James hopes that his mother Lena will tell him: His guesses over the past year have been false, and everything is just his imperative paranoia; or in other words, Hugo is just the child of his mother's good friend, and maybe it was the mother who helped deliver the baby. There are such a good story worth remembering.

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

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

Although James didn't know what answer he wanted, maybe it was similar to "How is Hugo doing now?" or "all this was a last resort", this reaction seemed to be better when he thought about it; but no matter what, the mother's first idea was to continue to hide from her father, and she didn't consider Hugo's situation at all, which made James feel a little uncomfortable, even if he had nothing to do with Hugo.

Lina told James the fact that she had a marriage and had a child, Hugo Lancaster, but later divorced and went to New York to survive. Later, Lina decided to return to college to study. After her hard work and hard work, she received a full scholarship from Stanford University, which she met James' father Douglas on campus.

In fact, there are countless such stories in the United States, which is not surprising at all. Douglas had known that Lina had a marriage for a long time, and he didn't mind because there was nothing strange about it, but Douglas didn't know that Lina had a son outside, grew up silently in a world they didn't know, and then became famous all over the United States.

The reason why this incident was shocked was because Lina concealed Hugo's existence.

At the beginning, Lina didn't expect that it would develop to this point. She and Douglas began dating and didn't think much about it. During the relationship, Lina did not hide her first marriage when she talked about the past. However, when talking about Hugo, Lina subconsciously shut her mouth, and even she didn't know why.

Maybe it was because I felt guilty that I didn’t take Hugo with me and didn’t want to be condemned as an irresponsible mother; maybe I didn’t think that she and Douglas would go to that point, and it wasn’t necessary to say so much just on a date; maybe I didn’t want to show my truest side so early... But no matter what the reason was, Lina herself didn’t know, and the result was that she did not mention that she had a son.

It was not until the two of them talked about marriage that Lina realized that she had missed the opportunity to confess. She always thought: one day in the future, one day. But the wheel of life kept moving forward like this, day after day, the opportunity to confess seemed to be exhausted in ordinary and happy days. In the end, this thing that should not be a secret became a secret that could never be revealed.

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

If Hugo had not become a top star, everything would still be buried tightly in Lina's heart. However, when Lina found that Hugo had become an actor, she realized that she was in a terrible situation: on the one hand, she missed the opportunity to confess to Douglas, and in order to maintain family harmony, she could only continue to hide it; on the other hand, she was getting farther and farther away from Lancaster and son. More than ten years later, the figure of the cute little boy has become a decoration in the depths of memory.

Whether to choose the past or the present is not a difficult choice for Lina. Although Hugo is also her child, she already had three children around her at that time, a husband who loves her, and a happy family.

When he learned the whole truth of the matter, James felt that there were too many thoughts in his head. On the one hand, he was angry at his mother's concealment, but on the other hand, he felt very distressed when he looked at his mother in pain; on the other hand, he wanted to tell his father, but on the other hand, he was worried that the consequences of the matter were too terrible; on the other hand, he could not agree with his mother's behavior, and the woman in front of him was not the mother he was familiar with at all. On the other hand, Hugo's happiness had nothing to do with him, so he should consider his family...

All kinds of messy ideas flocked to him, so he had no experience paying attention to his sixteenth birthday.

This was a big deal for their family. He suddenly had a half-brother. The point was that his father didn't know at all, and his mother seemed to have no intention of confessing. This feeling was really not very good, and it could even be said to be tormenting like hell.

Of course, James could be regarded as unaware. Anyway, he only knew about this. From the previous temptations, it can be seen that Hugo was completely kept in the dark. This means that as long as he shut up, the peace of the family can be maintained. Hugo will not lose anything, and there will be nothing, everything is just like before.

But...can everything really behave like it hasn't happened? Can he really keep this secret forever?

James knew that this was too difficult. After learning the truth, James' mind kept rolling in his mind. He was thinking, what would happen if his father knew about it, what would happen if his two younger brothers knew about it, what would happen if the whole thing exploded like a bomb, will the marriage of his parents fall into a cold war, will they still talk about everything, will a peaceful and beautiful life cause storms, will their family be broken... Also, will Hugo become a part of their family?

Countless possibilities were rolling in James' mind. For the sake of family peace, he chose to shut up; but he himself could not cross this threshold.

Reason told him that shutting up is the best choice and everything can be maintained. What's more, Hugo, father and brothers, who don't know the situation now, aren't they all living well? Such a situation may be the best. Didn't the mother shut up for more than ten years?

But his inner emotions told him that it was unfair, unfair to Hugo, unfair to his father, unfair to their three brothers, and unfair to his mother. James always remembered the issue of "Los Angeles Times" in 1989.

In that interview, we can see how much Hugo wanted to see his mother again. Ironically, Hugo lived in Los Angeles and came to San Francisco many times, while the Franko family lived in Palo Alto, which is only thirty miles from San Francisco and only 350 miles from Los Angeles. But Hugo never knew that the mother he was looking for was here.

If James doesn't know, then forget it, but if 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 something he needs to consider, nor is it something he can consider.

At the age of sixteen, only sixteen, James was dominated by impulse. He joined the "Road of Glory" tour in San Francisco. He always wanted to find opportunities to tell Hugo the truth, but he always lacked some courage.

James kept describing Hugo's reaction after learning the truth. Was he ecstatic and impatient to look for his mother? Or was he very resentful and complained that his mother hadn't been looking for him for so many years? Or was he very regretful, and the mother and son were so close that they never met?

At the same time, James was very curious about how he should face Hugo. They were half-brothers? No, they just met strangers several times. They were people living in two completely different worlds. So, what position should he tell Hugo about all this? Speaking for his mother, speaking for his father, or stating this matter objectively?

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 Hugo's reaction made James at a loss.

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

Therefore, James looked at Hugo's calm and calm back, and could only stand still and could not take steps.

At this time, Hugo's mind was surging, and it was difficult for him to sort out a thought, because he turned around and left without hearing the truth clearly, and he subconsciously blocked all the news.

Hugo didn't know where Lina lives now, he didn't know whether Lina was happy or not, he didn't even know whether James was adopted by Lina or his own son; he didn't know why James told him this, he didn't know whether Lina was guided by Lina behind James' behavior, he didn't even know whether Lina was on the scene now; he didn't know how he should face it, he didn't know what he was thinking at this time, to be honest, he didn't even know what his emotions were: anger? ridiculous? ridiculous? complaining? sad? or ignorance?

Hugo knew nothing, he knew only one fact, that is, Lena appeared again, from James Franco's mouth, and he refused to know further news.
Chapter completed!