Chapter 234 Charles' Strategy to Help Martin
Randy clutched Martin's hand tightly and, said,: "Dad, let's go! If she doesn't call you 'dad,' you still have me, and you have a brother. Just pretend you never had this daughter since she feels nothing for you. If you want a daughter, find another woman to have one. I swear, I won't interfere when you look for a stepmother for me anymore. If you can't find someone suitable, I'll find one for you. I'll even go so far as to place a personal ad for you."
He was getting carried away, and the.
The little bit of emotion Martin had begun to feelfelt instantly evaporated at vanished due to Randy's outburst.ridiculous words.
Martin couldidn't take Randy's wordshim seriously, but Fannie was deeply affected by them. The idea thatdid.
Hearing Randy was encouragingencourage Martin to disown her as a daughter and start a new family withto have another child with a different woman leftmade her feeling anxious and speechless. She opened.
Yet she couldn't find the words to express her mouth to respondfeelings.
Her lips parted, wanting to say something, but no wordsnothing came out.
Randy, feeling indignantaggrieved and angry on Martin's behalf, decided to take action. of Martin, forcibly pulled him away:
"Dad, let's go! If she doesn't care about you, so be it. We won't come here anymore, to avoid being upset by her," he said, pulling Martin toward the door.."
As they left, Fannie's emotions surged with a mixWhile saying this, he dragged Martin out of anxietythe room.
Fannie watched them leave, feeling both anxious and anger, tears welling up in angry, her round eyes. were in tears.
Frank, noticing her distress, flicked her forehead gently and asked, .
"What's the matter? Feeling wronged?"
Fannie turned to him, tears streamingrunning down her face, turned to Frank. cheeks.
"Randy wants Dad to disown me? WaahWuu... How could he do this to me? It's clearly their fault, so why are they blaming me?" she sobbed, her
Her small shoulders shaking with each cry.trembled with sobs, the picture of heartbreak.
Frank"Sigh..."
Martin sighed heavily, sitting down beside herby the bed and soothing, gently rubbing her with a gentle head rub. .
"You're not blameless in this situation. If you hadn't denied it at the beginning, how could he have said those things to you? You're not his daughter., Wwhy should he spoil and indulge you?"
"But... but I am his daughter!"
Fannie protested, her emotions torn.was conflicted.
"But he didn't know that! ConsideringI think, considering he accepted you even without knowing you were his daughter, that's already commendable. If it were me, I probably wouldn't even want to give you a second glance."
Fannie blinked back tears, considering his words.her tear-filled eyes at him.
Frank then posed a hypothetical question, rollingrolled his eyes for emphasis.and said: "If your dad married another woman and had another daughter, would you be angry?"
The mereIt was just an example.
But just the thought ignited a fierce anger inof it made Fannie. feel like she was about to explode with anger.
"Of course, I'd be angry. If he really married another woman and had another daughter, I'd never speak to him again for the rest of my life."
Frank shrugged, highlighting the parallel.: "There you go! Your dad thought your mommy found another man and then had you. Do you think he'd be fond of you?"
TAlthough the analogy wasn't perfect, it fitwas a bit imperfect.
It was still the most fitting one for the situation well enough to make .
Fannie pause and consider.fell silent.
She beganseemed to understand her dad, the so-called jerk, just a little better.bit.
Frank, smiling, rubbed her head again., smiling: "If your dad tries to make up with you again, just go along with it. Otherwise, if he really has a daughter with another woman, you'll regret itbe crying too late."
Fannie, still sullen, puffed her cheeks but didn't outright reject Frank's advice. Though , still looking sullen.
Although she didn't agree verbally, her silence suggested she was somewhat receptive to the idea.nod in agreement, she didn't vehemently oppose either.
On the other side, .
Randy was leadinghad been pulling Martin back to his own hospital room. Once
After making sure the door was securely closed behind them, Randy sighed in, he let out a sigh of relief and patted, patting his chest as though he had just escaped a frightening situation.if he'd been scared.
"What's wrong?" Martin inquired, puzzled by Randy's dramatic display.
Grinning widely, Randy looked up at him and proudly asked,, grinning from ear to ear: "Dad, how was my performance just now?"
Martin, taken aback, stammered, was startled: "What?"
The realization that Randy's outburst might have beenperformance was all an act left Martin feeling bewildered. Had he been emotionally swayed?
He was moved for nothing?
Randy, eager to clarify, enthusiastically shared,Randy explained: "Charles taught me!"
