In the past two years, they had avoided the topic in order to preserve their relationship.
Although it had hit a nerve for Zayn, he still could not find it in himself to blame Jombo.
What am I supposed to do?
It's not like I can kill Grandpa…
I can only exact my revenge through aloofness.
"I know you resent me." Jombo let out a deep sigh. "However, hating me won't change anything. You can't bring her back. You can only pour all your emotions onto the three children, but don't waste any of it on the Lierger family."
"I know! I know what to do." Zayn finally blurted out.
"Are you sure?" Jombo was obviously not convinced.
Upon that, Zayn silently frowned at him. He seemed to be in silent protest.
"Okay." Jombo sighed helplessly. "You better know what to do. Otherwise, I'll squeeze the life out of the Lierger family if it's the last thing I'll do!" Jombo warned threateningly.
After pausing for a moment, he turned to glare sharply at Zayn. "You know that it's not in my nature to show mercy."
"I know."
Of course, I'm aware. Grandpa started fighting with the Lierger family during his era of power. He forbade dad from fraternizing with Elina and resulted in that tragedy…
There's no way he'll be letting his guard down when it comes to me. He forbids me from making a connection with any of them.
I bet he never expected himself to fail after all the precautions he took.
When Zayn met her in Horington, she did not seem affiliated with the Lierger family at all. Little did he know she was estranged from the family. Eventually, she even gave birth to three of his children.
This must be what they mean by being trapped by fate.
"Leave, " ordered Jombo sternly.
Zayn had intended on persuading Jombo to return to M Nation. However, the words seemed to become stuck in his throat.
He knew Jombo's temperament, and there was no way he would be willing to return after today's incident. His three great-grandchildren were all shaken to the core, after all.
I better give it some time.
Zayn walked out of the study room to see Naya charging in with the doctors. She bowed quickly to Zayn before rushing upstairs to attend to the three children.
Jombo was worried that the children would be traumatized by today's incident. Hence, he told Thompson to ask Naya to come.
Zayn then ascended the stairs and watched the children from the entrance of the study room.
Once Naya and the child psychologists assessed the children's mental well-being, they instructed the children to describe the experience like they were telling a story.
Josh and Venus described the experience like they were talking about the plot of a cartoon they had watched. This method alleviated some of their fear as they vividly brought the incident to life.
Soon, the study room was filled with their laughter.
Hearing that, Zayn smiled and turned to leave.
The Giblos don't get scared so easily.
"Are you leaving, Mr. Giblo?"
Brandy hastily followed Zayn. Since he had been punished to kneel today, he had to stick close to Zayn.
"Lucas is waiting for me." Zayn glanced at his watch. "Let's head to the Prince Hotel first."
"Yes, sir."
In the study room on the second floor, Randy was standing next to the window. With a troubled expression, he watched Zayn's car drive further away.
"What's wrong, Randy?"
Naya had noticed that Josh and Venus had recovered quickly, while Randy seemed distracted. It was like he had put up walls to keep the child psychologists away.
"Nothing." Randy turned and walked out.
"Randy, where are you going?" Josh asked.
"Back to my room."
When Randy returned to his room, he took out a new mechanical dove and set it free outside his window. He maneuvered it to the north villa because he wanted to find out the identity of the person who had come to start trouble.
Why did the eagle have Mommy's ring on its leg?
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