Billionaire's Match

Chapter 842

Just hearing about the injuries Khloe and Nick had suffered over the past days made Loretta brush tears away again and again.

How could she blame them for keeping things hidden? Leon sighed deeply, full of concern, but beneath the worry, pride shone on his face.

"My grandson...you've got backbone.A few scratches mean nothing.Even if you lost everything, as long as you figure things out and don't give up, you'll survive anything.Life and death come to everyone sooner or later.But to live freely, fully, and vividly...that's a life worth living." Leon grew more animated as he spoke, straightening his back and rapping lightly on Nick's broad shoulders.

Nick suddenly felt a bit off balance.

Khloe immediately caught him instinctively.

"Grandpa...please, be gentle." Leon paused, and Nick's face flushed slightly.

"Khloe...I'm fine." Khloe felt a little embarrassed at being corrected, but her gesture had already shifted the atmosphere from tense to lighthearted.

Arista couldn't help but laugh.

Grandma Loretta chimed in teasingly, "Every generation has its own luck.Tell me, what merit does Nick have to have such a wonderful wife? Seems like after hardship comes sweetness, huh? Who else would put up with such a quiet, stubborn man all their life?"

face, silently pleading for

suddenly stepped forward,

eyes met for a brief moment,

the near-death experience, some of the resentment he

his family-only how he could sacrifice

him in his own fear and pain...even contemplating giving up on

who had offloaded all responsibility onto a young, weak child

their own

deeds were also his sorrow and

but Arista gave her

George's breathing steadied.

slowly, each word weighted with the confession he had buried for so long, "I'm sorry."

gaze trembling as it locked onto his father's

and his whole body stiffened, as if frozen in

undone.I was too afraid to face them ...So I buried my guilt, demanding more from you, criticizing you, trying to make myself a father worth something, seeking comfort through your obedience.But now...I

to place a hand on