Watching them together, Melon, with a knowing chuckle, asked Holden, “Did you finally win my mommy over?”
Holden flashed a grin like he had just won a big victory and nodded with pride. “So, are you going to start calling me Dad now?”
Ariana, a bit annoyed, pushed Holden’s head away and fixed him with a stern look.
She was concerned about Melon, who was particularly sensitive about this topic.
Sensing he might have pushed too hard, Holden was about to steer the conversation elsewhere when Melon looked at them calmly and nodded.
“Yeah, Dad.”
At Melon’s words, Ariana and Holden were taken aback, staring at each other in shock.
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Ariana was especially baffled. Melon had shifted his stance so quickly, which was out of character for him.
In the past, whenever Melon met her suitors, Melon had always kept his distance, resisting any attempts they made to get close. He wouldn’t even let them hug him.
Even with Mitchel, who he had known all his life, Melon had stubbornly referred to him only as uncle Mitchel.
And now, just after Holden made a joke, Melon was willing to call Holden Dad?
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Ariana peered intently at Melon through the video, but nothing seemed amiss.
Melon, seeing the adults looking stunned, grinned mischievously, keeping his secret to himself.
On the day that unpleasant aunt had caused a scene, he had been in his mother’s arms, feigning sleep after crying his eyes out.
That night, he had been too upset to sleep well. Waking in the middle of the night and noticing the light still on in his mom’s room, he had decided to check on her. He had paused at the door, hearing her on the phone with his godmother.
He had accidentally heard her say, “He’s also Melon’s dad. How could things have gone so wrong?”
Hearing that had shocked Melon.
He had lingered at the door for a while, Listening and trying to understand the conversation. It turned out that Adele’s dad was also his dad, but his dad had been in an accident and had lost his memories of him and his mom. His mom had thought his dad was dead.
From that moment, Melon realized that Holden was indeed his father.
Yet, he had kept silent. His father had caused his mother so much pain; his father had to be the one to comfort his mother. Melon had decided not to ask his mother to take Holden back.
Melon had also secretly decided that if Holden couldn’t win his mom’s heart, he would not call him his father.
Holden, overwhelmed with happiness at being called “Dad”, beamed as if he had won the greatest prize, and gently urged Melon to keep calling him Dad.
Every time Melon called him Dad on the phone, Holden’s excitement soared; he felt like giving Melon the world.
Adele squeezed next to Melon and stared directly at Ariana, yelling, “Aria, Aria, ki*s!”