Chapter 497

Chapter 497 Nightmare It was almost dawn when Silas reached home. He kept thinking about South so he went to Gianna‘s ho use. Going to South‘s room to take a peek, he found the little fella sleeping soundly. Initially, Silas had wanted to sleep in Gianna‘s r oom but he was worried that she would blame him for sleeping on her bed, and then have a row with him. So, he just took a shower and slept on the sofa pitifully. Suddenly, a very soft whimper re ached his ears. Is someone crying? Silas instantly opened his eyes and sat up on the sofa. He looked

around confusedly, only to realize no one was around. Could it be…

His heart skipped a beat and he got up hurriedly, rushing to South‘s room. As expected, South was curl ed up under the blanket and his face was red from him holding his breath. His lips were pressed togeth er tightly and whimpers were coming from his throat. Silas was shocked and quickly picked South up befo re calling his name softly, “South! South” However, South couldn‘t hear him and his tiny body continued to shiver. Silas patted South‘s cheek as he shouted, “Son, wake up! Daddy‘s here. South–” It was as if South was holding back for a long time and couldn‘t take it anymore, so he cried out loudly. Silas‘s heart ached for him. He held South in his hands, coaxing him softly, “Don‘t be afraid. Daddy‘s here. No one would dare to hurt you ever again!”

South opened his panic–stricken eyes. Looking around, he realized he was at home and in his dad‘s arms. He was instantly relieved. With tears in his eyes, he wrapped hi s tiny arms around Silas‘s neck. “There, there.” Silas patted his back lightly. “It’s alright. Did you have a bad dream?”

South didn‘t say a word but his arms tightened subconsciously around Silas‘s neck. He buried his head into Silas‘s chest, showing his anxiety. Silas stroked his back lightly, hoping it would quickly calm him d own. “Or were you afraid of sleeping alone?”

South shook his head. “What was the dream about? Can you tell Daddy?” Silas‘s voice was gentle as h e coaxed South. South kept quiet for a long time before mumbling, “I dreamt about the day I was kidnapped by Kaylee.” Hearing that, Silas felt a ch ill go through his body. Gianna and he had thought that since South didn‘t have bad dreams, it meant th at he was alright. But in fact, the incident had always been in the back of his mind. It had always been in h is nightmares.

Silas‘s heart felt like it was being pierced by millions of needles, aching and hurting. He felt that leaving

Kaylee at the mental hospital was too merciful and she should‘ve experienced what it was like to have nightmares every night. His huge palm stroked South‘s small head as he comforted him, “Don’t be afraid, son. Kaylee is in the mental hospital now. She won‘t be able to hurt you ever again.” South nodded but he remained in Silas‘s arms.

Silas, too, was in no hurry and he continued to patiently coax his son. In fact, he was very willing to grow closer with his son. For the past seven years, he didn‘t fulfill his obligations as a father so he wanted to make up for it. “Do you want to listen to a story?”

“What story?”

“It‘s a story of your uncle and I when we were young.” South mulled it over before giving a nod. “When your uncle and I were about your age, we were afraid of animals with pointy beaks like chickens, ducks and geese. On e day when your grandma was not home, our babysitter Miss West had someone who was sick at her place. To make it easier to take care of us, she took us to her house. Back then, she had a lot of chickens and ducks at home. Knowing that we were afraid of them, she rounded them up. The next day, a goose escaped the fence and it happened to be a species of male geese that tended to poke people with their mouths; it was like it wanted to bully u s on purpose. It stretched its neck, quacked loudly and chased us all around.”

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