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Chapter 58
Zachary’s proposal stunned Jane so much so that when she looked into his black eyes, she could only answer:
“Zac, me and your father are not destined to be together.”
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“But I want you to be my mother.” Zachary said in a disappointed tone.
“Don’t you have a mother? Why do you want to rob ours?” Zane interjected unhappily.
At that, Zachary thought of Annie and the maternal love he had never felt from her all these years. His chest felt heavy.
However, his stubborn temperament did not allow him to express it on his face.
“Rest well, Teacher. I’m going back.”
Zachary left in disappointment. Jane wanted to step forward and pull him back but Zane stopped her. Zoe also stepped forward and pulled her sleeve, asking in a pitiful voice,
“Mummy, do you like Zac more? You don’t want me and my brother anymore?”
Jane felt like her heart was squeezed upon hearing this, so she quickly bent to hug Zoe and comforted her softly, “How could Mummy not want you and your brother? You and Zane are both my favorites. No one can compare to you.”
“But Zane said Mummy likes Zac very much. Although I like him too, I still don’t want you to be his mother.” The more she spoke, the sadder she became until tears began to roll down her face.
Jane was so distressed that she could only comfort them with soft words.
Zachary went home directly. When he arrived, Drake was already there. He was sitting on the sofa while reading a book.
When Zachary entered, Drake raised his head, intending to casually take a glance. However, he noticed that Zachary’s face was a little sad, so he asked softly,
“Where did you go?”
Zachary walked over, raised his face to meet his father’s eyes, and said very seriously:
“Daddy, can you treat my teacher a little better from now on?”
Hearing that, Drake paused and blinked. “How come you think I’m treating her badly?”
“I want Teacher Pretty to marry you, but she is not willing at all, and Zane hates you very much. He even said that you are a scumbag. Daddy, I really like Teacher Beautiful, so can’t you treat her better?”
Drake felt pity in his heart as he watched his son’s earnest little face flicker with longing.
He stretched out his big hands and pulled Zachary into his arms. He spoke with rare softness:
“Zac, Zane has a father. If you want me to marry his mother, you have to know what’s going on with his mother and his father first, right?”
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Zachary suddenly became enlightened. Right! Why did he forget to ask about their father? Although he had never seen their father, it did not mean that they didn’t have one.
Perhaps their father was like Annie and Drake who had not yet received a marriage certificate.
With in mind, Zachary went to Jane’s house the next day, bringing with him the medicine that Drake prepared for her.
Zane had an ugly expression as he glared at Zachary who had reappeared at their home again.
“Zane, this is the medicine my father asked me to bring to Teacher Pretty. And my father also said that she doesn’t have to go to work today. She should rest at home.”
“Who wants your father’s medicine? Take it back.” Zane was still a little angry because of what happened yesterday. And especially after knowing who prepared the medicine, he didn’t want it anymore.
“Zane, why are you so hostile to my father? Was it still because of what happened last time?”
Zachary really did not understand Zane’s hostility towards Drake. The only bad thing that had happened was when Drake trapped Zane at home.
“Hmph! I just hate him.” Of course, it was impossible for Zane to tell Zachary what he really wanted, so he just snorted.
“You have to have a reason to hate someone. Look at me, I don’t hate your father because I have no reason to. Speaking of which, I don’t think I have ever seen your father at your house.”
“I heard from you before that you and Teacher came back from abroad. Could it be that your father is overseas?” Zane listened to the inquiry with a darkening expression.
“Cut it out. I don’t want to be your friend anymore!” Zane burst like a little volcano, his eyes turning red.
“Why?” Zachary still did not understand him. It was enough that Zane hated Drake, but he couldn’t even mention his own father.
Since Zachary still wouldn’t leave and was still asking, Zane snatched up the medicine that had been put on the table, walked to the door, opened it. Then without hesitation, he hurled the medicine out. After that, he looked back and ordered coldly,
“Get out of my house.”
Being repeatedly driven out, Zachary was of course also a little angry. He replied in an equally cold voice, “You’re really unbelievable. It’s okay that you hate my father. But you can’t even say who your father is.”
Zachary stomped out, leaving Zane who was feeling a little sad in his heart. He returned to his room, turned on the computer, and opened a picture in an encrypted file.
It was a digitally manipulated photo of the four of them. There was Mummy who was holding him and Zoe, and then there was a cold man sitting beside her. He was Drake.
After finding out that his father was Drake, Zane couldn’t help but develop a sense of
longing for him. For a very long time, he had hoped that one day, he could have a complete family like the other children.
He secretly edited the photo himself. The photo of Drake on it was just found on his official website so his face was a little cold. Even so, every time he thought of his father, Zane would secretly look at it.
Just then, Zoe’s voice sounded from behind, “Zane, why is that uncle in that photo?”
Zoe’s voice startled Zane. He came back to his senses and quickly pressed on the keyboard to delete the picture of Drake.
“That… Uhm, I accidentally made a mistake in the program and that picture got there. Don’t tell Mummy, okay?”
After the explanation, Zoe did not doubt it and nodded obediently, “Okay, I will keep it a
secret.”
“Are you going to play games?” Zoe knew that her brother was smart and was especially interested in computers. He often played games that she could not understand.
However, her brother had said that this was a secret between the two of them. They could not tell anyone, not even Mummy.
“Mm, I’m going to play a big game to make money and buy medicine for Mummy.”
Zane still felt irritated when he thought of the hundred–year–old ginseng that Zachary had sent yesterday. He decided to make money and buy even better supplements for his mother.
“Okay. I will keep it a secret. Please make a lot of money!” Zoe cheered with a smile.
Then, Zane’s tender fingers landed on the keyboard and started typing at a dazzling speed.
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