Her saving Grace novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25

But the thing was, I was worrying. For some reason, Carson has become my friend and I couldn’t help but be concerned as to what was bothering him. “Carson as I said before, I don’t mind. You can tell me anything.” I replied, prodding him to speak.

“Just as you can tell me anything.” He said, looking at me intensely. I looked away from him then. I know exactly what he was referring to. He was talking about the bruises that he saw on my neck on Thursday.

He had a point. I was selfish to tell him that he could tell me anything, when I myself was hiding something from him. But it was different. I couldn’t tell him what he needed to know, because I would be in real trouble with my stepfather if I did so. I wouldn’t risk that.

I cleared my throat and spoke. “Carson, I don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t need to tell you anything.”

He looked at me for a very long time. I was starting to get uncomfortable under his intense gaze. Finally, he spoke. “Okay then. If you say so.”

He became quiet again and I sat in front of him waiting. A few seconds had passed before he spoke. “I came because I couldn’t be at my house anymore. I couldn’t sit and listen to my father putting me down once again.”

“What do you mean?” I asked tentatively. I was glad that he was trusting me to tell me what was bothering him. I didn’t want to say anything to turn him off. I was even afraid to breathe, in case he decided to change his mind.

He sighed again, heavily this time, before he finally looked at me. “My father thinks I’m throwing my life away because I won’t do what he wants me to do. He’s also upset because I’m always getting into trouble. He is well known in the business world for owning one of the largest manufacturing firm in the States. It would affect his reputation if anyone knew he had a rebellious son.”

“That is terrible. How can he think that?” I exclaimed questioningly.

He shrugged. “Well, he does and he doesn’t fail to tell me how disappointed he is of me.” He replied, then finally added. “He wants me to take over the family business, but I won’t.”

“Why does he wants you to do that?” I asked.

“He wants his own flesh and blood to be his successor, but I don’t want that. I told him that I wanted to become an engineer.” He replied.

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