Chapter 234: Memories

“Far away, far away, when will you come back? Dear baby, sleep tight…” Catherine began to sing, her clear voice carrying a lullaby. It was the song her grandmother used to sing to her every night when she was scared of the dark and curled up in her arms. She felt that Ivan was someone she liked and valued greatly and wanted to comfort him. So the song came out naturally. Though Catherine was somewhat tone-deaf, her singing fluctuated, not sounding much like a lullaby. But this was a type of song Ivan had never experienced. In Catherine's soft singing, Ivan's thoughts drifted back to his childhood. He wasn’t the only son in the York family. Or rather, the York family didn’t need a son or daughter, but a highly exceptional heir to elevate the family further. His father was a useless man, abandoned by Ivan's grandfather. But his ambitions were sky-high. Ivan grew up under harsh discipline and frequent beatings. His mother, more like a servant to his father, always maintained a