"Charles?" Martin echoed, his confusion deepening.was even more confused.
Before Martin could process this revelationWhile he was still puzzled, Charles approached, his tone indifferent as he explained,walked over slowly, saying indifferently: "Fannie is stubborn. and set in her ways. Without giving her a bitdose of tough love, she wouldn't forgive you, even if you brought down the moon for her.", she wouldn't forgive you."
Only then did Martin noticethen realized that Charles was also present in the room, the.
The nurses havinghad been temporarily sent away for the moment..
Randy, nodding in agreement with Charles's assessment, added,Randy nodded vigorously: "Charles said it would be more effective coming from me if I did it than from him. He if he did. Everything I said was taught me everything I said."
Martin felt a pang of disappointment. So, his emotional response had been unwarranted. He wondered, when had he become such a significant figure in Randy's eyes?
by Charles, perceiving ."
"…??"
Martin's letdownheart sank.
So he really had been moved for nothing!
He thought as much. When had he become so important in Randy's eyes?
Charles, sensing his disappointment, quickly interjected, "Thoughreassured him: "Although I instructedtold Randy on what to say, it was all every single thing is based on his own feelings.what he told me. I merely added some flairjust embellished it to make it more persuasive. The admiration he has for you isn't an exaggeration."impactful. Your image in his eyes is certainly not exaggerated."
Looking for confirmation, Martin turned tolooked at Randy and asked,: "Really?"
Randy, hisRandy's cheeks flushing with a shy turned pink, and he nodded in affirmation.shyly.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Martin bentwas so touched he nearly cried, bending down, enveloped Randy in a to hug, him and plantedgiving him a kiss on his soft cheek, moved by the gesture..
"Dad, you're so mushy!" Randy protested, his
Randy's face turning a deeper shade of red.turned even redder.
Despite his complaint, Randy felt a warmth inThough he complained, his heart, touched by his father's affection. was sweetened.
Martin, for his part, had never found Randy so endearingadorable, his love foraffection nearly spilling out of his son almost overflowing.eyes.
Unable to bear their display, Charles sat back on the sofa, arms crossed, legs crossed, looking every bit the little adult, and said, sagely: "Don't go looking for Fannie for the next three days. Keep her hanging."
Martin sat down beside him with Randy in his arms, asking, cautiously: "Won't that make her even angrier?"
Charles shook his head confidently.: "I've lived with her for five years; I know her like the back of my hand. Trust me, don't go looking for her for the next three days. She's not only stubborn but also contrary. Once you stop paying attention to her, she'll come to you on her own. If you don't seek her out for three days, she'll get anxious.
"When you do look for her after that, she definitely won't make things difficult for you anymore. Then you can make up with her over a few days, and she'll forgive you. This is called retreating in order to advance."
Martin's eyes widened in surprise.: "You even know about retreating in order to advance?"
Charles tilted his head proudly.: "Of course! Retreating in order to advance works on all women, regardless of age."
Martin, still worried, asked,: "What if it backfires?"
Charles got angry.: "If you want her to never forgive you, keep going to see her. If you want her forgiveness, then do as I say. I understand her better than anyone."
Martin was chastened like a child.: "I... I'll listen to you."
Charles nodded, satisfied.
Martin was in awe of him and couldn't help asking,: "Why are you helping me? Aren't you mad at me anymore?"
Charles, with a haughty tilt of his chin, pouted.: "I'm not the kind of person who makes a fuss over nothing. These past few days, I can see you're sincerely remorseful and want to make amends. Besides, it's not all your fault; we're all to blame. We shouldn't have kept it a secret from you. Otherwise, that day's incident wouldn't have happened."
He wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
If Fannie had been hurt, he definitely wouldn't have forgiven the jerk dad.
But now that Fannie was fine, he had analyzed the situation calmly.
It wasn't all the jerk dad's fault. They were all to blame. It wasn't fair to make the jerk dad bear all the guilt alone. Every time he saw Fannie making things difficult for the jerk dad, his heart ached. So, he came up with this plan to help him.
They were all to blame.
It wasn't fair to make the jerk dad bear all the guilt alone.
Every time he saw Fannie making things difficult for the jerk dad, his heart ached.
So he came up with this plan to help him.
These words were the warmest Martin had heard these past few days.
He was so moved he wanted to ruffle Charles' hair but was dodged with disdain.
"Don't mess up my hair."
"You little brat…"
Martin rolled his eyes at him, a mix of exasperation and joy.
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