PopularNovelChapter 214 William visibly stiffened.
A moment later, he turned around, his eyes soft and warm, like sunlight streaming through a window. "Just givethe watch," he said gently.
"Why won't you letmeet the owner of the watch?" Serena pressed.
"That's not what I meant-" "Is it because you're the owner?" she asked.
William's words caught in his throat. He looked at Serena, the gentle expression on his face giving way to a sudden chill in his eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Serena, what are you talking about?" "That watch—it was a keepsake from your parents, wasn't it? Why didn't you ever tellthe truth?" William's gaze sharpened.
A long pause hung between them.
Finally, he spoke, his voice low. "The watch did belong to my parents. But it wasn't mine." Serena frowned in confusion.
"You probably know about my parents' story, don't you?" he said.
Serena nodded.
In Northspire, William's parents were nothing short of legendary.
Back in their youth, the gap between their backgrounds was insurmountable. The Grayson family had refused to allow William's mother to marry into their elite clan, and forced William's father, Garnett Grayson, into an arranged marriage with someone from another powerful family.
When William's mother found out, she left Northspire without hesitation.
Afterward, Garnett took over the Grayson Group and had two sons with his wife- William's half-brothers.
Most people thought Garnett and William's mother were ancient history.
But on his second son's fifth birthday, in front of a room full of guests, Garnett made a stunning announcement: he was divorcing his wife and marrying William's mother.
As the first family of Northspire, the Graysons created a scandal that rocked the entire city.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTheir lavish wedding only fueled the gossip, and soon, their love story becthe stuff of legend-envied by all. Of course, Serena hadn't even been born yet; everything she knew was just stories passed down by others. "Everyone thinks I'm lucky to have parents so deeply in love," William said, his gaze fixed on the wall. Half his face was bathed in sunlight, the other half shrouded in shadow. "But I'm the only one who never envied it." "When I was a child, my parents were always off traveling together, leavingbehind in Northspire. My two brothers didn't like me. Whenever my parents were away, they took every opportunity to make my life miserable.
Later, when I got a little older, my father resigned as CEO of the company, took my mother, and left Northspire for good. He called it 'making it up to her."" William's lips curled into a faint, ironic smile. "I can't deny my father loved my mother. But his world was so small, it only had room for her. My mother's world was just as tiny—so small that it could only fit my father." Serena felt her heart ache.
She'd always assumed that a child growing up surrounded by suchm devoted parents would have a charmed life. She never imagined- "I'm sorry," she said softly. "I didn't mean to bring up painful memories." William turned to her, the shadows gone from his face, replaced by a gentle warmth at the corners of his eyes and mouth. "It's all right."
"But..." Serena hesitated, then pressed on, "You still haven't told me.
i stiff.
Why did you keep it from me?" William shifted his wheelchair. "Because I wanted to help you." Serena's heart skipped a beat. "Why?"
A broad, dazzling smile lit up William's face. The eyes that were burne Salmand kind suddenly burned with a fierce intensity, like a volcano coming alive. "Because..." He drew out the word, his voice a low, electric hum that seemed to sink straight into Serena's heart.
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