Chapter 936
“Then why didn’t you reach out to me?” Anastasia stared at him, a little upset.
She suddenly remembered a period when he was often slow to reply to her messages. She had been worried about him and suggested meeting up more than once, but he made all sorts of excuses to avoid it.
At the time, she hadn’t understood why, but now it all made sense. His slow replies were probably because he was in the hospital, and he refused to meet her because he was afraid she would find out his identity!
But Anastasia felt that, while they hadn’t known each other as long in this life as in the last, she had actively cultivated their friendship. Was he really that opposed to interacting with her in real life?
Her expression turned sorrowful.
Carter, who was watching her closely, felt a tightness in his chest.
He said with difficulty, “I was just afraid you would… look down on me p>
Anastasia immediately looked up. “Why would I look down on you p>
Carter lowered his eyes, his voice calm. “I’m an illegitimate son. And my mother was the one who… destroyed Harrison’s family p>
Sensing the deep-seated insecurity and self-loathing he carried, Anastasia was momentarily speechless.
After a moment, she said, a little annoyed, “I’ve always considered you a good friend, don’t you know that? Why would you think I’d look down on you because of something like that p>
Carter looked up, stunned.
Anastasia continued, not hiding her bias, “Susan is Susan, and you are you. What does what she did have to do with you? Not to mention she treated you poorly. You’re a victim in this too! Why would I resent you because of her p>
To reassure him, she added, “You probably don’t know this, but even before I knew you were Sonder, I didn’t dislike you. I thought you might have sensed that, especially since I agreed to treat you p>
“If I truly detested you, I wouldn’t have agreed to be your doctor, not even to repay a favor to Mr. Austin p>
Carter’s expression softened.
He opened his mouth and said guiltily, “I’m sorry, I didn’t trust you enough p>
“No need to apologize. Aren’t we friends p>
Meeting the girl’s smiling gaze, Carter’s throat felt even tighter.
After a moment, his eyes curved into a gentle smile as well. “Yeah p>
The two were talking in the small second-floor living room. Harrison had been standing at the door for a while d seeing that their
conversation showed no signs o ending, he walked over and knocked on the open doorframe.
“Not done talking yet p>
Anastasia instinctively turned and saw the tall figure standing at the door. She felt a pang of guilt but was relieved when she saw his expression was neutral, not angry.
She ran over to him. “Hubby, what are you doing here? Didn’t Grandpa want to talk to you p>
“We’re finished,” Harrison replied coolly, his gaze sweeping over Carter, who was not far away.
Carter tensed slightly.
Noticing this, Anastasia quickly took Harrison’s hand and spoke up for her friend. “I can’t believe Carter is Sonder The company owes him a lot this time. Hubby, you have to thank him properly p>
Harrison looked down at her eager face. He knew she was deliberately trying to curry favor for Carter, but he didn’t say anything only replyin resignedly Whatever you say p>
Anastasia beamed and turned back to wave Carter over. “Carter, come on, tell us what you want p>