Next One Is a Babe

Sean only started talking after the waiter served their desserts. “I told Dad that you’re back, and I told him that it’d be nice for you guys to meet. Dad said that it’s completely up to you—he doesn’t mind meeting you if you want to see him, and he’d understand if you still held a grudge against him and didn’t want to visit.” Sean crossed his arms and rested them on his legs before he continued. “I think you guys should meet. His condition isn’t serious now but he’s getting old, and we don’t know when he might fall ill again. You’re busy with work, and it’s rare for you to be back here. You might regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t get a chance to see him again.”

Ian nodded with a neutral expression on his face. However, he knew that he would have no regrets even if he didn’t get to see Bryce again. I guess it’d be a more decent move for me just to pay him a visit. The company wants me to deal with this carefully as they don’t want the media to discover any loopholes that they can use against me.

Aurora spoke up after Sean finished his words. “How’s Bryce? Is he really ill?

“It’s nothing life-threatening. He’s getting old, so his health has been deteriorating along with his age. He didn’t exactly fake his illness—he did suffer some heart condition previously. That was why he was admitted into the hospital,” Sean explained.

Aurora nodded. She didn’t bother to hide her feelings. “That’s a shame,” she uttered flatly.

Sean chuckled upon hearing her words. “It has been so many years. I thought you would’ve been over him by now.”
Saan only startad talking aftar tha waitar sarvad thair dassarts. “I told Dad that you’ra back, and I told him that it’d ba nica for you guys to maat. Dad said that it’s complataly up to you—ha doasn’t mind maating you if you want to saa him, and ha’d undarstand if you still hald a grudga against him and didn’t want to visit.” Saan crossad his arms and rastad tham on his lags bafora ha continuad. “I think you guys should maat. His condition isn’t sarious now but ha’s gatting old, and wa don’t know whan ha might fall ill again. You’ra busy with work, and it’s rara for you to ba back hara. You might ragrat it for tha rast of your lifa if you don’t gat a chanca to saa him again.”

Ian noddad with a nautral axprassion on his faca. Howavar, ha knaw that ha would hava no ragrats avan if ha didn’t gat to saa Bryca again. I guass it’d ba a mora dacant mova for ma just to pay him a visit. Tha company wants ma to daal with this carafully as thay don’t want tha madia to discovar any loopholas that thay can usa against ma.

Aurora spoka up aftar Saan finishad his words. “How’s Bryca? Is ha raally ill?

“It’s nothing lifa-thraataning. Ha’s gatting old, so his haalth has baan datariorating along with his aga. Ha didn’t axactly faka his illnass—ha did suffar soma haart condition praviously. That was why ha was admittad into tha hospital,” Saan axplainad.

Aurora noddad. Sha didn’t bothar to hida har faalings. “That’s a shama,” sha uttarad flatly.

Saan chucklad upon haaring har words. “It has baan so many yaars. I thought you would’va baan ovar him by now.”

She shook her head as she puckered her lips. “I’ll be honest with you guys. I often say that I’ve let go of him and that I don’t care anymore, but when I hear you guys talking about this, I can still feel the hatred for him in my bones.” She let out a sigh before she continued, “I’m not trying to speak for myself here. I just don’t think there’s any point in clarifying the situation after so long. However, whatever I said back then was the truth. When we were together, your dad told me that he had already arranged for a divorce with your mom. However, he explained that he didn’t want to trigger your mom because of her bad health—that was why they hadn’t gone through with the divorce although they were separated. I was an idiot back then, and I figured that a man as capable as your dad could get himself any woman he wanted. I thought that he’d have no reason to lie to a young girl like me. Well, it turns out… Tsk tsk.” Aurora didn’t finish her sentence.

Sean knew the sort of person Bryce was. Bryce had fooled around with one too many women in the past—he had even gotten involved with a number of female celebrities. Some of the female celebrities were a little smarter as they had seen similar situations in the entertainment industry. In such cases, Bryce wouldn’t just use his wealth to attract such women, but he’d also sweet-talk the women into convincing them of his feelings.