Chapter 586
Cathy felt a warm glow in her heart . ‘ How could I not know my own son’s true character ? ‘ she thought . She knew Donald had only tied out of fear of losing her and breaking up their family .
“ Your father and I are fine for now . I’ll just wait and see how he behaves , and then we’ll talk . Go ahead , get back to work . ”
Donald immediately turned to Werner . “ Dad , you heard Mom . She’s giving her again . ”
a chance based on how you act . You really need to step up and never hurt
“ I know , ” Werner frowned impatiently . “ It was just a misunderstanding last time , but Cathy had to go and make a mountain out of a molehill . ” Without another word , Werner headed straight for the bedroom .
Cathy patted Donald on the shoulder . “ Go on to work now , ” she urged gently . “ Don’t let this delay your job . ”
“ Mom , I’m heading off now . If anything comes up , just call me . And if you don’t want to live with Dad anymore , you’re always welcome to move in with
Jennifer and me , ” said Donald .
Cathy gave a quiet nod and saw Donald out . As soon as Donald left , an awkward silence settled over the house . Neither Cathy nor Werner had any desire to speak to each other .
‘ True forgiveness isn’t as simple as saying the words , ‘ Cathy thought . ‘ It’s a deep thorn plunged into my heart , or a lurking beast , forever feeding me with doubt and suspicion .’
Cathy knew deep down she could never regain that unquestioning trust she once had for Werner .
That evening , Werner cooked dinner and called Cathy to the table . Cathy took the fork from him with visible disgust , then went to rewash it herself .
At the table , she refused to eat any dish Werner had touched , choosing instead to eat only gruel .
Fuming , Werner could plainly see that Cathy was deliberately going out of her way to show just how much she despised him .
Unable to take it anymore , he snatched his phone and shoved it in her face , showing her the entire chat history with Liam .
Werner said , “ See for yourself . The first night I went to Shaville , Liam kept insisting I go to that kind of place . I refused , but I got so drunk that night . That’s the only reason I let him drag me there . ”
Cathy scoffed and shoved his hand aside . “ For all I know , you could’ve deleted half the chat before letting me see it . ”
Werner , seething with anger , snapped , “ What the hell do you want from me ? I told you I was drunk that night . Do I have to drag the club manager over here to explain it to you himself ? ”
Cathy scoffed , “ So tell me , why did you get wasted ? What on earth was so important that you had to go all the way to Shaville just to drink yourself senseless ? ” Werner choked on his words .
His eyes darted away . “ It was all because of Yorick’s mess . Blame that damn Sanford for exposing all that .
“ I just couldn’t believe Yorick would do something like that , so I ended up drinking too much . If I could turn back time , I swear I’d never have gone drinking with Liam . ”
Listening to him , Cathy felt an even stronger urge to laugh , a bitter , self – mocking laugh at herself .
“ I used to mock Irene for her marital troubles , never imagining the tables would turn like this . Turns out my own family isn’t a etter , ” Cathy said with a
bitter smile .
Werner was struck dumb . ‘ If Cathy ever found out that Sanford was my son , ‘ he thought , ‘ I couldn’t even begin to imagine the fallout , let alone what extreme actions Cathy might take . ‘
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He snapped back to reality and insisted , “ I’ve told
You already , aside from that one mistake , I’ve never betrayed you in any other way
Cathy set down her fork and looked at him . “ Then tell me , where exactly did that 100 thousand go ? I want to know exactly who you gave the money meant for Cheryl’s car to . ”
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