Chapter 92

Clara gave him a straight look and seriously said, “Ello, you’re not getting any younger, you know? It’s time to get yourself a girlfriend. It’s not good the way you’re always alone, changing your women like you change your socks!”

1 want a girlfriend, but no one’s giving me the chance. What can I do? My parents are breathing down my neck about it too, it’s got me so worked up that I’ve got mouth ulcers! Look!” Elio leaned in toward Clara on purpose Clara darted away like a startled bird, ‘Ello! Cut it out. Alex is inside!”

“Alright, alright, I’ll stop, okay?” Elio pouted, “I’ve done so much for you but I can’t even win your heart.

Fine, I get it. But as your friend, I don’t even know who your Mr. Right is. I don’t even know who I’m up against.”

Clara gave him an annoyed look. “You will never let this topic go, will you?”

As soon as her words dropped, Alex limped out of the game room.

Alex grinned when he saw his mother with Mr. Milburn, “Mum, why don’t you and Mr. Milburn make it official? I really like Mr. Milburn, I want him to be my dad!”

Clara looked at him, helplessly squatting down to eye level with her son, “Alex, you can’t just say these things! It’s not something a child should say, got it?”

“Can I say I want a dad then?”

“Alex…”

Alex made a pouty face, his mood visibly dropping, “What’s wrong with wanting a dad? All the other kids have dads, why don’t I? Mr. Milburn is so nice to me but you won’t let him be my dad, you want him to give me a little brother or sister instead! Mum, do you even love me?”

Clara was taken aback by Alex’s words.

seemed like Elio was really good to him, and he really wanted Elio to be his dad, but she couldn’t be selfish.

Right now, she and Alex were just a burden!

*Alex, your mom definitely loves you.” Elio quickly interjected, fearing Clara would get upset, “But the things between us adults are complicated; it’s not as simple as you think.”

“What’s so complicated? I want Mr. Milburn to be my dad, and Mr. Milburn wants to be my dad too; isn’t that perfect?”

Clara’s eyes started to well up as she hugged her son, “Alex, I’m sorry.”

“Hey, you two, don’t be like this!” Elio was feeling uneasy, “Alex, if you want me to be your dad, I can be your dad! You can call me dad and I’ll still treat you the same!”

“You can’t lie to me anymore. It’s not the same at all! You can only be my real dad if you marry my mom, then we can be a real family, living together in the same house!” Alex looked at Clara seriously, “Mum, I want to live with Mr. Milburn. I want to see him every day. Can he play with me every day, can he?”

Clara closed her eyes. “Alex, let Mom finish!”

“I don’t want to listen!” Alex stubbornly covered his ears, “I don’t want to listen! I just want Mr. Milburn to be my dad“”

With that, he burst into tears, something that Alex rarely did.

Even when he was scolded for being naughty, he’d never cried this hard.

Seeing her son like this, Clara’s heart ached! She knew she couldn’t keep lying to him, because he was starting to need a father’s love, something a mother’s love couldn’t fully replace.

“Clara, you should agree with him!” Elio shot Clara a look, “Look at how sad he is!”

Clara just kept her lips tightly sealed, not saying a word.

“Don’t overthink it. I know you’re worried for me but I’m not scared of what others will think! I’ve never cared about that.” Elio took a deep breath, reaching out to grasp Clara’s wrist, “Be with me! You can try to accept me first”