When Leon Battleson spoke to this point, Charlotte Thompson noticed that his fingertips were actually trembling slightly.
This made Charlotte think of the wounds on his arm.
"Justin Battleson’s mother died and he was brought to Stardust Garden. In the eyes of outsiders, Oliver Battleson almost gave all his love to . But do you know? That’s not the case."
Leon Battleson revealed to Charlotte things she hadn’t investigated, speaking eerily calm words.
"Because he gradually realized what he had really done wrong, but he blad and my mother, and abuse and insults beca commonplace for my mother and ."
When Leon Battleson looked up this ti, the look in his eyes was one Charlotte had never seen.
Those once very beautiful eyes were now like a dried-up well, yet seemingly revealing a vortex that wanted to swallow everything it looked upon.
"On my sixth birthday, Oliver Battleson gave a birthday gift I’ll never be able to forget for the rest of my life."
Charlotte felt her throat dry. She was sowhat reluctant to hear what Leon Battleson would say next.
"He locked my mother and in a secret chamber, and that long whip struck directly on my mother’s body, that usually gentle and kind woman, almost beaten half to death by Oliver Battleson."
Leon Battleson laid his palm open on the table, his knuckles adorned with a sapphire ring that refracted a fine light in the restaurant’s illumination.
He lowered his head and gently rotated the ring, finally catching Charlotte’s attention to a fine crack on the gemstone.
"When I was very young, Oliver Battleson sent alone to Cethuira. Everyone said Oliver favoured his youngest son so much, but who knew, that child was actually pushed into a boundless abyss?"
Leon Battleson’s words sent Charlotte into contemplation.
She had previously thought, since Oliver loved Leon so much, why didn’t he ever hand over the managent of the Battleson Family’s company to him, and after Leon went to Cethuira, there was never any news again.
Charlotte tightened her palm.
Actually, after Justin discovered she secretly investigated the Battleson Family, Charlotte had already stopped, so she naturally wasn’t aware of these things.
So, what about Justin?
Just as Charlotte’s mind was wondering, the next mont, Leon Battleson gave her the answer.
"These things, I’ve never ntioned to anyone. I think... Justin probably doesn’t know,"
Leon Battleson slightly lowered his head, his long hair covering his brows and eyes.
However, the thinking Charlotte naturally didn’t notice the hint of a smile passing through Leon’s eyes.
"Then why tell these things?" Charlotte asked in a steady voice.
She doubted that Leon Battleson told her because he found her particularly suitable for confessions.
Seeing Charlotte’s calm reaction, Leon Battleson’s body leaned back slightly, seeming to find a comfortable position, and then he raised his chin and spoke softly to Charlotte:
"Have I ever told you, you look very much like soone?"
Charlotte tilted her head, but found Leon Battleson’s lips slowly stretching into a smile.
"You look very much like my first love."
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