Chapter 65:
When their eyes met, a moment of surprise flickered across her face before she asked, “What are you staring at?”
“Nothing at all,” Wesley answered nonchalantly, his gaze drifting away.
Continuing her advice, Elena said, “You’ve struggled with stomach issues for years, and cutting back on alcohol might be the key to healing.”
Wesley appeared completely indifferent to his own health.
Her face then tightened into a frown.
A heavy aura of unhappiness clung to him, a feeling that Elena could unmistakably detect.
As the head of the Spencer family, Wesley inspired both awe and fear, leaving her to wonder what could have drained his usual energy.
Favoring subtle observation over intrusive questioning, Elena noted that something was off without pressing for details.
Taking a decisive step, Wesley broke the silence by asking, “What exactly do you want to know?”
“Uh?” Momentarily pausing, Elena then suggested, “Have you ever considered visiting the hospital?”
Caught off guard by her question, Wesley simply shrugged and replied, “These stomach troubles aren’t enough to finish me off.”
In a tone blending professionalism and assertiveness, Elena retorted, “Whoever claims otherwise is mistaken.”
With a serious look, she added, “Severe stomach issues can be deadly, and if you continue like this, you might not have more than five years left.”
“Ha.”
Unexpectedly, a light chuckle escaped Wesley as he processed her words.
Clearly, she was not one to be intimidated by him.
Once he realized that he had laughed, an abrupt tension seized him.
Behind his discomfort lay more than just alcohol-induced woes; earlier that day, he had confronted his estranged father, Lawrence Spencer.
Delving into his family roots, it emerged that his grandfather, Gerald, had two sons—the elder being Lawrence and the younger, Joseph Spencer.
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Despite entering a marriage arranged by his parents, Lawrence embarked on an affair during his wife’s pregnancy.
Tragically, during childbirth, Wesley’s mother suffered a fatal hemorrhage and passed away shortly after his birth.
Shortly thereafter, Lawrence remarried his mistress, who bore him two children. He neglected Wesley and allowed his stepmother to mistreat him.
Unable to endure the injustice, Gerald stepped in and took Wesley under his wing, grooming him as the heir of the family business. Over the ensuing years, meetings between Wesley and Lawrence became increasingly scarce.
Every encounter inevitably erupted into bitter conflict.
Despite his recent unpleasant meeting with Lawrence, Wesley somehow felt less upset.
Noticing that a faint smile still played on his lips, Elena deliberately pressed a bit harder on his stomach.
