Chapter 389 If You Still Have a Conscience, Let Nora Go
Mortimer looked genuinely hurt, "Isaac, it really pains me to hear you say that."
"I can take the blame for you, but you can't let me take the blame and then deliberately slander me, ruining my reputation. It makes me very sad."
Isaac's face turned extremely ugly.
He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Mortimer by the neck, and looked at him fiercely.
"Isaac, is that enough? Just let Mortimer go!" Nora suddenly stepped out and angrily scolded.
Isaac paused, turned to look at Nora, but did not release his grip on Mortimer.
Nora walked over with a stern face, pried his hand open, and coldly looked at him, "You've already hurt Magnus and Soren, how much more do you want? Do you want to harm Mortimer too?"
Isaac always thought that she had feelings for Mortimer and believed that Magnus and Soren were Mortimer's children.
So, Isaac wanted to kill Magnus and Soren, including Mortimer, which was understandable.
What Nora hated was that Isaac said he had let go of the past and treated Magnus and Soren as his own children, but secretly harmed them.
Isaac's actions completely destroyed the love she had for him.
Mortimer reached out and touched his neck, coughed a few times, and voiced softly, "Nora, don't blame Isaac. The reason Isaac attacked me is all my fault."
He paused for a moment and continued, "The main reason Magnus got hurt is because of me, it has little to do with Isaac. Don't blame Isaac."
"I understand Isaac's character, so I deliberately provoked him to make him attack me, and then I deliberately let him kick Magnus."
Mortimer lowered his eyes, choked up, and said apologetically, "It was my malicious intent that harmed Magnus. If you want to blame someone, blame me, not Isaac."
"And as for Soren, that was just an accident. You can't blame him either. If you want to point fingers, blame me for insisting on going out with you, which caused you to separate and led to Soren getting hurt."
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, looking very sad.
"Enough, stop defending him and taking the blame for him. If you keep this up, I won't consider you a friend anymore!" Nora replied coldly.
Isaac spoke hoarsely, "Nora."
Nora interrupted him, "I heard your whole conversation just now."
"You did something wrong and tried to shift the blame to Mortimer. How low can you get?"
"I was there when Magnus got hurt. Do you think I'm blind? Do you think forcing Mortimer to take the blame and admit it was his fault would make me believe it?"
"Isaac, don't treat people like they're stupid!"
"If Mortimer wanted to harm Magnus and Soren, why would they like him so much?"
"Kids are pretty straightforward. Sometimes they can tell right from wrong better than adults!"
Isaac's body shook, looking at Nora in disbelief: "So, you think I'm the bad guy? That I intentionally wanted to harm Magnus and Soren?"
"But Magnus and Soren like me too!"
"They like Mortimer, so he's a good person? What about me?"
Nora answered coldly, "Magnus didn't like you for a long time."
"There were signs. I should have been alert back then. I was too stupid, believing your sweet words, which brought disaster to them!"
Isaac's pupils contracted.
He didn't expect Nora to think this way.
Nora, annoyed, uttered firmly, "It's late, please leave and let Soren get some rest."
Soren couldn't hear now, so even if they shouted here, it wouldn't disturb him.
She was just finding an excuse to drive him away.
Isaac looked at Nora, hurt.
But her face was cold and unmoved.
Isaac gave a bitter smile, turned around, and left in defeat.
"Nora..." Mortimer voiced.
"You should leave too. I'll stay with Magnus." Nora interrupted Mortimer and also issued an eviction order to him.
Mortimer agreed, "Okay, then you rest well and don't think too much. I'll come to see you tomorrow."
Nora nodded perfunctorily.
After Mortimer left, Nora walked into Soren's room, gently holding Soren. Her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't sleep at all.
After leaving Soren's yard, Mortimer quickened his pace to catch up with Isaac.
He turned to Isaac, his expression innocent, "Isaac, I admitted in front of Nora that I deliberately framed you and made you kick Magnus."
"Unfortunately, Nora knows the truth. Even if I admitted it, she doesn't believe it. I can't help you take the blame, I'm sorry."
He apologized, but the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
Isaac stopped and punched Mortimer hard.
Mortimer reacted quickly.
Before the punch hit his face, he sidestepped and grabbed Isaac's wrist.
"Isaac, you really need to work on your temper. If you could calm down and not resort to violence, how could you have accidentally hurt Magnus?"
Isaac's eyes were filled with angry blood.
Mortimer asked, "Do you think Nora doesn't know that your anger was directed at me?"
"Do you think she doesn't know that you wanted to hit me?"
"Nora is not stupid, she knows everything."
"But she also knows that if you weren't so impulsive and didn't attack me, no one would have gotten hurt."
Isaac's pupils contracted, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Mortimer shook his head and continued, "In that situation, you shouldn't have acted."
"Even if that kick didn't hit Magnus, he was in my arms. If you kicked me, Magnus could still get hurt."
"But you didn't consider whether Magnus would get hurt. You just wanted to vent your anger. You didn't care about Magnus's safety at all."
"In short, you didn't value Magnus, you didn't take him seriously."
"This is the main reason Nora is disappointed in you. Don't you understand?"
Isaac pressed his lips tightly, his lips turning white.
He didn't devalue Magnus.
He just...
Just...
Isaac realized that no matter what the reason, he couldn't forgive his actions at that time.
He was wrong.
In the end, he was wrong.
Mortimer's gentle voice continued, "You always let your emotions get the best of you. You get impulsive, and when that happens, you lose control and end up hurting the people around you."
"Even if you didn't hurt Magnus this time, you could still hurt him in the future, including Nora, who could also become a victim of your impulsiveness."
"If you have any conscience left, if you really care about Nora, then you need to stop ragging her into this. Don't let her live in an environment where she could be in danger at any time."
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