Chapter 886


    Chapter 886


    Whenever Esther thought about the time when Chris Shelby had just be the son-inw of the


    Jefferson family, she felt desperate. But back then, Esther pitied Chris Shelby. She didn''t want to see


    him end up on the streets again, so she chose to take him in. Little did she know, the guy ran away on


    the second day of their marriage, leaving her alone to raise Hope.


    And then, Chris Shelby came back...


    Now, thinking back, Esther still felt like it was a dream.


    Marie nced at Todd Shelby and sighed softly, "Chris Shelby, he is a good kid. It''s our fault for making


    him suffer so much! We are grateful to you for giving Chris Shelby a home."


    Upon hearing these words, Todd Shelby''s face was filled with guilt.


    Back then, in order to protect the Shelby family, Todd Shelby heartlessly drove Chris Shelby and his


    mother out of the house, leaving them with no ce to go. It was Esther who gave him a home when


    Chris Shelby was at his most desperate. Compared to that, he, as a father, had truly failed. No wonder


    Chris Shelby still couldn''t forgive him!


    Marie sighed, "It''s our fault for not taking care of him properly... the things that happened in the past...


    sigh, let''s not talk about it anymore! But now, I don''t know if this child is willing to give us a chance to


    make amends!"


    Esther nced at Marie and then at the guilt-ridden Todd Shelby.


    "Uncle and Aunt, do you want me to talk to Chris Shelby?" Esther, being intelligent, naturally


    understood what Marie meant!


    Chris Shelby listened to her words the most! If she asked him to return to the Shelby family, he might...


    Just as Esther was about to answer, Todd Shelby suddenly shook his head, "No! Esther, we won''t


    trouble you. We don''t want you to have an unpleasant rtionship with Chris Shelby because of us!


    We invited you here today to meet you and thank you for taking care of Chris Shelby, giving him the


    warmth of a home that I, as his father, couldn''t provide. At the same time, today''s meeting is also a


    statement to the outside world about the attitude of our Shelby family! Both you and Chris Shelby are


    part of our Shelby family, and anyone who tries to harm you will not be spared by the Shelby family!"


    As he said this, Todd Shelby''s face was filled with a murderous aura.


    Then, he sighed bitterly and shook his head, "But I have to say, I was actually looking forward to that


    little brating with you!"


    "As a father, I have failed to do what a father should do, and that''s something that can never be


    "Uncle Shelby, please don''t say that! I believe there must have been some difficulties you faced back


    then!" Esther replied.


    Before meeting Todd Shelby, Esther had a not-so-good impression of him, knowing that he had driven


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    Chris Shelby and his mother out of the house. She hade here just to try her best to ease the


    rtionship between Chris Shelby and the family and to give her husband a home.


    But when Esther truly met Todd Shelby, when she saw the helplessness that constantly emanated from


    his eyes, that genuine helplessness!


    Esther was shocked.


    She had never seen such heart-wrenching helplessness in a father''s eyes before!


    How great was that pain!


    How remorseful were those memories!


    That look, that feeling, was like holding a knife and constantly digging into one''s own heart!


    Esther knew that back then, Todd Shelby must have had no other choice.


    Otherwise, which father, which husband, would drive his wife and child out of the house?