âWas it Uncle Kwan and Terrence?â Grace looked at the two men and saw surprise in their eyes too.
âDaddy took me to sweep your tomb before. Your picture is on the tombstone,â said Mick Reed.
Grace really choked this time. âTomb⦠A photo on the tombstone?â
Grace looked at the indifferent Jason who was sitting on the couch nearby. He⦠had brought their son to sweep her tomb. What a scene that would have been!
âWhy were you sweeping Mommyâs tomb?â Another childlike voice rang out. Jasper asked with a puzzled face.
âBecause Mommyâs dead,â said Mick Reed.
âBut Mommyâs alive.â
âEveryone says that Mommy is dead.â
Therefore, the two children launched into a heated dispute over whether Grace was alive.
Grace was speechless from the conversation and quickly said, âAlright, stop! Iâm still alive and well. It was a misunderstanding! Mick, Iâm back. Iâm sorry. Iâve been gone for a long time, and I wonât leave you anymore.â
Graceâs eyes reddened as she sobbed.
She remembered back when the triplets were still in her belly. She remembered every movement they made.
She thought she only had Jasper, but now she had Mick too.
However, compared to Graceâs excitement, Mick Reedâs expression did not change. It was as if it did not matter to him whether his mother was still alive.
It was as if his mother was only a symbol to him.
âIt doesnât matter even if you leave,â said Mick Reed. Even his tone of voice was very similar to Jasonâs.
Graceâs eyes became redder. She had not fulfilled her motherly duties to Mick in these five years. It was normal for her son to be so indifferent to her.
âI have no plans to leave. Youâre going to see me every day from now on. Come, call me âMommyâ!â Grace said as she wrapped her arms around the little one.
*
Mick Reed was uncomfortable and wanted to resist. Although he was only five years old, he was rarely hugged. Now, he was being hugged by his mother whom he just met today.
âDidnât you give me up? Why do you⦠want me to call you âMommyâ?â Mick Reed unconsciously bit on his lower lip with his pearly whites. He did not need a mother. He had been fine without one anyway.
However⦠was this what a motherâs hug felt like? When he watched cartoons, the little mouse in the cartoon show liked to be hugged by its mother. Each time, he would just wonder what was so good about a hug!
âI donât want such a hug!
âBut⦠Mommyâs hug is so warm! For a moment, Mick Reed hesitated whether to push Grace away.
Grace said quickly, âI never gave you up! Mick, youâre my baby. How could I have possibly given you up?â
As soon as she said that, Jason, who had been sitting on the couch, frowned. Two figures flashed through his mind.
The figures were locked in an embrace.
âDo you want me? If you want me, Iâll give myself to you. Iâll give you everything I have.â It was⦠his voice!