Once, Hugo thought that the so-called heroes should be like Superman who shouldered the heavy responsibility of saving the world, should be like the Beatles who single-handedly changed the entire era, and should be Martin Luther King Jr. who dedicated his life to the progress of mankind...... But now, Hugo finally understands that in fact, everyone has their own hero in their heart, and the image of each hero is different.

For him, his hero is the man who is so wooden that he can barely express his emotions, the man who stands behind him in obscurity to support him and encourage him to take care of him, the man who bears all the weight of life on his own shoulders. Adam Lancaster.

Hugo remembered that childhood night when he was almost delirious because of a high fever, and his memory was so vague that he couldn't remember many details of that night at all, except vaguely remembering a hot body temperature, and hugged him tightly, as if hugging the whole world, and he could even feel that body trembling slightly, as if he was afraid...... The fear that if he let go of his hands slightly, he would lose him, the fear was so clear and profound, he could almost see the Grim Reaper standing at the end of the bed smiling, but there was a body in front of him firmly blocking in the middle, using that fragile back to resist the breath of the Grim Reaper, and then forcibly pulled him back from the Grim Reaper's grasp.

He used to think it was Lena, because when he came to his senses, all he saw was his mother's gentle face. But at this time, the memory in his mind was gradually becoming clearer, he could smell the bad smell of tobacco, he could also see the raunchy stubble, the scorching warmth was like a flame that surrounded him, and the figure was not Lena.

That's his hero.

Hugo let out a long breath, tears in his eyes blurred his vision, staining everything around him with a thin golden halo, but the smile on his lips was gently outlined.

Then Hugo stood up, stood there and looked around a little dazedly, only to realize that the figure he was looking for was no longer nearby. The emotions stirred in his heart made him no longer able to settle down, Hugo strode back to the study, picked up the phone and dialed the familiar number.

The phone rang for a moment, and Adam's gruff voice came, "Good afternoon, this is Adam." ”

"Hey, Dad, it's me, Hugo." Hugo smiled widely and spoke. However, when he heard the familiar voice, the tears finally couldn't hold back anymore, and they just slid down his cheeks. He had never missed the voice so much.

"What's wrong? What's the matter? Again, as in Adam's style, simple and rude, "Could it be that those reporters are making trouble for you?" I knew about these dogs. definitely doesn't want to settle down, if you don't like them, just swing your fist and let them taste your awesomeness!

"It's okay, it's nothing......" Hugo shook his head, but his smile bloomed in tears, and the familiar voice made him feel a sense of relief. You know me, and those reporters don't dare to offend me at will, otherwise your rifle won't be willing to agree. ”

Hugo's ridicule made Adam scratch his head a little awkwardly, and simply said irritably, "If it's okay, then why are you calling me?" If you're too idle, go find something to do! I still have guests here, but I don't have time to talk to you like a. ”

Hugo seemed to sense Adam's discomfort and chuckled. This laughter made Adam more and more awkward, only to feel that something was wrong with his whole body, his messy brows were completely knotted, and he said directly, "Then I'll hang up the phone!" Adam didn't grasp Hugo's emotions at all, and couldn't wait to hang up, but at this moment Hugo said "Wait", which made Adam pause and say impatiently, "What! ”

"I just wanted to tell you that I miss you a little."

Hugo's voice came from the earpiece, Adam couldn't help but be stunned, at that moment, Adam almost didn't know how to deal with it, so that he looked to the side in a disdainful manner, turned over the cigarette on the counter with his left hand uncomfortably, and then pushed the matchbox next to him, only to find that these actions had no way to relieve the tension in his heart.

Immediately Adam realized his gaffe, which made him cough twice hard, to hide the emotional fluctuations in his voice, he had to raise his voice, and the rough voice complained, "So? You're thirty years old, and you're not a child, do you want me to take care of you? If nothing else, let's do it first, I don't have time for you. After saying that, Adam hung up the phone in a panic, almost didn't dare to face Hugo again, and smashed the earpiece hard, but the first time it was not accurate, which made him hurriedly put the earpiece back in place, praying that Hugo would not hear his gaffe here.

Looking at the innocent phone in front of him who was hung up by force, Adam was stunned and stood quietly in place, as if his brain couldn't react at all.

