Chapter 2162

“I still feel bad about it. I don’t want you feeling uncomfortable in any way,” Bobby Cates said.

He had long thought of Josh Batton as his biological son.

“But then again, I am proud that you have so many fans,” he added.

Sometimes, pain and joy needed to coexist.

Josh’s smile gradually widened. “Don’t feel bad. All right, let’s eat, Dad and Mom.”

Bobby and Peggy Howards nodded simultaneously, their hands clasped as they returned to their seats to resume their meal.

Meanwhile, Annabeth Cates continued to scroll through the list of Weibo topics, feeling bored as she browsed through other headlines but found nothing else of interest.

***

The next day, Annabeth and Josh took her parents on their planned vacation, spending a few days together before he flew Annabeth back to Atlantis on his helicopter to land at Atlantis International Airport.

Once their helicopter came to a stable halt on a helipad, they held each other’s hands and took an elevator to the underground parking lot