Chapter 1902: 1902 Meeting at Last
The good thing about living in Malibu is that it's really quiet and has plenty of privacy. Even if the paparazzi stay in front of the villa for several days, it is difficult to take useful photos. It is better to stay in downtown Los Angeles, and there may be more hot spots. Moreover, during the promotion period of "LA Confidential" recently, Hugo's exposure rate remained high, which also made the paparazzi relax a little. Relatively speaking, the number of paparazzi at the entrance of the villa has dropped a lot.
Leaving the villa today, Hugo didn't feel the heat wave swarming from the paparazzi, nor did he find it strange. On the contrary, what was strange was that there was only one person standing at the door, alone, which seemed too unusual. Moreover, this person did not hide his whereabouts, but stood at the door of the garage in a daze, hesitating, not like a paparazzi, but like an ordinary resident waiting for someone-there are still many ordinary residents in Malibu.
Therefore, Hugo didn't think much, and ran out in small steps. However, the flashing image just now appeared in his mind. Hugo always felt a little familiar and a little strange-this is almost normal for Hugo who is face-blind, but today Hugo There was some concern in his heart, and before he realized it, he slowed down his pace, took only a few steps forward, and stopped in place.
Hugo stood where he was, panting lightly, but the blurry image in his mind became clear little by little, and finally even the face that he barely saw clearly became clear. Hugo hadn't actually started running at all, but he couldn't help breathing heavily, because he knew that face, always buried deep in his memory: Lena Franco.
Why did Lena show up in Malibu today and stand in front of his villa? Could it be to see James?
Hugo just stood in front of his eyes, with his back to the woman behind him, but he could feel the hot and heavy gaze on his shoulder, which made his muscles tremble slightly. Hugo didn't turn around, and the woman didn't speak. It seemed that it was extremely difficult to even make a sound. She could only stand silently, watching Hugo's back quietly.
Hugo took two deep breaths. He originally thought that after he had completely let go, everything would be easy, but in fact it was not as simple as he imagined—but it was not as difficult as he imagined. The corner of Hugo's mouth slightly outlined There was a smile. He decided not to wait for her to take the initiative to speak, but to take the initiative.
So Hugo turned around like this.
Then Hugo saw Lena standing in front of her, wearing a light yellow spun skirt, and the fresh and tender sky blue flowers on the skirt were gently swaying in the sea breeze, swaying and outlining a touch of style. . It is indeed not as difficult as imagined. The most difficult thing is the moment before turning around. Once turning around, all the shackles in the heart are gone. The corners of Hugo's mouth loosened, and a slight smile was drawn, warm and indifferent .
Looking up, Hugo saw Lina's eyes. Lina had a pair of sky blue eyes, and the curved peach blossom eyes were as quiet and intoxicating as a pool of spring water. The depth of the eyes makes one can't help but want to explore the story in those eyes. Although Hugo's eyes were amber, they inherited Lina's temperament.
Lina caught Hugo's gaze, and looked away in a panic, and even couldn't help turning her body away, not wanting to make direct contact with Hugo, but as soon as she moved her footsteps, she froze in place. Immediately afterwards, her body began to tremble, and the trembling fingers could not be calmed down at all. She could only clenched her fists hastily, and then put them behind her back to hide her nervousness.
Pausing for a while, Lina forced herself to turn around again, raised her chin, looked at Hugo pretending to be calm, opened her mouth slightly, her lips twitched but did not make any sound, just quietly Looking at Hugo intently, it seems that he wants to use his own eyes to look at the man in front of him carefully, see through the 22 years of blankness, and describe Hugo's growth trajectory in detail. But Lina failed, because the man in front of her was completely different from the immature boy in her memory, only the sunshine between his brows reminded her that this was that little child.
This realization easily destroyed Lina. She stood there at a loss, unable even to shed tears, but just stood there in a daze, as if her soul had begun to burn slowly, floating in the air. A heartbreaking floral scent.
At this moment, Lina really realized what she had missed and what she had done to Hugo in front of her eyes. Time was too powerful and too cruel to erase all traces and write it again Very different years. She has no regrets, because as Hugo said, she is not worthy of regrets, she is not even qualified to regret, her regrets will only make Hugo embarrassed, the Franco family will become penniless, and her I became disfigured. Therefore, she has no right to regret, no right to complain... and no right to be sad.
