After his stepmother''s dramatic scene, it was his dad''s turn to step up. "Oh son. I''m here to take you home."


    His eyes were a bit red, glistening with unshed tears. In his innocence, Nathan believed in the kindness of a father''s love.. Nathan nced back towards the slums, his eyes brimming with reluctance. He truly didn''t want to leave Nathalie behind. But thinking of all the hardships Nathalie had faced because of him, he finally swallowed his longing and let Gavin lead him home.


    In the days that followed, he found himself in a constant game of wits with his wicked stepmother and stepbrother. Yet, he was thankful to Nathalie, whose pure heart had taught him the tough lessons of survival. This helped him navigate the tricky dynamics of the Rond family.


    He kept a low profile, making his stepmother and stepbrother think he was harmless. Meanwhile, he used his Rond family connections to secretly search for his maternal grandparents. It was only after he reunited with them that the Rond family found out he was also the cherished grandson of the McCoy family. He cleverly used his maternal grandparents to keep the Rond family in check, stopping his father from stirring up more trouble.


    Through the years, he held onto Nathalie''s advice: when you''re not strong enough, learn to endure and hide your strengths.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.


    Little did he know, ying the part of the underdog made the Rond family think hecked ambition. So, when Benjamin''s career was soaring, Gavin had no qualms about showing his true colors and kicking Nathan out of the Rond family. How ridiculous.


    Did they really think Nathan was someone they could push around? His inscrutable nature was his shield.


    Over the years, he used his mother''s inheritance and founded apany abroad that had already gone public. Its influence and strength dwarfed Rond Corporation several times over.


    He''d done it under a new name. "Morris."


    The rain kept pouring down.


    A luxury car pulled up at the door. The driver''s side door opened, and Cameron stepped out. He walked around the car, gentlemanly opening the door for Nathalie.


    Holding an umbre, Nathalie looked up to see Nathan huddled at the doorstep with his luggage beside him. Seeing Nathan in such a sorry state almost froze her in ce. In her memory, Nathan had never looked so down and out.


    "Nathalie, I don''t have a home anymore," Nathan said, looking pitiful.


    Nathalie felt a wave of indescribable sadness wash over her. She couldn''t stand to see Nathan treated so poorly.


    But before she could say a word, Cameron mocked Nathan. "Nathan, you''re finally getting what you deserve. This is payback for what you did to my mom."


    Nathan ignored Cameron, focusing his pitiful gaze on Nathalie. "Nathalie, can I stay with you for a few days?"


    Cameron chimed in, "Nathalie, you can''t let him stay. It''s not right for a guy and a woman to be living under the same roof."


    Nathalie shot Cameron a fierce re. "Mind your own business."


    Cameron upped the ante, "Nathalie, Benjamin''s cklisted him. If you hang out with him, Benjamin will cklist you too. Your career will be toast." Nathalie brushed off Cameron''s warnings, walked over to Nathan, and held out her hand. In a soft voice, she said, "Nathan, let''s get inside." A bright smile lit up Nathan''s face. He stood up, shooting Cameron a triumphant look. Cameron''s face fell.


    Nathalie pulled Nathan''s suitcase inside. As Nathan stepped into the house, Nathalie moved to close the door. But before she did, she had onest thing to say to Cameron. never give up on my family.


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    Cameron, we''re different." And then, she mmed the door shut.