Chapter 388: I Am Willing to Take Responsibility for You
Nora really didn't want Soren to stay with Isaac.
But Soren couldn't hear now, and she didn't know how to reason with Soren, didn't know how to tell Soren that Isaac was a bad person who had put Magnus in a life-or-death situation.
Looking at Soren's pitiful appearance, Nora ultimately couldn't bring herself to forcibly take her away and could only agree to let Isaac stay with her.
Nora let go of her hand and looked at Isaac warningly, "If you dare to hurt Soren again, I swear I won't let you get away with it."
"Even if it costs me my life, I will kill you!"
Isaac agreed, "Okay."
Even if Nora wanted to kill him now, he had no complaints.
Although he didn't intentionally lose Soren or hurt Magnus, the truth is they both ended up seriously injured because of his carelessness. That's a fact he can't deny.
He didn't blame Nora.
Even if Nora wanted to kill him, he had no complaints.
Isaac squatted down, picked up Soren, and took her back to the pile of toys.
Soren was very happy, took out a large puzzle, and eagerly wanted to put it together with Isaac.
She even ran over to pull Nora and Mortimer, asking them to join in.
Seeing Soren's eager look, Nora couldn't bear to disappoint her and could only sit down to play with them.
The puzzle was large and somewhat challenging to put together.
Nora focused on the puzzle and soon forgot about other things.
The four of them spent the whole day working on the puzzle and only managed to complete about half of it.
Soren was very happy and stammered to her, "Mommy, come again tomorrow."
Nora rubbed Soren's head, smiled faintly, and nodded, "Okay, Mommy will come to play with you again tomorrow."
Soren beamed and turned to Isaac, stammering, "Daddy too."
Isaac nodded lightly, "Okay."
Then, she looked at Mortimer with hopeful eyes.
Mortimer chuckled and nodded before Soren could speak, "I'll come to play with you tomorrow too. You should go to bed early tonight."
Although Soren couldn't hear, seeing them all nod, she knew they would all come to accompany her tomorrow, and she smiled happily.
Nora personally took Soren to wash up and then coaxed her to sleep.
Isaac and Mortimer waited for Nora outside in the yard.
Under the dim moonlight, Isaac's face looked extremely gloomy.
Isaac was enveloped in a cold aura, his eyes dark as he looked at Mortimer.
"Mortimer, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"
Mortimer pretended not to understand and asked in confusion, "What do you mean, on purpose? I'm not following you."
Isaac gritted his teeth and added, "When I kicked at you, you deliberately turned with Magnus in your arms so that I'd hit him instead, didn't you?"
Mortimer looked surprised and incredulous, "Isaac, how can you accuse me of that? There's no way I'd intentionally put Magnus in the path of your kick. What kind of person do you think I am?"
"I've watched Magnus grow up since he was born. Even Nora hasn't spent as much time with them as I have."
"My feelings for Magnus and Soren are deeper than anyone else's. I love and care for them more than anyone. How could I deliberately let Magnus get hurt on purpose?"
"Isaac, you really disappoint me. I've always defended you in front of Nora, saying you didn't do it on purpose and asking her not to blame you."
"But now, it feels like you're trying to shift the blame onto me."
"You've changed so much that I don't recognize you anymore."
Mortimer shook his head, his face full of disappointment.
Isaac's expression was stormy, his voice cold, "Cut the hypocritical talk."
"You've practiced martial arts since childhood too; there's no way you didn't sense danger."
"But you deliberately turned with Magnus in your arms, facing him towards the danger. I absolutely don't believe that was unintentional!"
From the beginning, he suspected Mortimer did it on purpose.
No, it wasn't suspicion; it was certainty.
He and Mortimer grew up together.
They also practiced martial arts together since childhood.
Although Mortimer's physical fitness wasn't as good as his, and his combat skills weren't as strong.
Mortimer's ability to sense danger was very strong, even stronger than his.
They often sparred as children.
Mortimer's stamina and combat skills were far behind his, but they often ended in a draw.
This was all due to Mortimer's ability to sense danger.
Sometimes, just as he was about to strike, Mortimer could sense which direction the danger was coming from and dodge it smoothly.
Their teacher often praised Mortimer, saying his ability to sense danger was top-notch. Even though his stamina and combat skills were just good, he could still hold his own against the best.
With such a strong ability to sense danger, how could Mortimer not sense the danger coming?
Moreover, Mortimer's actions at the time were very unreasonable.
Even if he sensed something unusual, he should have just turned to look.
But Mortimer didn't turn his head; he directly turned with Magnus in his arms.
That action clearly went against the body's natural reflexes.
So, it had to have been intentional.
But these were just Isaac's judgments; he had no evidence to prove it, no way to explain these reasons to Nora, so he only kept apologizing to Nora instead of explaining.
Even if he told the truth, Nora wouldn't believe him.
He was certain Mortimer did it on purpose because he understood Mortimer.
But Nora didn't know about their martial arts training as children, didn't know how strong Mortimer's abilities were, only knew that Mortimer was always beaten by him. How could she believe his explanation?
Mortimer sighed and spoke sadly, "Isaac, I understand how you feel."
"You don't want Nora to hate you, so you want to pin the blame on me, hoping she'll direct her anger at me instead."
"As a friend, I'm willing to take the heat for you."
"But first, you have to make Nora believe your story."
"You can tell these things to Nora. If you can convince her to believe you, I won't explain anything. I'll go along with your wishes, take the blame, and let Nora think it was my actions that hurt Magnus, and that you were also a victim."
Isaac was furious, "Mortimer, you're so hypocritical, acting like this but too scared to own up to it, still mocking me here. If I had known you were so despicable, sinister, and vicious, I would never have been friends with you as a child. Being friends with you is the thing I regret and despise most in my life!"
"You said you've watched Magnus grow up, yet you still hurt him. You're not human!"
"You've betrayed Nora's trust in you and crushed Magnus's admiration for you!"
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