Chapter 269

Nathaniel still refused to speak to Eloise. She sighed. "If you're unwilling to speak to me, I'll just leave."

Nathaniel sneered. "I see. You'd be so indifferent even after your son was in an accident?"

"Didn't I come here to see you?" she snapped.

"Yeah! It must've been difficult to add this to your schedule." He had never been so rude to his mother, but his fury overwhelmed him, and he took it out on her. He felt utterly alone in his despair.

"Nate! How dare you talk to me like that?" Eloise said sternly. "You know exactly how difficult things have been for me all these years, but I've always tried my best to help you. Haven't I always helped you when you needed it? It's true that this time, I'm at fault. However, you have no right to speak to me like that!"

Nathaniel's anger subsided under her reprimand. He turned to look at his mother. Even in her twilight years, with fine lines etched on her face, she remained elegant and graceful, a testament to a happy life since her remarriage.

"Mother, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that," he apologized.

Eloise sighed. "It's all right. I know you're in a bad mood because of your injuries. I saw the news report on your accident. That street wasn't narrow at all, and it was empty. How could you have been hit by a car?"

Nathaniel didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Mother, what's your relationship with Frank?"

"Why do you ask?" Eloise asked, taken aback.

"It's nothing big. I just wanted to know him better since you introduced him to me," Nathaniel explained.

"I met him by chance. I helped him once, and he owed me a favor. I heard he was a well-known perfumer abroad, so I brought him in to help when I heard you were in trouble. Was this because of him?" Eloise immediately saw the connection.

"You're saying you didn't know him well, he wasn't a friend, yet you still introduced him to me?" Nathaniel pressed.

His condescending tone angered Eloise. Her face darkened. "What's the meaning of this? Are you blaming this on me? I introduced him to help you. Was he not useful? Why are you so fixated on whether he's a friend or not? Isn't it enough that he could help?"

"Yeah, he was helpful, all right! He even helped my fiancée with her needs!" Frank, introduced by his mother, had slept with his fiancée. Nathaniel should have prevented their trip to Middle Valley together! The thought of the past few days finally revealed the truth: Frank had been interested in Melanie from the beginning. He'd sensed it and tried to stop Melanie from getting close to him, but she'd ignored his warnings. They'd been together behind his back for a long time. He'd been a fool to fly out to protect her in Middle Valley.

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