After a long time, really a long time, Adam pursed his lips lightly, then coughed twice, and returned to normal, as if nothing had happened, but the slightly trembling fingertips revealed the truest emotions in his heart. He looked at his trembling fingers, reached for the cigarette on the counter, but when he picked it up, he seemed to remember something, and put the cigarette case back on the counter with a hot hand, and finally twisted his fingertips, clenched his hands into fists, and put them in his trouser pockets.

Hugo quietly listened to the busy sound coming from the receiver, but did not rush to put the phone down, but stood quietly in place, thought carefully for a long, long time, and then whispered softly, "There is still ...... I love you. This is a simple sentence, a simple sentence, and a daily sentence for European and American family culture, but Hugo has never been able to say it until today.

Perhaps, one day in the future, he will be able to muster up the courage to say this to Adam in front of him, because he really thinks so in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Hugo gently put the earpiece back, then took a step and walked out of the study, looking back at Leonardo, who was still sitting in the sun, Hugo waved at him, "Didn't you have lunch?" Samora should be ready, go downstairs. ”

Leonardo lowered his head in embarrassment, wiped the tears from his face in a panic, and muttered a complaint, "The sun is so dazzling, it hurts my eyes." But the voice was not loud, and I didn't know whether to hide it from Hugo, or to explain it to himself, and then hurriedly ran over, and said casually, "What about the big parasol on the balcony?" Why not take it out? You can do sunbathing here later. ”

"Go and ask Samora yourself, didn't you put it away with him last time?" Hugo also pretended not to see Leonardo's embarrassment, and walked downstairs with him with a smile.

When he came to the first floor, Hugo saw James who was still in tears, he saw Hugo and Leonardo, wiped the tears from his cheeks in a panic, and then stood up, bowing his head in a cramped manner, but he didn't know what he should do. Hugo patted Leonardo on the shoulder, "You go to the kitchen, James and I have a few words to say." ”

Leonardo pouted and trotted away. Hugo looked at James, but showed a smile, "Did you call Lena?" ”

James shook his head vigorously, pursed his lips stubbornly, and muttered a few words, but Hugo did not understand, and he continued, "Give her a call, and at least let her know that you are safe." This made James look up like a lightning strike, as if Hugo's next words were to drive him away, but the panicked expression made Hugo laugh, "I mean, you want to stay in Los Angeles, it's your freedom, but you should at least let your family know where you are." ”

Hugo thought for a while, "You just said that you want to become an actor, if you don't mind, I can introduce you to a professional acting academy for some acting studies, as for what you can achieve, it's up to you." "There are many reasons why the turmoil of the Franco family happened, and some of them must belong to Hugo, however, Hugo does not need to be responsible for James, but there is no need for him to completely clear himself, after all, James is innocent." You can stay here tonight, and then tomorrow I'll ask Samora to take you to find a place to live, there are many young people in Los Angeles who have come specifically to learn acting, and I'm sure it's not too difficult to find a place to live. ”

"But...... But why can't I stay here? James spoke boldly, carefully observing Hugo's expression, "though I know that you don't want to admit that you are mine...... Brother, but you can't deny it either, can you? ”

"James, don't get an inch." Hugo felt a little helpless, but he showed a serious expression and shook his head, "Your life, my life, there is no intersection......"

"But it's all happening." James cried out to him, he really wanted to stay, even if it was a dead face, "I already knew you existed, and you knew about mine, so, why not?" If you're worried that there's no place for me to stay, I'...... I could have slept in the grocery room, or, or right outside in the garage, and I had no problem. ”

"James, you're not my responsibility." Hugo tried to explain, but Leonardo peeked out of the kitchen, "But I can stay here, why can't he?" ”

Hugo glared at Leonardo speechlessly, and Leonardo immediately retracted his head like a turtle. Hugo turned his head angrily and looked at James in front of him - he actually made a pitiful pleading expression very cooperatively, Hugo shook his head, "You are crossing the line, James, you are crossing the line, you are not my responsibility, attention, you are not my responsibility!" ”

But after venting, Hugo still let out a long sigh, closed his eyes, didn't want to look at James's puppy-like eyes, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally turned around and left directly, without agreeing, but also did not refuse.