I Am the Sweetheart of Mr. CEO-Chapter 384: So Heartless (2)

In the photo, he is dressed casually, sitting in a wheelchair with a cast on his leg, and she is sitting on his lap, hugging his neck, puckering her lips to kiss his face.

That was when Vera Wave was thirteen, and went horseback riding. The horse was startled accidentally, and in order to save her, he broke his leg. This photo was taken when he had just been discharged from the hospital.

Not long after, her parents divorced, and he followed his mother to Australia, henceforth separated by great distance.

This photo is also the last picture taken together before they parted ways.

"Brother Nathan, if your leg doesn’t heal and you can’t find a girlfriend in the future, I’ll marry you and take care of you for life."

Even now, she remembers this scene of her crying and saying these words by the hospital bed.

At that time, she was still young and did not understand what love was, nor could she have known his thoughts.

Unfortunately, time passes mercilessly.

Now, he is still alone, yet she is about to marry another.

Reaching out to take the photo frame, his fingers gently brushed over the girl’s face in the picture, and Nathan Leafcastle’s heart ached once again.

The door was gently pushed open, and Liliana Davis came in carrying a bowl of soup, her smile froze upon seeing Nathan Leafcastle sitting at the table holding the photo frame.

She pursed her lips and coughed lightly.

"Ahem!"

Hearing her voice, Nathan Leafcastle immediately came back to reality, turned the photo frame over and stuffed it into the drawer, then looked up and smiled at her, pretending nothing was wrong.

Seeing his demeanor, Liliana Davis felt even more heartache.

She walked over, placed the soup on the table, then moved to kneel in front of his chair, supporting her son’s knee, "Little Nathan, if you need it, mom can be your confidante."

Nathan Leafcastle shook his head with a smile, "Mom, I’m fine, I’ll get over it in a few days... What kind of soup is this? It smells so good!"

Turning around, he reached for the bowl on the table and began to drink it with large gulps.

Watching him gulp down the soup, Liliana Davis’s heart tightened even more.

She understood her son; this demeanor clearly indicated he was hiding something.

This proposal incident from Vera had an impact on him that was definitely not as simple as he tried to appear.

Turning to leave the room, she saw his assistant Linda coming upstairs with Nathan Leafcastle’s luggage and immediately walked over.

"Call Sally and tell her Nathan is ill."

Linda glanced towards the study room with some concern in her voice, "Will Mr. Leafcastle... be displeased?"

Liliana Davis turned to glance at the door of the study room.

"I must pull him out of Vera’s shadow!"

"Alright."

Linda nodded, holding the luggage as she entered Nathan Leafcastle’s room, and Liliana Davis returned to the study.

By this time, Nathan Leafcastle had already placed the rest of the soup back on the table and was printing a document.

Casually picking up the freshly printed document, Liliana Davis caught sight of the title on it and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

"Deer Island Project? ... Is this a project by your company?"

"No," Nathan Leafcastle stood up, walked to his mother’s side, and took the freshly printed document from the printer, "This is the project that caused Walter Wave’s company to go bankrupt. I obtained this information from Singapore, and I want to find out who is behind this!"

"Little Nathan!" Liliana Davis lowered the document she was holding, "Can you listen to your mother for once... and forget about Vera, please?"

"I just want to uncover the truth; it’s unfair to Vera..."

"Enough!" Liliana Davis reprimanded him sternly, "Everything you’ve done is simply because you don’t want to sever ties with Vera. Little Nathan, how can you still not see things clearly now?!"