Female Novel
Chapter 1687
Bryce nodded. “That’s great. It’s good that you guys talked about it,” he uttered before letting out a longsigh. “This didn’t have anything to do with you, so it’s the Morgan Family’s duty to step forward andclarify things for you. Part of the reason I didn’t want you to join the entertainment industry was that Ididn’t want others to find out about this. Honestly speaking, I knew things would come to this point fromthe very first day you got yourself into the entertainment industry.”
The old man pulled his sheets aside to get out of bed. He shuffled over to stand by the window. Theweather was good today, and the sunshine warmed his insides. Bryce took a deep breath before hecontinued speaking. “Well, now, I understand that there are some things that I just have to faceeventually.”
Ian didn’t have much to say in response. They rarely exchanged words even when they were living inthe same house, and Ian had much less to say to Bryce right then. I don’t know anything about how hehas been living his life, and he doesn’t know the things I’ve been through. We’re both strangers andfamily at the same time. I might be okay with having a few basic exchanges with him, but I really don’tknow what else I can say apart from that. After thinking for a long while, Ian couldn’t seem to come upwith anything else to say. “Hmm. If that’s the case, then I’ll come over to visit you another day. I’llarrange for someone to snap a few photos before posting them online. I only dropped by today to giveyou a heads up on this.”
When Bryce turned to look at Ian, he wore a rather amused expression on his face. “Do you have to beso straightforward with me? You should at least act a little nicer. Regardless of what our relationship islike, I’m still your father.”
Ian didn’t take the man’s advice. “I have no reason to be nice to you. You know the sort of person I am—I hate beating around the bush. You’d think of me as pretentious and I would feel uneasy, so what’s
the point of all that? We might as well communicate in a way that we’re both used to.”
After a long while, Bryce finally tore his gaze away from Ian. “Your mother was just like you. I thought Iliked her at first, but later, I realized that I didn’t like her at all. It didn’t matter if her personality used toamuse me. I still got bored of it in the end.”
Cindy felt the urge to protest after hearing what Bryce said. He’s just giving excuses! What does hemean when he says that he got bored of someone he used to like? That just means that he’s a disloyalman. I can’t believe he’s even putting the blame on Aurora’s straightforward personality. How rude isthat? Cindy couldn’t stop herself from speaking. “I think it’s good to be straightforward. I got togetherwith Ian because I liked his personality, and I still like him now. I can’t promise that I’ll like him forever,but I know for a fact that I wouldn’t lose feelings for him just because I stopped liking his personality. Ifwe ever break up, it’ll be because of some other factors.”
Bryce was rather shocked to hear Cindy voicing out against his opinion. He gazed at the young womanwith the same amused look on his face, seemingly not angry at all. “Your girlfriend has some guts. Sheseems really protective of you.” novelbin
“She’s not protecting me. She’s just telling the truth. You didn’t end things with my mom because of herpersonality; you ended things because you had too many other women around you,” Ian said flatly.
Bryce raised an eyebrow as he fixed his gaze upon Ian. Ian didn’t show the slightest hint of fear as hemet Bryce’s glare—Ian had never been afraid of the man. Bryce was a well-respected man in thefamily, and all of the other family members had always sucked up to him back when Ian lived at home.However, Ian had always been the odd one out—he had always refused to go according to Bryce’swishes.
“Perhaps you’ve never truly been in love with my mother. You knew the sort of person she was from thestart, and you were the one who chose to be with her anyway. You chose to drag her into the deep endof the water with you, yet you only saved yourself while throwing her aside once you got bored of her. Ican’t believe you’re trying to make it sound like it’s her fault now,” Ian continued. “I’m so glad that I’mnothing like you,” he sneered.
Bryce and Ian had never found a way to get along with each other. Ever since Ian was a teen, he hadstarted rebelling against Bryce. Things had always been this way—both of them would certainly get intoan argument after a few calm and peaceful exchanges.