“He didn’t take his studies seriously because you spoiled him too much, didn’t you?”
Enoch was right, but he never thought of the fact that maybe he might have made a mistake too.
Alyssa snorted, “Is he only my son? Don’t you have the responsibility to educate him too?”
“Are you trying to piss me off to death?” Enoch was already on the verge of explosion from how Stanford treated him, but Alyssa still wanted to argue with him now. Did she want him to die from anger?
Alyssa kept quiet and started to form a plan in her mind. It seemed that she couldn’t depend on Enoch to get Stanford’s approval.
Plus, they’d tried two times. Enoch was already impatient, and he didn’t see any hope in this method anymore.
On the other side…
In the hospital…
Atwood closed to door of Stanford’s room and walked towards him, “Mr. James, why don’t I make a room transfer for you?”
Stanford had spoken to the doctor. He could return home and rest, so there wasn’t a need to switch rooms. However, all these were not what he cared about most now. He wanted to know where Amanda had gone, “Have you find out where she went?”
Atwood checked the flight details and replied, “Thailand.”
The two of them knew why she chose to go there. She had family in Thailand.
Atwood knew that Stanford liked Amanda, but he knew that it was difficult for them to patch things up too. Her family probably wouldn’t agree to it too.
He didn’t want Stanford’s health to be affected because of this, “Mr. James, I still believe that it’s impossible to fix what has been done. I think you should just let her go.”
To Stanford, Atwood was his most-trusted person. He had the closest relationship to Atwood too, who always knew what was on his mind.
Now that Atwood had said such words, Stanford felt afraid.
He was afraid that Atwood was right.
It was difficult to fix a broken mirror.
There was a human life that was in the way of their relationship.
At this thought, Stanford teared up.
He could’ve built his own family, but he tore it apart with his own two hands. He killed his own child.
Recently, he suffered insomnia and couldn’t sleep all night.
Even if he managed to sleep from extreme fatigue, nightmares would haunt him.
“Atwood, don’t say anything like this next time.” Stanford said, “Go and proceed with the procedures so I can get discharged.”
Atwood knew nothing about the child. He was speaking from the perspective of an outsider. He just felt that it was difficult for two people to get back together without minding the past.
Once a mirror was broken, it couldn’t go back to its original state regardless of how top-tier the glue was used to put it back. There’d still be cracks.
When the two people face each other, they will be reminded of the unhappy incidents from the past. There will always be an unbreakable barrier between them.
Rather than living together in regrets, why don’t they just let go and chase after their own happiness, and lead a good life?
Atwood went against Stanford this time around and continued, “She knows that it was all a well-designed plan, from the moment you approached her to the rest that follows. Would she still believe you after knowing all of your so-called love for her was just for revenge? What do you think is the answer? She wouldn’t trust you anymore, not after you hurt her and almost took her life away. How should she face you? How could she face you?”
Atwood tried to persuade Stanford because he didn’t want Stanford to suffer.
It might be painful at first, but all wounds would heal eventually. With time, only a light scar would be left behind, but it wouldn’t hurt anymore.
However, if the two of them were to get back together, it will hurt from time to time when they looked at each other and was reminded of the past.
If this was the case, wouldn’t it be better if the both of them started another relationship, with someone else who was more compatible with each of them?
Stanford looked at Atwood. His hands were curling in fists. If it were not Atwood but anyone else who was saying such words at this moment, Stanford would’ve asked them to leave already.
Even if Atwood were right, Stanford wouldn’t give up.
In fact, he had liked Amanda from a long time ago.
He just didn’t know about it!
He was the one who caused this current situation. It was painful for Stanford to lose his child too, so he wanted to do his best and make it up to her.
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