Chapter 387 He Hit Me

After they washed their hands, Elliot, feigning friendliness, guided a visibly upset Nathaniel to the dining table.

“Mr. Rainsworth, now that you can’t see, do you often stumble?” Elliot asked, his tone laced with mock innocence.

“No,” Nathaniel replied curtly.

“So, you’re not really blind then?” Elliot continued, maintaining his facade of harmless curiosity.

Nathaniel was at a loss for words but responded patiently, “I’ve memorized the path, so I don’t fall.”

“I see.”

“All right, let’s cat now and chat later,” Cecilia interjected.

Eli always has so many questions.

As they took their seats at the dining table, Elliot’s eyes immediately locked onto the dish of shredded carrots. He knew he could eat it without issue, but Jonathan couldn’t. If I got Mommy’s genes, then Jon definitely got our sc*mbag daddy’s.

With a deliberate motion, Elliot picked up a portion of the shredded carrots with his fork and placed them on Nathaniel’s plate. “Mr. Rainsworth, you should eat more carrots. My teacher says they’re good for your eyes,” he remarked, a subtle edge to his seemingly innocent suggestion.

move to put their father in an awkward position. Sensing

at a

the blind?” Elliot

“blind,” echoing how people used to call Cecilia “deaf” right in

her tone gentle but firm. “Eli, you can’t talk like

all, Nathaniel was

on his meal, though his mind was already scheming. He’d continue picking on Nathaniel

were up to no good,

a child’s antics get under his skin–but he also wasn’t the type of man to let

to Elliot. “Eli, could you escort me to

the

he replied, throwing a quick wink at Jonathan before leading Nathaniel

for a

plan into action, the door clicked shut behind him. By the time Elliot realized what was happening, he was already

what are you doing?” Elliot asked, still pretending

“Do you know how I deal

about the boy’s health

Elliot’s thoughts raced. How

raced. How dare you threaten me? Fine, I’ll tattle to Mommy

good boy,” Elliot insisted, trying to

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