Chapter 29
Theo sat in the chair, his weathered and wrinkled hands delicately grasping the cup of coffee as he
took a sip. He slowly lifted his gaze and turned to his grandson Trevon, who was seated across the
table. “You’ve spent half a month together. What are your thoughts on Natalie now? Is she a calcting
girl that you think?”
Theo had also served in the army during his youth, and he could keenly discern the change in his
grandson’s eyes.
It seemed that conflicting emotions churned inside him now.
Theo wished to advise Trevon, so he devised an excuse to have the butler take Natalie around the
Wilson’s old residence.
Trevon pursed his lips, choosing not to answer the question.
But Theo couldn’t let him off so quickly. He nced at his grandson and said, “Don’t think I don’t know
that you coerced Natalie into signing a three-month agreement.
“You don’t need to look at me like that. Neither Natalie nor Jim informed. me about that. I have my own
ways of finding out. As your grandfather, I fear your inherent suspicion may make you regret itter.
Natalie is truly a good girl. Even thosedies born into wealth can’t match her.”
Trevon felt his grandfather was exaggerating. “Are you so certain she has no ulterior motives?”
Theo let out a sigh. “Oh, my dear boy, you’ve spent too much time in the army. You tend to scrutinize
everyone, but not everyone is asplicated as you think. You can delve into her past with your
methods, but I don’t want you to end upprehending her in that manner. Do you think she willingly
married you?”
“So, is it not her own will to marry me?” Trevon thought.
Theo’s words inevitably disturbed Trevon’s mind.
Theo earnestly continued, “Oh, Trevon, you want to know why Ipelled you to marry her, right? You
don’t want to yield because you think I arranged your marriage. Do you really believe that I’m now old
and confused?
“You’re too clever for your own good, but you’re fooled by your
intelligence this time. I fear you won’t let go of your preconceptions. about Natalie if I don’t tell you
everything today.
“I was wickedly plotted to bring about my downfall in my youth when I wanted to make my own way to
sess alongside your grandmother. At that time, no wealthiest or the four noble families existed. With
a wild ambition, upon leaving the military, I intended to embark on my own business ventures. I
journeyed across the breadth of thend, apanied by your grandmother, while your granduncle
pursued his studies in college. We were not well off at that time. Once, a scheming third party
undermined my coboration with apany. They sought to intercept the coboration, dispatching
thugs to kill me. In the ensuing escape, your grandmother suffered severe injuries, and that’s also why
she died so early.”
As Theo recounted this tale, his eyes grew misty, and a tinge of red appeared beneath them.
Theo inhaled deeply and continued, “However, fortune smiled upon us when we chanced upon Barron,
a lover of deep-sea fishing. Don’t underestimate the Foster family. Before the Wilson family rose, the
Foster family upied a position of influence back then. It was all after Barron’s son took over the
Foster family, and the Foster family gradually declined. After being saved by Barron, he and his wife
visited us asionally and even helped me as a middleman between business transactions. With
Barron’s assistance, our path grew smoother slowly. He initially provided me with the necessary funds
without asking for any returns. I expressed heartfelt gratitude and made him a promise, assuring him
that if ever he encountered hardship, he could turn to me, and I would spare no effort in aiding him.
“Trevon, you possess remarkable intelligence and discernment. You understand what must be done
next. Natalie broke off contact with her. father and received her education under Barron’s guidance.
With the nurturing provided by Barron’s kind-heartedness, she cannot be a calcting girl. There are
numerous qualities about her that you remain unaware of. I implore you not to be blinded by the
superficiality or view her through tinted sses. She married you because of her grandfather’s
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coercion instead of her own will. Furthermore, Barron also didn’t disclose our family background to
her.”
As Trevon left the study, Theo’s words echoed persistently in his ears. If his grandpa’s im were true,
then without Barron, the Wilson family wouldn’t exist today, and there was nothing logically wed
about that.
Barron’s help made the Wilson family a sess, so in some sense, Natalie was the benefactor of the
Wilson family.
Had Barron not possessed a kind heart and rescued his grandfather, it was conceivable that his
present self would cease to exist.
This was the second time in his adult life that his grandfather openly engaged in a long conversation
with Trevon. The first asion urred. when Trevon was 18 and yearned to enlist in the army.
His grandfather meticulously exined the rules that had to be followed in the army then.
No wonder Natalie didn’t hesitate to sign the premarital agreement and mention divorce.
It turned out that she longed to get divorced early!
A cacophonous and yful noise emanated from the door.
And a diverse group of individuals came in, young and old, men and
Women.
