Female Novel
Chapter 637
Although Minerva had never met Maddox's mother, she could tell from how he described her thatshe was a strong-willed woman who harbored great maternal love.
She only found out she was pregnant after the divorce, so she could have easily gotten rid of thechild.
However, she still chose to keep him without a second thought.
"What happened after?" Minerva couldn't help but ask.
"After that..." Maddox's thin lips curled up slightly. He seemed to be smiling, but his smile and gazewere rueful, "She had a hard time on her own. She was pregnant and her body was in discomfort.Coupled with the injuries on her body, she persisted through sheer will alone. And then... Aftergiving birth, she raised me on her own and her life became even harder."
For some reason, Minerva suddenly thought of herself. After she separated from Maddox and wentabroad, she was practically in the same situation. However, she still had her relatives take care ofher and Quill provided her with good living conditions. Later on, she also had Vera to accompanyher.
Even so, she still felt like her days back then were hard. Now that she thought about it, Maddox'smother must have suffered even more.
She could relate.
"When I was younger, I knew that my mother was divorced. I knew who my biological father wasand what kind of mistakes he made. Besides that, I also knew that my father brought his mistressand her son home after my parents got a divorce. Everyone knew what the man did wrong, but no
one dared criticize him because of who he was. He was caring towards that woman. Everyone saidhe was like a model husband, hmph..."
At this point, he laughed coldly. His laughter was so cold that it could send chills down someone'sspine.
A cheating man was called a model husband because nobody dared to criticize him due to hisidentity.
How disturbing.
Minerva could imagine how anguished Maddox must have felt.
Had he known these things since he was a child? How did he grow up so well?
Suddenly, she began to understand why he hated her so much back then. He was always verycritical when speaking to her.
"Don't you think he is worthless? He got what he deserved. Later on, something went wrong withthe plane he boarded, and both he and his mistress fell into the ocean."
Minerva was silent.
"Then they never returned again, huh."
As they spoke, the two of them arrived at a restaurant. Maddox wrapped his arm around her waistand acted as if nothing happened, "Should we eat here?"
She wondered if he even still had the mood to eat.
He ordered for her as she didn't respond. Then, he held her by the arm and led her inside. The twoof them found a place to sit.
Minerva couldn't help but ask, "What happened after they fell into the ocean? How did you get backto the Yardley family?"
"You really want to know?" Maddox glanced at her and his thin lips lifted slightly. "Let's eat first, andI'll tell you after we're done."novelbin
She silently stared at him.
How could this person pique her curiosity and not tell her the story?
Thinking of this, she glared at him and didn't say anything.
Maddox couldn't help but laugh at how she was acting.
"Do you really want to know?"
Minerva looked at him and said, "Can you continue please?"
His eyes darkened. "After he fell into the ocean, the Old Master of the Yardley family ordered hismen to bring me back to the Yardley family home."
"So you went back?" She asked again.
"No," Maddox curled his lips. "They asked me to go back to the Yardley family only if I didn't bringmy mother with me. I had to leave my mother and go back to their family home alone."
Hearing this, Minerva couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"What Old Master Yardley meant was, if you return to the Yardley family, you must cut your motheroff. If not, you can't return?"
A mocking smile appeared on his lips as he nodded.
"His son is dead, and the only person left was the mistress's son. He was afraid something mighthappen, and no one would take over the Yardley family, so he tried his best to take me away frommy mother."
Minerva didn't know what to say.
Back then, when he first entered the Yardley family, Maddox had a poor relationship with Old MasterYardley. They acted like enemies.
After that, he really went to the Yardley family home. Then...
What happened after that? He didn't want to break away from his mother, so how did he eventuallyreturn to that family? Why was he in a wheelchair?
Minerva had many questions she wanted to ask, but she was afraid that raising too many questionswould hurt him. Thus, she held back and waited for Maddox to continue speaking.
She thought that her experiences were bad enough. Who knew that he had such a childhood.
The atmosphere was silent for a long time. Maddox didn't speak again, and Minerva did not dare toask him. Both of them remained quiet. Just when she thought he would not say anything, hesuddenly said coldly.
"I refused to return to the Yardley family, so... the Old Master found someone to kill my mother."
Minerva suddenly raised her head and asked,
"What did you say?"
She was so shocked that her eyes trembled slightly. She never expected Old Master Yardley...would hire someone to kill Maddox's mother.
No wonder Maddox saw him as a nemesis. No wonder he had no respect for the Old Master.
"The reason why I went back to the Yardley family was to take everything away from them," Maddoxpursed his thin lips and slowly opened his mouth. His eyes were filled with endless gloominess,"They were the ones who forced me to marry you back then."
Minerva was quiet.
Just at this moment, the waiter served the food and said, "Sir, Madam, please enjoy your meal."
"Let's eat." She picked up the fork and took a bite. After some time, she felt like she was chewing onwax. The food was tasteless, perhaps even a little bitter.
Was it because she just found out about his past?
Was she worried about him?
Minerva ate mindlessly. However, Maddox, who was opposite her, did not pick up his fork. Instead,he looked at her seriously as
she ate. His eyes were burning with passion.
She suddenly couldn't eat anymore. She put down the fork in her hand and said, "I'm done eating.Let's go back and wait for boarding."
Then, she grabbed her bag and was prepared to get up. However, he held her wrist just as shestepped out.
"Are you worried about me? Is that why you can't eat?"
Minerva didn't answer.
She tried to suppress her feelings. Eventually, she couldn't help but turn her head back and stare athim.
"How could you be this indifferent? After everything they've put you through, shouldn't you beangry? However, you still have the mood to bring me for food, talking about this as if it wassomeone else's story. How can I eat after knowing this?"
"You can't eat because you're worried about me." Maddox was not angry. Instead, he held her handand lowered his head to kiss her palm lightly.