Chapter 189


    Jeffrey closed his eyes and kept quiet as he listened to the conversation between Cayden and Allie.


    After a brief pause, Allie came up with an idea and put all of the me on Lily.


    “I never knew you had so many questions about me... I would''ve answered them all if you had just


    asked me, but you never did!”


    She then started sobbing again as she recalled the memories of the past. “Back then, I was forced to


    leave your biological father. It was unsafe for me to stay in Ackleton, but you were still too young to


    survive on your own, so I could only try hiding in smaller towns. Even so, Lily''s men were able to track


    me down wherever I went. Having a child is the easiest way for a woman to secure her position in a


    wealthy family like this one, and Lily had no kids at the time. I, on the other hand, gave birth to a baby


    boy. While I wasn''t sure if she knew about your gender back then, I had to hand you over to an


    orphanage to ensure your safety. At the very least, the director of the orphanage would be responsible


    for looking after you. It''d be a lot safer than me carrying you around while I hid from Lily. We could both


    end up dead on the streets, and it''d probably be made to look like an ident!”


    Jeffrey''s frown deepened when he heard Allie''s harsh words.


    I have two daughters-inw—one of them being Lily, and the other Allie. Since Lily was born into a


    family with a decent background, she was able to marry into our family. However, it was precisely


    because of her decent upbringing that resulted in her marriage having issues. Of course, the one truly


    responsible for it all is my ungrateful son who cheated on her.


    Allie is a lot wilder and knows how to please men better, which is something that Lily will never be able


    to learn. Moreover, a high-status woman like Lily wouldn''t allow herself to please a man like how Allie


    does. Lily used to be such a reasonable and gentle person, so when did she change so much? Was it


    after she found out that her husband was cheating on her? After all, there is only so much mental and


    physical abuse a person can take. Not only did Lily lose the love and warmth that her marriage


    should''ve provided, but Allie also used underhanded means to destroy everything else she had.


    Lily''s loss of support from her family after its destruction only emboldened the two even further. Despite


    my best efforts to help maintain order in the family, I couldn''t get Bruce to change his ways and love her


    again. It''s almost as if going crazy and taking extreme measures is the only way for Lily to protect


    herself from the abuse. I know full well which of them is the wicked one, so there''s no way I''d believe


    Allie''s words about sending Cayden to an orphanage just to protect him! She most likely did it because


    he was preventing her from finding another man!


    With that in mind, Jeffrey opened his eyes and nced at Cayden, who was still standing by the door.


    “Come here, Cayden. There''s something I have to tell you...”


    As much as Allie wanted to gain Jeffrey''s sympathy through her acting, she stopped sobbing


    momentarily so she could hear his solution to the problem.


    Cayden was worried about Avery''s condition, and he also didn''t want anything to happen to Jeffrey, so


    he made his way over obediently.


    Mustering whatever strength he had left, Jeffrey uttered with a frown, “The Moore family name must not


    be ruined, or I won''t be able to rest in peace...”


    “It''s not as bad as you think, Grandpa. Just rx and take good care of your health,” Cayden replied


    calmly while pulling the nket up to Jeffrey''s chest.


    Jeffrey liked Cayden''s confidence and how he never disappointed anyone in everything he did.


    After all, he had always managed to deliver on his promises.


    “I have long since acknowledged Ery as my granddaughter-inw. That''s why I rushed over to the


    Musk residence to get her back as soon as I found out about her marrying Dn!” Jeffrey exined.


    Cayden nodded, as he knew without a doubt that Jeffrey''s actions showed his full approval toward


    Avery.


    “However, I need you to know that Ery is now legally married to Dn. I''m telling you this because I


    don''t want you to let it get to your head and end up doing something you''ll regret,” Jeffrey added.


    “Don''t worry; I know what I''m doing,” Cayden reassured him confidently as he stood next to the bed.


    Realizing that things were not going the way she wanted, Allie quickly protested, “Dad! Why would you


    still believe his words? He woke up in Ery''s bed this morning! In other words, he has slept with


    someone else''s wife!”


    Cayden shot her a cold re in response, but Allie ignored his gaze and continued desperately, “What


    Cayden did is no different from what Bruce and I did back then! We''ve learnt our lesson, and Bruce


    repented his actions as well. Bruce won''t be able to rest in peace if Cayden makes the same mistake


    he did!”


    Having a headache, Jeffrey closed his eyes and took a deep breath before saying, “Cayden, listen very? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    carefully now. You must keep your hands to yourself for as long as Ery remains married to Dn. We


    cannot afford to let anyone get any more dirt on our family.”


    “Dad, are you still supporting Cayden''s decision to be with Ery?” Allie eximed while frowning at


    Jeffrey in disbelief.


    As it wasn''t a busy time of the year, there weren''t a lot of passengers taking the train at the time.


    While on the way to Livingsfill, Avery was sitting all by herself in one of the carriages and staring at a


    halfpleted blueprint on herptop.


    The other colleagues that were headed for Livingsfill drove there on their own.


    They didn''t offer to give her a ride because they figured she would be travelling with Cayden.


    Since he didn''t show up at nine as he promised to, Avery had no choice but to take the train instead.


    By the time the train got closer to Livingsfill, she nced out the window andpared the view of her


    hometown to the blueprints on herptop.


    At about one in the afternoon, Avery got off the train in Livingsfill with a twenty-four-inch silver suitcase


    in her hand.


    Her colleague from the HR department, who had been waiting for her at the station, greeted her the


    moment she saw her. “Hi, Avery! I tried calling your phone a few times, but I couldn''t get through to you


    at all!”


    “Really? Hold on, let me check...” It wasn''t until Avery pulled her phone out from her handbag that she


    realized it had switched off on its own.


    The colleague then drove her to a house and handed her a key as she said, “This is where you''ll be


    staying. It''s the best ce we could find that was up for rent, so you''ll just have to make do with it.


    Here, be careful not to lose the keys. I need to rush back to the office after taking care of everyone''s


    amodation. Just give me a call if you need something, okay?”