Chapter 126 126 Calling Father
Hugo looked at the small piece of paper stuffed into the script of "Death Poetry Club" and looked at the string of phone numbers on it, and there was no response in his mind. If it weren't for the name "Adam.lancaster" marked on it, Hugo would have thought that this was the number of a lottery. It can be seen that the phone number of his predecessor was so unfamiliar, and he probably hadn't called it several times after getting the number.
Today is Tuesday, and the day after tomorrow is Thanksgiving. If Hugo doesn't call, he will probably miss it. In fact, Hugo is subconsciously avoiding this matter and has been struggling to the present. If Joseph hadn't mentioned it, he would have to wait until Thanksgiving Day to "think".
Before traveling through time, Hugo's relationship with his father has not improved. Although Hugo and his mother have been on many phone calls, they have never been able to have a real conversation with his father, which has become Hugo's biggest regret in his heart. Hugo knew that he should call his parents with this body because he is now Hugo Lancaster, and Chen Hugo's regret should not continue to Lancaster. But for Hugo, he seemed to have forgotten how to communicate with his father, so he hesitated and timid.
After taking a few deep breaths in a row, Hugo knew that escaping was not a solution. Unless he wanted to ignore this Thanksgiving, this call was inevitable. Besides, it has been ten months since Hugo traveled over and had never contacted his parents, which is too unreasonable. So, Hugo finally picked up the receiver of the landline and gritted his teeth and dialed the phone number.
The phone ringing just rang twice and was picked up. The speed of the speed scared Hugo. A rough and low voice came from the other end of the phone. The neat feeling of cutting off the gold and stone seemed to make the receiver start to tremble. "Adam Lancaster, speak." The full voice at least proved that my father's body was very strong.
"Hey, Dad." Hugo hesitated for a moment and shouted. Although it felt a bit strange to call a "stranger" for his father, after shouting it, it magically did not make Hugo feel repulsive, but instead could feel the resonance in his blood. Hugo didn't know whether it was because the other party looked very similar to his father, or because his body felt the blood relationship.
"Hugo?" Adam's voice was full of doubts at the other end, "Today is not Thanksgiving or Christmas." It seemed that he was very surprised that Hugo would call at this time.
"Yes, Thanksgiving will be in two days." Hugo was a little embarrassed by his father's questioning. Why did he feel that Adam didn't welcome his phone number?
"Yes, I know. This is why I am confused. Isn't it still two days left?" Adam said in a muffled voice, even with a hint of impatientness. "So, call me today, is there something wrong?" Adam asked directly without any delay.
"Oh, no..." Hugo originally thought it was very difficult to make a phone call, but as a result, he endured so much resistance, which made Hugo even more unable to move forward. "I, I just want to ask about your Thanksgiving plan."
"It's not about having dinner with you anyway." Adam said, and he was stunned by Hugo, not knowing what response he should have. "Or do you need money? How long has it been since you received a job? For God's sake, if you need money, just be straightforward and don't beat around the bush, like a damn sissy."
"Dad!" Hugo was angry by Adam's rough tone. He just wanted to communicate with his father, but his father distorted his meaning like this. To be precise, his father didn't even give him a chance to explain. This reminded Hugo of his father before he traveled through time, and he was the same. "I didn't ask you for money, I have a job..."
"Actors? Hum." Adam's voice was full of disdain, and even pulled the corners of his mouth with contempt. Hugo probably knew that this was the reason why they never contacted each other, because Adam did not support Hugo to become an actor, or even rejected him, and their father-son relationship was basically broken. Hugo had experienced this before, and now he has experienced it again.
"Yes, actor." Hugo's voice couldn't help but rise, not only because he was angry with his father, but also because of his father's disdainful tone, "I want to tell you that my current actor work is going very smoothly..."
"That's good, this is your business. If it's okay, I'll die." Adam didn't wait for Hugo to continue and hung up with a "bang".
Hugo was stunned at the phone receiver with constant busy voices, which was definitely something he hadn't expected, but a stubborn temper suddenly surged up. He looked at the phone number on the desktop and dialed it again.
