Chapter 861 861 Intricate

James hopes that his mother Lena will tell him that his guesses in the past year have been false, and everything is just his forced delusion; There are such good stories to remember.

But unfortunately, the mother's shock and panic told James that this was the truth.

"Don't tell your father." This was Lena's first reaction, which made James very disappointed. This was not the answer he wanted.

Although James doesn't know what answer he wants, maybe something like "How is Hugo doing now" or "It's all a last resort", this kind of response seems to be better in retrospect; but no matter what , the mother's first thought was to continue to hide her father, and she did not consider Hugo's situation at all, which made James feel a little uncomfortable, even if he had nothing to do with Hugo.

Lena told James the fact that she had been married and had a child, Hugo Lancaster, but then divorced and moved to New York to survive. Later, Lena decided to return to the university for further studies. After her hard work and hard work, she won a full scholarship to Stanford University (Stanford. University). She met James' father Douglas on campus.

In fact, there are countless such stories in the United States. It is not surprising at all. Douglas has long known that Lena was married. He did not mind, because it was nothing unusual, but Douglas did not know that Lena had a son. Outside, they grew up silently in a world they didn't know, and then became popular all over the United States.

The reason for this shock is that Lena concealed Hugo's existence.

At the beginning, Lena never thought it would develop to this point. She and Douglas didn't think much about it when they started dating. During the two people's relationship, Lena didn't hide her first marriage when they talked about the past, just When talking about Hugo, Lena subconsciously shut her mouth, and even she herself didn't know why.

Maybe it's because I feel guilty that I left without Hugo, and I don't want to be condemned as an irresponsible mother; maybe it's because I don't think she and Douglas will get to that point, just dating doesn't need to say so much; maybe it's because I don't want to put Her truest side was shown so early...but whatever the reason—Lina herself didn't know it, and as a result, she didn't mention that she had a son.

It was not until the two were talking about marriage that Lina realized that she had missed the opportunity to confess. Originally, she always thought: one day in the future, she will confess, one day. But the wheel of life keeps moving forward like this. Day after day, the opportunity to confess seems to be exhausted in the dull and happy days. In the end, this thing that should not be a secret becomes a secret that can never be disclosed.

Many times, if you miss the opportunity to confess, you may not be able to speak for the rest of your life.

If Hugo hadn't become a top star, then everything would still be buried in Lena's heart, but when Lena found out that Hugo had become an actor, she found herself in a terrible dilemma: On the one hand, she missed the opportunity to confess to Douglas, and in order to maintain the harmony of the family, she could only continue to hide it; The figure has become a decoration in the deepest memory.

Whether to choose the past or the present is not a difficult choice for Lena. Although Hugo is also her child, she already had three children by her side, a husband who loves her, and a husband who loves her. happy family.

When he learned the whole truth of the matter, James only felt that he had too many thoughts in his head. On the one hand, he was angry with his mother for concealing it, but on the other hand, he was very distressed when he looked at the pained mother; He wanted to tell his father, but on the one hand he was worried that the consequences would be too terrible; on the one hand, he couldn't agree with his mother's behavior, and the woman in front of him was not the mother he knew at all; on the other hand, Hugo's happiness was closely related to him. It doesn't matter, what he should consider is his family...

All sorts of messy thoughts flooded in, so much so that he didn't even have the experience to pay attention to his sixteenth birthday.

This is a big deal for their family. He suddenly has a half-brother, and the point is that his father doesn't know it at all, and his mother doesn't seem to have any plans to confess. This feeling is really not very good. Well, it can even be said to be tormented like hell.

Of course, James can totally pretend he doesn't know. Anyway, he is the only one who knows about this matter. It can be seen from the previous trials that Hugo was completely kept in the dark, which means that as long as he shuts up, The peace at home can be maintained, and Hugo will have nothing to lose, nothing will happen, everything will be the same as before.

