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"Sigh~ I can only hope that Arthur can handle it." —Dai Meng, The Heart Hunter World.
Arthur took off his waiter's clothes, wanting to face his father as his own.
At this moment, Thomas Wayne was still urinating, and Arthur just stared straight at him.
"It seems Arthur and Madara won't become good friends." - Hashirama Senju, Naruto world.
Thomas Wayne noticed Arthur staring at him, completely unfazed. He figured it was just another reporter or fan.
"What's up, buddy?"
"I don't know what to say."
Thomas shuddered and casually asked, "Since they've followed me all the way to the restroom, let's give them a chance to speak."
At this moment, Arthur was extremely nervous. He had clearly planned before coming that he would ask about his background and his mother's situation.
But looking at Thomas, and the thought that the other person might be his father, he became so excited that he couldn't speak.
After all, that was his father, whom he hadn't seen for decades!
"Do you want an autograph or something?"
【"no."】
Taking a deep breath, Arthur mustered his courage and spoke in a low voice.
"My name is Arthur, and my mother is Penny Fleck."
Upon hearing Arthur's words, Thomas stared blankly at Arthur's face for two seconds.
"My God, you're the person who came to my house yesterday."
Arthur's smile froze. Was it... because of this?
"Yes... I'm sorry for showing up at your house, but my mother told me everything."
"I need to talk to you."
Arthur wiped the sweat from his brow. Thomas's composed demeanor made him incredibly nervous, but Thomas didn't give Arthur much time to be anxious, directly denying it.
"Dude, I'm not your father. What's wrong with you?"
Thomas couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.
[A lame excuse, a terrible venue—even if they wanted to generate buzz, they should at least do it in a public place.]
[In the bathroom? Dude, are you kidding me?]
"Look at the two of us, I think you're my dad."
"That's impossible, because you were adopted, and I've never slept with your mother."
Thomas ruthlessly shattered Arthur's hopes, even revealing another shocking piece of news!
"I wasn't adopted."
"What do you want from me? Money?"
Thomas didn't want to listen to Arthur's nonsense, so Arthur hurriedly offered an explanation.
"No, I'm not... I wasn't adopted."
If he were adopted, if he were to lose even his last remaining family member, Arthur wouldn't know what the point of living would be!
Thomas looked at Arthur with pity and said pitifully.
"Oh my god, she never told you that?"
"Your mother adopted you when she worked for us."
"This isn't true! Why are you saying this?!"
Arthur couldn't accept it. He could even accept that the other person wasn't his father, but now, what nonsense was this man spouting?!
Why?! Were you just lying to me?!
"Later, when you were still young, she was arrested and sent to Arkham Infirmary."
Arthur trembled violently, his words tumbling out in a hysterical and agitated response.
"Why are you saying these things? I don't need you to lie to me."
"I know this seems strange, and I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."
"I don't know why everyone is so rude!"
"I don't know why you're being rude, and I don't want anything from you!"
"Maybe it's just a warm hug, Dad!"
"Can't you be a little more polite? What's wrong with you people?!"
"You even spoke ill of my mother."
Arthur questioned hysterically, feeling himself going insane, his body trembling uncontrollably with excitement!
[This contrasts sharply with Thomas's calm and collected demeanor on the other side!]
[Someone said my mother has delusions!]
[Someone said my mother was arrested and taken to a mental hospital!]
They even said I was adopted!
All I want is to find my family!
Why do you still want to take away my last remaining family member?!
However, faced with Arthur's distraught questioning, Thomas simply said calmly in a low voice.
"She's gone mad."
The dismissive tone suggested that Arthur might be mentally challenged and unable to understand human speech.
Why would he rather believe that chronically ill, mentally unstable woman?
"Hahahaha!!"
At that moment, Arthur could no longer withstand the shock of the massive amount of information and burst into maniacal laughter!
Thomas looked at Arthur with a puzzled expression.
[Perhaps she's curious whether her son, who has a mental illness, also has a mental illness?]
"You think this is funny?"
Thomas frowned as he watched Arthur laugh uncontrollably.
"Dad! It's me, please!"
At this moment, Arthur seemed to have gone mad; he couldn't accept that he had lost all his family!
He was laughing loudly, his eyes fixed intently on Thomas, as if this would earn Thomas's approval!
[“Bang!”]
Thomas finally lost his temper and punched Arthur hard in the nose, but this still couldn't stop the ear-piercing laughter!
Arthur's painful laugh seemed even more eerie. Seeing Arthur's inhuman, ghostly state, Thomas lost his patience and issued a final warning.
"If you dare touch my son again, I'll kill you."
Thomas left, leaving Arthur alone in the bathroom, wiping his nosebleed.
Enjoy the grief... and the despair!
