Chapter 488\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville chuckled. \u201cIt would be a lie to say I never wanted a child of my own. But if it wasn\u2019t a child with your mother, it was never a burning desire for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd my reasons for not being desperate for a child aren\u2019t as noble as she thinks. It\u2019s quite simple, really. If the problem had been with me, I know for a fact that your mother would never have left me. She wouldn\u2019t have betrayed my love, so how could I betray hers?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, Paxton and Vivica already had three children. I didn\u2019t have the pressure of carrying on the Judson family line. Your grandfather wanted us to have a child mainly because he wanted me, as the eldest son, to take over the company. Without an heir, the bulk of the family fortune would eventually go to Paxton\u2019s family, and your grandfather always had higher expectations for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville\u2019s voice grew softer, \u201cYour grandmother died from a sudden postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to Josette. It was so unexpected. One moment she was fine, recovering from childbirth, and the next, she was gone. We all thought she had made it through the hardest part.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He paused, the memory still painful. \u201cWhen your mother had her surgery, I was terrified something would happen to her. So no, I have never once regretted my decision to stay with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, if I had been an only child and my father had pressured me to have an heir, even threatening to disown me, I can\u2019t guarantee I would have been so steadfast in choosing your mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was taken aback by his candor but also deeply impressed. \u201cYou\u2019re remarkably honest, Dad.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s the truth. Sometimes, you can\u2019t just live for yourself. In a way, I was grateful for Paxton and Vivica. Because they had children, the pressure on your mother and me was lessened. I figured if we really wanted a child, we could always adopt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut your grandfather was very particular about bloodlines, so we dropped the idea of adoption. He did consider having us adopt Josette\u2019s second child, but after her first son was born, she was unable to conceive again for some reason.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see\u2026\u201d Larissa murmured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then we met you,\u201d Neville continued. \u201cWhen your mother saw you, her heart broke for you. She couldn\u2019t understand how your biological mother could let her own daughter suffer for twenty years. So when you said you wanted her to be your mother, she was overjoyed. I know that every day since you came into our lives has been a happy one for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad,\u201d Larissa said, \u201ceven if having me makes her happy, I\u2019m sure a part of her still wants a biological child of her own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville fell silent for a moment. \u201cLarissa, what are you trying to say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, I have confidence in my medical skills. If I were to personally oversee Mom\u2019s treatment, I\u2019m fairly certain I could help her successfully conceive.\u201d Larissa paused. \u201cBut there are risks. At her age, a first pregnancy is especially dangerous. In the worst\u2013case scenario, we could lose both of them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville cut her off immediately. \u201cDon\u2019t even consider it. At our age, I have no intention of having another child. Even if your mother wanted to, I would never agree.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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