Rowan quietly watched the mother and daughter as his vision blurred. He fell in a daze, and the crate in his hands fell to the ground. The small Siamese cat meowed helplessly and began to claw at the crate door.
A strong arm held onto him then.
Startled, Rowan turned to meet Zephyr’s complicated gaze.
“You…”
Zephyr picked the crate up. “Mr. Irwin, are you not going in?”
Rowan’s eyes were still red. It took him a few deep breaths to calm his emotions down.
Zephyr sympathized with him for some reason. He had not thought it was a good idea when Cordelia was making arrangements for this, but he could not bear to interrupt her, seeing how excited she was.
He was afraid of something undesirable happening today when Rowan and Xyla met, so he had stayed there to keep an eye out.
When he saw the old geezer’s shocked and regretful look, he felt a mix of feelings.
After he survived the plane crash, Rowan had sent him specialized medicine to treat him. The older man had said he was not getting involved with the Tanners, but he healed Kelly.
Even on the day when his grandfather passed out, Rowan had gloated for one second before he rushed to Hamerton Manor with his medical kit. Yes, it was for Cordelia, but he had also saved Liam from a critical condition.
Furthermore, Irwin Pharmaceuticals had saved countless lives by producing good quality and cheap medicine each year.
By the look of things, Rowan was a good man. However, only Xyla had personally experienced his bad side.
People were complex. One could not be labeled or determined as good or bad with a matter or two.
The adults’ world was never just black and white, to begin with. Many times, it was gray.
“I…” Rowan was silent for a moment. His voice was tinged with a sob. “I won’t be going. Cordelia will like this cat… Pass it to her for me.”
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