Chapter 56
56 Trauma
“Nathan...”
Suddenly, Ella called out Nathan’s name in a serious voice.
The expression on the boy’s face was equally serious.
Ella’s tone silenced Nathan. He remembered that when Ella hit his ass, Ella also spoke in the same tone as him. The pain and shame he felt at that time made Nathan still afraid to this day.
But remembering that he had Christian beside him, the boy felt much calmer.
Christian released Ella’s body from his embrace and let Ella do as she pleased. He wanted to know what Ella was planning.
If she wanted to find trouble with his son and then ask him for help, Christian could only say that Ella had made a grave mistake.
He sat in his chair, waiting to see what happened.
Ella didn’t feel ashamed anymore. She straightened herself and said, “I think you should pay attention to your words now. As a member of the Adipamungkas Family, the first thing you must remember is to always be polite.”
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She told the truth. If you want to be respected by others, you have to respect other people.
When she was a child, Ella took ethics classes. But after her father got with her stepmother, she no longer attended the class.
Looking back, Ella was quite surprised, realizing how important ethics were.
“I...” Nathan wanted to argue, but Ella interrupted him first. “I know the babysitters and the teachers will tolerate your attitude because they are afraid of your identity and dare not fight you.”
Nathan looked at Ella intently. Even though he didn’t want to admit it, what Ella said was true.
Nathan was young, but that didn’t mean he didn’t understand.
“Do you think it’s good to keep such attitudes?”
Ella wanted to change Nathan’s attitude.
If Nathan didn’t know the ethics in his environment, he would be hated by everyone. Especially since he was a member of the Adipamungkas Family, so he received more attention. All eyes would be on him...
She hoped Nathan could act like his father in the future.
Even though Nathan had a stubborn temper, he still knew what was right and wrong. He also knew that he had been rude to Ella from the first time he met her.
But he couldn’t control it. This attitude has been ingrained in him for a long time, especially when women kept trying to get close to his father.
They were always pretending in front of him. Only Ella was different.
Ella would always tell him the truth, not treating him like a clueless child.
After a while, Nathan finally nodded his head. That small gesture made Ella smile sincerely.
Christian is a little surprised by this new side of this woman, she taught his son an important lesson sincerely.
Actually, Christian also took part and was responsible for making Nathan like this. He was too busy working and rarely could find time to accompany his son so Nathan was lonely.
“If you feel guilty, you have to change your attitude.”
Ella felt happy in her heart. It wasn’t easy for this fat kid to finally admit his mistake.
When Nathan heard this, he wanted to fight back. But when he lifted his head and looked into his father’s face, he finally fell silent again. He could see from Christian’s expression that his father too, didn’t like his attitude.
Nathan felt a little sad, causing tears to well up in his eyes. But he didn’t dare to blink his eyes and dropped his tears. He didn’t want to show his weakness in front of others.
He was still silent, not answering. But Ella waited patiently.
Ella knew that Nathan’s attitude had been formed since he was a child and it was not easy to get rid of it all at once.
Just as she was about to end the conversation, Christian suddenly said, “How are you supposed to call Ella?”
The question not only surprised Nathan, but also Ella.
Ella looked at the man beside her flabbergasted.
Even though the man did this to educate his son, he still gave Ella the illusion that he defended her more than Nathan.
However, those were just Ella’s silly thoughts.
As if he could sense Ella’s feelings, Christian turned and looked at her, then said in a low voice. “I’m just helping you.”
His voice was so low that Nathan couldn’t hear it.
Subconsciously, Ella’s lips twitched. What was Christian’s purpose in telling this to her? After thinking about it for a while, she finally smiled. “Thanks for your help, Christian.”
Christian just gives Ella a deep look and doesn’t say anything.
Nathan is still struggling now.
He was still standing where he was, with his head down and unknowingly toying with his feet. He looked worried, as if thinking about how to do what his father told him to do.
Did he need to say the answer or not?
It was obvious that Nathan was trying to say it. If he didn’t say so, his father would surely be displeased. If he said so, wouldn’t this woman get what she wanted?
The sight of Nathan struggling to pick his choice made Ella finally smile. “I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”
“Is that true?”
Nathan looked at Ella in disbelief.
Shouldn’t this woman be proud and happy that his father defended her? After all, he had been so rude to her from the start.
“Take it easy,” Ella smiled patiently.
In contrast to her usual charm, when she faced Nathan, there was a touch of kindness in Ella’s eyes. It warmed Nathan’s heart.
Never had any of his father’s friends smiled at him like this.
But this woman lied and pretended in front of him, right?
The boy looked confused again.
“You think you are different from those women?” Nathan asked, looking at her expectantly.
After all, Nathan was a child. As smart as he is, his insight is still very limited. There were still many things he didn’t understand.
At first, he also believed that he would have his own mother one day. Once, he followed a beautiful woman who was chasing his father and overheard her conversation with her friend.
She told her friend that she hated Nathan and was only pretending in front of him.
This made Nathan very angry and decided to reject all women who approached his father.
Previously, Nathan’s character was not like this. But after that incident, he didn’t want to open up to anyone nor know how to deal with other people.
The woman who approached his father said that he was not a good son. If he wasn’t Christian’s son, she wouldn’t want to talk to him.
At that time, he also heard the words ‘illegitimate child’, but he did not understand the meaning. After looking it up on the internet, only then did he know what the words meant.
Since that incident, it was ingrained in his mind that all the women who approached his father must be evil!