Chapter 38 He Went Missing Before
Chapter 38 He Went Missing Before
nche nced in Tammy''s direction and realized that Tammy was actually looking at her. nche
took the drink halfheartedly and held the ss as she took a few steps absent-mindedly.
By chance, she noticed Eric finishing up a conversation with someone his own age, so she changed
direction and walked toward Eric.
"Hi, nche."
"Eric, I want to ask you about something. Is Louis at odds with Henry?"
Eric put his hand in his pocket and, upon hearing her question, hesitated for a moment before
looking at Henry who was socializing.
"You mean that guy? He''s not only at odds with Louis but also with me. Well, we can say that he
hates our guts."
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nche was bewildered and wondered, "That guy? Eric is so nice to Louis, but he called Henry that
guy. Why?"
She asked, "Why? You''re cousins of the same family, aren''t you?"
"nche, why are you asking about him? He''s just trash. You know what? When he was three
years old, he got lost. He didn''t return to the Herbart family until he was sixteen, and when he came
back, he brought all the bad habits back with him. My brother and I both have bad tempers, but that
guy is just worse."
Eric''s face twisted in conflict as if he really didn''t want to talk about Henry. However, seeing
nche''s curiosity, he continued.
"Grandmother felt guilty towards him, thinking that he went through a lot of hardship while he was
away. She wanted us to get along with him. At first, we tried to amodate him as much as
possible."
nche was puzzled. "He got lost? How did that happen?"
"When Aunt Flora was pregnant with him, Uncle Bernart couldn''t control his impulses and had an
affair with another woman. Aunt Flora was very angry and made a scene, thinking that her son
caused her to lose Uncle Bernart''s love. After that guy was born, Uncle Bernart still didn''t change
his ways, so Aunt Flora became increasingly uninterested in her son. When that guy was three
years old, Aunt Flora took him to a mall. She saw Uncle Bernart hugging another woman and then
left her son alone to argue with Uncle Bernart. When Aunt Flora came back, that guy was gone. He
was lost for thirteen years after that."
nche widened her eyes in shock. Henry had actually gone missing when he was only three years
old. She had heard many stories about lost children, and all of them were heartbreaking.
"It''s really strange. As soon as he went missing, our family began the search for him. They spent
enormous amounts of money and resources, but it took them a whole 13 years to find him in a small
border town."
Something came to nche''s mind as she nced over at Henry, who was in the distance. The
Herbarts were so powerful and well-informal. It was really strange that it took them 13 years to find
a person. She thought that perhaps Henry never wanted to return to the Herbart family in the first
ce.
Eric scratched the back of his head and continued, "When he came back, he was a troubled
teenager. He had marks all over his body from fights and hatred in his eyes when he looked at us.
Grandmother told Louis and me to be more amodating toward him, and we went along with it.
After all, it was obvious he had experienced a lot of hardship outside."
nche nodded, listening intently.
"But it turned out that it was all for nothing. Our rtionship deterioratedpletely in the end
because of my stupid mistake. When he came back to our family, he brought a broken bowl that he
treasured and used to eat every day. One day, I secretly picked up the bowl to take a look out of
curiosity. Tragically, he suddenly appeared and stared at me with a withering look. I was so scared
that my legs went weak, and I dropped the bowl, shattering it into two pieces. Before I could have a
chance to apologize, he came over and kicked me in the ribs as hard as he could."
Eric''s face darkened increasingly as he spoke and recalled the painful experience of having his ribs
broken.
"Unfortunately, the elders weren''t home that day. If Louis hadn''t heard themotion and rushed
over, I would have been killed or seriously injured. When Louis arrived, my ribs were already
broken, and I was writhing in pain on the ground. Then, Louis and that guy fought each other with
chairs. Only then did I realize that it was such a fierce scene when two skilled people fought against
each other. Iy on the ground, watching as they fought each other and refused to yield. Even when
one of them was down, they would grit their teeth and get back up to continue the fight, like two
lions in the forest."
"When the servants found it out that day, the two of them were rolling around on the ground, ring
at each other, and grabbing each other by the necks. The servants tried hard to pull them away."
Eric sighed, "In the end, all three of us were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and from
that moment on, I knew that both of them were extremely domineering and wouldn''t give in."
One hill could not shelter two tigers, and the Herbart family was bound not to be peaceful.
nche became more and more engrossed in listening to the story. She couldn''t believe that these
three young men almost lost their lives because of a bowl.
"Later on, I identally overheard a conversation between my grandmother and the butler and got
to know a little bit about that guy. After he went missing, a woman found him and took him in. But
that woman wasn''t exactly a respectable woman; she made a living by having sex with men and
drank heavily. However, she treated him quite well, not only providing him with food and clothing but
also sending him to school."
When it came to Henry''s foster mother, Eric lowered his voice, perhaps considering her
embarrassing profession.
"But all he did at school was make money by fighting for others. I guess that no matter how well that
woman treated him, under such circumstances, his mindset was already distorted."
"Shortly after he came back, the woman fell ill and sent him a letter, which my grandmother
intercepted. But he still saw the letter and went crazy, wanting to find that woman. My grandmother
refused, even when he went on a hunger strike for half a month. One day, he suddenly changed a
lot and began to work very hard. I have to say that he had a lot of talent. He braved all difficulties
and entered a famous medical university. During his internship, he was so remarkable that he was
highly regarded by the hospital director and became his favorite student. But I still can''t understand
him. A year ago, he left the hospital and returned to our family."
After listening to Eric, nche was stunned. A year ago, Henry suddenly stopped being a doctor.
"Is his foster mother still alive?" asked nche.
Eric shook his head. "She passed away a long time ago. However, he only found out about it a year
ago because my grandmother had been keeping it from him."
nche sighed. It seemed that Henry''s decision to study medicine was rted to his foster mother.
After he found out that she had passed away, all his beliefs crumbled.
"I told you to go and deliver the wine. Why are you still here? You''re just utterly useless. Hurry up, or
I''ll ask Mrs. Herbart toe and teach you a lesson!"
Cathy suddenly appeared, with her arms crossed in front of her chest, bossing nche around.
"nche is really annoying. I asked her to deliver the wine to Louis, yet she has been chatting with
Eric for a long time here. Although this woman married Louis, she doesn''t seem to care about him
at all," thought Cathy.
nche rolled her eyes and was very annoyed. "What''s wrong with her? If she''s in such a hurry to
deliver the wine, she should go and do it herself. Why does she push me?"ined nche
silently.
She looked at Eric and said, "I''ll go and deliver the wine first."
nche had hoped to learn more about Henry''s story, but Cathy was there, so, she decided to
deliver the wine as Cathy asked first.