Carrying Zendaya in his arms, Cedrick stopped in his tracks. He fixed his jet-black eyes on Charles before him, looking the man up and down without saying anything.

Charles took two steps forward with his eyes lowered to mask the guilt within them.

“It’s the twins’ one-year-old birthday today. While I know Gwendolyn and you don’t plan to have a grand celebration, I bought a cake and gifts for them to commemorate the occasion. I only learned that you two brought Benny and Zendy to the lab for a blood test after making a trip to Harrick Villa.”

He paused briefly, not daring to look at the little girl in Cedrick’s arms. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly before he finally mustered the courage to ask, “Are the test results out yet? What are… Benny and Zendy’s conditions like?”

In a calm voice, Cedrick answered truthfully, “Zendy is fine, but Benny has remnants of the virus within him. It’s also the reason he’s weaker than Zendy upon birth. Joshua says he’s too young and weak to withstand the potency of the antidote, nor can suppressants be used to alleviate his pain during a relapse. Thus, only conservative treatment of having intravenous infusions and taking medication are viable.”

The more even-sounding each word out of the man’s mouth, the heavier it weighed on Charles.

His clenched fists trembled violently, and his eyes turned red-rimmed as he tried his best to suppress the guilt surging within him.

He opened his mouth to explain and justify his actions back then, expressing his mistake in implicating innocent babies in grievances between adults.

However, all the excuses on the tip of his tongue seemed weak and pathetic. Ultimately, he hung his head in despair and murmured dejectedly, “I’m sorry.”

Other than those two words, I’m seemingly incapable of making amends in any way…

Cedrick did not bother with pleasantries, leaving him to stand in the rain and get drenched. “Indeed, you should apologize, but you should be doing so to Benny instead of me. In fact, you should compensate him for your mistake back then.”

In response, Charles nodded. “Yeah. Hurting him is my greatest regret in this lifetime. I’ll definitely go all out to make things up to the twins.”

Cedrick remained silent. Despite the grim look in his ebony eyes, there was no trace of resentment.

After all, that was already in the past. Even if he were to take the man’s life, Benedict could not possibly recover immediately. Hence, it would be far better to have Charles make amends.

both

Coo!

babbling happily, she stretched her tiny hands out

she was asking Charles

gaze gentle. “I’m too wet to

out her lower lip. She looked pitifully aggrieved, seemingly on the verge of bursting into

look, Cedrick chided lowly, “Don’t cry on purpose to trick your Uncle Charles into holding you. If you catch

clutched her father’s lapel with both hands and burrowed into his

Group to devote all my energy to Benny’s care. Will you please allow me to keep him company at the lab for his IV infusions and

of him, sure. But…” Pausing, Cedrick narrowed his

no longer a civil servant now. If you dare capitalize on

soft as a whisper. “I’d never. I’m no longer my past self who was on opposing sides with you. It was even thanks to your help that I successfully gained control over the Newton family. I’m on your side, and I won’t sabotage you again. Even if

ulterior motives. Don’t even think of stealing a

a moment, words eluded Charles. Gosh, he

whatever plans you had and take care of Benny wholeheartedly. Even if you

it did not garner much of a reaction from Charles. He merely dipped his head in acknowledgment. “Don’t worry. I won’t do that. If you don’t trust me, you can send two police officers to follow

him, Charles would have to weigh the consequences himself. As such, there was no need to arrange for someone to monitor

card to the lab. When you go in,

“Sure.”

him. With that, the two

at the laboratory’s entrance unimpeded and entered

the corridor, Cedrick’s words continued

drinking milk and weaker compared to Zendy, but

he might go mad from the sense of oppression

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