Edward though about it seriously, and he turned to look at his father Emerson, “father Emerson, can you bring me along with you tomorrow?”
Just when Emerson started feeling sorry for himself, his son suddenly asked him, so he was naturally happy and pleased, “father Emerson will be going to the office tomorrow, if you don’t feel bored, you can come with me.”
“Okay, sure.”
Edward nodded his head, and turned to speak with Robert, “Dad, I won’t follow you two tomorrow, I’m following father Emerson.”
Robert was displeased. His son had called him father, but still prefers to follow his father Emerson. Obviously, it was blood relations at work.
Edward could not have come into this world, without him begging his brother. So, although Robert was displeased, he knew that it was his fault, and it was his responsibility. He did not blame his brother at all, and even more so he could not blame the child, he only wanted to have a child of his own with Candice, so eagerly.
After dinner, the few were chatting in the living room, accompanying Edward to play some games. Robert looked at the time, and finally felt that it was about time, and he said, “Edward, it’s getting late, you should go to bed.”
Edward nodded, and came to pull on his mother’s hand, “Mum, it’s getting late, we should go to bed.”
Candice frowned, her face filled with displease, “Edward, you’re five years old, you should sleep alone and not with me.”
Edward tiny head was lopsided, and he looked entitled, “I’ve always slept with you. I’m just five years old, and I’m still very young.”
Edward was extremely understanding, but he was just as frustrating. The three adults knew what Robert meant, but Edward was trying to mess around.
Emerson was suddenly relieved, but actually Candice was more relieved. Although she had decided to spend the rest of her life with Robert, but once she thought about being in the same bed as him, or having any sort of physical contact she suddenly felt very reluctant. Now that her son was behaving like this, she suddenly had the feeling that she had escaped.
“Robert, Edward keeps telling me that he can’t sleep without me. So good night then, we’ll go to bed first.”
Since Candice already said so, Robert did not say anything else.
Candice turned to look at Emerson, and said lightly, “Good night, brother.”
Emerson nodded stiffly, and Candice pulled her son along heading upstairs. When the mother and son have disappeared from plain view, Robert sat on the sofa looking frustrated.
Emerson comforted his brother against his own will, “Robert, Edward is still young, you and Candice… still have a lot of time together.”
Robert sighed heavily, “Brother, I once hurt Candice deeply, and delayed her for too long. Now, she could still accept me, and even brought my son to see me, I’m really so grateful, I don’t want to part with Candice even for a second.”
Emerson’s grip tightened around his cup, “Candice is a very kind girl, it was your greatness luck in this life to have married her.”
Robert nodded, “Brother, I know. So I want to use the rest of my life to compensate the hurt that Candice had, and I want to have a child of my own with her.”
The cup was almost shattered to pieces in Emerson’s grip, and he said after a while, “Robert, for you to think like that, I don’t have to worry anymore.”
Robert suddenly turned his head to ask, “Brother, do you love Lily?”
Emerson looked into Robert’s eyes, trying to get the meaning behind his question from them. But his eyes were calm, expressionless, was he simply thinking too much?
“Robert, I’m already at this age, there’s no such thing of love. I’m just looking for a woman to live together.”
Robert’s expression darkened, his lips thinned before he spoke, “Brother, Lily’s father, Eric Smith is the best criminal case lawyer in this country. Years ago, you visited him a couple of times, and promised him some terms, only that Eric Smith promised to become my lawyer. Eric Smith had once told me directly that, you told him that the day I’m released from prison will be the day you marry his daughter. That’s why Eric Smith fought so aggressively for me, and got around with a lot of parties. So even though I killed a person, I only got five years of serve time in the end. So, the date of your marriage with Lily has come nearer. Brother, you don’t love Lily at all, you did this for me…”
“Robert, when dad and mum died, I promised them that I would take good care of you.” Emerson patted Robert on the shoulder, and turned to go back to his room.
Candice’s back leaned against the wall of the spiralling stairs, her heart beating in an abnormal rhythm.
The reason… the reason why Emerson was marrying Lily was because of his brother.