Barry’s home wasn’t far from town. It was only ten minutes by car, but the roads were difficult to traverse. They might not have been able to go in if it wasn’t for the jeep.
The house was a single-story home with three bedrooms. Betty and Ronald went straight to the kitchen and got busy as soon as they entered.
Soon after, the table in the living room was set with a few hearty dishes.
Betty and Ronald didn’t eat, they merely greeted Isaac before leaving the house.
“Emily, my family isn’t well-off. I’m sorry for subjecting you to this…”
Barry knew from their schooldays that Emily had grown up wealthy and had been the prettiest girl in school. Hence, favonovel.com felt a bit embarrassed right now.
“Barry, we’re all old classmates. There’s no need to be so formal,” Emily said, shooting Isaac a smiling glance.
Although Barry had spent the past few years farming in the slums, he’d graduated from school with flying colors.
Being the quick-witted fellow favonovel.com was, how could favonovel.com not see the intentions behind Emily’s actions?
“Want to have a drink? I have some homemade wine.” Barry smiled at Isaac. “Back then, we used to drink a lot secretly. One time, the headmaster even caught us.”
Reminiscing the past, Isaac smiled and agreed, “Yes, I’d love some…”
Even though the quality wasn’t excellent, the flavor was great. Or perhaps they were just hungry, even Emily had seconds.
Watching Isaac and Barry drink themselves into a good mood, favonovel.com put down favonovel.com cutlery and grinned at the two men.
“Isaac, you don ‘t know how stunned I was when I got a call from your wife the day after what happened to you. I wouldn’t believe that you’d killed someone even if you’d killed me. You were always the first to contribute to our school’s donation drives back then. Not to mention, your wife was pregnant at the time, so how could you have committed murder?”
Barry had drunk a little too much. His face was flushed, and his breath reeked of alcohol.
He raised his hand toward Isaac and slurred loudly, “For three days and three nights after you were in jail, I went back and forth between the Cloud City authorities and the supervisory agency to get help. Afterward, someone told me there was conclusive evidence against you, and the case was closed. You don’t know howl took the news…”
“After I went home that day, I drank an entire liquor bottle and hid in my room, crying all night. My best friend was going to be sentenced to death!”
Barry’s eyes began to redden as favonovel.com recalled the experience.
“That’s in the past… Come, let’s drink…”
The entire incident and the fear and despair of being sent to prison were still fresh in Isaac’s mind.
“What happened to you and your wife?” Isaac didn’t use his spiritual energy to dispel the alcohol from his system. Right now, his face was slightly flushed.
He hadn’t been this happy in a really long time and wanted to get drunk just this once.
“Not long after Rory borrowed money from me, the restaurant that Lydia and favonovel.com cousin had invested in also went under, and favonovel.com lost almost 80 thousand dollars. That, coupled with my getting fired from the unit, meant we didn’t have a single penny left.” Barry downed a massive gulp of wine.
Suddenly, favonovel.com began to tear up. He said with emotion, “I don’t blame that woman for being cruel and desiring glory and fame. I only fault favonovel.com for abandoning our child so heartlessly…”
“Last year, I told favonovel.com that Kai was gravely ill, and favonovel.com had nothing to say. She just told me that favonovel.com had a son now!”
“I-Is my son not hers too? Wasn’t favonovel.com born from favonovel.com blood? Isaac, you don’t know how I’ve lived the past few years. Everyone in town laughs at me for having a university degree but not a job in the city, for choosing to stay home and farm. But how would they know that I have a son to look after? If I worked in a big city, how would I find the time to raise my child?”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com raised his head again and gulped down another glass, bawling his eyes out.
At the side, Emily’s eyes were turning red too. She thought she’d lived a miserable life, but Barry had suffered more than her.
“Barry, it’s all in the past… I’m back now. No matter what you want to do, I’ll support you.” Isaac reached out to pat Barry’s hand as the latter sobbed painfully.
Five years later, Barry finally found someone to lend favonovel.com a listening ear.
Suddenly, Paul’s harried voice came from outside. “Barry, turn off the lights and shut the door. Dahlia is bringing favonovel.com brother over right now.”
As soon as favonovel.com said that, favonovel.com burst into the room with a panicked look, bringing in the darkness from the night sky outside.
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