Chapter 42 The Apology
Jason looked ruthless without saying anything for a long while.
Eric was waiting for his decision silently.
A few momentster, Jason asked, "Does Nova have a meal?"
Eric was so surprised that he was lost for words the moment he heard Jason''s question. It turned out
that he spent such long time thinking about Nova not the report.
"Miss. Graham is staying with her family. I think she has no time for it."
"OK, I will eat with her."
In his preupation with Eric''sst sentence, Jason got out of bed and walked out directly with the
medical sk.
Eric took a deep breath behind Jason, thinking that without the high sry of more than a million, he
would not choose to take care of a childish man.
Now Nova''s ward was crammed full of people, to be exact, her family.
Toby was frowning angrily because the news was likely to stigmatize the Graham and the bad
reputation was hard for them to shake. Besides, when he tried to leave with Nova unobserved by the
media, she refused, which made Toby more furious.
Nova looked at him indifferently and said softly but clearly, "My dear father, you don''t understand what I
said. I mean, what I have done has nothing to do with the Graham."
Toby was annoyed at once but he said nothing, in an attempt to calm down.
"Nova, what are you talking about? You are the daughter of the Graham and everything about you must
be rted by others to the Graham. Are you going to cut all ties with us?"
E took Ewan''s arm and fondled her belly -- she was pregnant, saying like she cared for Nova.
Nova gave her a nk re and turned to Toby, "Do you know how the ident happened?"
E was stunned, wearing an unnatural expression.
Toby kept frowning, feeling confused by her words.
Nova looked down and seemed to smile. Then she begged quietly, "Dad, I want to talk with you
privately."
Toby was surprised. He had not heard Dad from Nova for many years seemingly since he endlessly
quarreled with his first wife Ivy or maybe after Ivy died and he brought Lucie and E back home. It''s
been years for Nova no longer called him so affectionately. Recalling that she once acted in pettish to
him on his shoulder in the childhood, he was lost in his mind.
Lucie kept examining his face coldly and remained silent.
E became anxious because of Nova''s expression. Ayan''s death relieved her, who''s her scapegoat,
but she still felt unsettled. Now hearing what Nova said, she turned more uneasy so she tried to stop
them.
"We are family, Nova. Why not talk in front of us? You don''t want us here?"
Nova looked at her and said inly, "Yes. Definitely"
E was lost for words and asked Ewan for help bitterly.
But this time, Ewan just caressed her hair without helping her; he whispered, "Be quiet honey. Don''t
scare our baby."
E was not unpleased with what he said, and before she expressed her satisfaction, Lucie said, "E,
while you are in hospital, just have a pregnancy examination with Ewan."
E had to keep silent and left with Ewan.
After Lucie sent them away, she closed the door intentionally.
Noticing what Lucie had done, she thought that Lucie was acting so inclusively, quietly and keeping
everything exactly right, which could ount for the harmony between her and Toby. Toby was a
sessful businessman who was in want of a wife who was considerate and dependent on him.
However, her mother, Ivy, was the opposite. Ivy was bossy and independent. So, to Toby, Lucie was
much better than Ivy.
Aware that they all left, Toby sat on the chair beside her. The father and the daughter now even had a
difficult conversation.
"Dad, I understand that you don''t want me to get involved. But you know, I have my own feeling. I want
to make choice by myself."
After a long while, Nova seemed to make a great effort to express herself. She seldom med Toby for
his partial love because it''s too sad for her to beg her father''s love.
Toby was speechless. E had lived with Lucie outside the Graham for ten years so he paid more
attention to E. Besides, Nova shared her personality and appearance with his first wife, which made
him reluctant tomunicate with Nova. And finally, he got used to his own bias.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.
Not waiting for his answer, Nova continued, "When Ayan was driving towards me, I felt that I must die.
But at that time, Jason pulled off the safety belt and protected me in his arms."
Tears filled her eyes again but didn''t drop down.
"Apart from my Mom, he is the only one who values me above his life. Now, my Mom was gone, and
he''s still with me. I love him. So, whether he is involved in the Thompson''s copse or not, I will stand
by his side. As for the Graham, I will try my best to keep it safe because it''s the only legacy my Mom
left to me."
Toby stared at her in aplex emotional state. He then asked her after a long time, "Nova, tell me the
truth. Do you hate me these years?"
Nova looked into his eyes and answered, "When I knew you had another daughter, you were no longer
my father."
Then she looked away and continued inly, "I remember that when E was you smiled so happily
which I never saw before. When you gave her a gift from the business travel and lifted her up to make
herugh, I was always staying on the desk in my bedroom. To me, the desk was expensive but cold.
And I also remember there''s a time she slept in the living room, you brought her back to her room
carefully when you returned home. You know, I am so jealous of her so I did like her on purpose one
day waiting for your hug, but what you did was only to wake me up by patting -- I should go back to the
bedroom by myself. From then on, I noticed that to you, she was more a daughter than me, and I was
just your burden."
Toby listened to her silently and suddenly was about to burst into crying. He now understood that they
were bing a stranger to each other because of his unconscious behaviors. He was overwhelmed
by feelings of guilt in front of his eldest daughter who lost her mother and learned to depend on herself.
"Nova, I...I am so sorry."