Jim furrowed his eyebrows and said with a hint of helplessness, “Harvey, I know it’s hard to accept this,
but…”
Harvey bit his lip and finally could not stop his tears from falling.
“So…Mommy is really…” Jim nodded solemnly. He let go of Bonnie’s hand and walked over to the door,
then squatted and picked Harvey up in his arms.
“Harvey…
“It’s all Daddy’s fault. I committed many mistakes and was too cowardly to face my feelings. By the time I
finally summoned the courage to face the truth, it’s too late now.” Harvey reached out and gently
wrapped his short arms around Jim’s trembling back.
“Daddy… are you crying?” Jim froze for a moment, then suddenly realized that he had shed a tear while
holding Bonnie’s hand.
He fell silent. The last time he cried was when he barged into the orphanage alone, trying to find Luna.
That was almost 20 years ago. Jim had always thought the only reason he had cried was that he was too
young. After all, real men never cried. At this moment, an epiphany hit him.
The truth was, it had been a long time since he cried, not because he had grown up, but because there
had been nothing that saddened him as much as losing Luna anymore. Not even losing his memories
impacted him as much as the thought of losing Bonnie. At the thought of this, Jim sighed and replied,
“Harvey, crying isn’t a sign of weakness.”
“I know,” Harvey chirruped as he hugged his father.
“The reason you cried is that you fell in love with Mommy, and you don’t want to lose her. To be honest, I
don’t want to lose her, either…”
As he said this, Harvey removed himself from Jim’s grasp and strode toward Bonnie’s bed with a
sorrowful expression.
“Does Mommy…only have seven days left to live? When is she going to wake up, then?” He wiped his
tears.
“Even if she’s leaving soon, she at least has to say goodbye to me, right?”
Jim wanted to say something in reply, but when he saw the look on Harvey’s face, he could not squeeze
out a single word.
“I’m sure Aunt Bonnie will get well soon, Harvey.” June slowly walked into the room, wearing the wig
Bonnie had picked out for her reaching out to hold Harvey’s hand.
“Even… Even if worst comes to worst, I’m sure she’ll wake up to say goodbye to you.”
Harvey sniffed and continued to sob but did not reply.
June gently wiped his tears with a piece of tissue.
“Don’t cry now. Don’t cry in front of Aunt Bonnie. She’ll be sad if she finds out about this.” Harvey sniffed
and nodded in response.
“You’re right!” He blinked his tears away and said, “Mommy won’t want to see me crying like this.”
Then, he reached out and clutched Bonnie’s hand.
“You’re going to get well soon, Mommy. I’m … I’m still waiting for you to become the witness to my and
June’s wedding in the future.”
June’s face flushed scarlet when she heard this. A surge of emotions spread through his heart as Jim
stared at the two children before him.
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