Big villain? Brother Chen?
The words sound so childish, like something only a kid would say.
Yet they didn’t feel unfamiliar to him; it seemed like he had heard them somewhere before.
Easton Holmes quickly recalled and searched through his mind. After a long search, he finally found that memory...
It was when he was eleven years old. One day after school, his mom was waiting at the school gate, saying she would take him to have a big meal with his dad.
This was unprecedented; before, let alone taking him to a feast, his mom wasn’t even willing to show her face.
He was very happy at the time, finally being picked up by his mom, and even getting to eat a big meal with his dad.
He wasn’t happy about the big meal, but rather that he could have a meal with his mom and dad together.
For other classmates, eating with their parents was nothing, something they did every day, but for him, it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
It was hard to wait for such an opportunity; he was so happy and followed his mom into the car without much thought. During the ride, a happy smile hung on his face.
His mom didn’t drive him to the company to find his dad; instead, she drove to the suburbs. He was puzzled and asked, "Mom! Why did you bring me here? Weren’t we going to find dad and eat together?"
"Your dad is here, let’s get out of the car and find him." After stopping the car, his mom got out first.
Seeing this, he quickly got out of the car too. After he got out, his mom walked over, grabbed his hand, and headed toward a small bungalow.
When they reached the door of the small bungalow, his mom kicked the door and shouted loudly, "Fabian Holmes! I know you’re inside, open the door quickly, or I’ll set fire to it."
Shouting loudly, she kicked the door hard.
Watching his mom crazily kicking the door, he was stunned, but he wasn’t afraid at all.
He watched quietly, as if the crazy woman had nothing to do with him. He neither helped kick the door nor told his mom to stop.
After a while, the door opened from inside, and the person who opened it was his dad.
The moment the door opened, his mom let go of him and rushed at his dad, slapping him, "Fabian Holmes! You must have lost your mind, daring to have an affair. Where’s that vile woman?"
His mom pushed his dad aside, furiously storming into the house.
"Dad and mom have something to talk about. You go..."
"Vile woman! How dare you seduce my husband? Watch me beat you to death today."
Hearing his mom already fighting, his dad didn’t have time to say anything else to him and turned to walk into the house.
The sound of arguing from inside snapped him back to reality. His mom hadn’t brought him to find his dad to eat but to confront his dad and the woman.
Being young at the time, he wasn’t too clear about what was happening, but he knew one thing for certain: his dad had another woman outside.
Not only was he deceived by his mom, but he also discovered his dad’s sordid behavior. In anger, he turned and ran away from that small bungalow.
When he ran to another small bungalow, he saw some kids much younger than him playing house. In his bad mood, he seemed to find an outlet, picking up the little bride and running away.