ANMELDENJayden set the crystal pendant down, stood up, and brushed the dust off his clothes, a smile curling at his lips."What's wrong? Not happy to see him? I'm doing this for the family. We can't just let a kid that young be left out there for people to criticize us over, right?"He paused, then shifted his tone, adding a deliberate edge. "Besides, the kid carries Zephyr blood, doesn't he? As his father, you can't just ignore him forever.""He's not mine." Christopher let out a short, cold laugh. "I already had him sent away. Why bring him back?"Nathan's tears kept falling, one after another."You can't say that," Gerald snapped, slamming his hand on the table as he stood up and pointed at Nathan. "Whether you admit it or not, everyone out there thinks he's your son! Now that Jayden's brought him back, you're taking responsibility. You're raising him properly! Otherwise, the family's reputation is finished, and the company's stock will take a hit. Can you handle that?"Lucia quickl
Nigel said Jayden had taken Nathan, but the more she thought about it, the less it added up.Jayden was always calculating. He never made a move without being sure of the outcome.He had to know that taking Nathan would immediately put Christopher on alert or even provoke him. So why act so fast?If the goal was just to use the child as leverage, he could've done it quietly. There was no need to expose himself this quickly.Amelia frowned, a thought flashing through her mind.Maybe Jayden didn't intend to use Nathan as a threat at all. Maybe this was bait.He wanted to lure Christopher back to Whitmore Manor.After all, that was Gerald's territory, a place Jayden had been building his influence for years. The moment Christopher stepped back in, he would be walking straight into whatever trap they had set.If she could see it, Christopher definitely could, too.And that was exactly what made her uneasy.Amelia took a sharp breath, unable to sit still any longer. She grabbed he
Amelia understood instantly. This was targeted at Christopher.Nathan's sudden appearance yesterday had been too convenient. Thinking about it now, she realized someone had probably arranged for him to be there, waiting to create a scene, snap photos, and turn it into a story.Amelia frowned, took screenshots of the article, and sent Christopher a message. [I saw the news. Is this going to be hard to deal with?]Not long after, he replied. [Don't worry about it. I'll handle it.]Seeing that message eased her a little.That afternoon, Christopher flew back to Northon. He called an emergency meeting and had the PR team step in to deal with the situation.He didn't follow Gerald's plan to "put on a show" and take Nathan back. Instead, he had the team release an official statement clarifying that Nathan wasn't his biological son, but Nicole's child. Back then, Nicole hadn't been able to raise him, so Christopher and Amelia had taken him in temporarily. Later, when Nicole returned,
"Six months old," Christopher said.Amelia paused. "That early?"Charles's dying wish had been for him to take care of Nicole.Of course, Christopher agreed. After he found out the truth, however, he had wanted to send the child to an orphanage. By then, Amelia had already grown attached and couldn't bear to let go.A year later, trouble started closing in from all sides.Things unfolded the way they did, almost naturally.Nicole was ambitious, and in a way, she became a shield for Amelia and Evelyn.Christopher had never been that selfless. The only thing he truly cared about were Amelia and Evelyn's safety.Amelia could see it clearly now, the weight he had carried all these years, the things he couldn't say. She lowered her gaze and chose not to ask anything else.If he didn't want to talk, there was no point pressing him. Sooner or later, everything would come to light on its own.-Early the next morning, before dawn had even broken, Christopher's phone started ringing
Nathan had never been anything more than a tool Nicole used to get close to Christopher, a way to position herself as the future mistress of the Zephyr family.And now, it was obvious.Nathan wasn't even Charles's child.Otherwise, Christopher wouldn't be this cold toward him.The way Nathan clung to her, crying and apologizing, looked just like the times he used to mess up and come running back.Amelia knew better. This was probably just desperation.After he got used to the harsh life at the orphanage, it made sense that the moment he saw someone who used to be kind to him, he would latch on like it was his only way out.If she gave in and took him back now, she would be inviting trouble into her own home.Nicole had already twisted Nathan's sense of right and wrong. Now, all he cared about was himself. There was no telling when jealousy might push him to hurt Evelyn.Amelia was still trying to figure out what to say.Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the restaurant ent
Nathan looked up at Christopher.That face that used to be gentle with him now held nothing but a coldness he couldn't understand. Not even a trace of warmth remained.A tremor ran through him. His small body shrank back slightly, the stubbornness in his eyes slowly giving way to fear.This wasn't the "Daddy" who used to buy him toys and gently pat his head.Christopher looked down at him, his gaze steady, without a hint of pity.He remembered it clearly. When Nicole came back and asked to take Nathan with her, he had agreed almost without hesitation.At the time, Amelia had already been raising Nathan for two years. She had taught him to be polite and well-behaved. Christopher knew how hard it was for her, taking care of Evelyn on her own while working, and still having to look after another child. It was too much. Besides, Nicole was Nathan's biological mother. It made more sense for him to be with her than to stay with a foster mother, and it would ease Amelia's burden.He
"Why should I?"Amelia looked at Christopher's cold, hard face. "Christopher Zephyr, what right do you have to command me?"She turned and looked icily at Tania. "If this happens again, I won't let you off with just a simple slap."With that threatening look on her face, Amelia looked excepti
Amelia was clearly rejecting Christopher.The contract only stated that she couldn't reveal the fact that they had been married and were now divorced. It didn't require her to return to their marital home and put up an act with him.Christopher said nothing and put his hand down."Chris, let Ms.
Just her luck to bump into Luke.Well, it was inevitable that they would bump into each other in the same hospital.Thankfully, her mother was going to be discharged tomorrow and recuperate at home instead. Claire might have been upgraded to the VIP ward, but staying at home was bound to be more c
Luke stuck a hand in his pocket. "Just Evelyn. Maybe she feels she won't be able to get Nathan. At least she knows her place well enough not to bring it up.""She didn't bring it up?" Caleb said with pursed lips. "She's pretty set on severing the relationship, huh?""Yeah. Nathan's her biologica







