Alex’s voice is low. It sounds good. And he has a smile on his face. It should be very relaxing, but Ben
can not breathe because of the unexplained pressure.
Alex squats down and looks at Ben.
Ben turns around and says, “you find me, but I won’t forgive you.”
“Can you tell me what I did wrong?” Alex asks softly.
He looks at Ben and remembers that he has been addicted to his work for so long. He doesn’t know
Ben has grown up. It seems that he neglects his family.
Ben is not used to Alex’s softness.
“I...” Ben looks up at Alex and bursts into tears. He says, “I miss mommy.”
Then his eyes turn red.
Ben has been healthy but he cries. Alex suddenly feels guilty. He raises his hand and touches Ben’s
head, but he doesn’t know what to say.
“Dad. Is Mommy really...?” He can’t go on. He can’t understand what death is. He always feels that
Mommy is still there.
Ben is smart, but he is a child and attached to his mother.
Alex has some ideas in his mind. He wants to find out the truth as soon as possible and get Miya back.
During her absence, the whole family is unhappy.
“I promise. Mommy will come back. Shall we go home now?”
Ben looks up at Alex pitifully. “Dad, will Mommy come back?”
Alex nods.
“Why doesn’t she come back now? Does she dislike us?” He has been with Miya since he was a baby.
He is attached to her. He hasn’t seen her for a long time. He is not used to it.
“Mommy likes you. She’s just mad at me now. She will come back when she is not angry.”
“Why doesn’t she come back to visit us? We didn’t make Mommy angry.”
Alex is silent. Yes, the children did nothing wrong. Why doesn’t she come back to visit them? He
remembers what Miya said that day. He recalls that he forgets to investigate the real reason why Miya
left. It must be because he devoted himself to work all the time and neglected her.
Alex remembers that according to Miya’s temper, she won’t be angry about it. In the past, no matter
how late he worked, Miya would prepare dinner for him and keep the lamp on in the bedroom. Alex is
confused about the real reason. It seems that he should ask Lisa for help.
“Dad, why don’t you answer? Am I right? Does Mommy hate us?”
“No, don’t think about it now. You should be more obedient. If Mommy doesn’t come back, we’ll go to
her, OK?”
Ben finally nods and is willing to go home with Alex.
In the afternoon, a group of people lie on the beach chair and enjoy the sunshine.
Miya’s stomach is getting bigger and bigger. She can’t work recently. Now it’s hot. Miya and Lisa are
sitting at the door and enjoying afternoon tea. They look at the sea in the distance and become quiet.
Lisa is fluent but she is sitting there quietly at the moment.
“Miya, don’t you miss your children?”
Lisa asks suddenly.
Miya freezes and smiles, “I miss them. I even dream of coming back to them. I don’t know how they are
doing.” She thinks of the children.
Lisa listens to Miya and wonders, “so why don’t you go back and visit them?”
“I’m dead now.” Miya suddenly jokes, “I’m afraid my resurrection will scare the children.”
Lisa listens to Miya and is suddenly speechless.
“But you know you’re still alive! You miss the children, and they miss you.” Lisa sees the message from
Alex, but she also wants to know why Miya left suddenly.
Miya and Alex remind her of love. Why does a couple who love each other separate?
Miya squints at the sun, but it is too harsh, so she looks at Lisa. “I miss the children, but I think
something is gone.”
“What do you mean?”
Miya seems lost in thought. “It may be a sense of trust.”
“Trust?” Lisa doesn’t understand what Miya says.
“Yes.” Miya nods. “I don’t trust Alex that much. Trust is an indeterminate thing. When you believe a
person, you will have no scruples. Once you doubt him, you will always doubt him.”
Lisa seems to understand Miya. She thinks of the days when she quarreled with Adam. She didn’t
know Adam loved her, so she wanted to break up with him. Adam has liked Miya, but Alex only loves
Miya.
Lisa feels confused. “So you left because you don’t trust Alex?”
Miya hesitates for a moment and finally nods.
“But he looked for you for a long time, and he becomes very decadent. I think he loves you.”
“I love him, too.” Miya jokes, “so what?”
Miya remembers that Alex used to receive phone calls or text messages before she left home. She
couldn’t help doubting Alex.
During that time, she was scolded and almost miscarried, but Alex didn’t explain anything to her. On
the day she left, she saw Alex and a woman show their love in front of the company. They didn’t
respect her.
Lisa looks at Miya’s face and suddenly thinks of Susan. “You think he still loves Susan, so you ran
away from home, right?” She guesses.
“Who knows?”
Who knows which woman Alex really loves?
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