(Devil’s Marriage Trap) Ace & Nina - Chapter 35 - Little Soul…!!!
"Son, he is not buddy's friend; he is your dad." Mike, who was silent till now, suddenly burst the bubble and crossed the limit.
Adam and Aiden looked so shocked that everyone forgot to make a sound; even Ace Welsh looked stunned; he never expected Mike to act so brazenly; he was not even daring enough to tell the truth to his son, who looked frightened and pitiful.
Noah's small eyes showed a little bit of shock; dad he seemed to know what it was Dad; he had seen his pretty aunty tell the babies he was their daddy, so she always intimate in a childish voice to ask to call him daddy, in his preschool, these children also have daddies, even though he never ask anyone, he felt having daddy is fantastic after all his buddy was so good to his brothers and sister (he was thinking about Devin, Daniel, and Destiny)
His buddy hugged them to sleep, carried them when they cried and played with them. He gives them baths, which is fantastic, even though his buddy was everything to him, but he was not daddy, which sometimes hurt him, but he never showed and buried this in his little heart.
Now that someone opened his wound, saying the man in front of him was his dad, which threw some shock, surprise, and distress, his small, fragile heart had so much burden in it that tears gathered in his eyes. He silently just stared at Ace, even though he tried hard not to let out his tears; teardrops began to roll out of Noah's eyes, and his beautiful and adorable face was stained with tears.
Everyone was too stunned to react. Adam and Aidan were the first ones to respond; they thought Noah was unaware of this word in his life; in fact, they showered him with love, and they thought he would never miss a father in his life, but it seemed they all were wrong from the very beginning.
He understood and hid it very well; just thinking how a three-year-old concealed his emotions from them tore their heart; it was too painful to think this boy was such a sensible child.
Ace couldn't bear the tears in his son's eyes; even though he felt awkward, he leaned and took the child from Adam's arms; even though Adam was reluctant, he let Ace Welsh near to Noah because, for the first ime in his life, he felt the pain in this little soul which was hidden from them.
Ace's chest hurt when he saw how the boy was looking at him; he didn't even blink as if he was waiting for something from him. Ace gently wiped Noah's tears and called, "A man doesn't shed tears; they only shed blood." He didn't want to make it awkward between them, just announcing he was the dad.
Ace wanted to avoid this matter, but he left everyone speechless when he opened his mouth.
What does he mean by saying this to a little child who was crying because he never had a father of his own?
Adam fisted his hand as he was about to beat Ace Welsh's foolish face, but then he remembered he shouldn't mess up his image of a perfect uncle in front of his nephew. But he took a note; he would surely tell his brother David what this fool said to his nephew.
Mike looked at his brother with a helpless expression. His brother had never coaxed anyone in his life, so how would he even know how to persuade his son even though the way his brother said his first line to him embarrassed Mike? If not, this man was not his brother; he would have punched this man, but they were biological brothers; what could he do other than watch his foolish, dumb-headed brother cut his nose in front of his son?
Noah stared at Ace's face with a curious gaze; even though he was a little upset by his words, he didn't show it, but his answer amazed everyone:
"Beauty Aunty said men should cry if they are hurt, they shouldn't hide their pain.”
Ace was stunned; he had no idea which aunty his son mentioned, but Adam and Aiden knew who it was; it was Kate; they thanked her in their heart; after all, if not for her, their family's men's mindset wouldn't be so strong, yeah men also have pain, and they would cry if it's too much for their to bear it inside, just because men shouldn't cry, doesn't mean it was okay.
Ace had no words for his son; he couldn't even refute his son's words, but it was not enough; his son put him in a more challenging position, “If you are my dad, why did you not come to Noah soon?" His little curious mind is finally out of control.
Ace looked at his son's face with helplessness; he was afraid of this question the most and scared of this little soul's eyes; seeing this question hurt his brother, Mike took the lead.
"Son, Dad did not know that he had such a cute little angel; that's why Dad didn't come earlier, but now Dad knows he has such a little cutie.” Noah nodded his head; he understood; it seemed his dad did not know about him, and that's why he didn't come; he understood this reason; his tiny brain was not smart enough to go deeper into this.
“Then, are you going to come home with Noah?" This was unexpected that no one expected.
"Then do you want to stay with Dad?" Ace asked Noah, whose face was full of expectations. Ace knew without his family, which was his world, his son could never accept it.