Leila listened and became speechless, she didn't know what to say. She thought that what she had been through would disappear like a puff of smoke over time. However, her sister was so stubborn and couldn’t get out from it. Leila could also put herself in her sister’s shoes. Looking at Macey’s indifferent face, Leila was absentminded all of a sudden.
She ignored the slight pain in her heart and whispered, “Macey, are you angry with Mr. White? Or are you angry with Charles?”
Macey’s body shook. Then, she spoke in a dumb voice, “It is none of your business!”
Hearing the name of Charles was enough for Macey to feel cold in her chest. At that particular moment, she felt that she was like a clown in a burlesque, using all her strength to rebel but she still didn’t own a good ending. That person had never loved her, not even for a moment.
Looking at Macey’s quiet grieved expression, Arthur and Leila looked at each other in silence.
At Nora Morgan’s villa.
Vincent came to meet her early in the morning. The living room was quiet and Nora was sitting on the sofa.
Just as Vincent and Charles walked in and Nora saw Vincent, she was stunned. Then, she turned to Charles and asked, “How is Pippa?”
Both of them were silent for a while and then Charles answered her, “Her emotion is out of control, collapsed!”
Vincent looked at his mother, she seemed to be much older overnight and Pippa had finally caused an irreparable disaster. It is truth that Nora was one of the reasons and she also took the blame afterwards.
Nora was getting a little flustered and confused and she even lost her senses when she heard about Pippa’s emotional breakdown. Vincent walked straight towards her. Nora raised her head slightly and then Vincent spoke in a deep voice. “Mum, don't force yourself too much!”
“Every debt has its debtor, is it considered a force?” Nora asked coldly.
Vincent looked at the face in front of him. His mother, she was so thin that her entire chin was pointed and her eyes were sunken. Over the years, she had been tortured too much, right? How terrible it was to sink in hatred!
“Still not letting go?” Vincent voice was deep.
“This is my business, if you are not going to help me, just forget about it!”
“Mom! You have not loved Dad! Why do you keep doing the wrong thing?”
Nora was stunned for a moment. Then, she frowned. “You, what are you talking about?”
“I looked into your past, you loved Brian Hunter but he didn't love you back so you hated him afterwards!”
“How dare you to investigate my past?!” Nora murmured. “I can’t believe that you go and investigate me.”
At that moment, she felt that she had become awkward and pity. The embarrassment and anxiety was still controlling her.
Vincent smiled imperceptibly. “Just admit if you have loved Brian Hunter, as your son, I will not laugh at you. Everyone has the right to love. However, is there a reason for you to frame Brian Hunter and kill my father?”
Vincent felt absurd in his heart. The dialogue between them seemed to be a pair of distant and polite guests. But this woman was his mother, the one who spoiled him when he was a child.
Nora’s expression changed suddenly, her eyes were full of seriousness and solemnity. She stretched out her left hand in calm and pointed to the door, “You can go now! Since you have looked into me, you can continue your investigation! Use this truth to teach me? You are still young!”
Vincent was taken aback and glanced at Nora quickly, “Have you never loved Brian Hunter?”
“Didn't you survey me? Who told you? Brian Hunter told you that I loved him?” Nora’s tone had a powerful indescribable indifference as if she was despising Vincent’s wit.
“Really not?” Vincent looked at her in shock and then he turned to look at Charles.
Charles gave him a helpless glance.
Vincent was puzzled, isn't it?
“Go out!” Nora pointed at the door, her voice was not as sharp as before, but she was helpless to do that.
“I am relieved to see that you are all right. I want to tell you that I will remarry Leila. No one can stop my determination to be with her!”
“Aren't you afraid that I will publish your video?” Nora questioned again after a daze.
Vincent and Charles looked at each other and frowned. “Up to you!”
It turned out that she had not checked her safe until now. They wonder how angry she would be when she saw the video which had changed to a set of Occident porn.
Vincent took a deep look at Nora before he turned and left.
After he left, Nora became silent.
Charles Read walked across to her and looked at her. “Boss, you are treating Vincent too indifferently!”
“Are you coming to accuse me too?” Looking at Charles, Nora really didn't know whether it was sadness or happiness, blame or resentment, hatred or pity, she only exclaimed, “You also think that I did it wrong?”
“I didn't mean that!” Charles shook his head. He walked to the sofa and reached out to embrace her body. He hugged her tightly, “Look, you are so tolerant to me, to Pippa and even to Owen, you treat us so kindly! But you are so strict to your own biological son. It was not easy for him to fall in love with a girl, and you had also told me in person that Leila would be worthy for Vincent if she is not daughter of Mr. Hunter, right?”
That was the first time Charles having intimate action with Nora after Charles had known her for so many years and he did it so naturally, just like hugging a mother.
Maybe Nora had been staying in loneliness over a long time, maybe she needed support. Anyway, she burst into tears in an instant.
“I have not forgotten what I should revenge. I have forgotten nothing but we have done a lot of matters without caring much or thinking whether it was a mistake. Boss, I felt a sense of guilt in my heart of a sudden to see Macey like that. I think I am wrong! I know that I should not have such ridiculous thoughts and shouldn't have sympathy on her but I just have that feeling.”
Nora was not saying a word, she just remained quiet.
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...