This was the real her, right?
Nathaniel suddenly felt suffocated and couldn’t quite pinpoint the source of his discomfort.
While he was lost in thoughts, he saw Abel suddenly push the door open, hurried into the living room and whispered something to Lucinda.
Nathaniel turned away from the window and was about to resume sweeping the fallen leaves when Abel approached him.
“Mr. Roberts, your mother fell down the stairs at the Roberts family house and she wants to see you. Please come with me to the car.”
His mother fell down the stairs?
Why?
“Okay.” Nathaniel simply responded.
As he left, Nathaniel glanced back at the three people still chatting and laughing at the table, feeling a mix of emotions. He then went with Abel.
Amanda was recuperating in the room that used to be for their private doctor. With her leg in a cast, she lay on the bed in a daze.
As Nathaniel entered the room, she heard the sound of the door opening. She raised her head and as soon as her eyes met her son, they welled up in tears.
“Nathaniel, I thought that I would never set my eyes on you again…”
Gently touching Amanda’s plastered leg, Nathaniel inadvertently caused her to cry out in pain.
He understood Amanda’s over-the-top reaction. He walked to the chair beside her bed and sat down.
“So, what happened? Why did you fall down the stairs?” Nathaniel asked with a concerned look.
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Amanda felt offended and was about to make everything clear to him, but her attention was drawn to Abel who was standing behind him.
“I haven’t seen my son in ages, and I need to have a little chat with him alone. It won’t take long. Would you mind waiting outside for a bit?” she requested.
Abel stood frozen.
“Don’t worry, I won’t put you in a tricky situation. I just want to catch up with my mother about our everyday lives.” Nathaniel turned to Abel and assured him.
Although Abel was working for Lucinda, he actually held a certain level of respect for Nathaniel for being a tough guy. So, without further ado, he left the room.
After Abel had gone, Nathaniel probed, “So, tell me, what happened?
I just saw it. It doesn’t look so severe.”
Amanda let out a giggle.
“It’s true that I did fall down the stairs, but it was just five or six steps. It was nothing serious. However, if I haven’t exaggerated the situation, how would I have the chance to see you, my son?”