Chapter 236: He Is Not Deserved To Be Called A Friend
"That is to say, there was nothing between you and her three years ago, but she shamelessly slandered you," Janice concluded angrily.
Christopher lowered his eyes. If it weren’t for Janice asking him about it, he would never want to recall what happened that day, for he felt as if it was even more disgusting than eating a fly.
"What about your friend? He has been letting you take the fall for him for three years now. Is he still not going to stand up for you?"
This was what Janice felt most angry about. Although she could understand Christopher’s kindness, she thought his friend was too irresponsible and did not deserve to be called a friend at all.
Christopher did not speak. And he was both sad and disappointed with Joey.
Even if he had voluntarily helped him hide it in the past, he had enough time to clear up the misunderstanding over the past three years. However, he had never done so, allowing others to continue to misunderstand it.
Even from the beginning to the end, he was on Sophie’s side without exception, and he’d long since forgotten that incident.
Janice didn’t continue asking when she saw that his expression was growing uglier. And she just said, "I got it. Don’t worry. No matter what Sophie is doing now or what she did three years ago, I’ll make sure she gets what she deserves."
Hearing this, Christopher, however, was stunned and hurriedly said, "Janice, listen to me. I’ve told you so much because I don’t want to hide anything from you. As for how to solve this, leave it to me."
"But do you know why your father is so protective of her?" asked Janice.
Christopher replied, "What else could it be? It’s nothing more than what happened three years ago."
Janice was stunned when she heard this. It turned out that he didn’t know that Sophie had lied about having his child.
It was no wonder that given Christopher’s personality, he would not be as calm as he was now if he knew.
Janice thought about it and decided not to tell him about it. Since she had chosen to believe him, there was no need to let him know such a disgusting thing.
She paused and said, "I know. It’s based on what happened three years ago, but don’t you think that your father favors her too much? Is she really just an ordinary adopted daughter?"
This question had troubled Janice for a long time. And she had noticed it since the first time she saw them getting along with each other at Allson’s villa.
Everything seemed to be fine until that incident broke out.
From a normal person’s perspective, no matter how much Nathan doted on his adopted daughter, he would never allow her to hurt his own son. Moreover, Christopher had almost lost his life last time because of that incident, which was not a trivial matter that could be forgiven.
Even if Sophie said that she had given birth to Christopher’s child, Nathan would definitely not be so protective of Sophie.
However, Nathan chose to be on her side.
No matter what, it was not natural for any human to act like that.
Christopher was not surprised. He said, "I only know that she is the daughter of my father’s lifesaver, but I don’t know much about anything else."
Janice thought, "As expected, it turns out that there is such a relationship between Sophie’s biological father and Christopher’s father." Janice figured that it would not be that simple about their relationship.
However, if Sophie’s biological father was merely the person who had saved Nathan’s life, Nathan would have long since returned the favor.
And he did not have to do so, so there should be something more about it.
It seemed that she had to ask someone to get to the bottom of it.
Thinking of this, Janice went to Allson’s villa the next day.
Wanda should know about this matter. After all, they had lived together for so many years.
When Janice entered Allson’s villa, Wanda was drawing design drafts in the study.
Seeing Janice walk in, Wanda quickly put down her pen.
...
"Janice? You came at the right time. Come and have a look at the Baptism cross I drew for the baby."
Wanda enthusiastically pulled her over.
Janice stood in front of the easel and looked at the delicate pattern on it. "This is the pattern of a guardian angel, right?"
Wanda nodded and said, "Yes, the meaning of the guardian angel is a symbol of good luck. As for me, I don’t have any wishes. I just hope that after the baby is born, the baby will be happy and have good luck for a lifetime."
Hearing Wanda say that, Janice was touched in her heart, for she did not expect that Wanda had already started preparing for this so early.
"Mom, thank you for thinking so much for my baby."
Janice was a little ashamed. As a mother, she hadn’t thought that far ahead.
Wanda pouted, "This is what I should do as a grandmother."
Janice understood in her heart that there was nothing in this world that people should do for others, but there were only people who had good intentions to do it.
"By the way, is Grandpa feeling better?"
Wanda sighed. "He is an elderly, so his condition is improving slowly. As long as his condition doesn’t deteriorate, it’ll be the best."
Janice thought so as well. After all, Old Mr. Allson was already over eighty years old.
She remembered her purpose of coming here and paused for a moment before saying, "Mom, I’ve come to ask you something."
"Come on, let’s sit down and talk."
Wanda pulled her to the sofa and sat down. She walked aside and made a cup of lavender tea. "You’re pregnant. Drink some lavender tea to help you sleep better."
