Chapter 26

, Chapter 26 , When Hilda turned around, discreetly wiped her tears away. , Witnessing this, Carlisle felt another pang in his heart. He clenched his fists. , In his heart, he vowed that his parents would be proud of him when his SATs results were released. , At the dining table, Gordon took out the unfinished wine he had served Gerard! , ime. , “You’re an adult now, and you’ve your SATS. Have a drink with your old man!” , “There’s beer in the fridge, so just drink beer. Why are you drinking wine?” Hilda glared at Gordon with annoyance. Then, she walked to the fridge grabbed a bottle beer. , The father and son drank together, chatting intermittently. , Gordon didn’t mention a word about Carlisle’s entrance exam. , After a few drinks, Gordon suddenly asked, “Son, if you don’t pass the exam, are you planning to retake it or pursue a skill?” , To Gordon, it was necessary to have a good talk with Carlisle even though this question would hurt his , pride. , Carlisle drank half a glass of beer. He replied confidently, “There’s no Ifs. I’ll pass for sure!” , Gordon stared at Carlisle with slightly reddened eyes. Seeing his son’s confident expression, he , swallowed the rest of his words. , Gordon raised his glass and said heartily, “Let’s not talk about it anymore. Let’s drink,” , “You two, take it easy on the drinks,” Hilda said with her head lowered as she sipped the tomato soup. , After Carlisle finished his beer, he announced, Dad, I’ve plans with Sean to play basketball!* , Gordon waved his hands. “Go ahead. Youngsters should stay active!” , “I might stay over at his place,” Carlisle added. , Gordon asked, “Won’t you be disturbing his family?” , “No. His parents are usually at the store!” With these words, Carlisle left the house. , Hilda sighed softly set her spoon down. “He’s probably going with Sean to surf the internet!” , “The SATs are over, let him be. not a child anymore!” , Gordon munched on some nuts. , Although they had revised with Carlisle all this time, they weren’t strict with him. , In fact, they even pampered him. , Chapte , Before Carlisle, they had another child. , Tragically, that child was taken away just a month after birth. , During that time, their world was veiled in darkness. , In this era of limited information, it was almost impossible to find the who took the child away. , When Carlisle was born two years later, they poured all their love into their son. , Meanwhile, Carlisle rode his bike to an abandoned grain center. , As soon as he locked his bike, someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind. , “Hey, Carl…” , Carlisle turned to see a boy about his . The boy had a cigarette behind his ear. His hair covered almost , half of his face. , It was Kade Zimmer, son. He was expelled in the second year of high school due to fighting. , Later, he was transferred to a vocational school. , In Carlisle’s memory of his previous life, Xavier would impregnate a female classmate the next semester, Thus, he would be expelled from school again. , In the next few years, Kade would hang out with delinquents and neglect his studies. Eventually, he would , receive a six–year prison sentence for multiple robberies and causing injury. , Despite all this, Carlisle harbored no ill feelings toward Kade. In fact, he admired him. , One day, about three years later, Gordon got drunk and got into conflict with someone. , The other party threatened to teach Gordon a lesson with a bunch of gangsters. Kade immediately called a group of his friends to help out. , Fortunately, Gordon became scared vehemently opposed any escalation to violence. , “You ran out of money for the internet again, right?” Carlisle asked as he pocketed his bike keys.. , In his previous life, Kade had shown kindness to Carlisle’s father. , In this life, Carlisle would change Kade’s future and steer him away from prison. , “How’d you guess?” Kade chuckled, scratching his head. , “If you had money, would you be standing outside?” , Kade faked a cough. “Money’s been tight lately. Is Sean coming?” , “No need to wait for him. Let’s go, I’ll treat you to the internet. But next time you get caught, don’t use me as a cover again.” , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.