Chapter 674 My Brain Cannot Catch Up

Simon stopped right away and turned around to look at Mason in bewilderment. “Young Master Yeich?” Mason looked at Simon coldly, so cold that it pierced through Simon’s bones like a chilling wind during winter. “Did I say I want to investigate?” Simon shook his head. “Then why are you making your own assumptions?” ‘Oh, right. Young Master Yeich hasn’t given me his orders, so why am I being so anxious?’ Simon cleared his throat and was still reeling from the shock. “Young Master Yeich, was my analysis right? Young Madam had given you a son? Who looks very much like you? Is that why you’ve been wondering what presents to give to that child?” Mason ignored him but to Simon, it was a silent admission. He sighed but suddenly felt something was not right and began talking to himself. “That’s not right. How can her child look like you? You had not seen Young Madam for five years, and when she married you, she was already pregnant for a month. You didn’t marry her… before that, did you? How can this be…” The more Simon went on, the more he felt that his intelligence was not enough. ‘What is going on? ‘Young Madam gave Young Master Yeich a son? When did that happen?’ The more Simon thought about it, he still could not figure it out. Mason had a sarcastic smile as he listened to Simon. “Yes. I didn’t guess it either. I’ve been lied to by her for so long.” Simon rubbed his head. “Young Master Yeich, why do I feel like… my brain cannot catch up? What is going on?” “Years ago, I asked you to look for a woman but you still haven’t found her, have you?” Simon could not catch up when Mason suddenly changed the topic but he had to answer, “Yup, I still can’t find her. Speaking of which, it’s so weird. She’s just a woman, how can we not find her after I’ve sent so many people to search for her? It’s as if she had… disappeared from the face of this earth that we can’t find her no matter how we tried…” Simon suddenly stopped speaking and looked at Mason. “Young Master Yeich, don’t tell me that the person you had been looking for… is Young Madam?” Simon no longer needed to ask anything further. His eyes widened in disbelief at that revelation. Back then, Mason had asked him to look for that woman. He had used up a lot of energy and resources, searching high and low, but what happened in the end??? That woman was right in front of Mason all the while and they were oblivious to it. They were searching outside but it turned out that she was living with him all the time. “No wonder…” Mason scratched his forehead and began talking to himself again. “So I had been searching high and low but couldn’t find her because… the person you’re looking for was just right in front of you?” They had completely overlooked it, or perhaps, they did not even think of that possibility. Simon suddenly thought of something. “That means… the baby you wanted Young Madam to abort, wouldn’t that mean you nearly…” Simon felt that the atmosphere was off as he spoke. He quickly shut his mouth and dared not finish his sentence. Now that he thought about it, it still gave him chills. If not because Mason suddenly pitied Madeleine and decided to let her keep the child, Mason would have accidentally killed his own flesh and blood back then? That thought sent shivers through his back. “Young Master Yeich, wouldn’t it mean that Young Madam had suffered a lot over these years?” “Suffered?” Mason was taken aback. Simon’s words successfully stunned him. “Yes.” Simon nodded firmly. “If Young Madam knew that she was having your child back then, then her baby wouldn’t be considered a bastard… but when she married you back then, she suffered so much. You would still remember how you treated her back then, do you?” Mason was dumbfounded. After a few moments, he was probably angry from feeling ashamed and said, “Get lost.” Simon, “…” Simon noticed that Mason’s expression did not look good, thus he quietly left the meeting room. Once everyone had left, Mason was alone in the empty meeting room. He leaned on the backrest and closed his eyes. Memories of what happened five years ago came back to him. Madeleine had just married him. Even their marriage certificate was prepared by Old Grand Master Yeich and their wedding was conducted thoughtlessly. Mason knew what that old man was up to that time. He wanted to indirectly let everyone in North City know that Mason was not highly valued by the Yeich family by making him, a disabled back then, marry a daughter from a family on the verge of bankruptcy. Mason knew that although Old Grand Master Yeich accepted him back into the Yeich family, his mother’s death was due to the old man’s doing, thus Old Grand Master Yeich always had a skeleton hidden in his closet and worried that Mason would find out and seek revenge. That was why Old Grand Master Yeich wanted to find him a wife to keep Mason in check and under his control. Unfortunately, Old Grand Master Yeich was interested in Mason’s capabilities. He wanted to use Mason to manage the Yeich Group but at the same time did not want Mason to grow stronger than him. Mason knew all these. That was why when Madeleine married him back then, he felt that she was their spy and he also found out that she was pregnant. That was the biggest joke that ever happened to Mason’s life during that time. All these made him assume that Madeleine was a materialistic woman, thus he did not want her to have an easy life by giving her all sorts of difficulty and humiliation for her to leave on her own accord. Who knew… Mason rubbed the temples of his forehead. His temples were throbbing as he thought about the past. While he felt that he had been lied to, Madeleine had suffered as well? … Madeleine browsed through Luna’s designs and nodded with satisfaction. “Not bad, you’ve improved greatly. Keep up the good work.” Luna was excited to receive Madeleine’s acknowledgment and left the office with her designs happily. When Iris entered, she saw that Madeleine was still busy with work and Madeleine looked as though life was going on as usual which made her worried again. Later, Iris was amazed when she discussed a few issues with Madeleine and Madeleine could analyze them well. “Madeleine, are you sure you’re alright?” Iris could not help from asking. Madeleine looked up. “Why wouldn’t I be alright? I’m working. What is going on inside that brain of yours?” Iris had nothing to say after being told off by Madeleine. If she were to continue with this conversation, it would end up looking as if she was the one slacking on the job. Iris had no choice but to keep her mouth shut. “I’ll get back to work then. This evening… can I pick Lil Millet up from school?” Madeleine was stunned for a moment as she had forgotten that Lil Millet was now Iris’s love advisor. However, these few days… Madeleine thought for a moment and said, “Maybe it’s not convenient for now. Lil Millet is now… with Mason. He’ll probably be the one to pick him up.” “Maybe he won’t?” Iris held on to her last hope. “I’ll go to the school after work and wait there. If Young Master Yeich doesn’t appear, then I’ll pick Lil Millet up.”