Thousands of Brilliant Stars: You Deserve the Best!-Chapter 163: Dutiful Father and Filial Son, All Just for Show
Lachlan Wyatt thinking this way fits his character all too well; after all, Lachlan has never cared about familial bonds, only profits.
He probably doesn’t have any attachment to Hugh Wyatt, right?
It’s just...
This is far too shocking; if Hugh Wyatt knew Lachlan was openly and secretly going against him, and got angry enough to kick him out of the house, reclaiming everything of the Wyatt Family, what would happen then? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
By then, President Wyatt, wouldn’t you end up homeless!
Leo Langdon’s mind was a jumble of thoughts, unsure if President Wyatt would come to a terrible end if he had a head-on confrontation with Mr. Wyatt...
However, right now it seemed Lachlan didn’t care about these things at all. He didn’t hide the fact that he had a son. When others asked who the cute little Felix Crawford was, he’d scornfully point to his own face, then question them, "Are you blind?"
The person would be rendered speechless.
The news that President Wyatt had an illegitimate son about five or six years old spread quickly in the circle, and soon the original office members knew Lachlan was currently with Felix Crawford. They were worried someone might target Felix, considering Lachlan and Iris Crawford had numerous enemies, and Jonas Kingsley seemed like he’d been waiting for an opportunity for the past five years. If he were to make a move against Felix...
In the office, Felix, who looked innocent and naive, was humming a song, while Lachlan, beside him, closed his eyes to rest. Felix stealthily opened Lachlan’s computer.
Lachlan’s eyebrows moved slightly, his eyelids opened a sliver.
He saw his son thinking he was asleep, now tapping away at the computer.
The little boy’s face was serious, showing none of its earlier obedient innocence, his eyes full of gravity.
A deep thought crossed Lachlan’s eyes, but he didn’t reveal Felix’s actions until Felix seemed to find something, sighed, and took out a USB drive. He copied the data right in front of Lachlan, then shut down the computer.
Turning his head, he saw Lachlan was watching him.
Felix was surprised for the first time, his hand clutching the data tighter, "You knew?"
"I knew from the start."
"Then why didn’t you stop me?"
"Because you are my son."
Lachlan’s short sentence seemed to break Felix’s defenses, making him tremble.
So all these years, Mom’s assessment of Lachlan was the most accurate.
Felix lowered his head, "Mom, when drunk, talked about you holding me, she said you’re cruel to others, crueler to yourself. You always pretend not to know anything. But in many cases, you knew all along, right?"
Lachlan remained silent, unable to deny, yet evading confirmation.
"Aren’t you afraid I’ll frame you?"
"Not afraid."
"I need all the Wyatt Family’s information and data you have."
Felix tightened his grip on the USB drive, always playing the role of a good kid; sometimes he even fooled himself.
He really is the best kid in the world.
But is that really the case?
After all, he was even planning to harm his biological father.
"This could bring you negative consequences, why aren’t you afraid of me framing you?"
"I can endure it."
Lachlan said four words, watching Felix’s eyes suddenly redden. He added, "I can afford those consequences."
"Since you’re so willing to go all out, why don’t you find my mother?"
Felix heard Lachlan’s words, his eyes sharp and mocking, "If you could bear any cost, then why wasn’t it my mother you married five years ago?"
A child’s words, careless but most hurtful.
Lachlan looked at the child before him, all emotions seemed to calm down at once, all the stirring emotions, all the intense reluctance, now utterly serene.
He was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said,
"As Yara Temple said in ’Dependent Immune Abnormality’: The relationship between people is subtle and cruel. No matter how beautiful the meeting, it is destined to end in separation. If you truly care for the other, you should be adversaries, life or death, leave the worst impression, and spare them heartache after the split. In this view, goodwill towards others is like a malicious trap; everyone lives with traps, that is the punishment from God to man."
That’s how Lachlan perceived it.
Being able to unreservedly hate someone might be a fortunate thing, as there are plenty of people in the world who love what they can’t hate, and in the end, it’s only themselves who suffer.
Felix seemed to understand, yet also not, and finally had to turn his face aside, "Okay, I’ll admit it, actually, I got information about Jonas from my mom, so I want to deal with him, he was the one who harmed my mom back then. Of course, I also want to deal with you, because your indifference made my mom lose her first child."
A child able to speak his malicious intent so frankly, Lachlan couldn’t help but find him sincerely bad.
"Jonas is my father’s third illegitimate son."
Lachlan’s family relationships were complicated, but ironically there was no place for him, whether on his father’s side or his mother’s.
"What are you planning to do with everything of the Wyatt Family?"
"It’s none of your business."
Felix raised a small finger, put it to his lips, making a quirky gesture, then jumped off the chair, "Well, I won’t disturb your work any further; I’ll wait outside till you finish. Do work hard! I want to use your black card to buy a private jet!"
Lachlan was amused and annoyed by Felix’s tone, like he was the boss, "Your father already has a private jet, no need to buy another."
"...Then I want a villa with thousands of square feet."
"Okay, where do you want to live? I have properties both domestic and abroad; if you want to live there, just let Leo Langdon know, and he’ll take you."
".........I want to buy a megamall for luxury items just for personal shopping!"
"Already got that, bought it while avenging your mom."
"You’re making me so mad!"
Felix was provoked by Lachlan, "Aren’t you an illegitimate child? How are you so rich? Is there anything you don’t have?"
This was the first time Lachlan saw his son this frustrated, laughing with his hand on his stomach, "Just one thing. Shame."
"..." Felix stomped out in a huff, grumbling how he could have such a nouveau riche father!
However, Felix hadn’t been out for long when he heard whispers nearby. Curiously, he moved closer to listen, and heard someone say, "Did Mr. Wyatt get some tip-off? He’s here so quickly..."
"Could be..."
The words had barely fallen when Felix felt a strong wind rushing towards him, followed by someone lifting him directly off the ground!
"Is it you?"
A voice full of weariness yet tinged with malice appeared, causing Felix to shiver instinctively. He looked up to find it was Hugh Wyatt clutching him!
