Chapter 506

Reynaldo, in order to make himself stronger, returned to the Humphrey family. But during this time, he had always been taking care of his mother and Kimberly in the small town in the countryside. Three years ago, Mikaela’s kidney disease recurred, and Kimberly’s health deteriorated, so Reynaldo brought them back to Freybourne.

So it’s no wonder Johnathan said Kimberly was a country bumpkin; no wonder Johnathan said Kimberly was not ordinary in Reynaldo’s heart. In this way, Kimberly could also be considered half a sister to Reynaldo. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that woman wasn’t so annoying after all.

I looked at Reynaldo and said, “So, your mother is in Freybourne now?”

Reynaldo nodded.

I pursed my lips and said, “Should I go see her?” I didn’t expect my mother-in-law to be in Freybourne. Thinking that I would definitely meet Mikaela in the future, I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. However, faced with my question, Reynaldo remained silent, a hint of complexity faintly visible in his deep eyes.

I looked at him in confusion and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“There’s nothing.” Reynaldo smiled and kissed my forehead, saying, “Let’s not see her for now. I’ll arrange it and take you to meet her.”

“Oh, oh… okay.” I nodded, feeling a little bit disappointed in my heart.

Suddenly remembering Anton’s hateful look that day, I asked in confusion, “Reynaldo, hearing you say this today, your mother didn’t really ruin Anton’s parents’ relationship, so why did Anton say it was because your mother seduced his father, that his parents…”

Reynaldo shook his head and chuckled, saying, “It has always been his fault. His father and my mother just didn’t explain it to him clearly, but it was just to protect him.”

“Protect him?” I became more and more confused. “What do you mean?”

“His mother used to despise his father for being poor, so she ran off with a wealthy merchant. However, not long after, she was abandoned by the merchant. So she came back to find his father, but at that time his father was already with my mother. So his mother harbored resentment, repeatedly causing trouble and even instilling some hateful thoughts in the young children. His mother died of illness, heart disease, and Kimberly also had the same disease. Anton also knew that the disease had long been with his mother, but he believed that it was my mother’s appearance that caused his parents’ relationship to break down, accelerated his mother’s illness, and even led to her death.”

Upon hearing this, I understood in my heart. It was probably that Mikaela and Theodore didn’t want Anton to know how despicable their mother used to be, so they would rather have Anton hate them, and they didn’t want their mother’s image to collapse in his mind.

I lowered my head, with a mixture of feelings in my heart.

“But in this way, Anton hated you and your mother.”

“There’s no way around it, hate if you must,” Reynaldo sighed softly. “After all, it was because of my mother’s appearance that his father got into trouble.” He paused and murmured, “His father was really a very good man.”

When Reynaldo said this, his expression was somewhat melancholic.

I hugged him and said, “Reynaldo, don’t think about the past anymore, let’s move on.”

Reynaldo lowered his gaze and looked at me. He smiled at me and said, “Okay, let’s live well in the future.”

The hand around my waist tightened. He whispered my name in my ear, calling me Esmeralda. His gentle and deep voice, his intimate nickname, made me feel a bit uncomfortable, but my heart was still sweet.