Chapter 1132 Can’t Let Him Go
Remus was correct in his thoughts. Not backing down, Nicholas returned his grandfather’s cold stare. “All these years, you’ve been setting me up with a ton of women. Nearly all of them are like Wanda. If they can’t have me, they want to destroy me. I hope you’ll finally stop setting me up on dates.”
At that, Remus’ expression soured even more. Stefania and her husband also frowned, but they elected not to say anything. On the other hand, Kieran stared at his brother with something akin to awe.
In their family, the only one who dared to rebel against Remus was his brother.
When Nicholas saw that the old man had no intention of speaking, he continued, “Do you know how bad it hurts to watch strangers tear Tessa and the unborn child in her belly apart? It feels like my heart is being stabbed repeatedly. You are a father yourself, so you should know how horrible that feels.”
A hint of guilt surfaced in Remus’ bitter features. However, he had never been soft with anyone in his life and he didn’t plan on starting now either. Even if he wanted to be compassionate, he could only ever speak harshly.
“Everything I do is for your sake. None of this would have happened if you didn’t insist on being with that girl.”
It came as no surprise that the air around Nicholas froze.
He retorted, “Please do me a favor and never do anything for my sake again. I’ll let Wanda off the hook this time, but the Mullers are dead to me. Don’t expect me to join in if you ever feel like getting chummy with them.”
Nicholas stomped out of the restaurant without caring about how angry or disappointed Remus looked.
Remus was furious as he glared at everyone around him. “How dare he blame this on me?”
When Kieran saw that things were getting dicey, he hastily fled to the old man’s side to appease him. “Grandpa, don’t be angry. Nicholas didn’t mean it like that.”
“Oh, I think he meant what he said. Everything that I have done is for his own good. If I were to be frank, although that Tessa girl is still somewhat an inadequate match, she wasn’t even worthy enough to stand near him before all of these.”
The old man continued to fume and rage.
There wasn’t much Kieran could do. He could only try to assuage Remus’ rage with platitudes and flattery.
Remus wasn’t the only one fuming. On the way home, Horace’s face was as dark as ink and his body shook with rage.
Wanda knew she was in trouble. Pursing her lips, she began to apologize profusely. “I’m sorry, Grandpa. I embarrassed you today. It’s all my fault.”
While the two seemed like they had an amicable relationship on the surface, there was always a covert tension between them.
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Horace roared, “If you know you embarrassed me, then why did you do something so stupid?”
Wanda bit her lip while tears welled in her eyes.
Her tears slightly doused the rage in his heart, which then softened his features. Yet, he was still furious. “I used to be so proud that you could see the big picture. Now, it seems that only applies to your work. When it comes to personal affairs, you’re narrow-minded and foolish. I’ve cautioned against being involved with that Tessa girl several times. Yet, you’ve ignored me. Why? Is Nicholas the only man in the world? Our family has been humiliated today because of you.”
His words had negated all of Wanda’s previous hard work.
This made her feel aggrieved as tears streamed down her cheeks.
“I know what I did was wrong, but I’ve never loved anyone like this before. I can’t just let him go.”
Looking at his despondent granddaughter, Horace quelled his anger momentarily. “Look, Nicholas is a great man. I can see why you’re so infatuated with him, but others are just as good as him. Why are you so dead set on him?”
Wanda began to pour her heart out. “I know, I know. Everything you say is true, but I can’t help it. I don’t care that he’s about to get married. I love him. I wish I didn’t, but I do.”
Horace was stunned by this outburst. For a moment, he was speechless. Sighing, he said, “Now things will be weird between our families. I don’t know how we should act moving forward.”
“I’m sorry, Grandpa. This is all my fault. I didn’t think things through.”
