Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 749

It was a stormy night in Sunhaven.

The dimly lit room was heavy with the smell of alcohol mixed with the burnt scent of nicotine.

Empty bottles littered the coffee table and the floor, while the ashtray was overflowing with cigarette butts, forming a small mountain.

On the couch, Gilbert lay with his eyes closed, soaked in alcohol, reluctantly drifting into the realm of dreams...

In his dream, he was Nine Harrison.

Not a nickname, but his actual name - Nine Harrison.

His father, Naylor, despised him so much that he couldn't even bother to give him a proper name...

Nine Harrison's mother was more than twenty years younger than Naylor.

Before her, Naylor had been married twice; his first wife had passed away, and he had divorced the second.

Due to the significant age gap, Naylor doted on her.

But gradually, problems emerged.

They had too little in common, and since Naylor was the head of the Harrison family, managing its vast empire, the limited time he could spend with her became even scarcer as family troubles demanded his attention. Eventually, Nine Harrison's mother had an affair.

her red-handed one evening with one of the family's

mother and beat him so severely that the man was left disabled, bedridden for life, dependent on others for the most basic needs.

was confined within a small mansion owned by the Harrison

and gave birth to Nine

because Naylor refused to believe

fearing the loss of his last shred of dignity if the test confirmed Nine wasn't his son. Naylor ignored Nine, acting

servants, taking pity

leftovers and whatever

little

e.

his mother was the "madwoman" locked in

see her left him in a foul mood, often taking his anger out

pleaded, "Daddy, it

heart was filled with

call me

disgust

a bastard, how dare

that?"

So, Nine stopped speaking.

me

him bloody and bruised, he never again uttered the word

...

"Bastard!"