Chapter 596

humed he

gaze back to Daves weathered and wom face with

  1. he.

heart

But today

tranger. “Dad. I never asked you for anything growing up never demanded a penis asking you for one favor for the sake of the thirty years of father–son bond we share. I hope you can grant me this: t you to stop prving Ms. Nydia a hard time and don’t stand in the way of Jason’s happiness with her. They’re truly.

chance with

fing another girl like her in his life believe that.”

Jason and Nydia stood before Dave, their hands tightly interlocked, their gaze deep and endless, a test Tove

Mrs. Dempsey had been frightened out of her wits by Ivan’s words, reduced to tears.

testament to their profound

of complex emotions as he croaked. “van, are you threatening me with your resignation?”

what you want to call it, then sure van replied with a resigned, bitter smile

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the hospital room, followed by a knock on the door

Jason closest to the door, turned and opened it

Two men in sleek suits stood outside, and Jason’s eyes dropped to the badges on their chests, recognizing them as prosecutors

Cedric in here?”

The stem voice sent a shiver down Cedric spinel

Jason’s eyes darkened as he stepped aside to let them through

The prosecutors walked in with stem faces, and upon seeing Dave, they paused, then respectfully bowed.

Judge Dave’s illustrious past was well–known in the legal community a highly respected elder. These juniors naturally treated him with due deference.

“Mr Cedric, please come with us” they said, using an honorific out of respect for the old judge

They didn’t say what for, but as the saying goes, the less said the bigger the issue

Cedric’s legs trembled, his lips quivered, and each step was as difficult as walking in mud.

Eventually, he had to be escorted out of the room by the investigators.

wept bitterly, while Dave’s grey–haired

to recover from the shock

words were needed, nor

integrity was beyond reproach, and he’d never lied to them. Besides, prosecutors wouldn’t

had no more attachment to this home. He wrapped his arm around Nydia’s waist and walked with her

towards the exit

are you going?

tears blinding her, reached out desperately to her son, “Have you forsaken

Jason stopped abruptly.

hope, but in the next breath, his

your

young couple walked towards the

could feel his suppressed anguish through the tension in his jaw and the quivering grip around her waist

because of her, she doubted her right to say anything

yourself. None of this is on you” Jason reassured her, voice tender to the extreme.

Tears welled i

eyes as she

Caple, 596

with you unflinchingly, and no

voice reached

Ivan hurrying

for Nydia

you’ve done for us. I will repay this debt, no matter what it takes.

a tinge of regret, Jason, you’re my brother, my only brother. Are you

you don’t recognize me

that’s not what I mean.”

“Jason, I’m sorry

couple was taken aback, and Jason quickly said, “van, what are you talking about? You’ve never done anything to be sorry for, don’t say that!”

for a long time. It’s just a little too

naturally detached, and I’ve always been preoccupied with my studies, my ambitions, so I never involved myself in family matters. Iknew Cedric was bullying you, and I knew you suffered a lot for this family. But because of my indifference and selfishness, I never stood up for you as your older brother should have.”

“Ivan

brotherly love you’ve missed or the hurt it’s caused. Now, all I want is to do something for you

I hope you two will soon tie the

Nydia’s eyes brimmed with

as he placed his hands heavily on his

it up to me,

“What is it?”

want the world to lose a judge

pounded fiercely, and tears hovered in

insisting on staying with Jason and not returning to her place in Silverlake

her mind and unwilling to let her go,

colonial house in Elmsworth, even though it had been a

he suggested she take a shower while he went to the

emerged from the shower, her delicate figure shimmering under the soft lighting.

his white dress shirts for her to use as a nightshirt.

by its oversized, dress–like fit. She twirled in front of the

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