True Love Waits

Chapter 1235 Ethan Left

Matthew was speechless. Erica was so good at flattering him.

Anxiety and nervousness coursed through Erica as she had not received Matthew's reply for a long

time. Was he angry as Rhea had said?

'Perhaps I should forget about it. After all, it's difficult to figure out what's on a man's mind!' Since it was

futile to continue guessing, she decided to wait until he returned.

In A Country

Since Erica had agreed, Tam had booked the earliest flight tickets to A Country. A day later, Tam and

his wife, Yanny Gao, stood nervously before the door to the Li family house.

Once inside, Tam put aside the valuable gifts that he had brought. Suppressing the urge to hug his son,

he and his wife first greeted the older Li family members who stood before them in the living room. "Hi,

Mr. and Mrs. Li." Then he nodded to Chantel and Yvette. "I am Tam Wu, Ethan's biological father, and

this is my wife, Yanny Gao. Thank you for taking care of Ethan for so long."

Wesley's expression soured, and he glared at Tam silently. Meanwhile, Blair lovingly gazed at Ethan,

who she held in her arms. Her blood-shot eyes indicated that she had been crying.

Chantel looked at Blair with concern while Yvette tried to hold back the tears that threatened to spill

down her cheeks.

As no one spoke for a while, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Tam steeled himself and broke

the silence. "I know that all of this has been my fault, and I apologize. My actions have caused a lot of

trouble, especially for Erica. We'll take Ethan to Australia and settle there. We won't return to Y City

again. My wife is kind, and she will treat Ethan well. Please don't worry as we'll take good care of him!"

Yanny had mixed feelings as she looked at the wide-eyed little boy, who was holding a toy car. 'No

wonder Tam wants to take him home. It isn't just fatherly love and instinct that draws him to Ethan. This

boy is so cute that anyone would want to hug him at first sight, ' she thought.

"Australia?" Wesley was surprised. He had assumed that Tam would return to Y City with Ethan. That

way, Rika could still visit him when she missed him.

Tam nodded, "Yes. We know it's far, but you can see the child at any time. If you'd like, we can bring

Ethan to visit you when we return home for festivals."

Blair's heart grew increasingly heavy. This was a heartbreaking moment for her, but she had to say

goodbye. She glanced at Ethan as she spoke. "Eth, go to your father."

Ethan looked at Blair, who was holding him in her arms. He didn't understand what she had said

because he was too young to know what 'father' meant.

Hearing Blair's instructions, Tam stood up cautiously and walked up to her. With outstretched arms, he

said, "Son, let me hug you!"

Ethan was more willing to interact with strangers in the daytime than in the evening. So when Tam

wanted to hug Ethan, he didn't pull away.

Ten minutes later, Tam and Yanny carried Ethan out of the villa, and the Li family followed to bid them All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

farewell.

Once at the car, Tam placed Ethan's luggage in the trunk and helped Yanny and Ethan get into the car.

He then turned and expressed his gratitude to Wesley and Blair again. "Thank you for raising Ethan for

so long, Mr. and Mrs. Li. If there's nothing else, we'll start our journey."

Wesley nodded. No matter how much he wanted to, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Tam sat in the car, rolled down the window, and instructed the driver to start.

At this moment, Ethan, who had been quiet, burst into tears. He couldn't understand why Blair and

Yvette were outside the car and why they were crying.

"Grandma, Grandma..." he called to Blair. Then he stretched his arms to Blair, wanting her to hug him.

Tears streamed down Blair's cheeks as she rushed forward. But, Wesley stopped her.

Yvette could no longer contain her emotions. Hot tears flowed down her cheeks as she waved goodbye

to Ethan.

Chantel held Blair's hand and whispered comforting words to her, "Auntie, don't cry. We'll see Ethan

again."

"Waah..." in the car, Ethan's crying grew louder and louder. His eyes were fixed on Blair and Wesley as

desperation coursed through him.

Wesley let go of Blair, took a step forward, grabbed Ethan's hand, and said, "Don't you remember what

I taught you? Men don't cry. If you want to stay with us, study hard and earn a place in a military school.

Then, come here to work. Your uncle Gifford will train you!"

'Ethan will always be one of the Lis, ' he thought.

Gifford was still on a mission and didn't know that Ethan was being taken away.

The boy continued to sob. "Grandpa..."

As tough as Wesley was, his eyes reddened as well. Then he mustered all the courage he possibly

could and let go of Ethan's little hand. He told Tam, "Leave before I change my mind."

Just as the engine roared to life, Yvette trotted over and said to Tam through the half-open window, "If,

someday, you decide that you don't want to raise Ethan anymore, bring him back to us. We won't

blame you. Ethan will always be one of us."

The silver car was finally out of sight.

And Ethan's wail couldn't be heard anymore. Blair sobbed in Wesley's arms.

With red eyes and arm-in-arm with Yvette, who was also crying, Chantel continued her efforts to

comfort the two women.

Chantel closed her eyes for a brief moment and made a new wish. She wanted to have a child for

Wesley and Blair to raise so that they would never experience this anguish again. But, to do so, she

needed to bear Gifford's child.

What distressed her was that Gifford hadn't been home for a long time. He was hardly around, and she

might not be able to see him even if he returned occasionally. How was she supposed to have his

baby?

At the Pearl Villa District

When Tam and Ethan arrived at Matthew's villa to say goodbye to Erica, Rhea had just left the house

after her visit. Erica intended to return to school with her camera, but she received a call from Tam

before she could get in the car. "Mrs. Huo, it's me, Tam. I picked up Ethan yesterday, and we're leaving

for Australia tomorrow. Can we come to see you now if you're free?"

'Leaving for Australia tomorrow?' Erica was still processing the shocking news.

Then, she nodded, "Yes, I'm at home."

Tam knew the address of the villa. After hanging up the phone, Erica returned to the house to wait for

the father and son.

Ten minutes later, her phone rang again. She thought it was Tam, so she answered the phone without

even looking at the screen. "Are you here yet?"

"Yes. How do you know?"

It was not Tam's voice.

Erica checked the number. It was not Tam's. "Who is this?"

"It's me. Watkins. You saved my number. How could you not know it was me?" Watkins had watched

Erica save his phone number when they were partying the other day.

Confusion coursed through Erica. She remembered that she had saved his phone number, but why

was his name no longer on her contact list? "It's so strange. I lost both your WeChat account and

phone number. Is my phone infected with a virus?"

That was the only possibility that she could think of. But, she hadn't downloaded from or browsed any

unsafe website recently. How could a virus attack her phone?