The act of giving and receiving has always been a two-way street.
Without giving, how can one expect to receive?
In this moment, even the arrogant Leandro had to admit his mistakes, if he wanted to salvage his relationship with his grandson.
Mason was left speechless by Cheyenne's words. How could he have known what kind of life Eddie had lived before?
"I'm sorry, Eddie, I had no idea what you and your family went through. If I had known..."
Their lives wouldn't have been so difficult!
Tears welled up in the old man's eyes, a hint of vulnerability shining through his cloudy gaze. His pleading look made Eddie feel uneasy.
Eddie raised his hand and lightly supported him with a flat tone, "You don't need to apologize. It was our own choice."
Whether it was his father's decision to leave home back then, or his own choice not to seek help from Leandro, it all stemmed from the pride ingrained in the Zamora family.
In fact, on the seventh day after Willie's death, Eddie lied to Kate, saying that his school had arranged a summer camp and he would be away for a week.
He secretly carried his father's urn and took a more than thirty-hour train ride, rushing from Akloit to Onistead.
After several inquiries, he finally met Leandro, his grandfather.
Standing outside the door, Eddie saw his grandfather affectionately holding hands with another young boy.
The boy was about the same age as Eddie, dressed in branded clothing, with fair and delicate features, while Eddie's clothes were wrinkled from the long train journey, and his greasy face made him look like a country bumpkin.
He overheard Leandro saying to the boy with a sense of emotion, "My disobedient son probably won't return anymore. This grand Moon Hall can't be left without an heir in the future."
"Starting from today, I'll take you as my disciple. Although you will be my student in name, I truly treat you as my grandson, as the one to carry on the legacy."
"Mason, you can call me grandfather from now on."
"Grandfather."
In that moment, when Eddie heard this conversation from outside the door, he let out a bitter laugh.
He had traveled so far, hoping to bring his father back to his hometown, only to find out that their only family no longer needed them.
If that was the case, he had no reason to enter the door.
Holding his father's urn tightly, Eddie shed a tear of resolve. He paused for a moment, then silently turned around and left.
It was as if he had never been to Onistead at all.
Yet it was this journey that solidified Eddie's determination to study medicine.
He would inherit his father's legacy, and he would achieve great success to make Leandro regret his actions.
And now, he had accomplished his goal.
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