My Mommy’s Brave Heart (Adina and Duke) novel Chapter 1226

Chapter 1226

At that moment, the brothers sat on the couch while they waited for news from within the room.

George seldom smoked. The only time he had the urge to smoke was when Raina wanted to break up with him. After that, he did not touch cigarettes anymore.

Yet, at that very moment, a lit cigarette hung between his long fingers. It lit up, then was extinguished, but was lit up again, before it was extinguished again. The process repeated itself, casting him in a red glow.

He sucked in a breath and exhaled smoke before he looked at Harold.

Harold looked as if he had suffered a huge shock at that moment and was dejected. He was no longer as wild and lively as before.

George’s heart clenched in pain.

He was the one who hoped that his siblings could be free and live as they wanted. He wanted them to not be shackled down by the responsibilities of the family.

But he seemed to have driven his brother into this state of depression.

If he had not acted as a parent and treated them so harshly, would they not have done their best to hide the truth from him because they were worried about him blaming them?

George rubbed his fingers together and started doubting himself for the first time in his life.

He could not help but think. ‘If Raina isn’t out on a business trip right now but is standing here and keeping me company, that would be great.’

When most of the cigarette was reduced to ash, he finally said something, “How did Grapie end up with Everett?”

His voice dragged Harold’s thoughts back to the present. He looked up, and he seemed lost for a moment. He also appeared incredibly weak, making him look absolutely nothing like the noble young master he usually was.

“T-They…” Harold finally snapped out of his daze and said slowly, “I’m not entirely sure. In the beginning, Grapie wanted to join the entertainment industry to be an actress, so I helped her…”

“When she went to join Mel’s concert in Ufyra, we thought something was a little off. In fact, both you and Al told me to protect her and take care of both her and Mel

“But I didn’t do it… We reached a huge breakthrough for our project in the lab, so I went back to the lab.