After reading this letter, Charlie wade felt immense pain in his heart.
In that instant, he regretted it deeply, regretting that he should not have concealed his identity from Claire Wilson from the beginning, so that one lie required countless lies to cover it up.
Instead of confessing the truth, he kept using lies to hide the facts, just like a program with a huge bug, where the programmer does not fix the bug itself but uses a bunch of other code to avoid the bug and barely keep the program running.
The result is that what could have been a simple and efficient program suddenly accumulates more and more code, becoming increasingly bloated and unstable.
When there is too much unnecessary code in the program, the entire program could crash at any time, a complete collapse from the inside out.
Charlie wade’s mistake was exactly like this situation.
If he had confessed everything before marrying Claire Wilson, she might have thought what he said was absurd, but at least he would have a clear conscience, and he would not have to keep lying afterwards.
At the very least, he should have told Claire Wilson everything the moment Stephen Thompson found him. Even if Claire Wilson did not believe it, he had his bank account balance and Stephen Thompson, the Wade family’s chief steward, as proof. Perhaps Claire Wilson would have found it hard to accept at the time, but since he was honest with her, she probably would not have left him.
Thinking of this, Charlie wade could not help but wash his face with tears.
Then, he murmured to himself, “Stephen Thompson… Steward Stephen…”
As he said this, his whole body suddenly straightened up as if electrocuted, his mind utterly shocked.
A barrage of question marks flooded his mind one after another.
First, how could Claire Wilson know his identity?
Second, even if Claire Wilson knew he was the young master of the Wade family, how could she know that he still bore a deep blood feud?
Third, there must be someone who knew him very well who told Claire Wilson all this. Who was this person? Was it Stephen Thompson?
And also.
Who exactly was secretly pushing Claire Wilson to plan and act on leaving him?
Why did Stephen Thompson, after disappearing for so long, suddenly appear in Australia?
Why did the information about Stephen Thompson being attacked in Australia coincidentally reach him through Claire Wilson?
Why did Claire Wilson leave just as he arrived in Australia?
These questions surged into his consciousness like floodwaters from an opened gate, disturbing his mind while also washing away the doubts in his heart.
The soil covering the core surface was fiercely washed away by this mental flood, immediately revealing the essence.
Charlie wade knew that all this must have been secretly orchestrated by Stephen Thompson.
It must have been him who told Claire Wilson his identity.
It must have been him who told Claire Wilson about his deep blood feud.
It must have been him who persuaded Claire Wilson to leave him so that he could focus on dealing with the Po Qing Society without distractions.
It must have been him who deliberately put himself in danger, intentionally getting robbed by those teenagers in Australia, and having Claire Wilson cooperate to make it seem coincidental for him to see.
It must also have been him who, after he set off for Australia, immediately arranged for Claire Wilson and her parents to leave Aurous Hill, even leave China.
Charlie wade did not understand. He could not help but roar lowly, “Stephen Thompson, Steward Stephen, why? Over these years, I have respected you like a father, and you have loved me like a son. Why did you leave without a word? Leaving without a word is one thing, but why make Claire leave me? Why!”
Through the video, Nanako watched Charlie wade with tears streaming down his face, his eyes bloodshot, looking extremely pained. Her heart ached terribly.
She was already clever, and at this moment, she had guessed the entire sequence of events. Seeing Charlie wade losing control of his emotions, she quickly spoke to comfort him, “Charlie wade-kun, please do not get angry. Steward Stephen did this for your own good!”
“For my own good?” Charlie wade subconsciously questioned, “For my own good, he has to break up me and my wife? What kind of ‘for my own good’ is that?”
Nanako said softly, “But Charlie wade-kun, you are facing a colossal organisation with hundreds of years of history! Calmly analysing it, the Wilson family not only cannot help you but will become your weakness, giving your enemies an opportunity to exploit. Even a family as strong as your maternal grandparents has repeatedly been in danger from enemy attacks. If the enemies learn of the Wilson family’s existence in the future, how can you protect them without fail?”
At this point, Nanako said with some heartache, “Moreover… moreover, Charlie wade-kun, do you not feel that the existence of your family has long seriously affected your cultivation? You rarely have the chance to retreat and cultivate. When there are important matters, you can only find excuses like feng shui every few days. To be honest, at this pace, it will be hard for Charlie wade-kun to gain the ability to contend with the Po Qing Society in a short time…”
Charlie wade was instantly rendered speechless by Nanako’s words.
