Cormac showed a smile which was full of deep meaning and ambiguity, “Afraid? Yes, I’m afraid of running into a deadbeat.”
Charles struggled to maintain his poise, “I’m here today to find Mr. Mendelsohn. I know a lot of things have happened recently, I think you’re not easy either. Why don’t we work together regardless of past grudges?” Cormac lifted his lips and said with warning, “Whether it was easy or not, I don’t need your bother. Stay away from me also.”
After he finished speaking, he straightened his body and when his hands left the armrests, he seemed to apply some force and the wheelchair slid back a few centimetres.
Charles didn’t change his expression, he looked at Cormac who was walking towards the car, “I know that Mr. Mendelsohn is a proud person, but this is not the time to concern about this. She is pregnant now and the situation outside isn’t good for her. Even for her sake, we should bury the hatchet and get through the current difficulties first.”
“Does Mr. White think that here is White City?” Armand interjected in a mocking way as he disliked his tone, saying that he was doing Loredana a favour. Who was he? What was his status?
How could he be so shameless?
“I don’t know what Mr. White can give for cooperation.”
Charles ignored Armand, but said in an assured tone, “Not long ago, I accidentally saw a gynaecologist and she told that Jayden Mendelsohn had brought a woman there thirty years ago to give birth. Perhaps this isn’t weird, but the strange point is that she wasn’t a doctor from any big hospital, but just a doctor from a small hospital in the suburb. Moreover, that woman was taken away in a hurry after she gave birth. Don’t you feel curious about who that woman is? I’m sure your mother, Jolene Harris wouldn’t go to a small hospital like that to give birth, right?”
He knew that it was his chance to topple Jeffery after something happened to Loredana, but he wasn’t strong enough on his own and he had to pull in Cormac, so he secretly investigated what had happened over thirty years ago.
It had been so long and there were only few clues, but he was lucky.
Without any clues, he could only follow his own speculations and set a goal.
That was to find evidence which Victoria Forbis had given birth.
As long as it was proven that she had given birth, the next thing would slowly come out without needing him to investigate as this matter was uncovered.
City B was a big city, but there were a number of hospitals. As long as he ordered his men, he would manage to find some clues. Indeed, the efforts wouldn’t be in vain.
If it was proven that Jeffrey wasn’t Cormac’s uncle, would Cormac still have any scruples in dealing with Jeffery?
If Jeffery was defeated, the current predicament of Loredana would be solved and he would be able to avenge his adoptive father’s death, killing two birds with one stone. Cormac stopped, his body tightened and his face was expressionless.
Loredana didn’t expect Charles to find out the clues as he had promised her not to pursue this matter.
She felt panicked and her hands were trembling uncontrollably. She pressed the car window down and looked at Cormac, “Let’s go, I’m tired.”
She glanced at Charles, but quickly averted her eyes.
Armand who stood beside the car, didn’t dare to interrupt anymore. What was this situation?
Jayden took a woman to a small hospital in suburb to give birth thirty years ago?
“Cormac.” She called him softly again.
He turned around and glanced at Charles without feeling. In fact, there was a lot of thoughts in his mind.
He had always known that the thing Loredana had kept from him might be related to him. If it was still a guess before, then Charles’s words and her panic were enough to prove that his guess was right. The relationship between Loredana and Jolene thirty years ago…
It seemed to be a mess, but it would be a straight line after it was solved.
Although his mind was in a whirl, he still looked expressionless. He walked to the car and reached into the car window to touch her face.
She grabbed his hand and held it tightly, “I’m not feeling well. Let’s go home.”
Her hand was cold and her palm was sweaty. As he was afraid that her body would be affected, he pulled the door open.
She moved inside to make way for him. Even though his mind was full of a myriad of thoughts, he didn’t show any expression in front of her. Instead, he touched her belly with concern, “Are you not feeling well here?”
Loredana snuggled in his arms and shook her head, “I just don’t want you to listen to Charles’s nonsense. He wants to take revenge for his adoptive father. So, he just wants to make use of our conflict with Jeffery and take this advantage to gain benefits.”
Armand drove the car but he was curious about Charles’s words. Jayden took a woman to a small clinic to give birth over thirty years ago, who was that woman? Did Jayden have another woman besides Victoria? Could it be that Cormac might have an illegitimate sister or brother outside?
After all, Victoria claimed to the public that she was married to Jayden for the rest of her life without giving birth. So, he could only exclude Victoria.
However, he assumed that Charles had an ulterior motive after hearing Loredana’s words. Therefore, he did not ask anymore.
Cormac bit his lip as he moved his arm around her neck and hugged her. He caressed her face gently with his fingers, “How come you don’t trust me? Can’t I see his little trick?”
Loredana hugged his waist and leaned on his chest. She narrowed her eyes while pondering, “I think that I’m blindly worrying. You must be able to spot his trick.”
Cormac could not continue listening to Charles’s words no matter what now. Otherwise, this secret that had been hidden for over thirty years would be revealed.
If this matter was known by Jeffery, the consequences would be disastrous.
He was already so crazy like this for her just being close to Victoria. What if he knew that Cormac was not her nephew, not the child born by his dear sister but Victoria’s child. How would he feel about these years of pride and genuine affection for Victoria’s son?
How revengeful he would be?
Cormac might not lose but nobody could avoid this trouble completely if they really broke apart. At that time, none of them would be benefited as City B was the gathering place of all rich nobility. Nobody could replace Cormac and Jeffery as long as both families did not break apart even though many families wanted to replace their status. However, some would be able to take advantage of the situation if they broke apart and suffered loss together.
She could not share his burden under her current situation. Instead, she would bring more trouble to him and cause him to be very passive.
She hoped that he knew this matter a bit later even if he would find it out sooner or later. It was at least after she had given birth or when she was stable enough to take care of herself and not burden him. She was even worried about how he would accept this fact.
How was he going to deal with the fact that the person he had hated for over twenty years was his biological mother?
She was afraid that he would know the truth as she cared about him.
In this matter, she admitted that she was selfish in not wanting him to face the past.
It was too cruel for him.
The truth covered by his biological father, as well as his biological mother’s lie and helplessness, had kept him in the dark for more than twenty years. He was overwhelmed with anger and hatred as he was cynical and sarcastic to them.
But if he was told not to have any of that anger or hatred, then how would he feel about such a situation?
Regretting sadly that he was wrong all these years and should not have any of that anger or hatred.
But…what fault had he done?
Why should he bear all these consequences?
She would have rather that he, Cormac was the son of Jayden and Jolene.
Victoria was willing to spend the rest of her life loving him affectionately. She knew no matter how much love could not alleviate the pain of not being able to acknowledge her own child. However, only a person withstood that kind of pain.
If the truth was revealed, the most innocent person would be Cormac. He was given an identity before he was even born, but then he had to bear all these consequences.
It was so unfair to him!
Her eyelashes were slightly moistened by her tears as she moved her face towards his heart and listened to his heartbeat, “I’m used to thinking that I will never have a crush on anybody or even love somebody. But after I have met you, things that I thought could never happen to me have turned into reality. I know what it feels like to love somebody and how my heartbeat palpitates. I get worried, sometimes empty and also afraid of losing you.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.