But... can everything really be as if it never happened? Can he really keep this secret forever?

James knew that it was too difficult. After learning the truth, James' mind kept rolling. He was thinking about what his father would think if he knew about it, and what would happen if his two younger brothers knew about it. , what would happen if the whole thing exploded like a bomb, would the parents' marriage fall into a cold war, would they still be able to talk about everything, would a peaceful and beautiful life throw waves, would their family break apart ...and, will Hugo be part of their family?

Countless possibilities were rolling in James' mind. For the sake of the family's peace, he chose to shut up; but he himself had no way to cross this threshold.

Reason tells him that shutting up is the best choice, and everything can be maintained as it is. What's more, Hugo, father, and younger brothers who don't know the situation now, aren't they all doing well? This kind of status quo may be the best, didn't mother just shut up for more than ten years?

But his inner emotions were telling him that this was unfair, unfair to Hugo, unfair to his father, unfair to their three brothers, and unfair to his mother. James always thinks of that 1989 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

In that interview, you can see how much Hugo wants to see his mother again. The irony is that Hugo lives in Los Angeles, and has been to San Francisco many times before and after, while the Franco family lives in Palo Alto, which is only 30 miles away from San Francisco. And it was only three hundred and fifty miles away from Los Angeles, but Hugo never knew that the mother he had been looking for was here.

If James doesn't know, then forget it, but he knows the truth, he can't hide it, whether it's Hugo or his father, they should know the truth, as for how things will develop after knowing the truth, this is not He needs to think about it, and it's not something he can think about.

Sixteen years old, just sixteen years old, James was driven by impulse. He joined the "Glory Road" tour in San Francisco. He always wanted to find a chance to tell Hugo the truth, but he always lacked a little courage.

James kept describing in his mind, Hugo's reaction after learning the truth. Is it ecstatic and can't wait to find the mother? Or resentment, complaining that my mother has not come to find me for so many years? Or is it a pity that the mother and son are so close to each other that they have never seen each other?

At the same time, James is also very curious, how should he face Hugo, they are half-brothers? No, they were just strangers who had met a few times. They were people living in two completely different worlds. So, what position should he take to tell Hugo all this? Speak for the mother, or speak for the father, or objectively state the matter?

Thinking of this, James even thought about retreating.

But in the end, James followed the band all the way to Houston. James made up his mind and decided to tell Hugo the truth.

So the scene just now happened, but James was overwhelmed by Hugo's reaction.

Looking at Hugo who turned and left, without hesitation and determination, James suddenly realized that perhaps the impact of this news on Hugo was far stronger than himself, because Hugo was the one who was abandoned. Not only did the mother not look for Hugo for 18 years, but she also formed a happy family in Palo Alto, but in this family, there was no place for Hugo. How angry should Hugo be? How angry should you be? Perhaps, his own appearance is the biggest irony to Hugo.

Therefore, James looked at the back of Hugo calmly and calmly turned and left, but he could only stand in the same place and could not take a step.

At this time, the chaotic thoughts in Hugo's head were surging, and it was difficult for him to sort out a thought, because he turned and left without hearing the truth at all, and he subconsciously blocked all the news.

Hugo doesn't know where Lena lives now, he doesn't know whether Lena is happy or not, he doesn't even know if James is Lena's adopted son or his own son; he doesn't know why James tells himself this, and he doesn't even know. He didn't know if there was a figure of Lena's guidance behind James' actions, and he didn't even know if Lena was there now; he didn't know how he should face it, and he didn't know what he was thinking at this time. To be honest, he Don't even know what your emotions are: anger? absurd? ridiculous? Complain? sad? Or ignore it?

Hugo didn't know anything, he only knew the fact that Lena had appeared again, from James Franco's mouth, and he, refusing to know further information.

Originally, Hugo thought that he would be very calm, that he would not care, that he would be very calm, but the fact is that his brain is now in chaos, and he can only turn around and leave.