Abandoned Heir Reborn: I'll Shine Without You의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

Imelda couldn't help softening a little when she saw Jennifer like that. She said, "I don't know if it's too late to regret it now; the damage to Chris is already done. I can't tell you whether he'll forgive you, but right now, your focus should be on making amends, not continuing to hurt him. If you keep this up, he'll hate you for the rest of his life. You should really think about that.""I know. I know all that, but I…" Jennifer wept. "But I've raised Vic since he was a baby!""Don't be stupid! Do you have any idea what kind of family you're in? Blood will always come first. Or are you going to let your adopted son inherit everything?"Besides, I never said that just because Chris goes home with you, the adopted kid has to go. All I said was that you need to side with Chris a little more. Don't let him be the one who's always getting the short end of the stick. Is that really so hard for you to do?" Imelda snapped, her temper flaring.Jennifer lowered her head, silently dabbing

Imelda looked at Jennifer, then at Christian, whose face was twisted in agony. For a moment, she didn't know how to choose between them.Then, Christian spoke again. "Mama!""Alright, I promise I'll stay out of this. But can you tell me what on earth happened to you? Ever since the day before you went to Kellington, you haven't been yourself. You used to be gentle and polite, but there was this constant anger coming off you that day. What happened? Can you tell me?" Imelda asked, genuinely worried.Christian shook his head. He simply said he was leaving, then turned around and walked off. From the back, he looked almost desolate."Chris!" Jennifer saw him going and hurried to chase after him, but Imelda quickly stopped her."Don't. Can't you see something is really wrong with him? Let him calm down on his own for a while.""But he…""No buts. Don't you see it? Chris has taken a firm stance on this, and he seriously hates you. What exactly did you do to him to make him resent you

Imelda didn't believe a word of what Christian said. Something must have happened in between, but what exactly, she'd have to slowly figure out. Now that he was clearly on his guard, it would be hard to get anything out of him.She tried to comfort him. "Chris, it's just a novel. It's fine to read it for fun, but you really don't need to project yourself onto it. You've always been smart and sensitive. Don't let a book trap you in the wrong way of thinking."Take your mom, for example. Sure, she's been spoiled and a bit willful since she was young, but deep down, she's a good person. I still think you should spend more time with her. After a while, you'll see that her heart is in the right place."Christian snorted, looking upset. "Her, a good person? I sure haven't noticed.""Have you spent time with her before this?" Imelda asked, picking up on his tone."No. I wouldn't dare get close to her. Stay around her long enough and it'd probably twist your mind.""Why would you say tha

Christian froze. Had he ever loved the Ashwoods? He had. For an orphan, finally finding his birth parents brought a kind of joy that wrapped his whole being in warmth, like he was surrounded by bliss.He'd felt that. That was why, in his previous life, when he was first reunited with the Ashwoods, he'd truly believed he was wrapped up in happiness.But when they'd pushed him, step by step, into the abyss, he'd fallen into despair—despair so deep he'd wanted to burn the whole world down. After being poisoned in his previous life, he'd even thought about dragging the entire family to the grave with him.It was only because there'd still been that last shred of love left in his heart that he'd forcibly held himself back.Even after he was reborn, that hatred didn't fade. So, he forced himself not to think about the Ashwoods and his parents; he even left Janverton. Only by staying far away and never seeing them could he forget about them. And only by forgetting them did he feel like hi

Christian had basically found out everything he needed to know on this trip back to Janverton. It was time to return to Kellington.As for whether he should say goodbye to Imelda, he really didn't want to. The Ashwoods had managed to track him down in Kellington because she'd helped them. If he told her he was leaving this time, there was a good chance he wouldn't be allowed to go.He figured he would keep it from her as long as he could, so he turned and headed for the bus stop. By the time he boarded the train, Imelda's call came through."Chris, where did you run off to? I came back, and you were gone," she said."Oh, I'm on my way back to Kellington. I'm already on the train," Christian replied."How could you just leave without saying a word, you brat? You're getting more and more willful," she scolded, clearly annoyed.He chuckled. "It's not that I didn't want to say goodbye—I was just scared. If I told you, you might tip off the Ashwoods again, and then I wouldn't be able