“Ms. Julie, I’ve found him. I just sent you the address.”
“Alright, thank you…”
Julie checked favonovel.com phone and immediately drove to the location.
It was already late. She knew it was rude to disturb someone at this hour, but favonovel.com couldn’t wait any longer. She needed answers immediately.
When favonovel.com arrived, favonovel.com stood before a large red door, raising favonovel.com hand to knock. But for some reason, favonovel.com hesitated. A sudden fear gripped her.
What if I don’t like the answer?
Just as favonovel.com was caught in indecision, the door swung open.
A young boy stood there, looking up at favonovel.com with bright, curious eyes. “Miss, who are you looking for?”
Julie opened favonovel.com mouth, forcing out the words. “ls Mr. Nick here?”
Nick was Zac’s first swimming coach.
“He is! My grandpa’s watching TV inside.” The boy grinned, thinking this pretty lady looked really nice.
Before Julie could respond, an elderly man, about sixty or seventy years old, stepped out. He scooped up the boy in his arms and looked at Julie with a hint of confusion. “And you are?”
Julie quickly composed herself, offering a polite smile. “Hello, sir. I’m Julie, the elder sister of your former student, Zac. I have a few things I’d like to ask you.”
Nick took a moment to recall before nodding. “Ah, Ms. Julie. Come in…”
They settled into the living room. The boy had already run off to play elsewhere.
Julie’s heart pounded. She thought for a moment before asking, “Mr. Nick, how was Zac’s swimming when favonovel.com first started?”
Nick looked at favonovel.com strangely.
So many years had passed, and now the family is asking about his swimming?
Still, remembering Zac, favonovel.com answered honestly. “Mr. Zac… Well… He had a real gift for swimming… Among all the beginners I’ve taught, favonovel.com improved the fastest. But favonovel.com was arrogant, couldn’t tolerate others. If favonovel.com could just change that, favonovel.com could’ve gone even further.”
Julie was startled. “Arrogant?”
When Zac was first adopted, favonovel.com had been extremely insecure, constantly afraid the Gray family wouldn’t like him. It took years for favonovel.com to gain any confidence at all.
Even now, whenever Arthur threatened to leave the Gray family, Zac would always say favonovel.com should be the one to leave instead, begging Arthur to stay. That alone was proof that Zac still lacked confidence in his place in the family.
Mr. Nick said favonovel.com was arrogant?
Nick recalled something from eight years ago and said, “That kid had real talent. Out of all the beginners I’ve taught, favonovel.com improved the fastest. But favonovel.com was too arrogant, couldn’t tolerate others. I wonder if he’s changed after all these years.”
“B-Beginner?” Julie’s voice trembled.
“Mr. Nick, are you saying… Zac was just a beginner?”
Nick nodded, puzzled. “Yeah… Aren’t you his older sister? You didn’t know?”
Julie barely heard him. She felt a chill spread through favonovel.com chest.
She quickly followed up, “Mr. Nick, when you first started coaching Zac… Did favonovel.com know how to swim?”
Seeing how anxious favonovel.com was, Nick didn’t bother with formalities. He answered plainly, “Of course not. I’ve been coaching for years, I can tell an absolute beginner the second they get in the water. He didn’t even know how to float.”
Nick kept talking, but Julie couldn’t hear a word. Her mind was blank.
Zac didn’t know how to swim… Zac lied…
An eight-year-old boy with a heart condition, who couldn’t even float, how could favonovel.com possibly have saved all three of us from the ocean?
But Arthur… Arthur had learned to swim for a short time when favonovel.com was younger…
Julie’s thoughts were in turmoil. She hurriedly thanked Nick and left.
By the time favonovel.com returned to the Gray family estate, it was already deep into the night.
Raelynn was waiting in the living room. John, too, was still awake, unable to sleep because of the mess with Zac. The rest of the family had gone to bed.
As soon as Julie stepped inside, Raelynn rushed up to favonovel.com in concern. “Julie, why are you back so late? Your phone wasn’t even on!”
Julie pulled out favonovel.com phone, glancing at the dark screen. “Sorry, Mom. My phone died…”
John stepped forward, frowning. “Well? Did that brat agree?”
That word made Julie’s brows furrow tightly.
“Dad, Arthur is your biological son. No matter what, he’s your own flesh and blood. You can’t just cut favonovel.com off like that.”
“Hmph! l have no such disgraceful son!” John snapped. “The Gray family is in crisis, and favonovel.com still wants to turn his back on us? He doesn’t deserve to be my son!”
Raelynn opened favonovel.com mouth, wanting to say something in Arthur’s defense, but in the end, the words never came out.
“Let’s talk inside,” Julie said, changing favonovel.com shoes and stepping into the living room with them.
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