CHAPTER 485: CHAPTER 481: REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THIS MAN (PART 2)

"Because my mother was touched by more than one man."

Sophie Smith’s face had a hint of expression, but now it was completely frozen. Before she could react, he spoke again, with each word like salt on a bleeding wound, intensifying his pain.

"Before I was taken back to Europe by Nathan Land, my mother was nothing more than a bartender in a seedy bar, selling drinks to make a living. Every day, various men would try all sorts of ways to take advantage of her. Later, Nathan Land sent people to bring us back. My mother was beautiful, so he liked to take her to various banquets and business deals, and if..."

He took a deep breath from the bottom of his heart, his large hands clenched into fists, and it seemed like he suppressed it for a long time before he spoke.

"If some man took a fancy to her, he would give her to that man, maybe for one night, maybe for a week..."

"He never saw her as his woman, his wife, just treated her as a bargaining chip."

"..."

"Asher Land, don’t say anymore." Sophie’s voice was trembling. Watching the man who had always been so proud in front of her show such vulnerability and fragility, she felt truly distressed, very distressed.

If she wasn’t mistaken, his eyes were red.

"If I hadn’t been so misguided back then and hadn’t returned here, she wouldn’t have had to live such a life."

"She wouldn’t have wanted to end her own life with a knife."

End her own life with a knife?

Asher Land’s mother was forced to commit suicide?

She could, of course, feel such pain, as her father, her mother, both chose to leave her in such a way, didn’t they?

She walked to his side, embraced his body, and buried her head in his chest.

"Asher Land, the past, let’s not talk about it for now, okay?"

She could see he felt very guilty, very painful.

He hesitated for a moment and finally reached out to hug her.

"I didn’t bring you here today to talk about these things." He adjusted his emotions, and his tone was the same as usual, "If my mother were watching over me from above, would she be pleased to see that I found such a beautiful woman?"

She didn’t answer, just couldn’t help but smile.

...

Asher Land didn’t return to the Land Family’s old house with her. Halfway there, Luke Land called, saying he had something to discuss with him. Asher Land instructed Robert Williams to take Sophie back, and he left first.

When Sophie walked into Asher Land’s residence in the East Garden, she found the once quiet house was now in an uproar.

"Miss Smith, you’re back, oh, let me tell you something." A gracefully dressed woman walked over, seemingly not yet forty years old.

"I’m Amelia Williams. I came today at the master’s request to explain something to you."

Sophie’s gaze swept around the hall, noticing many servants moving things, while Irene Morton stood there with a relaxed demeanor, a slightly contemptuous smile tugging at her lips as she assessed her.

At first, Sophie didn’t know who Amelia Williams was, but later a servant reminded her that she was Nathan Land’s wife, and only then did she realize.

"Madam Williams, I don’t know, what do you want to tell me?" Sophie’s tone was still very respectful.