Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0364

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“Oh, sure. But should I have Frances come to tell you instead? She took care of Nick more when he was little.” Daniel looked cheerful. He was clearly in a good mood from seeing me.

I shook my head. “Frances doesn’t know what I want to know.”

“Ari, have you heard something from someone? Those are just baseless rumors, don’t take them seriously.

Ever the seasoned businessman, Daniel instantly grasped my meaning. His expression gradually darkened.

I said, “He’s taking a certain medication.”

“Ari, you’re overthinking. There’s a lot of competition in business, so all kinds of rumors circulate. You need to learn to filter out the truth yourself.

“Taking medication isn’t a big deal, he might just be feeling unwell. You should take good care of him.”

He finished speaking and then denied my suspicion. “How could my son possibly have that kind of illness? You know how everyone praises him.

“Don’t worry about having children, it definitely won’t be inherited.”

Daniel had been Nicholas’s father all his life. But now, in the end, he was worried about his yet–to–be- conceived grandchild.

Daniel spoke excitedly as he looked at me full of expectation. “An, has there been any movement in your belly these past few days?”

“No,” I replied flatly, going along with his words. “I don’t dare to not use contraception without understanding things about him clearly.”

Daniel looked displeased. “Lawyers like you are always so suspicious. It’s not a big deal. If you really want to hear about it, I’ll tell you.”

Though he claimed not to care, when mentioning the past and recalling his first wife, he still looked wistful.

“Nick’s birth mother was a gentle, graceful woman. Even when she was just standing there, she seemed to radiate an aura that drew everyone’s gaze.

“I was no exception. I pursued her with all my might back then, and soon after we had Nick.”

Daniel smiled happily as if he was recalling some sweet memories. But with loving parents, and even a kind stepmother after his mother’s death, how could a child growing up in such a family environment suffer such severe trauma?

Daniel suddenly sighed, continuing, “Despite her beauty, her health wasn’t great. Her heart was weak, especially after giving birth. She became so fragile that she could not even bear her own son’s cries.

“Nick rarely cried as a baby. His nanny had to feed him a pacifier all day so that he would not make a sound. If not, his mother would become so pained and weak she’d vomit.

Chapter 0364

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“At the time, to care for my wife, we had her mother come live with us.

“If you ask how this affected Nick, I suppose it’s that her mother hated me. She hated that I got her daughter pregnant, which destroyed her body. So, she directed all that hatred onto Nick.

“Shut up! Don’t make a sound!“, I once heard Nick’s grandmother scolding him like this.

“He was so young then. He might not have understood even if he was scolded. So, I didn’t pay much attention.

“But thinking back now, if I heard it once, who knows how many times it happened behind closed doors.

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Daniel’s eyes grew somber. “Even if young children don’t understand words, adults‘ expressions and emotions. After all, my son was so smart.”

Upon hearing this, my heart was in pain. Even young children like him knew how to read the room. But in such a big family, he had so many people caring for him. Did no one ever stand up to speak for Nicholas?