Chapter 0364
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“Oh, sure. But should I have Frances come to tell you instead? She took care of Nick more when he was little.” Daniel looked cheerful. He was clearly in a good mood from seeing me.
I shook my head. “Frances doesn’t know what I want to know.”
“Ari, have you heard something from someone? Those are just baseless rumors, don’t take them seriously.
Ever the seasoned businessman, Daniel instantly grasped my meaning. His expression gradually darkened.
I said, “He’s taking a certain medication.”
“Ari, you’re overthinking. There’s a lot of competition in business, so all kinds of rumors circulate. You need to learn to filter out the truth yourself.
“Taking medication isn’t a big deal, he might just be feeling unwell. You should take good care of him.”
He finished speaking and then denied my suspicion. “How could my son possibly have that kind of illness? You know how everyone praises him.
“Don’t worry about having children, it definitely won’t be inherited.”
Daniel had been Nicholas’s father all his life. But now, in the end, he was worried about his yet–to–be- conceived grandchild.
Daniel spoke excitedly as he looked at me full of expectation. “An, has there been any movement in your belly these past few days?”
“No,” I replied flatly, going along with his words. “I don’t dare to not use contraception without understanding things about him clearly.”
Daniel looked displeased. “Lawyers like you are always so suspicious. It’s not a big deal. If you really want to hear about it, I’ll tell you.”
Though he claimed not to care, when mentioning the past and recalling his first wife, he still looked wistful.
“I was no exception. I pursued her with all my might back then, and soon after we had Nick.”
Daniel smiled happily as if he was recalling some sweet memories. But with loving parents, and even a kind stepmother after his mother’s death, how could a child growing up in such a family environment suffer such severe trauma?
“Nick rarely cried as a baby. His nanny had to feed him a pacifier all day so that he would not make a sound. If not, his mother would become so pained and weak she’d vomit.
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