Female Novel
Chapter 986
Meanwhile, Frederic and Wrenn also seized the opportunity to sit at a small shaded area nearby upon seeing thetriplets take a break.
They were admiring the photos in the camera when they unexpectedly heard a juvenile voice.
“Why are you following us?”
They were taken aback for a moment. As soon as they turned around, they saw Harvey standing behind them.Immediately, they sprang to their feet in surprise, their excitement visibly evident.
They had never imagined that he would actually take the initiative to come over and seek them out.
That could be considered an unexpected delight of their venture that day.
Wrenn was overjoyed and subconsciously took two steps forward.
Unexpectedly, Harvey reacted at lightning speed, immediately stepping back to maintain a distance from them.
The smile on Wrenn's face froze, and a hint of bitterness rose within her. But still, she asked in anticipation,“Do... Do you still remember us? I am your grandma, and he is your grandpa.”
With a stony expression, Harvey stared straight at them with bright ebony eyes, revealing no discernible emotion.
“Of course, I do. But I remember you two refused to acknowledge us and even called us b*stards.”
He spoke solemnly, the words out of his mouth rather hurtful.
When Frederic and Wrenn heard that, their expressions changed several times, both embarrassment and painshowing on their faces.
They had never imagined that their offhand remark of disdain back then would leave such a deep scar on thetriplets.
At the same time, it also carved a deep chasm in their relationship.
At their silence, Harvey's brows furrowed.
“Did you two come here today to warn my mommy again and try to stop her from being with my daddy?”
As he spoke, his expression was exceedingly somber. His juvenile voice was lowered, and it carried a hint ofauthority. He was the spitting image of Jean when the latter was a child.
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn hastily waved their hands in denial.
“No, no, we just... just wanted to see you guys.”
Wrenn's eyes were red-rimmed, and her voice was tinged with a hint of bitterness. She was deeply saddened andfilled with regret.
“We will never again do what we did in the past. We swear.”
Just then, Frederic seconded gently, “Yes, Harvey. We won't do those things we used to do anymore. We were inthe wrong back then.”
With a skeptical gaze, Harvey scrutinized them. Seeing their regretful expressions that didn't seem to be a lie, hereluctantly believed them.
“If that's the case, it'd be the best.”
Upon seeing him nod, Frederic and Wrenn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite knowing he wouldn't accept them just like that, they couldn't help but cautiously test the waters.
“Then... would the three of you be willing to acknowledge us? Will you acknowledge us as your grandparents andaddress us accordingly?”
Without even thinking about it, Harvey shook his head decisively.
“No. Even though you two are indeed our father's parents, and we once looked forward to addressing you as ourgrandparents, you were the ones who refused to acknowledge us first. You even hurt our mommy. We can't acceptthat. Before she is ready to make peace with you both, we won't do so because we don't want to make her sad.”
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn were taken aback, their expressions somewhat hurt.
Holding back her tears, Wrenn asked, “Was... your mommy the one who told you this? Did she tell you not toacknowledge us?”
Harvey was beyond displeased to hear such a thing. His brows creased deeply, and he had displeasure written allover his face.
“Why is it that even now, you still regard our mommy in such a way? Is she really that evil in your eyes?”
Wrenn realized in the heat of the moment that she had misspoken. She quickly shook her head. “No, that's notwhat I meant.”
Harvey was unhappy, his expression becoming even more grave and distant.
“Our mommy is the kindest person in the world. You always speculate about her maliciously, but you don't knowthis, do you? In reality, she has never spoken ill of you in front of us. Even when you did everything in yourpower to stop her from being with Daddy, she never said a word to us, no matter how heartbroken she was. Shemay not like you, but she would never belittle you. The reason we don't accept you stems from our own thoughts.Even though Mommy never said anything, we all know that you caused her a world of pain. She has worked hardto take care of us since we were young. If we easily accept those who bully her, it would be too unfair to her. Wemerely feel bad for her. That's all. We hope you both can understand it.”
Having said that much, he didn't plan on speaking further, merely saying, “I should be going now. Feel free to dowhatever you want.”
Then, he turned around and walked away, his petite back ramrod straight.
As Frederic and Wrenn stared at his back, words eluded them for a long time.
Wrenn, especially, felt unbearably distressed deep within.
She had never imagined that she had made so many mistakes, misjudging Neera's intentions and pushing her owngrandchildren further away.
Frederic did not feel any better, but he still comforted her.
“All right, don't be too upset. Look, the fact that we could talk to him today is already good enough. Besides, hedidn't ask us to stop following them. So, he'll surely come to accept us gradually. We must be patient. We can'trush things.” novelbin
Wrenn hung her head in despair, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I brought these consequences upon myself. I really... made a lot of mistakes in the past. I only have myself toblame for this.”
After Harvey returned to others, he didn't bring the matter up.
Sammy was very curious. Seizing the moment when his mother wasn't paying attention, he leaned in andwhispered, “Who's following us, Harvey? Did you see the person?”
Beside him, Penny heard it as well. She took the lollipop out of her mouth, her eyes sparkling with curiosity asshe asked, “What's going on? Who's following us?”
Making a hush gesture, Harvey quietly relayed the turn of events earlier to them.
Upon hearing that their grandparents were secretly taking pictures of them, both Sammy and Penny weresomewhat surprised.
However, they merely glanced back over their shoulders before turning away without a word when their gazesmet those of Frederic and Wren, who were staring in their direction.