“Uncle Dom!" Austin grabbed Dominic's arms excitedly. "It's really you!"
"Of course it's me!" Dominic snorted and glared at him.
Austin giggled, unable to contain his joy. As the two talked, someone stormed past them toward the car. Mike pressed against the
car window and strained to look inside, banging on it. “Nick?! Nicky!”
Alexander, Austin, and Dominic fell silent. Ultimately, Alexander went over and patted Mike's shoulder. “He’s not in there.”
"You're lying!" Mike pushed Alexander's hand off him, refusing to accept the truth. "If Dominic can cback, why can't my son?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMike pointed at the old man as he roared.
Alexander looked at him deeply. “You know your son’s scenais different.”
"How is it different? He's just a kid!" Mike shouted, almost bursting into tears. Since he was on the brink of breaking down, it was
too much of a blow to him that the embassy had released Dominic but not Nick.
"You know they're treating him as a test subject like Lily," Alexander said calmly.
Mike knew, but he just could not accept it. He even wanted to take Nick's place in the experiment if he could. Mike sank to his
knees with his hands still on the car.
Seeing him so, Dominic and Austin walked over. The old man said, “I saw your son.”
Mike looked up at Dominic with hopeful eyes. "Really?!"
The old man nodded thoughtfully. "lI only saw him once. Isn't he about this tall?"
Gesturing, he continued, "He looks like a well-behaved kid with a pair of big eyes. He also speaks steadily like a grownup, right?"
Mike nodded repeatedly as the old man described Nick.
"Yes, yes, that's him! How is he? Has he lost weight? Is he hurt? Is there anything wrong with him?" Mike asked anxiously, grabbing
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDominic's arms.
The old man glanced at Mike's hands and then looked up and shook his head. "I never met him before that. How do | know if he
has gained or lost weight? As for injuries, there are none. | also took his wrist pulse, and he's healthy. Rest assured, he's not sick or
anything."
Relieved, Mike kept nodding. "What else?"
"That's it. | told you I've only met your boy once." After a pause, Dominic added, "However, | must say your son is a much stronger
person than you."
Mike was puzzled.
Dominic pulled Mike's hands off himself and said, “I meant that last part.”