Chapter 1635 A Downright Cruel Reality


    Madeline sat alone on the chair, watching as the door swung open before mming shut and Darrenpletely disappearing from her line of sight.


    Her head throbbed slightly, and the phone in her hand felt as heavy as lead.


    Within it was a detailed ount of how the Foster family was framed and sabotaged by their rivals back then. Yet, there was no mention of the Faust family. "Dad, could you have made a mistake?" Madeline muttered to herself. Unfortunately, there was no response forting in the empty room.


    She was so exhausted that she didn''t know what to do anymore.


    All these years, she had hated Darren to the core, only to suddenly learn that she had misunderstood him all along one day. That was a downright cruel reality. Meanwhile, Darren made a call and ordered an investigation into who exactly the person Haider had met with all those years ago.


    Regrettably, too much time had passed, so many things could no longer be unearthed.


    Darren lit one cigarette after another, but his mood remained incredibly gloomy.


    At some point in time, Amelia tottered out of the room. "Daddy."


    Upon hearing his daughter''s voice, Darren quickly stubbed out his cigarette and opened the window. Then, he called for the nanny, hollering, "Aliyah!" The nanny, Aliyah, promptly came out of the room.


    "Boss."


    "Why is my child out here?" Darren''s face was a mask of irritation.


    Aliyah wore an expression of guilt. "I''m sorry. Amy cried non-stop for her mommy and daddy just now, so I apanied her out."


    Worried that his daughter might be exposed to the cigarette smoke on him, Darren instructed, "Take her to y with Madeline. Just make sure that Madeline doesn''t take her away." "Okay." Aliyah led Amelia away to look for Madeline with a smile.


    After the two of them had left, Darren took a shower. Once he had changed into fresh clothes, he went to Madeline''s room but stopped outside.


    Through the door, he heard Madeline and Amelia''s joyfulughter.


    He stood at the door for an eternity but ultimately chose to leave.


    Cecilia and the others hiked to the top of the mountain, snapped some photos and took a break before participating in activities with the teachers. Then, they all went back.


    en


    Throughout it all, everyone was both exhausted yet happy.


    Right after they had gotten into the car, Jonathan and Cecilia promptly sumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep. Nathaniel sat beside them both, feeling incredibly content.


    The driver asked, "Shall I send Mr. Jonathan back to Sinir Manor?"


    Gazing at Jonathan who held Cecilia''s arm, Nathaniel shook his head and replied, "No. We''ll all go home together."


    Subsequently, he called Zachary, informing him that Jonathan would be spending a couple more days at home before going back to Sinir Manor.


    Upon hearing that, Zachary pleaded


    bitterly, "Nathaniel, please don''t do this. Jon has only been gone on an outing for a few days, and my


    grandfather hasn''t stopped na


    Now you even want to take


    him


    home for a few days. It''ll make things hard for me."


    "That''s your problem," Nathaniel retorted mercilessly.


    "Please, no. If you do this, he''ll start pressuring me and Vivian to have a child again," Zachary hastily begged.


    "Then, hurry up and have one instead of always having your eyes on my son," Nathaniel countered.


    Zachary wanted to argue further, but the man on the other end had already hung up the phone.


    Feeling scared right then, he didn''t dare break the news to George at all.


    Vivian happened to walk past. Noticing his unpleasant expression, she couldn''t help but ask, "What''s wrong? Why the bitter look?" "Nathaniel has taken Jon home to stay for a few days."


    "That''s nothing major. Why are you acting as if it''s the end of the world?" Vivian was somewhat puzzled.


    Zachary rolled his eyes at her. "Are


    you an idiot? Without Jon here, my grandfather will undoubtedly pressure us to have a child even more."


    Sure enough, George sighed repeatedly when he didn''t see Jonathan in the evening.


    "When will I ever have a great-grandchild of my own? Oh well, it seems like there''s no hope for me in this lifetime."


    As Georgemented, he shot the housekeeper a meaningful look.