Barry had put on fresh and clean clothes, and walked into Ray's ward.
His son had just woken up not long ago. Selah, who sat beside Ray, watched her son intently. "Ray, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with your eyes?"
"Mom, I'm fine." Ray shook his head and looked away. As he did so, he saw Barry standing at the door of the ward. He opened his mouth and called in a weak voice, "Uncle..."
Before he fainted, he seemed to have heard his Uncle Barry say that he was his father. Was it real or did he just hear it wrong?
Selah followed Ray's gaze. When she saw Barry, she felt a little embarrassed, making her quickly stand up. "Mr. Gu."
Barry swallowed hard and nodded at her. "Hi. How is Ray?"
"He's fine."
"That's good then." Barry walked over and looked at his son with concerned expression. "Are your eyes okay? Can you see clearly?"
"Yes. I can see with no problem." Ray nodded. He intended to say something but stopped at the second thought. "What's wrong?" Barry read Ray's expression and realized that something was bothering him at a glance. "What do you want to ask?"
"Are you really my father?"
Ray asked straightforwardly. Hearing that, Selah instinctively called Ray's name in embarrassment. "Ray! Why did you..."
"Yes, I am." Before Selah could even finish her question, Barry answered while nodding. "I... I'm your father."
Selah bit her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes. Fate played a big joke on her. After going through so much, she did not know whether to be sad or moved by the scene in front of her.
"Are you truly my father? For real?" Ray propped himself up into sitting position and Selah quickly assisted him. "Mom, is Uncle... Is he telling the truth?"
She looked at Barry's facial expression for a long time before answering with a nod. "Yes, it's true."
"Then why didn't you tell me before? You have known it for a long time, haven't you?" The more Ray spoke, the angrier he became. "Why didn't you tell me?! Do you want to abandon me? Just because I couldn't see?"
"No, Ray! It's not like that!" Selah hastily explained, "We just knew it recently." "Yes, I..." Barry's eloquence seemed a little hazy at the moment. "I just knew recently that you're my son. I didn't abandon you. I will never do that."
Ray's eyes turned red. Nevertheless, he tried his best to hold back his tears. He used to dream of having a father. But now that his father appeared late and hid the truth from him, he did not know what to feel.
"Ray, I will take good care of you in the future." Barry licked his lips and continued, "I really didn't know about your existence until recently. Can you forgive me?"
"No!" Ray pulled over the quilt and buried himself under it. Under the sheets, he said in a low and pained voice, "You both! Get out! I said get out! I don't want to see you!"
"Ray, don't do that." Selah reached out to comfort him.
"Mom, you go out too!" he shouted fiercely, but it was obvious that he was choking on sobs.
"Okay, Okay." Holding back her tears, she nodded. "Fine. I'll go out first. I won't disturb you for a while. I'll wait for you outside." She stood up and looked at Ray before walking out reluctantly.
With a worried look on his face, Barry followed Selah out of the ward.
With a click, the door of the ward was closed. Seeing that his parents had gone, Ray began to let out his anguish under the quilt.
"I'm going to see the other two kids," Barry said to Selah.
"I... I'll go to see them too!" She stammered. "Manager Lu hasn't woken up yet. I wonder if Alick and his sister are worried about their mommy."
"Okay," he replied.
"Thank you. Thank you for saving Ray." While walking in the hall of the hospital, Selah abruptly spoke in a low voice.
"He is my son as well." Gritting his teeth, Barry hurried his steps. In no time, they were able to reach the ward of the twins. He then opened the door as soon as he reached it.
With her head down, Selah walked in quietly.
"Daddy Barry!" When Alick saw Barry, he greeted him right away.
"Alick!" Barry walked to the bedside. Alick then broke away from Archer and threw himself into Barry's arms.
"Daddy Barry, where is Ray?" asked Elissa innocently.
"He is resting in his ward," he answered briefly, but his words made his face gloomy. "Daddy Barry, you are Ray's father!" Elissa said excitedly. All of a sudden, her expression changed and she added, "But why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I just knew it recently."
"Is Ray also Mommy's son?" asked Elissa again.
"Of course not," Victor answered with a smile. "Ray is Aunt Selah's son."
"So, did Daddy Barry and Aunt Selah get married?" asked Elissa curiously. Looking around at the stunned faces of everyone else, she felt even more confused.
"No," Barry answered with embarrassment.
"Oh, right." Elissa nodded as if she had understood everything now. "Daddy Barry is going to marry Mommy. But why does Daddy Barry have a baby with Aunt Selah?"
Awkward silence hung in the ward.
"The world of adults is really complicated!" Alick exclaimed.
"You are right." Archer nodded in agreement and said, "It's too complicated for you kids."
"Can I go to see Ray?" Elissa jumped off the bed and rushed out of the ward before she could even get permission. She happily walked in the corridor. As she passed by her parents' wards, she gazed at them for quite some time before walking towards Ray's.
"Daddy Barry," Alick stared at Barry's face and noted, "you seem unhappy."
"A little," he answered and rubbed Alick's head.
"Why is that?"
"Because..." Barry thought for a while, but no words seemed to come out of his mouth.
"Well, I'll go out first." Archer touched his nose and added, "I'll go check on Lucas and see if my Aisha has already left."
"I'm going to find Elissa." Victor also walked out, followed by Ena.
Selah was at a loss, but she seemed to have picked up the cues. She put down her bag and said, "I'll go out too."
"Why did everyone leave so suddenly?" Alick asked in confusion.
"What do you think?" Barry asked back.
"They wanted us to talk alone, right?" Alick answered.
"My Alick is so smart." Barry smiled proudly and ruffled the boy's hair.
"Daddy Barry, can you tell me why you are unhappy?" "I am sad because Ray doesn't seem to like me. " Deep loneliness was apparent in Barry's voice.
"How doesn't he like Daddy Barry? You are his father!"
"But Daddy Barry was not a good father to Ray." Barry did not care whether Alick could understand or not. At the moment, he just wanted to speak out his sadness. "I haven't fulfilled my responsibility as a father to him. When Ray couldn't see, I was not around to help him. He lived a hard life."
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