Chapter 443: Abandoning the Living Evidence of His Infidelity
To Calix’s relief, he learned quite a few information about Nicholas Wu from Mr. Guan. The elderly man told him everything as much as the latter could.
At the same time, Calix had to relive the pain of knowing how much his grandfather had changed toward the end of his life.
The initially light-hearted ambiance in the sunroom turned gloomier the longer Mr. Guan spoke. Calix let the elderly man take his time to speak while preparing himself for any heartwrenching possibilities.
Mr. Guan’s low and husky voice echoed in the sunroom, bringing up the memories of the past.
"Your grandfather... he met Fridah Wu one day. Since then, they were in an affair until he discarded her away."
"He didn’t know she carried his child, technically your half-uncle. She suddenly appeared when that child was thirteen."
"Nicholas... he’s indeed your grandfather’s child but, the old master wouldn’t ever accept him. The poor child was the evidence of his infidelity."
"Your grandfather exiled them abroad. They lived in London for a few years until... your grandfather abruptly cut their financial assistance."
"The last I knew, they struggled before moving to Croatia. Since then, they seemed to cease existing."
Calix didn’t know how could his deceased grandfather do such a thing – abandoning a poor child. All because because Nicholas was the living evidence of his infidelity.
It was as though he had never known his grandfather truly.