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But these were things he could never bring himself to say to Donald . He could only admit to himself , ‘ I must have lost my mind to do such a thing . It was all Liam egging me on ?
“ Look , I only wronged your mom that one time . It won’t happen again . ”
Suddenly , Donald found himself unable to respect his father anymore .
Ever since childhood , Werner had always been such a loving and gentle father to Donald and Cheryl . Donald cherished those warm family memories . But he could never imagine something like this happening out of nowhere .
Werner looked Donald in the eye and stressed , “ It was just this one mistake . I swear it won’t happen again .
“ Your mom and I have been married for decades . We both have our dignity to protect . Like you said , your sister Cheryl still needs to get married . I can’t possibly make that mistake again . ”
Donald scoffed . “ And now you decide to use Cheryl as an excuse . ”
Donald demanded , “ When you did this , did you ever think about how your kids would feel ? What about Cheryl ? She’s not even married yet . If she ever found out , what do you think she’d think of you ? ”
But Werner gave up explaining . He simply fell silent . Without another word , Donald turned and walked away .
That journey back was pure agony for Donald . Little did he know , even worse was yet to come .
Back in Nareigh , Donald composed himself and put on his usual gentle facade when he saw Cathy . With a strained smile , he reassured her , “ Don’t worry , Mom . Dad’s fine . ”
Cathy said , “ Really ? So , what exactly did he go to Shaville for ? ”
“ He just went to have a drink with Liam . They played some golf and then had dinner . Everything was completely normal . ”
“ Really ? But when I secretly checked his phone , I saw that your dad had even made a payment to a private hospital . ”
Donald fell silent , his heart sinking deeper and deeper . In the end , he could only say , “ Liam just had thyroid surgery , so Dad probably just sent him a little money to help out . ”
Cathy let out a soft sigh . “ If you say so . ”
“ Mom , don’t overthink things , ” Donald comforted Cathy . “ You’re doing well now , so just focus on staying happy . Eat and drink to your heart’s content , go shopping , or take a trip whenever you want . Don’t let anything bother you . ”
Cathy let out a soft sigh . “ I suppose I was just overthinking things . Thank you for all your trouble today . Go home and get some proper rest . ”
“ Alright , Mom , ” Donald said softly . He had barely left when Werner returned .
Cathy asked , “ So what exactly did you go to Shaville for this time ? ”
“ I went to see Liam , ” Werner snapped irritably . “ And you even had Donald spy on me ? Is this how little you trust me ? ”
“ I didn’t send Donald to follow you , you know . He said he was in Shaville on a business trip and just happened to bump into you . How’s Liam doing ? Didn’t he just have surgery ? ”
Werner had no idea what Donald might have told Cathy , so he could only play dumb . “ Just a minor procedure , nothing serious , ” he said , trying to sound
casual .
“ But Liam isn’t married , right ? So , who’s been taking care of him in the hospital ? ”
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“ He’s already been discharged , nothing serious ,” Werner said dismissively as he shrugged off his cost shower first . ”
Cathy gazed at his hastily retreating back , her eyes lingering with a mix of suspicion and
worry .
and tossed it onto the sofa . “ I’m going to take a
Werner quickly put away his suitcase in the bedroom , then went straight for the shower . While Werner was in the shower , his phone , left in his jacket on the sofa , buzzed repeatedly .
Cathy glanced at the bathroom door . In the end , she couldn’t help herself . She unlocked his phone once more . The messages were from Liam .
Liam texted : [ So ? Donald didn’t rat us out to Cathy when he got home , did he ? Delete this chat . I’ll message you from a burner account . Remember to delete our chat history . ]
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