Chapter 1215
During that time, in Aldrich's video logs, it looked like he aged ten years overnight, and he was super emotional.
He said, "Mrs. Solomon has taken care of my whole family, I have to protect hers."
He also said, "Aiden is like my own brother. I watched him grow up. He's such a good kid, I have to cure him."
From these videos, Hubert could feel Aldrich's gratitude and affection for Brooke.
It was a bond not of blood, but stronger than blood.
He also remembered what Brooke had said before, "I treated him like my own son. What kind of mother would kill her child over a disagreement?"
On the day Aiden died, Aldrich sat in front of the camera, looking more desperate than ever. He rubbed his face, lowered his head, and after a long time, said, "Aiden is dead. He left so suddenly. I still couldn't save him. What's the point of learning so much and publishing so many papers if I couldn't even save Aiden?"
As he spoke, he gave himself a hard slap.
The next record related to the Solomon Family was four years later.
That was the year Aldrich and Rebecca died in a car accident.
In the footage, Aldrich showed a long-absent anxiety. "I already told her, Aiden's illness is genetic. How dare she give birth to Aiden's child!"
"Today I went to see Brooke. We had a big fight. She firmly believes Darwin is healthy, believes Aiden's illness was her fault, that she was too oppressive to him. She said she wouldn't oppress Darwin, so he wouldn't get sick."
"Today I went to see her again. We had another big fight. She said Darwin is her only hope and warned me not to tell anyone about this, or it would be a betrayal to her. How could I betray her? I just..." He sighed long and tiredly, then silently turned off the video.
Two more months passed.
The video mentioned this matter again.
However, Aldrich didn't seem troubled anymore. He shook a small toy in his hand. "Today, I went to see Brooke again. This time we didn't argue. She took me to see Darwin. What a beautiful child, even more beautiful than Hubert. He seems to be doing very well. Maybe I shouldn't be so fixated on things that haven't happened yet. Instead of being afraid, I should work harder on my research. Even if the past repeats itself, as long as I make progress, as long as I make enough progress, I won't let the tragedy happen again."
He paused for a moment.
Aldrich's expression softened a bit. "Brooke has changed a lot. She has become gentler around Darwin. It seems she has come out of the shadow of Aiden's death."
The last video recorded the day of the accident.
As soon as the video started, Hubert burst into tears.
Aldrich, dressed in a suit, held Rebecca, who was wearing a beautiful dress, in front of the camera. "We're not working today, Hubert has been protesting, so..."
His mother smiled brightly, raised her hand high, and said excitedly, "So no work today, we're going home to surprise Hubert!"
"What surprise?" Aldrich looked at Rebecca with a face full of affection.
"Of course, it's the island trip Hubert has been looking forward to!" Rebecca said.
The screen blurred into a haze.
Only the excited voices of Hubert's parents remained.
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