Chapter 1773 Pedestal
“True.” Nathaniel turned his head to face the front again. “Gregory is like me. He should spend more time improving himself.”
Gregory stared at us, seemingly realizing what was going on. Before I could stop him, he said, “Uncle Nathaniel, can you promise that you won’t let Mommy get hurt?”
“Of course,” Nathaniel replied. “I always stick to my promise.”
Gregory nodded vigorously and hummed, “Okay.”
I then quickly crouched down and held his arm before saying, “Daddy’s not around, so Gregory’s our big boy at home. I’m going to go out with Uncle Nathaniel to deal with some stuff now, so can you take care of your siblings?”
Gregory stared into my eyes for two seconds before replying confidently, “Yes. Audrey and I will be waiting for Mommy to come home for dinner.”
I stiffened, knowing that he was telling me to come home to them.
“Got it. I’ll be back as early as I can,” I said as I reached out to pinch his soft cheeks. I knew my son was smart enough to know what was going on.
“Not necessarily.” Nathaniel was impatient, so after saying that, he walked off.
I had reassured Gregory earlier, but when the boy heard Nathaniel’s words, he drew his brows together worriedly.
“Gregory, look at me.” I quickly patted his cheeks to catch his attention. “If I say I’m coming back, I will. Do you believe in Mommy?”
Gregory visibly hesitated. Nevertheless, it seemed like he knew he could not make me stay, so he reluctantly nodded. “Okay.”
Furthermore, to not worry me, he put on a smile on his face and said, “Mommy, go now. You can come back earlier if you leave now. It’s fine even if you come back late. I’ll make sure Audrey doesn’t kick up a fuss.”
“Thank you, sweetie.” Moved, I kissed his forehead before steeling myself and rushing after Nathaniel.
Nathaniel was a man who changed his mind quickly; I had to go through my plan before he changed his mind again.
When I got into the car, Nathaniel was looking at his WhatsApp. The moment he saw me, he kept his phone away.
“Overprotecting a kid doesn’t necessarily help them,” Nathaniel commented as he looked to the front, expressionless.
So, what he means is that children should be among people who scheme all the time? So Gregory should learn to be cold-blooded like the Halls and become a menace to the peaceful society?
His words reminded me of my first meeting with Ashton’s biological father; they both enjoyed preaching.
Self-centeredness was what was written in Nathaniel’s bones. It was impossible to change him in such a short amount of time, so I could not outright disagree with him. Instead, I huffed out, “If you keep looking down on everything I do, you’ll never be able to truly fall for someone.”
“This is just education for children. It has nothing to do with love,” Nathaniel replied, unfazed.
“Of course it does!” I turned around to look at him. “You’re the one who chose a woman with children. I’m but an ordinary woman, and that’s a fact you can’t change. Love is fair. If you want to fall for me, please step down from your pedestal and start living like a normal person! But of course, you’re the one who started this game. If you want to add on a rule that states that you get to interpret anything however you like and reject my suggestion, then there’s nothing I can do. I can only wait for my doom.”
With that said, I turned around to look out of the window, not wanting to engage in a talk with him anymore.
I could sense Nathaniel staring at me for a long time, but I knew that I could not relent. Hence, I never once turned back to him.
The car came to a stop by a port. We then changed to a yacht. Two hours later, we reached an island in the west.
The moment I stepped out of the yacht, I supported myself by leaning against a rock and began retching.
Beside me, nothing good came out of Nathaniel’s mouth. “You used to not have motion sickness. Is your health getting lousier the older you become?”
