Chapter 86
Toto said to Enoch, “Father, don’t be sad.”
He was actually able to face the brokenness with equanimity, to face those heavy past events, his unblessed birth, the disintegration of his family, and how each member walked alone, unwilling to stay.
Sometimes I feel wronged, but I can just bear it for a little while.
He stopped Enoch from continuing, calmly pursed his lips, and asked about his medication, the Madison family's problems, and his future plans.
The father stroked his hair, then stroked his face.
Toto froze in surprise, his expression strange, feeling Enoch's fingers without moving.
Enoch, who used to be indifferent and unwilling to look the little male insect in the eye, now looked at him with a cold and slight tone: "I want to drink the tea you brewed."
Toto seemed hesitant: "That doesn't taste good."
He actually took a little bit of everything with him when he left home, including some useless, rough homemade tea leaves made by Toto from herbs and bitter tree roots, which had a bitter taste followed by a light sweetness.
Enoch lowered his eyelids slightly and whispered, "I really want to drink it."
Toto didn't say anything more, nodded in agreement, and got up to make tea for Enoch.
Fiji:"……"
For the first time, it was completely ignored.
She didn't even turn around to ask him what he wanted to drink, she didn't even glance at him.
But after the child left the room, the male insect, who had looked pitiful and sad, instantly turned indifferent, looked Fei up and down, and let out a cold laugh that was hard to understand.
Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, meeting Enoch's gaze.
Enoch pushed his wheelchair toward the balcony, took a few steps, and turned back: "Commander, shall we talk?"
Fei sensed a chilling hostility. This sickly, always lifeless male insect seemed to have changed. Moreover, this icy indifference was so different from the fragile and sorrowful male father he had been just moments before.
Two Zerglings entered the balcony one after the other and closed the glass door.
Fei took off his glasses and wiped them, then smiled faintly: "Excuse me for asking, but your words just now...were you acting?"
Enoch skillfully lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then slowly turned his wheelchair to face Fei: "I don't deny it."
"It's been more than ten years. Even if those words weren't spoken aloud, they would linger in my mind thousands of times without much emotion. That's why I practiced for a long time."
Upon hearing this, Fei's gaze gradually hardened, but his tone remained calm and gentle: "What does Your Excellency wish to do?"
"Take him away."
These three words made Fei's eyebrows jump up in surprise for a moment. His eyes lowered and his gaze narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to say something impolite, but he immediately realized that, from a social point of view, he did not have a very solid stance.
Enoch is Toto's father, but he is only a temporary guardian. Toto and Enoch have been together for more than ten years, but Toto has only spent less than a year with him.
Besides, his identity is not appropriate.
The guard officer said more than once, "You wouldn't happen to have fallen for Toto, would you?"
Moreover, from the outcome, Enoch's willingness to accept Toto is a very good ending for Toto. Not only will he have a normal family, but he will also be able to resolve the knot in his heart from childhood.
but……
"impossible."
Fei's voice was refined, gentle, yet extremely resolute.
Enoch was not surprised and looked up, saying, "He is my child."
Fei thought of that tent, and of the sad little child hiding alone in the floral rug. He asked softly, "Is Your Excellency good to him?"
Enoch did not answer. He looked directly at Fei, his gaze calm and unwavering, and circled around him once: "I am not that fool Sorim, who would readily believe the promises of nobles. When it comes to something of value, even written agreements can be reneged on, so how can one trust verbal agreements?"
"That's what you said to the outside world, right? Temporary guardianship of the parasite, because of the last wishes of a deceased relative or something. It sounds very kind."
"But I know all too well the attitude of the noble Zerg towards the lower Zerg. What conditions did Sorim use to make a fair exchange with you? In that case, Commander, would you be willing to tell Toto the truth?"
Fiji:"……"
For the first time, Fei felt a little stifled because of the conversation. The usually proper and refined female soldier's smile faltered slightly.
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