Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 686

Eugene was unperturbed. “His personality, surroundings, experiences, and the pain he’s facing in his young life have already determined who he will be. How can a journal influence any of that?”

Cedrick heard the implicit meaning behind those words. He clenched his fist beneath the sleeve of his military uniform, not deigning to respond.

“A person is known by the company he keeps,” Joshua argued. “Besides, a child is born a blank canvas. If he takes an interest in the things you show him and makes irreparable mistakes because of it, you will cause him harm.”

Eugene scoffed incredulously at Joshua’s accusation.

Cedrick, however, froze at what Joshua said about irreparable mistakes.

He recalled what he had heard in the ward and how certain Benedict had sounded in his childish voice.

“Even if you and Mommy are not mad at him, I’ll teach him a lesson in the future. Getting rid of someone means they won’t be around anymore, right? I just don’t want to see him. I want him to disappear.”

Benedict doesn’t like Charles. He hates him.

He wasn’t joking.

Cedrick felt anxious all of a sudden. He realized he did not know who his five-year-son was anymore.

The more he thought about it, the greater the pain he felt in his heart.

“I’m going back to the ward. I’ll leave this to you.”

Without another word, he turned around and swiftly left.

“Huh? Cedrick?”

When Joshua called out to him, he was already out of sight and earshot.

Joshua was forced to deal with the strange old man alone.

“I don’t care if you meant to or not, Eugene, but you will not give Benny any more weird reading material even if he begs you for them. If my darling nephew grows up messed up, I won’t ever forgive you.”

Cedrick strode back to the ward.

His mind was a mess during his walk back. His heart, too, was filled with a complicated mix of emotions.

He and Gwendolyn owed Benedict. They had been spending every waking hour of the past couple of years trying to save him. They spoiled him even more than they spoiled their daughter Zendaya.

Being at the helm of both their distinguished families, he and Gwendolyn had so many obligations that there were still aspects of raising a child that they had overlooked.

It was only on that day that he realized he had been so occupied with Benedict’s physical condition that he had neglected his psychological problems.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Soon, Cedrick found himself back at the ward.

He pushed open the door and saw that Benedict was in bed. The IV drip hanging above him had not yet been administered.

He was sitting quietly and staring at the foliage outside the window. His frail, pale face made Cedrick’s heart ache.

Benedict started at the sound of the door being pushed open. When he saw Cedrick, he smiled. “Daddy, you’re back.” Then, he looked up at the drip. “The professor who came to change my medication said there’s only one bottle left for today. You can go deal with work first if you’re busy, Daddy. There’s no need to rush over to spend time with me. I’m already five years old, and I don’t need you for everything. I will be good and take my drip.”

Those words gave Cedrick a prickling sensation in his heart.