Chapter 65

The cold glint in Jason’s dark eyes sent shivers down Sean’s spine.

“What gave you the impression you were permitted to ask questions?” Terrence remarked. “When you shouldn’t ask something, don’t.” Terrence shoulder-nudged Sean toward the door. Beneath his breath, he muttered, “How can you not understand this, Mr. Stevens?”

Sean’s face went pale and he left feeling embarrassed.

That one question could’ve been a serious misstep on his behalf.

Sweat beaded on his brown as Terrence opened his car door.

Jason leaned against the back of the sofa and took out a cheap mobile phone. There was only one number in the contacts list.

He pressed that number. After a while, a gentle female voice sounded from the other end of the phone.

“Sister,” he said slowly. “What do you want to eat for dinner? I’ll bring it back for you,” he said softly. The coldness in his eyes was replaced with tenderness.

At night, Grace was wiping the photo frame that held her mother’s photo with a paper towel. She had gone to buy a small desk just to house this photo and she made it a point to dust it

of her mother’s belongings had been left with the CumminsFamily. This photo was the only item she had left with which to reminisce about her mother.

photo frame, Jason sat to one

of her colleagues from

don’t have

once. “I can pick

tomorrow.”

he suddenly realized what she was trying to ask. “I don’t need

to go home?” she asked in

he had stayed in the Reed Residence for so many years, he had never felt at

said that he had no family, but… didn’t people normally have relatives or something? People would usually go visit their relatives during the holidays.

doubts, he smiled

although they were grandfather and grandson, family affection was something that didn’t exist in the Reed

grandfather wouldn’t care about anything else. But if he ever disappointed the

half of the blood in his body came from

at him in disgust several times and said with a ferocious. expression, “Why do you have that woman’s blood in your body? You shouldn’t exist at all!”

had been beaten by his grandfather many times already. The infractions ranged from a less than perfect score on a school test to speaking out of turn.

up and begun to show his capabilities in

in him was a fact that could not be changed.

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