Chapter 504 He is Pitiful
He looked at him, his eyes were red, and his expression heavy with heartache. "But I'm innocent. What did I do wrong?"
"I was brought into this world alone by you and then cruelly abandoned. Did you ever consider my feelings as a child? Don't make excuses for your irresponsibility."
"Do you know how I grew up?"
Jonah was silent.
Jack had a point. No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, Jack was his biological child.
As a child, Jack was innocent. He couldn't control his birth or understand why he was born.
"I'm sorry."
Suddenly, Jonah bent down to Jack.
His voice was so earnest and sincere. "As a father, I truly owe you an apology. I have never fulfilled any fatherly duties."
Jack sneered, looking at him with cold eyes. "Saying this now, don't you think it's too late?"
"Jonah, I'm no longer that pitiful, love-starved child from back then. I've grown up. I can be strong on my own, so I don't need your apology anymore."
Despite his words, Jack still choked on his discomfort.
He turned his back on Jonah.
Many things that were postponed ended up not being needed anymore.
"Do you know how I got through my childhood?" After a long silence, Jack suddenly spoke.
"If you want to talk, I'm willing to listen," Jonah's voice trembled slightly.
Jack felt that sometimes family ties were truly magical. Like at this moment, even though he hated Jonah so much, he could still talk to him about those painful past events.
"My grandmother's name is Carolyn Smith. When I was young, she raised me, and I took her last name, becoming Jack Smith. I always thought Carolyn was my mother."
"Before I started school, I was relatively happy. Although I didn't have a father by my side, Carolyn doted on me. But when I became sensible, I realized the shocking truth."
"It's laughable. One day, Patricia came back and said she was my mother, and the person I thought was my mother suddenly became my grandmother. It was terrifying and ironic."
"Do you know? I was like a freak, like a monster. From childhood to adulthood, all the kids laughed at me and mocked me. I didn't have any friends, not even a classmate willing to play with me."
"I grew up day by day in such loneliness, ridicule, and exclusion. Later, I had a girlfriend, but she also despised and used me."
"But at that time, I never resented my father because I always thought he was dead, not that he didn't love me. But later, I found out my father wasn't dead; he just hated me and didn't care about me at all."
"What a ridiculous joke. I had a father, but it was as if I didn't; I had a mother, but I was used as a pawn."
If Jack hadn't said these things, Jonah would never have known about Jack's childhood.
"I'm sorry."
At that moment, Jonah found he couldn't say anything else but this.
Jack just smiled faintly. "I told you I don't need your apology anymore."
With that, Jack strode forward.
Seeing Jack about to leave, Jonah panicked and was scared.
Quickly catching up, Jonah grabbed Jack. "You can resent me."
"I don't even ask for your forgiveness. Whatever compensation you want, I can try to make it happen."
Jack admitted that at this moment, his heart wavered.
However, Jonah's next words sent a chill down his spine, making him feel like he'd just stepped into an icebox.
"Jack, you can do whatever you want to me. I only have one request: convince your grandmother not to give false testimony and to release Jessica."
"Jessica was already frail, and she's pregnant. Jessica can't be treated as a murderer, let alone be framed."
No wonder Jonah came to pick him up.
No wonder Jonah kept saying, "I'm sorry."
In the end, it was all for Jessica and the baby.
Jack turned around, his cold face becoming harsh again.
Jack reached out and wiped away Jonah's hand that was grabbing him.
Jonah didn't want to let go, and he spoke again, unwilling to give up.
"Jack, you once had feelings for her. How can you watch her become a murderer?"
But these words not only had no effect but also further enraged Jack.
He sneered with extreme sarcasm. "What about my mom? She was at least your lover and the mother of your child. Did you ever think about letting her go?"
"That's different. Jessica didn't do anything wrong. She's innocent and wronged; your mother almost killed Danielle. She broke the law. Even if we don't pursue it, the law won't spare her."
"What a grand and righteous reason."
"Do you know, you are simply disgusting."
"Jonah, remember this: you don't deserve my forgiveness."
With that, Jack extended his slender, strong fingers, prying Jonah's fingers open one by one, then removed his hand.
Jonah could only watch Jack leave.
After leaving, Jack first went to the hospital to see Carolyn.
Jack breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that Carolyn was out of danger.
Towards Carolyn, Jack felt both hatred and resentment.
As a wife, Carolyn had an almost insane obsession with her husband.
Back then, even though Carolyn was abandoned by her husband, she desperately gave birth to Patricia and even let Patricia take her husband's last name.
Later, when Patricia grew up a bit, Carolyn used Patricia in various crazy and frightening ways to coerce and pester her husband repeatedly.
In the end, her husband, unable to bear it, swallowed pesticide and drowned himself.
It was at that moment that her husband was truly freed.
As a mother, Carolyn was undoubtedly even more of a failure. She was madly and unconditionally indulgent towards Patricia.
If it weren't for Carolyn's indulgence and blind doting, Patricia wouldn't have developed such an arrogant personality, nor would she have learned to manipulate men at such a young age.
As a child, Patricia witnessed Carolyn using her to win back her father;
As an adult, Patricia followed suit, becoming the very thing she despised yet thrived in. Patricia began to use her son to achieve her goals, just like Carolyn.
And Jack was the most tragic victim.
In the detention room, Jack met Patricia.
Patricia was dressed plainly, with a bare face.
Without the aid of makeup, Patricia looked extremely old and tired.
However, when Patricia saw Jack, her once lifeless eyes reignited with a spark.
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