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"I'm sure you've had roommates who lived with you during your college days." Ellie pressed. "I can't believe that your parents would leave in this house all alone. You must have had somebody."

"I did. My father had a friend whom he considered like a brother. He married my aunt Sheng Mei in fact. He usually stays here with me in his own wing, but his wife returned from China. You know love calls. I was getting desperate about the will and we got a bit heated that I was making an impulsive mistake. I don't disagree with him on that. It's just I needed a solution so I found one. You're not bad. You're a delight. But, obviously he does not know so he's holed up somewhere in Jersey." Henry gestured off in the distance. "He said that he will come back to set me right at some point. I have no idea though when that will be."

"I did meet Nadius on that diving trip in China when Deul served both of our families as a diving instructor. He gave me some lemon drops that my brother stole from me and ate without me. I'd like to see him again as he seemed so giving. I'm surprised that he would even say something harsh like that."

"I don't doubt that you will cross paths with him eventually. Wong Manor is always where my aunt and uncle stay when they're home from travels. After my father passed, he made a point to have dinner with me every night, when he's not following my aunt around for her fashion weeks. She's a designer for a big brand. I'm not too close to her since she's always working on her collections. I have others who have tried the same from my family, but you know it was never genuine. They would always order me about and beg for money. Nadius is just right."

"That's good to hear. I imagine that you both are very similar to each other then?"

"I'd like to think so. It would be an honor to have picked up some of his good traits. We aren't related by blood, you know. But, he has a horde of daughters that follow their mother religiously because they all love fashion. Nadius and I are a bit out of the loop so we would do manly things together. I've always been the son he always wanted to have after he found out his wife could have no more children."

"What about your mother? Wasn't she opposed to you spending so much time with someone who wasn't your father? I'm sure mine would have gotten very involved if I was spending time with someone who was not immediate family."

Henry's expression grew grim as was customary Ellie had noticed whenever people brought up his parentage. He didn't look into her eyes as he addressed his answer to the bush behind her. His response felt automatic. "I never had a close relationship with her. She was out of the picture by that point."Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting.