Chapter 288

"Back then, the Stewarts were based not in Chilburg, but in Gleamvale. They weren't as prestigious as they are now, either. For as long as I can remember, my father has always been away to tend to his business. My mother raised me alone at home, and we lived a very tough life. "Later on, my mother got pregnant, and my father couldn't come home to look after her. Communication wasn't as efficient back then as it is today, and my parents mostly communicated via letters. "My father's letters only came once a month. My mother would repeatedly read the letter before carefully folding it and placing it under her pillow. Then, she would write a reply to my father. "Life went on as usual, but one day, when I came home from school, I saw my mother sobbing as she sat on a stool. I asked her about it, and she said that something bad had happened to my father. She never slept a wink that night. "The next morning, she said that she was worried, and she wanted to visit my father. I offered to go