"Thank you, mom."
Janice reached out to take it and held it in her hand. Hesitating for a while, she opened her mouth to speak.
"Mom, do you know why Dad wanted to adopt Sophie back then?"
The reason was that she knew that Wanda had a bad relationship with Nathan, and they had been separated for more than ten years.
Judging from the time, their separation probably happened shortly after Sophie was adopted, so Janice was not sure whether there was any connection.
As expected, when Wanda heard Janice ask that, the smile on her face froze.
However, it only lasted for a moment. Wanda was such a smart person, so how could she give her daughter-in-law a hard time?
"Why did you ask this?"
Wanda said as she picked up a cup of flower tea and took a sip, concealing the stiff look on her face.
Janice also knew that she was a little abrupt in asking her that, but she didn’t know who else to ask about it except Wanda.
She hesitated for a moment and spoke, "Mom, at this point, I won’t hide it from you anymore..."
Then, she told Wanda what had happened recently, including how Nathan defended Sophie.
However, she did not mention anything about the child.
Wanda’s expression instantly changed when she heard this.
Especially when she heard that her son almost died at the hands of Sophie, she was unable to endure it any longer.
"That is preposterous! I didn’t expect that after so many years, Sophie Valen would still be the same. Not only did she plot against me, but she also schemed against you and Chris. I’m not done with her. Janice, go with me. I don’t believe that I can’t deal with her."
Wanda was a short-tempered person, so she decisively dragged Janice along with her and walked out.
Janice, however, was stunned by her fiery personality. She had originally only wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Unexpectedly, Wanda wanted to settle the score with Sophie in the first place.
She thought, "Fortunately, I didn’t tell her about the child. Otherwise, things would get worse."
...
Thus, she hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Mom, calm down. Right now, Mr. Bateman is firmly on Sophie’s side. Even if we go over, we can do nothing to her. I think the most important thing right now is to find out why Mr. Bateman is so protective of her."
Hearing that, Wanda stopped in her tracks. Janice’s words hit hard on her heart. She recalled how she had parted ways with Nathan back then and how she had to travel far away.
She thought, "Wasn’t that all caused by Nathan defending Sophie?"
Seeing that Wanda had stopped talking, Janice knew that she had hit the nail on the head. She continued, "Mom, that’s why I came to ask you about this matter. I don’t think Mr. Bateman will defend Sophie for no reason. There must be more to this."
"You’re right." Wanda calmed down and said slowly, "It is true that there is an unknown past."
As she spoke, Wanda slowly let go of her hand.
She went to the window, looked at the green trees outside, and was silent for a long time before she spoke.
"Her mother was Nathan’s first love."
Janice was stunned when she heard this. She’d never imagined that there would actually be such a relationship between Sophie and Nathan. At the same time, she felt a little regret for her rash actions, for it had undoubtedly reminded Wanda of her pain.
She felt a little guilty. "I’m sorry, Mom. I didn’t know there was such a relationship..."
"It’s alright. I don’t blame you. It’s actually nothing. It’s been so many years, and I don’t care about it anymore."
Wanda’s voice still sounded calm.
"Not long after I got married to him, I found out that he once had a childhood sweetheart. However, at that time, they had gotten married respectively, so I didn’t take it to heart. It wasn’t until he escaped from the kidnapping eleven years ago that I learned that he had been in contact with his childhood sweetheart behind my back, and the two of them were kidnapped together. It was funny that those kidnappers didn’t take me seriously."
Wanda smiled bitterly as she said.
Who would have thought that in the eyes of the kidnappers, she, the eldest daughter of the Allson family, was inferior to a woman from a humbled family?
"A few days after the kidnapping, he brought Sophie into the house. He said that because her mother saved him and died, he had the obligation to raise her child. At that time, I thought that since her mother risked her life for him, it was no big deal to raise her child. But I didn’t expect that he would invite a wolf into our house.
Sophie was not a child, but a wolf."
Wanda unconsciously clenched her teeth as she spoke.
"Janice, you know what? I never want to think of a child as so vicious, but she is the most vicious child I’ve ever seen."
Wanda’s expression was full of horror, for it was a nightmare that she would never forget in her life.
Janice could not bear to listen. As a woman herself, she knew very well what it was like.
Even if she recalled that her father had been partial to Vanessa, she would be so upset. Moreover, Sophie had no blood relation to Wanda.
Janice stepped forward and reached out to hug Wanda. "Mom, it’s water under the bridge." She comforted her.
Wanda buried her face in Janice’s shoulder as her eyes reddened. She had never mentioned this to anyone for so many years, not even her son or father.
This was the pain of her life.
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