Chapter 266 Daniel pleaded for Wilson to come back crying
Daniel's eyes turned red as he tightly held his hands.
For so many years, he really wanted to resist Claire, but he didn't have the courage.
He was the son of a third party, an illegitimate child despised by everyone until Claire successfully married into the Douglas Family.
Before his teenage years, he had to bow his head and live like a rat in the gutter.
Only when Claire married Howard and entered the Douglas Family did he transform from a despised illegitimate child to a legitimate young master of the Douglas Family.
Daniel would never forget how Ethan treated him when he entered the Douglas Family with Claire for the first time.
He stood coldly at the door, looking at him and Claire. There was a chilling murderous intent in his cold eyes.
At that time, Daniel understood that Ethan would never accept him, Claire, or Lisa.
If he didn't want to return to the life of living in a dilapidated rental house, he had to firmly hold onto Howard as a lifeline.
Only by being recognized as Howard's son would he have the qualification to become the heir of the Douglas Family.
Over the years, he worked hard and obeyed. But no matter how hard he tried, he could never surpass Ethan's talent.
He felt jealous and hateful, but he could never surpass Ethan.
"Ethan, have you eaten?"
"Ethan, would you like to try this?"
"Ethan, I made this."
In the past, Daniel tried to please Ethan. He thought that as long as he tried to please Ethan, Ethan wouldn't kick him out of the Douglas family and wouldn't be too harsh on him.
But Ethan's oppressive manner and coldness made it hard for him to breathe.
"Get lost! If you don't want to die, don't bother me." Although Ethan was just a teenager, he emitted an aura of hostility that made people shy away.
Daniel was afraid of Ethan, jealous of Ethan, but he also dreamed of becoming Ethan.
Daniel knew that Ethan was too dazzling. He always seemed to shine brightly, towering above everyone else.
He was like a born aristocrat.
"Ethan, can you teach me?"
"Ethan, why don't you like me?"
"Ethan, can you play with me?"
On the first day of entering the Douglas family, Howard had Ethan take Daniel out to play. His intention was to help Daniel integrate into the second-generation circle of the Silverlight City business district.
Ethan sneered, "If you don't mind him being played to death by me, then let him let him follow me."
Howard was angry, but he had no choice. After all, Ethan's mother had just passed away and Howard felt guilty and uneasy.
"Ethan, can I tag along with you?" Daniel was a few years younger than Ethan, around eleven or twelve. Because he grew up in a rental house with Claire, he suffered from malnutrition. He looked small and weak.
But thirteen or fourteen-year-old Ethan was already 5 feet 4 inches tall. He looked down at Daniel and said word by word, "Do you want to die?"
Ethan's words frightened Daniel, and he even had nightmares.
From that moment on, Daniel knew that Ethan would never like him no matter how hard he tried.
Daniel also knew that his mother was someone else's mistress, someone who destroyed another family.
But she was his mother, and he needed her to survive.
He had to surpass Ethan. Only then could they survive in this family.
"Daniel, you have to outperform Ethan. Whether it's in academics or other aspects, you have to be better than him. Your father will only like you then. Your father liking you is the only way we can stay in this family for a long time." Claire understood very well that if Howard had her as a mistress, he would have other mistresses in the future.
But she was smarter. She gave birth to a pair of twins for Howard.
With the children, she could secure the position of Mrs. Douglas.
She was different from Ethan's mother. She didn't come from a privileged background and needed to rely on a man to survive. She posed no threat to Howard.
So, Howard was willing to marry her and give her the status of Mrs. Douglas.
But what about her future? Claire was doing everything in her power to hold onto this position, which meant constantly pressuring Daniel.
"Daniel, I'm really disappointed in your grades this time."
"Daniel, when will you surpass Ethan?"
"Daniel, look at your grades. You got one question wrong, and Ethan got a perfect score!”"
Claire's comparisons were like a nightmare for Daniel.
It was a nightmare that he couldn't shake off in his life.
Since Daniel could remember, he couldn't make decisions for himself.
He could never choose his own life.
"Whether you like it or not, now that Annabelle has agreed to the engagement, you have to marry her!" Claire said.
Daniel ran out while intoxicated. He stumbled and ran desperately.
He loved Wilson, he admitted that he loved Wilson.
When Daniel and Wilson were together, it was the only time he thought he surpassed Ethan.
Because Wilson, his beloved, was so perfect, so excellent.
Whether she was standing on stage or sitting in a corner, she was so dazzling.
In school, Wilson was the only student who matched Ethan's grades and even surpassed them.
She got into Stanford University with the best scores in Silverlight City.
That was when Daniel was most proud.
He even thought, so what if Ethan was excellent? He wasn't any worse. Because there was someone as excellent as Ethan who liked him and wanted to be with him.
"Wilson, let's be together."
"I want to focus on studying."
"Using love as an excuse for affecting studying is just an excuse."
"Well then."
The day Wilson agreed to be with Daniel, he was excited all night.
The night the exam results came out, Daniel was excited all night again.
He wasn't excited about his own grades, but about Wilson's grades.
"Daniel, I bought you a car." After Daniel got his driver's license, Howard bought him his first car.
"Get in, I'll take you for a ride." Daniel went to pick up Wilson and proudly said.
Wilson happily got in the car and pointed at the passenger seat. "Does your passenger seat belong to me?"
"Yes, it's my girlfriend's spot." Daniel ruffled Wilson's head.
Wilson laughed happily. "I need to buy a sticker and put it on. This is Daniel's girlfriend's spot."
Daniel nodded. "I'll take you to eat something delicious."
There was Oonce, he loved Wilson deeply.