SWNOVELS Chapter 324
Chapter 324 The Past
In the end, Anaya was amused and couldn't help but laugh.
Anaya raised her hand and pinched Hearst's face gently. "I never force you to say things that you don't want to say. You chose this method to deceive me because you didn't trust me.
"If you told me that your family used to treat you badly, I might even curse them with you behind their back."
Hearst didn't tell Anaya much about the Helms family, so she didn't know whether Hearst's relationship with his family was good or terrible.
Only after Anaya met Hearst's family members did she connect Hearst's wandering experience with Hearst's family members' indifference.
Previously, Anaya thought that Hearst's family did not help Hearst because they could not find him.
But now, it seemed that Hearst's family probably knew that Hearst was not doing well outside. But they just turned a blind eye to it.
Thinking of this, Anaya suddenly regretted it. She really wished that she had slapped Cristian when he said bad things about Hearst early today.
Just as Anaya was lost in thought, she heard the person holding her laugh softly and promise her, "It won't happen again."
After finishing his words, Hearst carried Anaya and continued walking forward.
"Where are you going?" Anaya looked up and asked Hearst.
"Didn't you say we would have to sleep on the sofa?"
Anaya said, "No. Thanks."
Hearst continued, "There is also a carpet around the sofa. It's more comfortable to support yourself on the sofa than on the bed."
Anaya instantly realized what Hearst was saying and tried to find an excuse to stop him. "My hair is not dry yet."
Hearst raised his eyebrows. "So we can do it after your hair gets dry?"
Anaya was really speechless.
Anaya thought, what's in his mind all day?
Today, Anaya and Hearst were really tired. Hearst actually only said so to tease Anaya. He didn't really intend to do that.
Hearst put Anaya back on the ground and continued to dry her hair.
Anaya lazily leaned against Hearst's leg, smelling the faint scent of medicine on his body.
Anaya reached out and poked Hearst's leg. "Since you have a bad relationship with your family, do we still need to discuss our marriage with them?"
The main reason Anaya came here was to meet the people of the Helms family. When she thought it was time, she would tell them about her marriage with Hearst and choose a date for her wedding.
But judging from the current situation, Anaya did not want to communicate with the Helms family again.
Hearst said, "It's all up to you. If you don't want to talk with them, you can ignore them."
Hearst had lived alone for so many years, and his kinship with the Helms family had long faded away.
If not for the fact that Hearst wanted to give Anaya a complete wedding, he wouldn't even want to invite the Helms family to attend his wedding.
Linda and Kolten were Hearst's biological parents after all. It would not be good if Hearst didn't discuss with them about his wedding.
Anaya thought for a while, but she couldn't think of any solutions for the time being. So she said, "I still have a few days left for my vacation. Let's see what will happen next before making a decision."
Based on what happened today, even though Linda was biased, she was still a little wise.
Kolten didn't talk much, so Anaya still needed to observe.
As for Cristian, no matter what, Anaya would never allow him to
attend her wedding.
Anaya thought Cristian was like a ticking time bomb. It would be troublesome if Cristian "exploded" at Anaya's wedding.
Hearst agreed with Anaya. Anaya continued to ask, "Cristian told
me today that his legs became like that because of you. Is that
true?"
Hearing this, Hearst narrowed his dark eyes dangerously. "This is what he told you today?"
"Yes."
Hearst didn't really want to mention this matter. But since Anaya asked, he still answered, "Indeed, he became like that because of me."
Anaya asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
Hearst rarely rejected Anaya's request so bluntly and decisively. It
could be seen that he hated to mention this matter very much.
Anaya raised her head. A few strands of hair fell down and covered
her face because of the breeze.
Anaya asked, "Did he do something very excessive to you in the past?"
Hearst pulled up the hair that covered Anaya's face and placed them
to the side, revealing Anaya's small and delicate face. He said lightly, "No. It's just a small matter that is not worth mentioning."
Anaya knew that Hearst often made light of things that were actually very serious.
Looking at the indifferent expression on Hearst's face, Anaya suddenly felt a little upset and worried.
Anaya thought Hearst must have gone through many hardships.
That was why he had such a habit.
But since Hearst did not want to mention it, Anaya did not ask
again.
After drying Anaya's hair, Hearst carried her to bed, turned off the lights, and began to sleep with Anaya in his arms.
"Jared, I want to know your past." Anaya's voice suddenly sounded
in the dark room.
"If you put it down one day, tell me, OK?"
After a long time, just when Anaya thought that Hearst would not
respond, Hearst suddenly spoke.
"I asked someone to break Cristian's legs. The reason is that he drugged me with a chronic poison."
At first, when Hearst was in a meeting, his mind suddenly went
blank. When Hearst came back to his senses, everyone around him looked at him with strange expressions. And the documents in front of Hearst had already been dyed red with blood.
Hearst thought that he had some blood disease. But after he went to the hospital for a check-up, everything turned out to be normal.
Not long after that, Hearst couldn't walk.
At that time, as soon as Hearst's feet touched the ground, he would
feel a burst of pain, and he felt like his internal organs were being crushed by machines every day.
After a few days, Hearst did not even have the strength to speak.
In the end, it was Samuel who found out what Cristian did, and Hearst was finally saved.
In order to avoid future trouble, Hearst originally wanted to kill
Cristian.
If Kolten didn't beg Hearst to spare Cristian, the consequences that Cristian had to bear would be more serious.
After Anaya heard Hearst finish talking about the matter between
him and Cristian, she felt very angry and sorry at the same time.
Anaya said, "You told me before that you had some minor ailments and needed to take medicine. Were those the after-effects of that
thing?"
Previously, Anaya had asked Hearst why he always had a faint medicinal fragrance lingering around his body.
At that time, Hearst answered in a casual tone. Therefore, Anaya thought that it was really just a minor ailment.
"Yes. Although the poison has been removed, I still need to be nursed. So, I have been taking medicine all the time."
After saying that, Hearst felt the person in his arms was upset, so he added, "The grudge between me and Cristian happened several years ago. In fact, I have already forgotten how I felt at that time.
"It should not be too tough. Otherwise, I would not have forgotten about it."
Anaya held Hearst's waist tightly and buried her head in his chest. She said in her muffled voice, "You're lying again." Anaya's voice trembled slightly, and it sounded like a complaint.
Hearst raised his hand and rubbed Anaya's head. "I didn't lie to you."
Anaya didn't believe Hearst at all. "What drug did Cristian use on you? I'll go buy tens of pounds of it and feed him with it every day!"
Hearst chuckled, "He studied pharmacology and chemistry in college. Those were all things he made himself. They can't be bought on the market.
"Now that he is already crippled, we are kind of even. Don't be angry.'
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Anaya buried her head in Hearst's chest and did not speak.
Hearst had never told Anaya about this. Firstly, Hearst did not want
Anaya to know that he had been bullied by others. Secondly, he did not want Anaya to feel uncomfortable in her heart because of those matters.
Hearst didn't want to see Anaya be unhappy like this.
Hearst kissed Anaya's forehead and comforted her softly, "It's all in the past. Don't think about it anymore. Let's sleep."
Anaya remained silent and still did not speak. After a while, Anaya's body suddenly trembled. Anaya raised her hand and pulled Hearst's hand out from under her nightgown. She asked angrily, "What are you doing?"