Chapter 305

Shawn nodded as he looked down. Mr. Rogers Sr. did not notice the faint mockery in his eyes and
thought that he did not mind his rough language earlier. Thus he liked this son even more in his heart.

He got Shawn to sit on the sofa beside him as he looked on anxiously in the direction of the main door.

Just as Mr. Rogers Sr. wanted to get up to go to the door, the main door of the manor was opened as the
two men he sent hurriedly walked in.

Mr. Rogers Sr. looked over with some agitation, yet when he saw no one behind them, his entire
expression turned icy.

“Give me a good reason. Why didn’t you two bring Nicole back?” The two bodyguards looked at his
terrifying expression, and even the muscular-looking man’s voice trembled as he spoke.

“We wanted to bring Miss Riddle over, but we ran into Mr. Johnston.”

‘‘Mr. Johnston?’

‘Which Mr. Johnston?’ The bodyguard said cautiously, “The very person you told us that we cannot
afford to offend.”

Mr. Rogers Sr.’s expression immediately changed. He recalled Jared had left with Nicole during his
birthday banquet. He had already started being suspicious about their relationship since then.

He did not expect Jared was still being ambiguous with Nicole.

In fact, after the Johnston family drew a distance away from the Riddle family, the Riddle family had
never announced to the outside world that they had arranged a marriage between two babies.



Even Mr. Riddle Sr. dared not mention this, so that was why when Nicole wanted out of the arrangement,
Jared simply just went along. After all, the two families were too far apart now.

Therefore, very few people in the outside world knew that the two had a marriage arrangement. Mr.
Rogers Sr. squinted his pair of darkened eyes. He slowly made his way to the two bodyguards with a
strange look on his face. The two were so afraid they dared not move and could only let Mr. Rogers Sr.
look at them as if he was picking goods.

After circling around them twice, he stood before them as he suddenly let out a faint smile. Just as the
two breathed a sigh of relief, each of them was met with a slap across the face.

Shawn stood aside with lowered gaze as he watched Mr. Rogers Sr. venting his temper as he took up his
walking stick and hit the two hard at the bend of their knees.

The solid pear wood walking stick was no joke. With just the two hits, the legs of both of them went weak
as they almost fell onto the ground. Mr. Rogers Sr. panted in exhaustion as he cursed at them. “Useless!
The two of you, useless!”

When Shawn saw them still standing there, he frowned a little as he hissed. “Why are the two of you still
standing there?”

When they heard Shawn’s voice, it was as if they were receiving some sort of salvation. They could not
care less about their swollen faces or their weak legs as they quickly scurried out.

Shawn quickly walked to Mr. Rogers Sr.’s side as he gently patted the latter on the back, helping him to
calm down. Mr. Rogers Sr. grabbed Shawn’s hand as he let out a long sigh. His voice was finally filled
with the powerlessness and vicissitudes of an old man.

“Shawn, tell me, why is it so difficult for a person to want to live?” A glint appeared in Shawn’s eyes as he
let out a faint smile and said somewhat impassively,” Dad, you’ll definitely live a long life.”



This was both ambiguous yet sincere at the same time. Mr. Rogers Sr. ignored Shawn’s avoidance of his
question. He knew his body very well.

He had already finished the medicine Nicole had given him, and he actually felt that he was getting
weaker by the day as if something was slicing at his heart. He had already seen many doctors, at home
and abroad, and Nicole may very well be his last hope.

Nicole may very likely hold clues to that mysterious overseas doctor with her. The reason he was so
obsessed with her was that he wanted to get those clues from her.

Yet now, as he looked at his two hands, Mr. Rogers Sr. felt an unprecedented sense of frustration.


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