Chapter 361 Cause And Effect

“This is a photograph of your mother. She was very beautiful when she was young,” Vernon said while handing Jonathan an old photograph.

As Jonathan took the photograph over and looked at it, he saw a young woman about the age of seventeen or eighteen.

She had a very pretty face and was wearing a red dress. With her hair tied in twin braids, she looked like a girl from the countryside.

Jonathan found himself getting mesmerized by her beauty as he stared blankly at the photograph.

Mabel, too, couldn't help but gasp in awe when she saw the photograph from the side. Fate sure works in mysterious yet wonderful ways!

“Where was my mother buried?” Jonathan asked while carefully keeping the old photograph.

“On the hill in the back,” Vernon replied.

“I would like to go pay my respects, Master,” Jonathan said with a sob.

Vernon nodded. “As you should. Let's get going, then.”

They then left the house and made their way up the hill.

At the top of the hill was a grassy plain that brought about a floral fragrance when the wind blew past it.

The golden rays of the evening sun only made the scenery all the more beautiful.

As most of the villagers would bury their dead atop the hill, there were many tombstones up there.

Vernon then led Jonathan and Mabel in front of a grave that had been kept clean and tidy.

“Why isn't there a tombstone here?” Jonathan asked in confusion.

“Your mother died young, and you were her only son. According to the village customs, she was not entitled to have a tombstone. Only those with lots of children were allowed to have tombstones. Once you achieve success and have lots of children, you will be able to get one for her grave,” Vernon explained.

nodded in acknowledgment and knelt on the ground to

is here to see you,

Mabel returned to the house with

full moon and a few stars slowly

forming on the branches and leaves of

rather cold in Horbah

later that night and invited Jonathan and the

to turn his kind offer down,

manage for dinner. After gathering some fresh vegetables from his farm, he slaughtered a chicken and a duck and made

it wasn't exactly fine dining, the food smelled great and tasted amazing. As the vegetables were picked directly from a farm, they were incredibly fresh

also had a bottle of

the entire house

daughters get married. That tradition is no longer in practice, though. My partner passed away five years ago, and my two sons have moved to the city. They would only come home once a year, so this wine is all I have left to cheer me up on lonely nights. I've

a toast and taking a sip of the wine, Jonathan asked Vernon with a heavy feeling in his heart, “Master, could you

a sigh as he replied, “I never told you about this before because I didn't want you to suffer. Now that you've come all the way here seeking the truth, I suppose I have no reason to hide it from you any longer. Honestly, I

kept quiet as he listened

as he continued, “Your mother was no different from any other village girl. She went to Dellmoor at the age of eighteen and was going to stay over at her relatives' house, but they were nowhere to be found. Due to your mother's ego and pride, she refused to return to this village. She was determined to settle down in Dellmoor, but she was too inexperienced and naïve. On top of that, she was also really beautiful. While working in a restaurant, she was harassed by a bunch of thugs. Your father, Tristan Cadman, happened to be passing by at the time. It was snowing heavily during the winter, so he was wearing a stylish black coat when he saved your mother. Back then, Tristan

was shocked to find out that his

to people, especially me. As you most likely have guessed, I developed feelings for her. She wouldn't have suffered that much if she had chosen me instead, but she was loyal to Tristan and lived to serve him and him alone. She just kept giving and never asked for anything in return. One day,

her out of the house the next day. The only mistake your mother made was to love a man she never should have loved. Two months later, she found out that she was pregnant with you. Even then, she didn't hate your father one bit. She returned to the village with the intention to give birth to you and raise you all by herself. She

was still working as Tristan's driver at the time, so I knew that he had a wife named Evelyna. Evelyna was a gorgeous woman and loved Tristan very much. A year later, she, too, became pregnant. However, Evelyna somehow found out about your mother during her pregnancy. Evelyna got so mad when she knew that your mother was also pregnant that

unworthy of calling myself a man. I had loved your mother for two long years, and yet, I had never done a single thing for her. Had I been more capable, I would've at least been able to stop

heart was filled with rage and

that Tristan never cared about my mother and me, but we have done nothing to

dumbfounded when they heard

changing your last name, but I figured Tristan wasn't worthy of being your father. One night, your mother visited me in my dreams and told me that she didn't blame Tristan for what he did. She also told me that she wanted to keep your last name as 'Lawson.' Naturally, I couldn't say no to the request of a woman I loved. Soon after, I brought you out of Horbah and taught you everything I knew. I didn't dare tell you about your background because I

but I will someday make him kneel before my mother's grave and apologize to her. I

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