The group leader was the second eldest of the Wilson family, Theo’s brother. He was apanied by
his son. Ted Wilson, Trevon’s uncle, his daughter-inw Peggy Wilson and grandson, Max. As for the
woman who came arm in arm with Max, her identity cluded Trevon’s knowledge.
In fact, Trevon had no interest in her identity at all!
Trevon courteously nodded to them. “Granduncle, uncle, aunt.”
The first time Emily came to such an opulent residence, she couldn’t help but let out a subtle sigh of
awe. However, she concealed it expertly, maintaining the grace and dignity befitting a daughter of a
noble family.
Beholding the legendary Trevon, she remained captivated. “Oh, he’s so handsome. No wonder
numerous women in Athana aspire to marry him,” Emily thought in her heart.
If only he weren’t as scary as people said, she really wanted to develop a romantic rtionship with
him. Though bing Max’s wife would be advantageous, it was not as glorious as being the wife of
Trevon, the actual heir of the Wilson family.
Max also extended his greetings. “Trevon.”
In response, Trevon offered a nod and uttered, “I shall take a stroll
Chapter 99 outside.”
Promptly, the Wilson family’s maid and housekeeper, Mary, scurried toward Trevon, respectfully
inquiring. “Mr. Wilson, are you seeking out Mrs. Wilson?”
Meanwhile, Mary thought to herself, “Mr. Wilson is truly attached to Mrs. Wilson. Look, he already
missed her so much after not seeing her just for a while!”
Trevon replied in a hushed tone, “Yes. Where is she now?”
“Mrs. Wilson is in the greenhouse now. She ims the flowers there are simply exquisite and wants to
relish their beauty there for a while, so she let mee back first.”
Emily was stunned. She turned her head gracefully towards the
gentleman beside her and uttered softly, “Max, is your cousin already married?”
With an air of disdain. Max said, “Yes, but he was coerced into matrimony, and he didn’t love that
woman at all.”
Emily felt a bit better at Max’s words, finding sce in the fact that Max. still held affection for her.
Indeed, Trevon was not a good choice.
In the Wilson family’s greenhouse. Natalie, in a pristine white gown, stood in profound contemtion of
the resplendent white roses. Trevon refrained from interrupting her, opting instead to observe her every
move at the door silently.
Natalie possessed a smile untainted by the world’s concerns, as pure as the white roses she caressed
in her delicate hands.
After a while, she rose to inspect the adjacent orchids, entirely oblivious. to Trevon standing at the
door.
Each flower in the greenhouse received meticulous care and bloomed with exceptional vitality. Some
varieties should not be in bloom during this season, yet they, too, seemed to synchronize their
blossoming, undoubtedly due to the special care they received from the maids.
Sensing the intensity of Trevon’s gaze, she lifted her eyes to meet his prating gaze. “Mr. Wilson,
have you alsoe to admire the flowers?”
As he entered the greenhouse, Trevon said, instead of answering Natalie’s
question, “You seem to favor white roses.”
He held little interest in admiring the flowers, for they were ant indulgence he deemed unworthy of his
time.
Consequently, he rarely took notice of them.
Natalie and Trevon were now in unprecedented harmony. “Not really. I merely noticed the splendor of
the greenhouse, so I came to have a look. There are countless flowers not for the season blooming
now.”
Trevon nced at Natalie, her face adorned with a beaming smile, and his eyes gleamed. “Well, my
grandmother possesses an affinity for flowers. My grandfathermissioned the creation of this
greenhouse. All kinds of flowers in this greenhouse are my grandmother’s favorites. The temperature
and humidity here are tailored to ensure these flowers bloom throughout the year.”
Natalie was taken aback. It was the first time Trevon had openly discussed his family in her presence.
She couldn’t help but feel astonished by the deep affection between Theo and his wife.
If only her own mother didn’t marry the wrong person…
A tinge of envy crept into her. “Your grandma must be very blissful to have found your grandpa, a
devoted lover. What about your grandma? Why haven’t I seen her today?”
Trevon noticed the fleeting glimpse of sadness in Natalie’s eyes. “My grandma suffered a severe injury
when she was young, so she departed from this world long ago.” Natalie wondered if she had misread,
but she glimpsed a hint of sorrow lingering in Trevon’s eyes.
Trevon interrupted her thoughts. “Come on. It’s almost time for dinner.”
Understanding that Trevon might not wish to delve into the topic, Natalie refrained from probing further.
After all, it was his private matter, and they were not close to confiding their secrets to one another.