Chapter 280
Extra: Responsibilities
What had happened was a wake–up call for Deborah and Jayden. They had hoped they would never have to tell James the truth, but it was obvious they would have to have that conversation with him eventually.
Now that they agreed they should tell him the truth, they asked someone to investigate Roger a bit to find out what he was up to.
A week later, they received the results of that investigation. They were informed that Roger had gotten married a year ago. What was interesting was that this woman was divorced… but the problem George had with it was that she had a six–year–old son, whom Roger had adopted and treated and loved as if he were his own child.
In fact, Roger loved and cared for that boy so much that he even dared to take him to a meeting with George and asked him to acknowledge the boy as his grandson… Obviously, this infuriated both George and Elliot, as Roger was acknowledging and loving a child who had no connection to them while neglecting his own son to the point of not even acknowledging his existence.
This caused friction between them again, leading to another argument. George and Elliot distanced themselves from Roger again as it angered them to see Roger doting on that boy yet never caring to see his own son.
It was something Eliot couldn’t understand because now that he was a father, he loved his little boy madly and did everything for him and his beloved wife. He couldn’t understand why his brother rejected
James.
Jayden and Deborah sighed after reading the report.
“God… it seems like someone’s back to their old ways, Jayden said, massaging his forehead. “So, my love, tell me, what do you think about this?”
“Look, I don’t care what Roger does. It’s good that he’s learned to care for someone, though I feel a bit. sorry for his partner and that boy.”
“Why?” Jayden asked, confused.
“Because that love isn’t sincere. In the end, I realized Roger never learned to love anyone for real. He always saw his own brother as a rival. Even though he knows where to find us…. after the whole situation of getting his mother imprisoned, he never sought to reconnect or even thought of seeing James out of curiosity.”
“Hm… you’re right.”
“That’s why I understand their anger. He’s deceiving his current partner and that boy… most likely, showering him with material things and setting a bad example,” said Deborah.
“Tagree with that,” Jayden said, reflecting on her words
“What’s important is that we focus on taking care of our own children. And, well, keep in mind that in at Tew years, we need
to tell James the truth.”
“I wouldn’t like to, but given what happened, I think it would be for the best.”
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“By the way, now we have something very important to do.”
“What’s that?” Jayden asked until he saw the flyer she pulled from her pocket. “Oh, right, their punishment is over now, so let’s go.”
“Yes,” she said, smiling, as they put away the report and headed to find their children, who were finishing their homework at that moment.
When they told the kids, they hurried to finish their tasks and ran to the car.
With that, they headed to the local animal shelter to adopt a pet.
When they arrived, they noticed other families were there to adopt pets too.
The kids held their parents‘ hands as they entered and began looking at the animals available for adoption.
After a few minutes of walking around, the children asked for permission to search on their own for their special friend.