Chapter 2056

Chapter 2056

"Yeah." he said stiffly.

It was just a short answer, but Isabel felt like it punched into her chest like a hammer.

She took his hand to comfort him. "Sorry, | shouldn't be upset at you."

Roland smiled affectionately. "It's not your fault, | should've said something earlier.”

Isabel did not even know that his father passed away, in a car accident no less.

This explained why he only lived with his mother.

Come to think of it, she knew nothing of his family. She asked him, "Can you tell me about your family?”

Since they were dating, she should try to get to know him better.

His eyes immediately darkened although there was a tint of a smile inside them only seconds ago.

Isabel noticed she had misspoken and quickly retracted the question. "It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it."

Roland fell silent for a while before starting, "| was born in Southboro. My grandfather was decently wealthy and my parents have

always had a very good relationship."

It sounded like a happy childhood from the way he put it. Even after his father passed away, it was unlikely that he would end up

living on the streets with his mother when they first met last year, especially considering how competent he was and the wealth

he must have inherited. Isabel was just wondering about this when Roland addressed her concerns. "The problem is my

grandfather and grandmother don’t get along. My grandfather had a mistress who gave him a son. After my grandmother passed

away, he announced that he would let the illegitimate son he had with his mistress inherit all of his assets.

"Just as you would expect, my father spoke up. In essence, my grandmother was the one who built up the family wealth because

her family was the one who supported my grandfather's business initially. Most of the assets my grandfather planned to pass on

to his illegitimate child were registered under my grandmother's name as well, which caused a lot of conflicts."

This was a standard template of the story of a man who leeched off of a woman all his life, only to turn around and betray her for

the mistress! Isabel was furious when she heard of this, she asked agitatedly, ‘What happened next?"

Roland closed his eyes to concentrate, and his voice suddenly became brittle. "After that, my father passed away in a car

accident. My grandfather's illegitimate son ended up getting engaged to a girl from a very significant family. With the combined

effort of his father, who is my grandfather and his future father-in-law, he managed to lay claim to everything that was supposed

to be mine and chased me and my mother out of Southboro."

Isabel felt a chill rise up her spine.

His father passing away from a car accident seemed a little too convenient. Was it truly an accident?

She wagered that someone as kind and soft-spoken as Martha must have been sheltered growing up and did not know the first

thing about these vicious tactics used in the business world. She must not have any resources to take back what was rightfully

Roland's, especially since her husband as well as Roland's grandmother was no longer around to help them. She had nothing for

her to fight against the grandfather and his illegitimate son.

Even though Roland had always been very competent, he had no leverage to speak of, especially since he had nobody on his

side and was severely outmatched against so many enemies. Enemies who were supposed to be his family.

Isabel's mood was grave.

She moved toward him and hugged him tightly to comfort him. "Roland, it’s all in the past now. | know how capable you are, I'm

sure things will only get better for you and your mother from here on."

Roland looked at her profoundly and muttered uncertainly, "Yeah." "Alright, let's not stew on these terrible things that happened

in the past. The crew is going to Manchester to film next week so we're given two days off this weekend. | have an event | need

to attend this Friday night but after that, my schedule is cleared up for the weekend so we can spend time together."

Roland smiled at last. "Sure."

Friday rolled around in the blink of an eye.

Isabel was ecstatic at the thought of getting to spend time with Roland over the weekend, she gave her all on set that day.

All of her scenes progressed smoothly.

Around evening, the director dismissed her. "Alright Isabel, go home and rest up for the weekend. We'll be leaving for

Manchester next Monday." "Sure!"

She went to get her makeup removed with Carla following her.

While she was removing her makeup, Teresa showed up.

She had already changed out of her costume on set and had her makeup removed already. It seemed like she was finished for

the day as well.