Tony was stunned as he turned to Ben . “What happened at home?”
“To be precise, nothing happened at home. It’s Daddy’s company,” Ben explained. “Morris Corporation?”
Ben nodded.
“What can happen to Daddy’s company?”
“Gramps didn’t tell me the specifics, but I think someone framed Morris Corporation. Someone is buying its shares as though they are acquiring the company.”
Tony frowned at his explanation. “Does Daddy know about this?”
“I think he does, but I’m not sure. Great-grandpa was forced to step up and take the reins, though.” Tony let out a relieved sigh. “It should be fine with Great-grandpa holding down the fort.”
Ben nodded. “I think so too. However, Great-grandpa should be enjoying his retired life instead of working again at his age. I’ll teach the person who caused this a lesson.”
The corners of Tony ‘s lips quirked. “All right. Let’s go back and teach them a lesson after we’re done here.”
Ben nodded. “Of course!”
Tony glanced at Ben . “Did Gramps say anything else?”
Ben shot Tony a look. “What do you think? You already know the answer.” Tony arched his brow.
“Gramps kept urging us to go home. I don’t know what excuse to give him anymore.” Ben continued, “You take his call the next time.”
“I know this is hard on you. Despite the challenges, you’ve managed to delay it for a few days already.” “Tony Jackson ! You don’t have to beat around the bush. You just have to pick up his call the next
time.” Ben was dead set.
It’s harder to fool Ben now. Pressing his lips into a line, Tony said, “All right, let’s talk about this next time.”
“There’s no talking about this next time. You’ll take it!”
“Okay, I’ll take it.”
Ben cast him one final glance before turning around to leave. “Where are you going?”
“To look for Daddy. I think I should give him a heads-up about the current situation,” Ben explained without looking back.
Tony nodded, then returned his focus to his phone.
Meanwhile, Alpha Kilian was sitting on the recliner in the room with needles stuck all over his head.
Spencer sat beside him and slowly guided him. “You’re passing through a dark tube as you inhale deeply. The tube is a time tunnel. You’ve returned to the time when you were younger. There was a huge fire that day. Why did you suddenly go in search of her? What happened?”
Spencer’s voice was soft and deep. Alpha Kilian ‘s expression was still smooth as he lay on the recliner. In his dreams, Alpha Kilian ‘s subconscious had returned to the time when he was younger.
He was playing with Nelly on a grassy field. His and Nelly ‘s grandfathers were playing chess on the balcony not far away.
The weather was good, and the sun was bright. Everything seemed so perfect. Suddenly, Nelly ‘s watch vibrated.
Nelly glanced at her watch before a surprised look crossed her face.
“Nelly , what’s wrong?” Alpha Kilian asked. They were both smiling, looking pure and innocent.
The young Nelly was already a beauty. She smiled at him, got up, and ran back toward her house without saying anything.
“Where are you going, Nelly ?”
“I have to find my mom and dad,” she said, then ran off without sparing him another glance.
Alpha Kilian was taken aback by her sudden departure. He looked over his shoulder at the two elders. After contemplating briefly, he decided to follow Nelly .
However, when he arrived at Nelly ‘s house, he saw there was a fire. Realization finally dawned upon him when he heard people screaming her name at the gate.
“Nelly !”
Without any hesitation, he rushed into the blazing structure.
Within one of the rooms, he saw the young Nelly kneeling beside two bodies. He raced over to her and yanked her up to leave.
However, Nelly refused to leave, her gaze fixed on the bodies. “Let’s go, Nelly !”
“Nelly !”
Panic started to engulf him as she continued to stay rooted in place. He forcibly pulled her to her feet and carried her on his back.
However, when he reached the front door, the cabinet suddenly toppled, having its hinges incinerated from the raging blaze.
Bang!
Alpha Kilian ‘s eyes snapped open.
His gaze focused on the ceiling as his chest heaved frantically and sweat dotted his forehead. Spencer asked, “How is it? Did you remember something?”
Alpha Kilian turned his head to look at him.
The heartache he felt at that moment was a testament to how important the memories he had forgotten were.
I didn’t know the depth of the feeling I had for Nelly at that age but knew she was important to me.
At that moment, he finally understood why she always remained silent and tough when she was in front of him and realized how absurd he had been.
“Nelly …” Alpha Kilian clenched his fists. He felt a stab of pain in his heart at that instant.