Chapter 1174: She’s Unworthy of Being a Mother

Lucia rushed forward, grabbing Nelson’s pant leg, shaking her head as tears streamed down her face. “He’s not like you. You had your grandfather’s love, servants to care for you. But Tommy… he’s had it hard since birth. He’s been sick, always on medication. He knows he has an older brother, and every day he tells me he wants to see you. Nelson, he’s your brother.” “If you have grievances, take them out on me. I’ll bear them. Just don’t treat him this way. I beg you.” A mother, so pitiful and humble, pleading for her son. For a moment, Nelson saw a flicker of maternal love in her—but it wasn’t for him. Pain flashed across his face as he looked at her for a long time. “Do you regret it?” Lucia was caught off guard. “What?” “Do you regret abandoning me back then?” Lucia hadn’t forgotten that crying child in the rain all those years ago. But when she thought back to how she felt at the time, there wasn’t a shred of regret. “I was suffocating in the O'Connor family. You