Chapter 863


    Chapter 863


    Ezekiel looked around and, upon not seeing Ste, sheepishly asked," Where''s your mother? Is she...waiting for me?"


    From what he knew about Ste''s personality, it was very likely that she had remarried another rich man.


    Catelyn knew his concern, so she waved her hand quickly. "Mom has been waiting for you. She didn''te today because she had a car


    ident not long ago, and she''s still in the hospital."


    "A car ident? Is it serious? How is she doing?" Ezekiel became worried instantly.


    "She''s already much better. The doctor said her condition was fine. She''ll be discharged from the hospital soon."


    At first, Sylvie asked Catelyn to take Ezekiel back to the Atherton Manor as she would be there weing him. At the same time, she


    wanted to ask him about Summer and how he met and raised Catelyn.


    However, Ezekiel wanted to visit Ste first as she was in the hospital.


    When Catelyn told her grandmother about Ezekiel''s decision, Sylvie did not insist on wanting Ezekiel to


    be at the manor.


    They all went to the hospital afterward.


    Ezekiel was carrying a ck package in his hand. Cedrick wanted to carry it for him, but Ezekiel


    clenched the bag even tighter as his gaze darted back and forth. "N-No need for that. The bag is not


    heavy, so I''ll just carry it myself. No need for the trouble, Master Cedrick."


    "Dad, Ceddy won''t hurt you, so don''t be afraid of him," Catelyn joked, trying to ease her father''s mind,


    but deep down, she was grieving.


    Catelyn could not imagine what Ezekiel had endured in the past four years thatpletely changed his


    personality.


    Ezekiel had not been rxed when he got into the car with heavy steps." I''m not afraid of him. He''s my


    son-inw; why would I be afraid of him? It''s just that I can carry it myself."


    Feeling helpless, Catelyn lowered her voice, leaned into Cedrick''s ear, and said, "My dad seems to be


    very afraid of you. Did your grandfather do something to him that left him traumatized?"


    Cedrick frowned. "I asked him about this. He said he neverid a finger on your father."


    Draco said that finding Ezekiel was purely coincidental.


    He was imprisoned on charges of theft and idental wounding, thus was sentenced to serve his


    sentence because he had no money to pay a fine on a private ind. Because he was an Amarican, he


    was discriminated against and often tortured by other cellmates.


    When Draco found Ezekiel, he paid the prison warden to ensure a stable and basic living condition for


    him, whichter on improved the standards of his imprisonment: a separate, en-suite, private cell


    equipped with a TV, refrigerator, and other electrical appliances.


    The most important thing was that Draco never showed up, and Ezekiel never knew that he had been


    receiving help from the Mason family.


    "That’s weird. Dad trembled when he heard your name," Catelyn said in confusion.


    Draco raised his eyebrows slightly. "Perhaps when I was too on the top in the business circle, he lost quite some money to me. That''s why he


    has lingering fears."


    Catelyn rolled her eyes at Cedrick''s joke and replied, ''Maybe it''s because Dad just came back and hasn''t adapted to living with someone with


    such a high societal status. Don''t you dare bully him, I warn you."


    "Well, you look like someone better than me at bullying people, especially men. What''s the point of bullying an old man?" Cedrick made fun


    of Catelyn as he stared at her.


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    Catelyn understood the joke as she blushed and gently punched Cedrick''s chest. "Stop it! Hurry up and drive, don''t make Dad wait."


    The scenery along the way to the hospital was different from what Ezekiel remembered. He no longer felt familiar with the streets he used to


    know.


    "Right there. That was still an empty lot with nothing four years ago, but they built a tall building there now." Ezekiel pointed at a building


    outside the window and sighed with emotion.


    Catelyn sat beside Ezekiel, took his arm, and sighed. "Yeah, Sapphire City''s development is flying in recent years. Everything has changed


    since you left."


    "As we go further to the south of the city, you''ll find the changes to be even greater. The ce is now the economic and financial center of


    Sapphire City. I''ll show you around another time when you''re free." Cedrick tried his best to make himself look friendly and to lessen Ezekiel''s


    fear of him.