"Sigh, Arthur hasn't laughed in a long time, and here he is... Sigh!" (From the world of Heart Hunter, Liao Duoduo)
"Throughout the entire story, Thomas never took Arthur seriously, easily uttering all sorts of hurtful words." —Xia Ling, Soul Street World.
“Different social classes lead to different ways of thinking. Although Arthur keeps saying he doesn’t want anything, in Thomas Wayne’s eyes, it’s just an act.” —Wang Lu, from the world of Once Upon a Time in Spirit Sword Mountain.
"I'm afraid that's the truth. Thomas Wayne doesn't have a God's-eye view, so in his eyes, he'll think of Arthur, this stranger, as a guide to all evil." —Yu Wenzhou, The King's Avatar World.
"But you don't have to be so reckless. Your words are too hurtful." Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Lü Xiaoyu.
"Mr. Arthur's questions sounded so heartbreaking..." - Tu Shan Su Su from the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker.
"See? This is Cheng Xin from the Three-Body world. This is the mayor you thought was good? He's arrogant all the time and talks about killing people all the time!" Welcome to the world of Classroom of the Elite, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.
“How would I know Thomas was that kind of person! Besides, wasn’t Arthur right too?” Cheng Xin, Three-Body World.
"If he hadn't done something like grabbing the other party's son, which could have caused misunderstandings, would people have been so wary?" Cheng Xin, Three-Body World.
“Arthur is not only a murderer now, but also a stalker! Who knows what he was thinking when he touched the child!” - Cheng Xin, Three-Body World.
"Hey! Haven't you said enough?!" Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto the Naruto world.
Chapter 121 A Warm Refrigerator, An Invitation to Murray's Talk Show
Late at night, Arthur returned home, dejected and distraught.
His mother is still hospitalized, and he lives alone at home.
He hadn't yet processed the information Thomas Wayne had shared; he couldn't distinguish what was true and what was false.
He felt extremely uncomfortable and hot all over!
[Ring ring~ Ring ring~]
The phone rang abruptly, shattering the night's tranquility, but Arthur ignored it, numbly opening the refrigerator.
[I threw everything out of the refrigerator one by one.]
[The recorded phone call begins. It's the detective who spoke with Arthur outside the hospital that day. They say they want to ask Arthur a few more questions, and that they've even been to Arthur's apartment. Finally, they leave their phone number.]
[If it were the old Arthur, he might have wondered if the detectives were contacting him again with new evidence, and he would have panicked and become anxious.]
But Arthur felt as if he were already dead; he listened blankly, without any reaction.
[Until Arthur emptied the refrigerator, curled up, and crawled inside.]
"It's so depressing, so incredibly depressing. I finally understand that saying: Arthur's life is nothing short of a colossal tragedy." —Peach Blossom in the Hundred Demon Chronicles world.
"In this cruel world, perhaps the refrigerator is warmer for Arthur." — Bai Yuekui, Ling Cage World.
“‘If I have never seen the light, I can endure the darkness.’ Arthur had lived in darkness all this time, until now. Fate gave him one hope after another, only to destroy it into despair.” Yan Liuyuan, First Sequence World.
"Now, Arthur's idol Murray is mocking him, his father is despising him, his mother is deceiving him, and only his lover remains, but..." Xia Ling, in the world of Zhenhun Street.
"But whether this lover is truly an illusion remains to be seen." —Wang Lu, from the world of Once Upon a Time, there was a Spirit Sword Mountain.
The next day, Arthur lay slumped in bed.
All his illusions have been shattered, and he's back to his lowest point.
This time, however, it brings a deeper despair and confusion than ever before.
He's even starting to doubt whether his mother is lying to him!
Damn it! I shouldn't have read that letter in the first place!
Otherwise, my life wouldn't be such a mess!
[Ring ring~ Ring ring~]
The phone rang, but Arthur didn't move. "Whatever," he thought, "it doesn't matter anymore. Even if the detectives come and arrest me right now, it doesn't matter."
But the message on the phone startled him. It was from a staff member of Murray's talk show, who claimed that Murray had received a great response to playing his stand-up routine on his show, and therefore extended an invitation to him...
[An invitation, an invitation to what? Could it be...?]
Arthur answered the phone and began asking for details.
"Hello, I'm Shirley Woods, and I'm in charge of the program development for 'Murray Franklin's Live.'"
"Arthur, hello, as I just said."
"Many viewers have called us about your short film; the response has been excellent."
"Murray asked me to contact you to see if you could be a guest on his show."
Arthur scratched his head, somewhat incredulous, a mixture of joy and anger in his eyes.
[His long-cherished dream of performing on Murray's talk show stage is finally about to come true; he has fulfilled his greatest pursuit and dream in comedy!]