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The day I saw my father arm in arm with a beautiful aunt shopping in the mall,I happened to be in the mall choosing a gift for my mother.
I was quick-eyed and hid behind a large vertical billboard.Fortunately,they didn't see me.
Standing beside my father was a woman in her early thirties,dressed elegantly and wearing a light makeup.She looked at my father with a smile,and her eyes sparkled.
"Dear,this necklace is beautiful."Her coquettish voice made my father smile happily.
"Waiter,take this out and let's have a look.Baby,tell me whatever you want.As long as you like it."My father touched the young woman's buttocks and said lewdly.
I was stunned.Was this person in front of me my father?
Was he the man who loved his wife and daughter?
He had a woman outside.Did my mother know about it?
If my mother knew,she would definitely be very sad.
After shopping,they got into a taxi.I hailed a taxi and followed them closely.
They got off at the entrance of a hotel.
My head was buzzing,and my blood rushed up.
I rang the doorbell of Room 1306.My father's face turned pale the moment he saw me.
"Amanda,what are you doing here?"
"Father,I should be the one asking you that question."
"Amanda,listen to me..."
I looked at him coldly and remained silent.
My father sent the young woman away and sat in front of me,begging for my forgiveness.
"Amanda,I'm sorry..."
"All these years,I've been living in regret and self-blame.I hate myself for being incompetent and unable to kill the enemy with my own hands.I also hate myself for not protecting you well.""I started smoking and drinking to numb myself.I met this woman during a business dinner.I promise there won't be a next time.Don't tell your mother,okay?"
My father tearfully promised me that he would never betray my mother again.
"This family can't fall apart,Amanda."My father pleaded.
I believed him.
I don't know when it started,but melancholy climbed onto my mother's face.
The once bright and charming eyes had lost some of their clarity and gained more coldness and loneliness.
Let me talk about my parents'marriage.
I heard from my uncle that when my mother was young,she was beautiful and charming,and my father fell in love with her at first sight.
My father launched a crazy pursuit mode before finally winning her heart.
After marriage,they were deeply in love and once envied others.
Since that incident,there has been more silence between them.
My mother blamed my father for being impulsive and not thinking,which ruined my reputation.
My father blamed my mother for enrolling me in a training class with a male teacher.
And more than that,it was their deep self-blame.
To relieve the pain,my father devoted more energy to his career,and within a few years,he had achieved great success.
With more money,my father seemed to care less about the family.
I often saw my mother's lonely back.Besides feeling sorry for her,I could do nothing else.
Could this family ever go back to the way it was?
And my father's secret was not just this...
