own body best, it’s the same whether I go to the hospital or not.”
“Why? Didn’t we say we had to go to the hospital if we were sick?”
“Harvey!”
Cornel Brown gave a sudden, tense, low bark, his face a little serious, as if to silently chastise him for not knowing his place.
George Brown raised his hand to stop what he was about to say, “It’s just kids, what’s with all the seriousness?”
“Dad ……”
“Harvey,” George Brown didn’t listen to him, just suddenly called out to the child off to the side.
Harvey looked over, his bright black eyes extraordinarily radiant, “Great-Grandpa?”
“Harvey, do you know who this is?” George Brown pointed to Cornel Brown.
Cornel Brown’s form lurched and subconsciously sat up straight as if he was waiting for an answer.
Harvey stared for a moment nodding and shaking his head, “I don’t know because Daddy Mummy didn’t say anything.”
But if he had to be asked the answer, he had a vague guess as to the connection.
“Harvey, this is your grandfather.” George Brown didn’t hide anything and got straight to the point.
Cornel Brown’s body tightened even more at once, and his face followed the slightest relief as he looked at him with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
Harvey’s mind hesitated, but in the back of his mind he remembered Logan Brown’s and Elena Bush’s words, it was best to make George Brown happy, no matter what!
With that in mind, he looked seriously at Cornel Brown before speaking in a milky voice, “Grandpa ……”
“What …… what?”
The excitement on Cornel Brown’s face grew more and more tense, “Are you, are you calling me?”
“Yeah.” Harvey looked at him in the same way, then looked around, “Is there a second grandfather here?”
“No!”
Cornel Brown immediately shook his head.
Harvey returned the smile, his little tiger teeth showing, so cute and innocent that you could hardly take your eyes off him.
Cornel Brown could barely suppress the emotion in his heart and the next moment he took the little one into his arms and held him tightly, “Harvey, I’m your grandfather, I’m your grandfather!”
His voice was by now uncontrollably terse and his eyes were red.
George Brown waited for them to get along for a while before speaking up and reminding, “Well, it’s just a shout, what are you getting excited about?”
“I ……”
Cornel Brown instantly felt humiliated too and quickly let go of Harvey to wipe the tear stains from his face.
But even so, he never took his eyes off Harvey for half a second.
“Harvey, I know that maybe Daddy doesn’t like your grandfather, but you should also know that he will always be your Daddy’s father, that’s an undeniable fact.”
Harvey nodded good-naturedly, “Grandpa, I know all that, actually.”
George Brown looked puzzled and then smiled dully, “So what do you think about that?”
“I don’t think so, Grandpa is Grandpa and Daddy is Daddy, there’s no conflict there.
Great-Grandpa would play hide-and-seek with him, but Daddy wouldn’t, and would only watch out for him taking advantage of Mummy.
The thought of this made the little man’s teeth itch again.
George Brown gave Harvey a deep look, and a quick flash of deep meaning passed under his eyes.