She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Waylon Lewis is a completely incompetent husband

Since last time Willow and Luke accidentally caused trouble at the Lewis Family, and Hope Williams had misunderstood Waylon, after she apologized and explained to Waylon, their interactions underwent subtle changes.

She trusted Waylon Lewis a bit more.

Waylon had no intention of taking the children; he just wanted to see them as their father. Hope accepted this reasoning, thus she didn’t resist as much when Waylon saw Luke and Willow, letting it happen.

Hope slightly raised her eyebrows, looking toward the black car parked not far away, her heart at peace, gently stroking Luke’s hair, “Alright, go ahead.”

Luke trotted over to Waylon’s car with his little legs.

Waylon was about to leave when he saw Luke running toward him. A glint passed through his dark eyes.

Luke stood in front of Waylon’s car, looking at him. Waylon opened the car door and got out.

“I’ll be right back,” Luke said, then turned and ran back inside as if to fetch something.

Hope didn’t know what Luke was up to. Willow’s round eyes followed her brother as he ran back and forth.

Soon afterwards, Luke came out holding a card, his little face serious as he handed it to Waylon.

Waylon raised an eyebrow, his deep eyes flickered with confusion.

Luke, in a childishly solemn tone, said, “It was my idea to send Brother Jimmy to cause trouble. I apologize. For the things we broke, I will compensate.

I admit it was impulsive of me, but why did you bully my mommy? Mommy kindly went to rescue your family members, and not only did you not thank her, but you also drove her away. Doesn’t my mommy have feelings? Doesn’t she feel hurt? Luke’s mommy, who I love the most, why should anyone bully her?”

Luke earnestly pushed the card to Waylon, his serious little face showing no other emotion, “Here, take this. Mommy said that if you make a mistake, you should bravely take responsibility. This is the pocket money Mommy gives me, including my New Year’s money, all of it is here, take it.”

The amount in Luke’s card was not small, containing not only the pocket money Hope had given him but also money he had won traveling around with Liam Cloud over the years—which amounted to several million—unbeknownst to Hope.

Waylon’s gaze grew complex, looking tenderly at the little Luke in front of him, bending his tall and slender figure down, “Your mommy taught you well to correct your mistake, but let this one go.”

Taking money from one’s own son, that would be really outrageous.

Waylon handed the card back to Luke, “The broken stuff wasn’t worth much and was about to be replaced anyway.”

“You keep it. Otherwise, I really would feel a bit uneasy.”

Though Luke knew his daddy wasn’t short on money, since he had damaged it, he had to make it right; it didn’t matter if his daddy was wealthy.

“You’re my son, even if you burned down a house, there’s no need to compensate, understand?” Waylon said in a calm voice, smiling warmly at Luke.

Luke paused slightly, “Then… okay, but just don’t bully mommy, and I won’t set your house on fire.”

Meaning, if he did bully mommy, setting his house on fire might still be an option. Waylon slightly curved his lips, “You really stand up for your mommy?”

“Of course, Mommy is a girl, and Luke is a boy. It’s natural for Luke to protect mommy. Nobody is allowed to bully her, including you. Even though we are flesh and blood, if you bully mommy, I won’t show any mercy.”

Waylon looked at Luke, who stubbornly defended Hope like a little knight.

A smile flickered in Waylon’s eyes, tinged with both admiration and helplessness.

In the eyes of the two children, he probably couldn’t even compare to a strand of Hope’s hair.

Waylon felt somewhat slighted, but more than that, he felt heartache and regret.

These years, she had been raising two children alone, and it had undoubtedly been tough, yet she had raised them extremely well.

Like her, when they acted, they did so decisively, hitting right where it hurt, leaving no room for negotiation.

Waylon’s warm hand gently lifted and caressed Luke’s hair, his voice low and soothing, “Don’t worry, I couldn’t bear to bully her either.”

“Mommy always says, if you say something and don’t follow through, it’s just pie in the sky,” Luke said earnestly.@@novelbin@@

“…Yeah, your mommy is right.”

“Don’t go painting pies in the sky then.”

“…Okay.”

“By the way,” Luke suddenly remembered something, “can you return Brother Jimmy to me?”

“That mechanical little dog?”

“Yes, I made it for mommy by hand. It’s supposed to be her birthday present.” It was his most perfect craft yet, surely meant for his most beloved mommy.

“Birthday? Her birthday is coming up?” Waylon glanced toward the woman not far away, who was speaking to Willow with her head lowered, her beautiful face brightened by a charming smile. His gaze softened without him even realizing it.

“You don’t even know that.” Luke frowned slightly, his serious little gaze scrutinizing like a little boss inspecting a subordinate, clearly very dissatisfied, mentally deducting points from his dad, “Mommy said you’ve been married for three years, and you don’t even know her birthday?”

Luke really couldn’t understand.

“…”

“Really incompetent, no wonder mommy left you.”

“…”

Waylon paused, a complex emotion flashing through his deep eyes—he could not refute, it was undeniable that he had indeed neglected Hope previously.

“You… are right.”

His performance as a husband had really been lacking.

“Hmph, I’m not talking to you anymore.”

Luke walked a few steps ahead, slightly frustrated, then suddenly paused, and after a few seconds, sighed helplessly as if changing his mind, and turned back to look at Waylon, “Mommy’s birthday is next Sunday.”

“Uncle Benjamin knows, and you still don’t, sigh, you really can’t compare to Uncle Benjamin.”

The mention of being worse than Benjamin Myers made Waylon’s gaze instantly chill.

Luke talked with Waylon for quite a while, and Hope made no attempt to hurry him. Seeing Luke returning, Hope gently took his hand, looked up at Waylon with a polite nod, and took Luke and Willow home.