novelxo Chapter 1924 1 Had A Hard Time Pursuing Her
Albert took the phone and looked at the pictures. The pictures were clear. It showed him and a young woman walking side by side, as he held onto the woman's round belly. The woman carried a child in her arms as he looked from the side.
A few years later, the child grew up, and was about at the age of seven. He and the woman each held the child's hands with a smile, and anyone who saw them would have thought that they were a family of three.
After looking at the pictures, Albert handed the phone back to Jefferson calmly, as if the people in the pictures had nothing to do with him.
Jefferson was so angry that he clenched his first tightly. If the person in front of him wasn't his father, he would have punched him at once. "What do you have to say about it?" Albert said expressionlessly, "Things aren't like what you've seen."
"I've seen it with my own eyes, how can it be fake?" Jefferson gritted his teeth with rage. "Albert Hefner, are you still a man? How do you still have the audacity to deny it?"
"If I'm not a man, where did you think you came from? Did you think some stork brought you to us?" Albert replied.
Jefferson said, "If I had the choice, I'd rather have never existed in this world than to have a father like you."
Although Jefferson's words sounded mean, Albert looked unbothered. He said, "Whether you believe it or not, I've never done anything that would hurt your mother." Jefferson roared, "Albert Hefner, if you want me to believe you, you should prove it to me with your actions, not your words."
Albert asked, "Do you know how your mother and I met?"
Jefferson was at a loss of words.
They had never told him about, and he had never asked about it before so he obviously didn't know.
Albert continued, "Your mother's family was well-known in the capital, and her father, which is your grandfather, was of a high status. You have three uncles, while your mother is the only daughter of the Yard family, and she's way younger than her brothers. Therefore, she had been the treasure of the family ever since she was born, and the whole family cherished her and doted her very much. Ever since she was young, she would get everything she wanted. Whenever she wanted to go play somewhere, someone would plan it all out for her. I've heard that when she was in elementary school, she wasn't allowed to take the public transport or walk to school, and her brothers would fight to piggyback her to school. They loved her, cared for her, and protected her. They wanted to give her the best of the world."
Jefferson knew that his three uncles loved his mother very much. Whenever they returned to the capital during the holidays, his uncles would receive them personally, and they would never leave his mother's side when they were home.
"Later, your mother grew up into a young woman, and went to university. I met your mother there." Albert's eyes were radiant as he talked about the past. He couldn't help but smile as he said, "Your mother had left a deep impression in my mind since the first day I met her at the campus. She was outstanding and attractive, no one could take their eyes off of her."
Albert smiled, and continued, "On the first day of school, her three brothers escorted her to the university as if they were her bodyguards. A young and beautiful woman being escorted to school by three handsome-looking young men was simply a stunning scene. From that day onwards, everyone in University A knew of the name, Britney Yard."
Jefferson had heard his mother talk about how his uncles used to escort her to school before. Every time his mother talked about them, she wouldn't be able to stop laughing. She would say that they still treated her like a child even though she's already an adult.
Albert proceeded, "Whenever I saw her, she had a faint smile on her face, and it was so enchanting that I could never take my eyes off of her. However, her excellence attracted many guys, but before she could reject them, her brothers would frighten them away. Soon, all of them gave up on trying to pursue her as they were afraid of her brothers."
"But your mother was too attractive, and I couldn't help but get charmed by her. I finally gathered the courage to confess my love to your mother one day, and got beaten up by your uncles right after that. They warned me not to get close to her, or they'll get me expelled from University A," he said.
Jefferson could imagine the scene of his three uncles beating his father up, knowing how much they loved his mother. The thought of Albert getting beaten up made Jefferson elated, as there was finally someone who could deal with him.
Albert raised his head and glanced at the bright moon in the sky, "I knew about your grandfather's influence in the capital, and I knew that your uncle's words were true, so I didn't dare to get close to your mother after that. I could only watch her from afar, and try to work harder and become a successful person so that I would be worthy of liking your mother."
"I didn't know what happened after that, but I've never seen your uncles in school ever since. Your mother came to me and told me that she liked me as well, and that she was willing to date me. After we got married, your uncles told me that after they've beaten me up, your mother cried sorrowfully at home. Your uncles were worried about her, so they never dared to find faults with me ever again," he continued. Jefferson interrupted, "My grandfather and uncles left their treasure in your hands, but look at how you've been treating her. Do you not feel guilty?"
Albert carried on as if he didn't hear what Jefferson had said, "Back then, Chatterton Town was an advancing city and it was developing very quickly, but it wasn't known internationally yet. As compared to the capital, Chatterton Town was considered a small city, and I was just a guy from this small city. My father had a high status in Chatterton Town, but it was nothing when compared to the people in the capital. Many of the wealthy families in the capital wanted their sons to marry your mother, but she chose me, someone who came from a small city instead."
"Of course, your mother didn't choose me for nothing, I was outstanding as well. Ever since I entered the campus, I've been studying hard to become the best student in school so that everyone would notice me. Sure enough, I became famous in school, and people started to notice me, including your mother. It was only after that did I dare to confess to your mother, and she told me that she liked me too," Albert ended the story.
He said earnestly, "Jefferson, I've put in so much effort to pursue your mother, what makes you think that I'll do anything that would hurt her? What makes you think I'll fall for another woman? For my entire life, I only wanted to give her the best, and I want her to be happy everyday."
Jefferson gave Albert a glance. Albert's gaze looked sincere, and he didn't look like he was lying. Jefferson said, "You know she's an excellent woman, and you know how difficult it was for you to pursue her, but ask your conscience, what terrible things have you been doing behind her back all these years?"