Chapter 1038

Chapter 1038:

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Stefan's mother came from a cultured family, but was married to Stefan's father against her will. After Stefan was born, she was not favored among the other wives, and Stefan's father naturally abandoned her.

Stefan's mother lived in constant pain until she took her own life with a silk scarf when Stefan was eight years old.

The night before he died, he told Stefan: "My only wish in life was to leave this family, and I will soon fulfill that wish. Don't take it into account. If when you grow up you don't find happiness here, be brave and leave. "I will always support you."

The next day, Stefan realized that his mother's method of "leaving" was through her tragic suicide.

Stefan sat next to his mother's lifeless body, while his father barely spared them a glance. At that moment, he vowed to one day escape the family's clutches.

While Stefan was growing up with his male relatives, he never stood out. That was because he decided to hide his true abilities and dedicate himself to education.

In reality, Stefan was not only a brilliant student, but also astute, skilled at handling international trade and prospering in various fields.

His father, always a bold and determined man, showed little interest in educating Stefan, who had become a mild-mannered scholar. So he hardly cared that Stefan decided to forge his own path.

In his father's opinion, what could Stefan achieve away from Aurora? Just teach and earn a meager salary? Was that enough to support a family? She supposed that as soon as Stefan got into trouble, she would return to Aurora to lean on him.

His father had modest expectations of Stefan, but was curious about his wife and older brother.

The Foster family was quite prominent in Swynborough, and although Landen did not attend the wedding due to poor health, he was eager to discuss expanding the shipping business with Stefan's father.

Partly to honor the Foster family, Stefan's father turned the wedding into a lavish affair, also subtly expressing his interest in his new daughter-in-law. This way, no one in Aurora would dare bother Raegan.

At this moment, Stefan had just washed his hands and sat at the dining room table.

The servant placed the dishes and left in silence, leaving them privacy.

Stefan picked up a vegetable, tasted it, and commented, “Not bad. You might want to try this. "It's good for babies."

Raegan took a bite. It tasted like wax, but she continued eating for the sake of her babies.

Stefan tried each dish first and, if he liked it, he would recommend it to Raegan.

Influenced by him, Raegan ended up eating more than usual.

When he was almost finished, Stefan put down his fork and shared some news. «Mr. Dixon was operated on and there were no complications. Now he is recovering, and it seems that the result could be better than we expected.

Raegan didn't respond. But deep down, he felt like a weight was lifted from his shoulders. Knowing that he was okay confirmed to her that she had made the right decision.

Stefan didn't tell Raegan to stop worrying. Instead, he looked at her and said, “Raegan, the most important thing to you right now is your own well-being. When you are happy, babies feel it too.

Raegan knew it was true. A mother's mood could affect the fetus. However, happiness eluded her. The best part of the day was video chatting with Janey. Days had passed since they had distributed gifts to each house, but he still hadn't heard from his mother.

Erick had returned home late after searching all over Aurora for his mother, without finding any clues.

As time passed, Raegan and Erick began to wonder if the purchase of traditional medicine they had learned about was nothing more than a coincidence.

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