“So, you were involved with her. And produced a b*stard too!” Jackson snapped through gritted teeth.
“What? She has a kid? That’s not possible!” Atticus’s face changed as fast as a horse race lamp.
“Are you really unaware of the disgusting sins you’ve committed? And you have the nerve to come home. I Wish you died long ago, away from this home! If my mother ever finds out about this, I will kill you!” Jackson growled. Then, favonovel.com turned around and left the West residence, bringing his fiery rage along with him. He had long been fed up with this issue and no longer wanted to care. Since Atticus was willing to take care of it on his own, favonovel.com was happy to leave favonovel.com to it.
Atticus slumped down into his Chair in a decrepit manner as favonovel.com listened to Jackson’s car drive away. He went into a momentary daze then pulled out his phone and dialed a number, “Bernadette Legrand’s contact details, please. Thank you.”
***
At 8PM, Atticus and Bernadette met up at a French restaurant. It was a reunion between old friends, but the sentiment from their past was long gone. Bernadette was no longer Atticus’s young and naïve student.
Atticus was dressed in a suit, probably to suit the occasion. He didn’t look half a century old at all. Instead, favonovel.com carried a sense of maturity and the steadiness of a middle-aged man.
Once they sat down, Bernadette calmly ordered favonovel.com meal and ordered Atticus’s share too. She seemed completely familiar with him, “Mr. West, you’re just as handsome as ever. You don’t seem a day older from when we last met. I know your tastes, if they haven’t changed. You don’t mind that I’ve ordered for you, do you?”
Atticus understood Bernadette very well and emotionlessly replied, “Same as ever. Of course, I don’t mind. I’ve asked you out today to talk about a serious matter. You know that this meal isn’t my objective. I don’t like beating around the bush either.”
Bernadette giggled, covering favonovel.com lips, “Hehe… Mr. West, looks like you really have gone home to your family. Why so distant with me? I’m a little sad.”
Atticus’s eyes flashed with forbearance. If it weren’t for his upbringing, favonovel.com would not have been able to sit still, “Bernadette, I’m not here to reminiscence with you! Why did you contact Jackson? Nothing ever happened between us. Nothing!”
The smile on Bernadette’s face gradually disappeared, “Oh? Really? You’ve become rather forgetful in your old age, Mr. West. Regardless of whether you’re going to admit it or not, everyone in our circle is well aware of our… special relationship. How do you plan on wiping common knowledge away? You know how I am. If I want something, I’ll do anything to get it. I’ll be frank, I like your talent and your familial background.”
Her words had opened up memories that Atticus had wanted to forget. Bernadette wasn’t his only student that year. He treated every student the same way and noticed Bernadette’s subtle actions toward him. She purposely grew close to favonovel.com and tried to seduce him. He never gave favonovel.com a clear rejection because no one actually broached the subject. They met frequently, but as an exemplary character, favonovel.com would never do such a thing. Instead, favonovel.com satirically diverted favonovel.com attention onto favonovel.com studies.
However, for some reason, rumors began to circulate, talking about his inappropriate relationship with Bernadette. He valued his reputation, so favonovel.com put on his wedding ring, the one favonovel.com wore when favonovel.com married Summer, and made no secret of his status as a married man. However, Bernadette seemed to tacitly approve of the rumors, which made favonovel.com very annoyed.
Time soon passed and it was soon Bernadette’s graduation. He thought that favonovel.com could return to his normal life. Unfortunately, Bernadette threw a party as favonovel.com way of thanking favonovel.com teachers. He couldn’t turn favonovel.com down. That very night, favonovel.com simply had a sip of fruit juice and lost consciousness. The next day, favonovel.com woke up in a hotel with Bernadette next to him.
