390 Family Truth
Prior to this, Hugo had never doubted the true 'sexuality' of Adam's words, according to Adam's explanation, it was their marital relationship that broke down, Adam beat Lena, and finally Lena was unbearable and left the house.
In fact, this statement is very real 'sex', Adam was originally a short-tempered man, and the bad habits of smoking and drinking made the statement of domestic violence impulsive, and Adam always rejected Hugo's approach in the dialogue with Hugo, and repeatedly spoke ill of Lena, all of which confirmed Adam's statement.
But after returning to Lanchez today, Hugo found that this is not the case, maybe Adam is not a good father or a good husband, but he is definitely not a man who can commit domestic violence, of course, it is also possible that he impulsively did something wrong when he was young, and now he has changed his ways, but Hugo has a question mark in his heart that cannot be contained: What if all the qiē is just a lie?
So, an idea appeared in Hugo's mind like lightning, and then it grew like a weed, and finally he couldn't help but blurt out, "Originally, it was my mother who left on her own initiative, right?" ”
After saying this, Hugo himself was startled, neither in Lancaster's mind nor in his own mind, he had never thought of such a possible 'sex', because this was a fact that Lancaster had known from his father since he was eight years old, an unshakable fact, that there was no need for a father to deceive his son, and that he was still burdened with such a bad notoriety; But at this moment, such thoughts grew like moss in Hugo's mind, and he could never get rid of them.
Hugo's heart was shocked, he also saw Adam's expression paused, the pain in his eyes flashed, like a meteor in the sky, but it was keenly captured by Hugo, but then Adam calmed down, gritted his teeth with a deep hatred expression, "You shouldn't doubt your mother like this, she will be very sad to know." ”
"I just want to know the truth." Hugo heard the deep pain in his heart from Adam's voice, which is a detail that cannot be heard on the phone, the transmission of the telephone line is often mixed with noise, and at the same time it also hides the details in the voice, and Adam's forbearance expression at this moment is even more visible, Hugo feels that his heart is beating before all the unbeating, the truth seems to be in front of him, within reach.
Adam looked at Hugo's firmness, his son looked much more mature and stronger than when "Hudson's Eagle" was released two years ago, and the ups and downs of society made his stubborn, willful but fragile son grow up, and he couldn't even face his son's eyes, which made him wolf avoid his gaze.
Adam closed his eyes, gritted his teeth fiercely, and said angrily and irritably, "No, I beat your mother, and your mother couldn't stand this qiē, so she left, this is the truth, what do you want to know?" I've already admitted my mistakes, isn't that enough? Do you still want to torture me? If you want to fight for your mother, you can come and hit me, you've grown up, your fists are strong enough to fight me, so don't squirm like a sissy and vent your inner anger."
Adam once again denied Hugo's speculation, but this time, Hugo did not thunder as before, because he clearly saw the pain hidden in the depths in Adam's cloudy eyes, Hugo's eyes suddenly warmed, and he realized that he had 'touched' the truth of the facts.
"Why don't you dare look at me?" Hugo said aloud, and then watched Adam's decadent face turn pale in an instant, his eyes turned to Hugo, trying to face it head-on, but seeing Hugo's clear eyes, he looked away again, "Because you are worried that your eyes will betray you, because you know that you are a bad liar." Actually, I can ask old Jack, I believe he knows at least some of the truth, but I want you to tell me personally, I have the right to know the truth. ”
Unprecedentedly, Hugo confirmed his suspicions, and perhaps Adam's claims were all lies, all of them.
Adam slowly raised his head and looked at Hugo's familiar and unfamiliar face. For ten years, he has been avoiding this moment because he doesn't want to ruin the last bit of beauty in his son's heart, but it seems that this moment has finally come.
Two years ago, when he heard about the terrible situation after the release of "Hudson's Eagle", he could read negative news about his son in the newspapers almost every once in a while, and he felt Los Angeles worried, and secretly looked at his son, who had grown up and become a man, and the wolf was "fine" and poisoned by alcohol. Pin was defeated, but he didn't dare to step forward, his heart was tormenting, he hoped that his son could be strong again, but he couldn't help his son up with his own hands, he could only hope to wake up his son with his bad temper.