Hugo watched Lena fall apart in front of his own eyes, but he couldn't bear it—as a stranger, he couldn't bear to see it either. So, Hugo opened his mouth, "Good afternoon..." Hugo tried to think of a address, but couldn't find a suitable one, so he said, "Lena, are you here to find James?" Ms. , too unfamiliar, too deliberate; mother, too sarcastic, too mean; mother, too close, too hypocritical... So, it is still the most appropriate name, "James is going to the acting academy, he should be able to Come back, you should go in and wait for him."
While talking, Hugo walked back and greeted Lena to enter the villa, as if he was a hospitable host. After all, James is living in Hugo's house now, so there is no need for him to be hypocritical.
Lina didn't follow Hugo's footsteps, but just watched Hugo walk to the wooden fence. Looking at the generous back, Lina's voice finally squeezed out, "I'm sorry..." This sentence, the interval After twenty-two years, Lena exhausted all her strength. She knew that she was not qualified to apologize, but, other than that, she didn't know what to say, "Hugo, I'm sorry."
Hugo stopped, stood there for a moment, then pursed his lips, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, turned around and looked at Lena in front of him, "I accept your apology." One sentence made Lina completely stunned. This was a response she never expected, but the relief in the smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth was so real that it hurt Lina's eyes.
Hugo chose to forgive in order to let himself go; it was also for Adam that he chose to forgive. He has spent twenty-two years remembering the word "mother", but he has forgotten that there is a more important person in his life, his father. Therefore, he chose to forgive and bid farewell to the past twenty-two years. He chose to stand by his father and become Adam's son instead of Lena's son. It's as if Lena is James' mother.
It's just a pity that it took Hugo too much time to realize this. Isn't his obsession with Lena a kind of harm to Adam? Fortunately, Hugo finally understood all this, so he could face Lena calmly with a smile; therefore, he could accept Lena's apology calmly and calmly.
The shallow smile at the corner of Hugo's mouth completely bloomed, "Come in, stand outside and continue to wait, and someone will blame me for not being good at hospitality." Hugo opened the wooden fence, "James recently behaved here Very good, it can be seen that he is indeed very interested in acting, if you want, you can let him show you the result later."
Looking at Hugo's relaxed expression, Lina finally took a step forward, but it was so difficult, one step after another, and then passed by Hugo, she could even smell Hugo's body in the breeze With the fresh scent of licorice, the footsteps stopped slightly, and they stepped on the wooden steps, walking down step by step.
"Be careful, the ladder design here looks very stylish, but I have received many complaints and complaints, it's too troublesome." Hugo fell behind and introduced him friendly, as if he was just an ordinary friend in front of him The visit was so-so, or more accurately, it was James' mother.
Hugo took Lena into the first floor of the villa, but Lena was curiously looking at every plant and tree in the house, bit by bit, sketching in her mind the appearance of Hugo and James living here, There are mixed feelings in my heart, and the complicated mood is hard to describe.
In fact, Lena didn't know why she came to Malibu, whether it was for James, Hugo, or to save the bad atmosphere at home. Lina just felt that her life had completely turned into a mess, and everything was different from what it was before, but she didn't know when it started to change, or it was all based on A mirage over a lie.
Looking at Lena's changing expression, Hugo could vaguely guess the chaos of Franco's family. James occasionally revealed his tone, but it had nothing to do with Hugo. He had already chosen to let go, so he refused to get involved ——Even though he knew that the chaos was largely related to him, he was not responsible for putting down the chaos.
"So, can I give you something? White water? Coke? Juice? Or red wine?" Hugo politely performed his duties as a host, and Lena was stunned, "White water, thank you." Hugo nodded slightly , then walked to the kitchen, poured a glass of warm water, and placed it in front of Lina.
Lina gently picked up the boiling water, and the warm temperature warmed her palms. Looking down at the crystal clear boiled water, her thoughts slowly settled down. Suddenly, there was a noise outside, which interrupted Lena's train of thought. She raised her head and looked at Hugo. Hugo smiled politely, "It's James and the others who are back."