When the phone was answered, Hugo didn't wait for his father to speak, and said in one go, "I called you to ask if you would like to come to Los Angeles to spend Thanksgiving with me. You know we haven't met for a long time. If you don't want to, then tell me that there is no need to condemn my work."
"I also want to tell you that I not only have a job, but also do a very good job. Not long ago, my movie "Smelling the Scent of the Scent" was just released. Another movie "Yihai Xiongfeng" will be released next month, and I am still preparing for auditions for other jobs. I am very good, I am really good. I am not short of money. On the contrary, I have achieved great results in my work and many people praise me. So, if you can express your respect for my work, you can't be grateful."
Hugo said a lot of things, and then he stopped breathing.
"You finished?" Adam's voice was still lukewarm. After saying it, he snorted again, as if he didn't care about Hugo's whole lot of words just now. "So, what do you want? I hope I praise you for doing well? You are an adult, not a dog raised by Taylor. You don't need such praise, and I won't give you any praise. I told you that I don't care about your work. If you don't have money, I am your father. At least I won't let you starve to death, but other than that, don't try to convince me." After speaking, Adam's voice became tough, like a sharp dagger, ruthlessly rushing towards Hugo's shoulders, and then accurately pierced on the side of Hugo's face.
"As for Thanksgiving, I'm not free." Adam took a breath and said simply, "Forget it, it's not that I don't know what you look like, there is no need to meet."
Hugo was blocked by his father's words and couldn't breathe a sigh of relief. "What does it mean to have no need to meet? You are my father and I am your son. I want to see you. Isn't this normal?"
"But do you want to?" Adam asked back and left Hugo speechless: a "yes" stuck in his throat but couldn't say it. After missing the first time point, Adam did not give Hugo more chance to react, "Is there anything else? If nothing is wrong..."
Seeing that his father was about to hang up the phone, Hugo quickly interrupted him, "What about mom? Do you have any news about her?" Hugo carefully checked the script of the "Death Poetry Club" inside and outside, and there was no news, phone number, address, or photo about his mother. If Hugo hadn't been sure that Lina, his body's mother, had no accidents, he would have even suspected that Lina had passed away.
Hugo's words immediately silenced Adam, and then suddenly became irritable and gritted his teeth in anger, "I said, don't mention her in front of me, you'd better remember this." The firm tone made Hugo frown. Hugo wanted to say something else, "But..."
But as soon as the voice came out, Adam rudely suppressed it, "The customer is coming in the store, and he hung up." After pausing for about half a second, Adam said in a rough voice, "Also, since you have called today, don't call back on Thanksgiving." After that, he hung up the phone simply and neatly.
Hugo looked at the receiver in his hand, not knowing what to do, but just stood there.
It seems that Hugo's relationship with his parents is worse than expected. No matter what happened between Adam and Lena, at least Lina did not take the initiative to contact Hugo, and Hugo did not find any signs of contact with his predecessor and his mother. This means that Hugo's relationship with his father and mother is not good. It can even be said that Hugo's connection with his father is closer.
In this way, Hugo has not contacted his parents or had any abnormalities in the past year, so he was explained.
Hugo couldn't help but rub his ears. Adam's full of breath made Hugo feel that his ears were echoing. This feeling was really bad. He originally thought that he should take the initiative to contact his family on Thanksgiving, but Hugo was still worried about how to deal with his family. His soul who had traveled through time could deceive his friends around him, but it was not so simple to deceive his family. As a result, Hugo's worries were all useless. Now it seems that even if Hugo took the initiative to contact his father, he would probably part in a bad mood and would be glad that he was not swept out.
Should this be considered good news? At least there is no need to deal with family relationships. Anyway, Hugo has no real feelings for Adam and Lina, parents. But why does Hugo always feel empty in his heart? Is it because of his previous relationship or because of his regrets in his previous family?
Although the development of career has seen the dawn, there are still many problems around Hugo, and no problem can be solved simply. Now, the most serious problem of poison and addiction is the simplest. Relying on Hugo's own willpower, I have overcome the difficulties. The hardship, pain, torture I experienced when I was withdrawing from reactions, now it seems that it is not so difficult.
Chapter completed!