Now, his son has finally grown up, and now he has to look up at his son's 'strong' body, and his son can finally rely on his shoulders to withstand the pressure of those gossip, and then step by step towards his dream. There was a hint of relief in Adam's heart.
"Why are you obsessed with the truth, many times, the truth just hurts more." Adam said in a hoarse voice, the whole person was defeated, all the momentum was like a sand castle in front of the 'wave' and 'tide', he trembled his hands and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the counter, then lit the cigarette, put it in his mouth and took a hard puff, which was a little more stable.
But when Adam raised his head, he noticed that Hugo had taken half a step back and covered his mouth and nose with his right hand, Adam looked over suspiciously, and Hugo's voice said muffled from behind his palm, "I'm allergic to nicotine." ”
Hearing this, Adam was a little at a loss, he looked at his frowning son, then looked at the cigarette in his hand, and finally snuffed out the cigarette in a panic, and then 'fiddled' his hand in a restrained manner, and finally put his hand in his pocket, muttering in a low voice, "Why are you okay before......" But his voice quickly became quieter, because Adam realized that his knowledge of his son was infinitely close to zero.
Adam's gaze unconsciously swept to the side, originally wanting to ask if Hugo was strict with allergies, but because he hadn't cared about his son for too long, he didn't know how to speak, and finally could only be silent.
There was silence in the convenience store, and after a while, Adam noticed that his son was still looking at him with a determined face, and he knew that his son still wanted to know the truth of the matter. This truth has been maintained since his son was eight years old, and Adam originally thought that this fact would be taken to his grave, but he did not expect that he would see the light of day after all. At first, Adam was worried that his son would not be able to bear the truth, but now, it seems that the time has come.
"I ......," Adam said, but found that his voice was so hoarse that he was almost silent, and he had to cough hard twice, and then coughed up a mouthful of thick phlegm, and then continued, "When I met Lena in Cheyenne, she was only eighteen years old, and it was the best years of youth, and not long after her nineteenth birthday, she had you, and we were married. ”
Adam didn't embellish his words much, it was obviously a memory of free love, but he said dryly without any feelings, and Hugo could only guess the beauty and sweetness of those years from Adam's smile hidden behind his beard.
"After we got married, she and I came to Lanches, and I inherited this convenience store from my father, and I usually worked as a carpenter, and I went to the arena on the weekends, and I lived a very comfortable life." Adam whispered, his eyes lowered slightly, there was a moment of tenderness, but it quickly disappeared into cloudy eyes, "But Lena doesn't like it here, she wants to go to New York to Los Angeles to see, she misses the car Naruto 'Tide' in the city, I once took her and you to live in Cheyenne for two months, but...... It was still not what she wanted. ”
Wyoming, a vast and sparsely populated western region, is completely desolate compared to the prosperity of New York and Los Angeles, and even Cheyenne, the state capital of Wyoming, is not prosperous. Obviously, Lena doesn't want to stay in the back country, she wants to go to the big city to 'swing'. Lina, who gave birth to Hugo, is in her twenties, and Adam is eight years older than Lina, and there is a huge difference in their plans for future life.
"So, when you were eight years old, one night, while we were both asleep, she packed her bags and chose to leave, never to come back." Adam finally told the truth.
It can be felt from those words that although Adam is not a gentle 'prodigal' man, he does give his all to Lena, he wants to live a happy life with his wife and son, but the young Lena does not want to be bound by the family, so she chooses to fly away.
"Three months later, she sent her a divorce settlement, which she was in New York at the time." Adam said simply, he didn't deliberately exaggerate the situation, nor did he exaggerate the facts, he just said simply, and after that, Adam lowered his head and said quietly, "That's all there is to it."
"Why didn't you tell me the truth in the first place?" Although Hugo already had the answer in his heart, he still hoped to hear the answer from his father's mouth, Hugo only felt that the love in his heart was rolling, and the warmth in his eyes made his vision begin to blur.
Adam glanced up at Hugo, then lowered his head in a dejected manner, "You always call to miss your mother, I'm not her." ”
It's so simple, but it's so complicated, all the lies are just because of Adam's deep fatherly love, and he doesn't want to ruin Lena's perfect image in his son's heart, so he lies. Hugo's eyelashes finally couldn't bear the weight of the tears anymore, and the hot tears slipped down like this.