Chapter 130 Cold by Nature
Nathaniel''s blood pressure shot up like a thermometer plunged into boiling water as he watched Reba cry.
He couldn''t hold back any longer and pped her across the face. "You idiot! What else are you hiding from us?"
The blow sent Reba reeling backward as she clutched her face, sobbing uncontrobly.
If a few ps could earn Alistair''s forgiveness, she''d dly take
more.
Back then, she''d been young and foolish, treating a worthless man like treasure while treating the one who truly deserved her love like dirt. She''d realized it far toote.
"Honey? Honey, what''s wrong? Stop crying! Your father''s having some kind of attack because of you. Call 911 now!"
Cordelia''s panicked screams cut through the air as Reba watched Nathaniel copse to the floor. She hastily wiped away
her tears and fumbled for her phone, her fingers trembling as she dialed 911.
"Honey! Honey, please be okay!"
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The ambnce sirens walled as paramedics rushed Nathaniel
onto a stretcher. His eyes were shut tight, his face flushed an rming shade of red.
Nathaniel had literally passed out from rage. But he wasn''t defending Alistair.
What sent him over the edge was realizing just how bold Reba had be, casually manipting other people''s lives. If she''d done this, what other ridiculous stunts had she pulled behind their
backs?
The family could barely handle one Alistair situation. What if other scandals came to light?
When Nathaniel thought about his hard-earned career potentially ruined because of his foolish daughter, his anger overwhelmed him, and he copsed.
Cordelia followed the paramedics in tears as the ambnce drove away with its sirens ring. Reba sat slumped on the floor, one side of her face swollen, lookingpletely shell-shocked.
Daniel, who hadn''t yet found a suitable preschool, wandered over without a care
in the world. "Mom, is Grandpa going to die?" he asked.
When Reba didn''t respond, her eyes vacant and focused,
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he tugged at her hair and repeated, "Mom, is Grandpa really going
to die?"
He pulled too hard, yanking out several strands of Reba''s hair in the process.
Reba finally turned around. She stared at the boy who looked so much like Richard, her mind in a fog.
She used to be so proud that her son resembled his father, always relieved when people could see the clear connection. She had wanted everyone to know this was Richard''s biological son.
Now, looking at that face, Reba felt a strange, inexplicable disgust rising from deep within her.
"Mom, is Grandpa really dying? Say something! Talk to me!" Daniel yanked at her hair again.
Reba kept her eyes fixed on him. "Danny, do you want your grandfather to get better, or do you want him to die?"
Without hesitation, Daniel answered, "I want Grandpa to die. He''s too mean. He''s always yelling at me. I hate him! If he dies, no one will yell at me anymore!"
In reality, Daniel was Nathaniel''s actual grandson, and Nathaniel only scolded him asionally when he misbehaved ometimes
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giving him stern looks and brief reprimands.
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But no one expected 5-year-old Daniel to hold such a grudge, practically wishing death on his grandfather.
Reba stared at her son in shock. His face lookedpletely innocent while he said something so heartless. She felt her blood
turn to ice.
"Danny," she whispered, "he''s your grandfather, your actual grandfather!"
Daniel yanked out a few more strands of her hair,pletely unfazed. "I don''t want him as my grandfather. I wish he would
die."
Eva overheard this from across the room and felt a chill run down her spine. Kids being mischievous at five was normal, but saying such cold, heartless things definitely wasn''t.
Reba tried one more approach. "But sweetie, your grandpa is my dad. If your grandpa dies, then I won''t have a father anymore."
Daniel just opened his little mouth and said, "So what? It''s not a big deal."
Reba stared at her son as he yed with her long hair between his fingers.
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It hit her suddenly that she hadpletely failed at raising this
child. No, that wasn''t quite right. It wasn''t her failure.
He was simply born cold-hearted like his father. He wasn''t a good person, deep down.
Reba had gotten pregnant out of wedlock and be the butt of everyone''s jokes-all for this ungrateful, cold-blooded little
monster.
Rage bubbled up from Reba''s core. She grabbed Daniel and pped him hard across the face.
Blood-curdling screams echoed through the Whitfield Manor.
"Mom, I''ll never pull your hair again! I''m sorry! Please stop hitting me!" Daniel
cried out. He was clearly due for some discipline.
Eva tried to mind her own business at first, quietly backing away.
But something about the situation felt wrong as she listened. The kid''s cries were getting weaker, but the hitting sounds continued.
Something wasn''t right. Eva convinced herself to check what was happening. When she arrived, the scene left her frozen in horror before she rushed forward in panic.
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"Stop! You need to stop, Ms. Whitfield! You''re going to kill him if you don''t stop!"
At two that afternoon, Alistair arrived at the Ster Films building. He noticed an anime store nearby and remembered Eloise liked some character from a show. He figured he''d check if they had any merchandise.
"If you don''t get on your knees and apologize to me right now- and make it convincing-I''m not only giving her role to someone else, I''ll cklist her so she never works in this industry again!"
The hostile voice nearby caught his attention. It sounded strangely familiar.
Alistair stopped in his tracks when he spotted a drunk, bald man making a scene. Great. It''s Brady, the same guy who''d slipped through his fingers
Alistair had never nned to let Brady off the hook, and now that he''d run into him
again, he decided to hang back and see what was happening.
A young couple stood facing Brady, their backs to Alistair so he
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The guy had his hair pulled back in a small ponytail and wore a baggy ck
hoodie with cargo pants, a total artsy type.
Next to him stood a petite girl with straight hair falling loose around her shoulders.
She kept her head down, lookingpletely helpless.
Brady''s face was flushed, his eyes unfocused. He''d clearly
knocked back quite a few drinks.
He was pointing at them aggressively, slurring his words, "I''m
counting to three. One... two..."
"Hold up, Mr. Newman," the artsy guy cut in. He turned to the girl
beside him. "Janice, go home."
Janice Landry''s voice broke as she protested, "I''m not leaving.
I didn''t do anything wrong! He''s the one picking on me for no
reason."
“Janice!” The guy''s tone sharpened. "Just do what I say! I''ll handle this for you. Now go!"
Janice burst into tears. "How are you going to fix this? Don''t think I don''t know
what you''re doing. You''re just sending me away to satisfy his sick demands!
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"I won''t let you do this! So what if he cklists me? I can quit acting if I have to!"
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