novelxo Chapter 1526
A month passed by in the blink of an eye.
In the past month, Lawrie recovered well and was finally discharged from the hospital. He was so happy that he was skipping and hopping on the bed, asking, "Mommy, does this mean that I can play with Larry every day now?"
"Yes, Lawrie. You can go see Larry whenever you're free." Having stayed at the hospital for a month, Lawrie's hair had grown out quite a bit, and his pale face was much more ruddy now. In Vanessa's eyes, Lawrie looked so cute that she couldn't help kissing him. "Baby, you're finally getting discharged today. I'm so happy."
"I'm happy too, Mommy." Lawrie hugged Vanessa and gave her a sweet kiss. Then, he saw Julien pushing the door open and stepping into the ward. Lawrie watched as Julien hugged and kissed her. At that instant, Lawrie was extremely displeased. He warned, "Hey you big bad guy, don't hug and kiss my mommy!"
"Lawrie, I'm not a bad guy. I'm your daddy. You should call me 'Daddy'." To tell the truth, Julien really hated this little third wheel sometimes, but whenever he was at work, he couldn't help but miss this little one He wanted to hug Lawrie and kiss him, but Lawrie buried his head into Vanessa's arms, refusing Julien to touch him. "You're not my daddy."
"Alas, can you two not quarrel whenever you see each other?" Vanessa rolled her eyes at Julien. He was a grown man, why did he have to be this petty with his son?
"I'm not quarrelling with him. I'm just telling him the truth." Since Lawrie wouldn't let him hug him, Julien held Vanessa in his arms instead. Vanessa had Lawrie in her arms, which meant that he was holding Vanessa and Lawrie at the same time.
Lawrie rebutted, "My daddy is a handsome man. You're not my daddy."
Julien said with a doting look on his face, "Little brat, I'm your daddy, your handsome daddy."
"But I don't want you as my daddy." Lawrie pursed his lips and was about to cry. He nuzzled in Vanessa's arms and said, "Mommy, can you please tell me if he is my daddy?"
With a smile on her face, Vanessa hugged Lawrie in her arms. She gently kissed his forehead and said, "Why don't you tell me first, do you want this big bad guy to become your daddy?"
In fact, Lawrie was ready to accept Julien as his father, but he was afraid that Julien would steal his mommy away from him. He shook his head and then nodded. "I don't want anyone to take you away. As long as he doesn't take you away, he can be my daddy."
A child's thinking was very simple. They would be able to feel one's kindness towards them. In the past month, Julien had been keeping him company every single day, and he would read interesting bed time stories to him. On top of that, Julien even promised him that he would protect him and Vanessa. Hence, Lawrie was actually quite fond of him.
Lawrie's answer was completely beyond Vanessa's expectation. She looked at Julien with a smile and said, "Mr. Kyle, Lawrie is worried about you. It's all up to you to make him trust you now. There's nothing I can do to help you."
Julien immediately pulled Lawrie into his arms and gently pinched Lawrie's ruddy cheeks. "Lawrie, as long as you call me Daddy, I will take care of you and love you with Mommy. Isn't it better to have one more person to love you?"
Lawrie blinked his big watery eyes and scratched his head as he thought for a while, "But why should I trust you?"
Julien did not know how to answer Lawrie.
At that instant, he could not think of an answer at all. It was true that everything he did in the past was indeed stealing Vanessa's love from Lawrie, which caused great psychological and emotional impact on Lawrie. Hence, it was inevitable that Lawrie could not trust him.
Lawrie was a sensitive child. Seeing that Julien was not answering him, he asked, "Now that you're not answering me, are you really thinking of how you can steal my mommy from me? I'm warning you. I've recovered and I'm a big boy now. From now on, I'll protect my mommy. I won't allow anyone to steal her away from me."
Lawrie was so serious that his tiny face had already turned red. In his world, Vanessa was all he had. Hence, he must not allow anyone to take her away from him. Although Julien was no longer a bad guy in his heart, it was still impossible for him to trust Julien completely.
Julien understood that to get Lawrie to accept him as his father would not be an easy task. All these years, Lawrie was used to living only with his mother, so he was always very wary against strangers. Julien promised, "Don't worry, Lawrie. I will do everything I can to prove it. I will eventually make you believe that all I want is to do is to take care of you and your mommy. I won't snatch her away from you." Lawrie stretched out his little finger and said, "Promise!"
Julien never thought that he would do such a childish thing, but he did it anyway. "Yes, promise."
It was only then, Lawrie was slightly relieved. He broke away from Julien's embrace and stood up. Then, he gave Julien a kiss, leaving a huge saliva stain on his face. "In fact, I quite like you, so you have to like me too, okay?"
This was not the first time someone had kissed him, but Julien was stunned this time. A minute ago, Lawrie was saying that he did not want Julien to be his father, but he was already giving him a kiss on his face now. Even Julien had always been a tough guy, his heart melted the moment Lawrie kissed him. He immediately pulled Lawrie into his arms and gave him a big kiss.
Lawrie was a little disgusted so he reached out his hand and wiped Julien's saliva off his face. "Don't do that!"
"You can kiss me, but why can't I kiss you?"
"Because I'm more handsome than you."
"You're handsome because of my good genes."
Watching this father and son bickering with each other, Vanessa's eyes suddenly turned red. It was not because she was sad, but she was moved to the point of tears.
A few years ago, when she had just given birth to Lawrie, she would fantasize that one day the three of them could live together as a happy family. However, she knew that it would never come true. Then, at her darkest, she finally saw a glimpse of hope.
The two men in front of her, one was her lover, and the other was her son. This was not something she had dared to imagine in the past, but now, it was indeed happening to her.
Seeing the two of them squabbling with each other, Vanessa couldn't bear to interrupt them. She stared at them for so long that both Julien and Lawrie turned their heads to look at her.
The moment Lawrie saw the look on Vanessa's face, Lawrie was on the verge of tears too. "Mommy, why are you crying?"
Julien said worriedly, "What's wrong, Vanessa?"
Vanessa wiped away her tears and put on a gentle smile. "I'm just happy!"
Julien understood what Vanessa meant, but Lawrie did not. He didn't like seeing Vanessa crying, so he said, "Don't worry, Mommy. Even if this big bad guy is my daddy now, I will still love you like I always do, Mommy."