Chapter 1728

Baldwin took the ruler and sighed inwardly. He hadn’t hit Niles for more than ten years. He wondered

whether his son could take it. Knowing

Niles was studying to be a doctor, Baldwin went for his butt first. If he injured his hand, Niles might not

be able to hold the tools of his trade steadily enough.

He dragged Niles over and made him bend over a table. When his dad swung the ruler at his butt,

Niles screamed, “Grandpa, Dad, I was wrong. I won’t do it again. Ow!” He was more than twenty years

old. He hadn’t expected his grandpa to punish him like this. Luckily, they weren’t having any guests

over that day. That would be humiliating.

Cecelia wandered in the street after leaving the house. ‘Niles isn’t a child anymore. Being hit like that,

what if he gets depressed? A beating is pretty harsh.‘ She was so worried she even forgot that trying to

help him would only make things worse. She pulled out her phone and called Wesley.

“Wesley, your grandpa is so ticked off. He’s even beating Niles. Help him!”

“Beating him?’ Wesley frowned. When Niles was little, he was very naughty and would cause a Lot of

trouble. Keith would punish him with a spanking, and Niles would run around the house like he was

running from the Grim Reaper. But after he started junior high, Niles always behaved and was never hit

again. But why now? “What’s the matter? Why is

Grandpa so angry?” asked Wesley.

“It’s all about you, Niles and Blair.” Cecelia told him everything, including how Niles had tricked Keith

into buying him an apartment.

Wesley lit a cigarette, listening quietly to his mom.

“Mom, I’ll only call Grandpa to suggest he use the whip instead of the ruler,” he said.

Cecelia was dumbstruck. It dawned on her that her firstborn was even worse than Keith. He had a

moral code, and held everyone to those high standards. He’d probably be even harsher than his

grandfather.

That was when she realized that she turned to the wrong person.

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“Never mind. I never said a word. Stay out of it. Besides, it’s your fault anyway. You set Blair up in

Niles’ apartment. So I made assumptions. He took advantage of that. But if you won’t help him out, I’ll

call

Blair.”

“Why her?” Wesley was confused.

“Your grandpa Likes her. Maybe she can stop him before he beats Niles to a pulp.” Cecelia was Niles’

mom. The thought of him being beaten almost worried her to death. And her heart ached.

‘Grandpa likes Blair too? Do they think she’s a member of this family already?’ Wesley didn’t like that at

all. It was not like things between him and Blair were going well. And then Niles somehow got tangled

up in this. And now even his mom and grandpa…His head started throbbing.

Blair’s phone started ringing. She picked it up, glanced at the caller

ID. She wondered why Cecelia would be calling her. She got her answer quickly.

“Blair, I need your help. I thought you and Niles were an item. And

Niles’ grandpa made the same mistake as I did. Now he found out the truth and is punishing him. Can

you call Niles’ grandpa and ask him to lay off him?” Cecelia prattled on anxiously as soon as she was

put through.

“Me?” Blair was bewildered.

“Yeah. He’ll Listen to you. He Likes you. I’ll text you the number, but you need to hurry up. It’s urgent,”

Cecelia urged.

“But I don’t think he will even remember me.” Blair had only met Keith once, and they barely talked.

She wondered how she could help Niles.

“Don’t worry. He’LL remember you. Keith remembers the name of everyone he’s met. Wesley is like

that too. And, as I said, his grandfather likes you. What could go wrong? I have to go. I’ll text you the

number.”