Chapter 717: What Is Going on Outside?

Nathan looked at her face and probably guessed what she was thinking. So he said with his mouth twitched a bit, “It’s not what you think. It’s my mother. She was seriously ill ten years ago. It was Mr. Conrad who gave me a sum of money so that she could have an operation.” Remembering that he had mentioned his mother several times before, she asked, “How is your mother now?” He replied, “The surgery failed and she passed away.” She was stunned and did not know what to say for a moment. He said with a relaxed smile, “At least she received the operation. Otherwise, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life.” On the way back home, she kept thinking about this matter. Seeing that she was distracted, Clarence asked, "What's wrong?" "Nothing." She paused, and said, "I met Nathan downstairs." He raised his eyebrows slightly. “What did he say to you?” “Just…that he said he would always be by your side and that you might have forgotten something,” she said. He said, “The matte