Chapter 214


    Chapter 214 I’m Sorry!


    Andrew appeared helpless as he looked at his mother. “Mom, please stop messing around, or you’ll


    faint again.” His mother, Salma, used to be a normal wealthydy, but now she was acting like a shrew.


    His words infuriated her. “Nonsense, you’re the one messing around.”


    Being used of messing around by her son made her feel particrly ufortable, and she


    couldn’t help but wonder if Simone was treated the same way. Even though Simone hadn’t caused any


    trouble, her familybeled her as a troublemaker.


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    Feeling frustrated, Salma exerted all her strength and smashed the phone on the ground. “I


    you not to chat or think about going to see Jodie. Y-You worthless thing! Stay by my bedside for the


    next few days, and don’t go anywhere.”


    Her son was thinking about sneaking off to take care of Jodie while she was sick; he was truly


    heartless. Right now, she deeply regretted her decision to adopt Jodie, who had turned her sons into


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    beings without conscience and brains.


    Andrew saw the shattered screen of the phone on the ground. He picked it up and checked it; it had


    cked out, and he was even more frustrated. Who did he provoke? His mom was truly sick, and her


    condition was serious.


    When he was about to speak, Aaron immediately stopped him. “Andrew, you need to calm down now. If


    you say anything and make Mom even worse, what will we do?”


    Luca added with a serious face, “Andrew, stop messing around. You do nothing all day but provoke


    Mom.”


    Andrew pointed at himself, unable to believe it, and asked, “Am I messing around?”


    Luca replied, “Of course, aren’t you the one messing around? Or is it us? Can you just calm down?


    You’re happy to disturb the peace of our home, aren’t you?”


    Andrew was speechless listening to these words. Why did they sound so familiar? Then, it dawned on


    him. “Are you using the same words to lecture me as you used to criticize. Simone? Are you crazy?” As


    he said this, even he was stunned.


    Luca was also taken aback. Did he say those things to Simone before? It seemed like he did. But upon


    careful recollection, Simone hadn’t actually done anything that would make someone furious. She


    hadn’t even made their mom faint and end up in the hospital, nor had she done anything inappropriate.


    Why did they always say Simone was “making a fuss” back


    then?


    Luca suddenly asked, “Andrew, when we scolded you for making a fuss and told you to calm


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    down, were you really unhappy?”


    Andrew gave him a disdainful look. “Of course, if I said the same to you, would you like it?”


    Aaron added, “But you’ve also criticized Simone like this before when she didn’t do anything, and she


    certainly didn’t make Mom so angry as you did.”


    Andrew choked, “Are you saying that you’ve never criticized her like this before?”


    Aaron’s face showed a hint of guilt. “Yeah, we’ve all treated her like this. No wonder she doesn’t want


    to forgive us.”


    They never thought about this before, but now that they thought about it, they all felt a little


    embarrassed and couldn’t help but wonder if Simone was unhappy and ufortable when they


    criticized her like this in the past.


    Moreover, it seemed like she really didn’t do anything wrong, but they used her, which was even


    more unfair. This statement made Luca, Andrew, and even Salma fall silent. After all, they had all done


    this before.


    Aaron sighed and said, “What they say is true. You don’t feel the pain until it happens to you.” Looking


    at Salma and Andrew’s reactions now, he could tell they couldn’t ept being criticized as “making a


    fuss.”


    They had hurt Simone in the past. Otherwise, she used to be so kind-hearted and cared about them


    from all angles.


    Luca sighed as well. “Many times, you only realize the value of something after losing it.”


    Salma had stopped her tears, but they started flowing again. Now, she could truly understand how it felt


    to be spoken to like this by loved ones, and it was ufortable, suffocating, and infuriating.


    Moreover, her sons were even more excessive in the past. No wonder Simone. didn’t want toe to


    the hospital and preferred to go out and have fun with others.


    She asked, “What should we do for Simone so she would let go of the past?” She wanted to make


    amends with her daughter and have her continue to care for and apany her. This time, she would


    reciprocate her feelings with the same or with even more care andpanionship as long as her


    daughter coulde back.


    Aaron and the others looked at each other. “We don’t know.” If they knew, they would have already


    brought her back.


    Sigh! For a moment, the four of them, mother and sons, suddenly had nothing to say and didn’t want to


    speak anymore.


    Andrew’s understanding was not as deep as the other three. Besides feeling that they shouldn’t have


    criticized Simone like that in the past, he was worried about lodie, who was


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    left alone. Still, he didn’t dare to slip away. Otherwise, he didn’t know what his mom would do. Not only


    would he continue to suffer, but his mom would be even more angry with Jodie.


    Meanwhile, Aaron thought for a moment and took out his phone to send a private message to Simone.


    Sitting next to him, Luca happened to see it. After thinking for a moment, he, too, privately messaged


    Simone, sending a message.


    On the other side, at sea, Simone and Tina sat chatting and drinking fruit wine while Zac and the others


    yed the guitar and sang.


    Simone ced the phone provided by the production team on the table, and it beeped twice. She


    picked it up and looked at it to find messages from Aaron and Luca, and the content was the same.


    Aaron: I’m sorry.


    Luca: I’m sorry!


    Simone felt somewhat puzzled and speechless. Are these two being dumb again? she wondered but


    didn’t reply and exited the messaging app. Then, she continued to listen to Zac and the others singing,


    The Gray Family’s actions no longer affected her emotions in the slightest. Seeing Simone smiling so


    brightly, Tina thought that she was incredibly beautiful when she smiled and couldn’t help but take a


    couple of her pictures. With Simone’s permission, she posted them. in the group chat.


    Leon, who was drinking at the bar, felt a pang in his heart when he saw them. It had been at long time


    since he had seen Simone smile so happily and brightly. Indeed, she hadn’t been happy during those


    days before, he thought with deep regret.


    Aaron and Luca were equally uneasy. The Gray Family had never witnessed Simone smile like this


    before. It came as no surprise to them that she did not respond to their messages. They simply wanted


    to apologize to her now, regardless of whether she epted it or not.


    After Tina posted the photos, she noticed that Zac, Harry, and Keira were still singing while Eric and


    Brandon were grilling food. This presented a rare opportunity for her and Simone to have some alone


    time together, and she couldn’t let it slip. Therefore, she stood


    up and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. After she wrote a few lines, she ced it in front of


    Simone.