Chapter 2075

Asher lowered his gaze, his fingers twisting the blanket into crumpled folds. His pale face looked even more somber. The room fell into silence for a long time. After what seemed like an eternity, Asher finally spoke. "I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have done this, and I know it's unfair to Callum. What happened yesterday might leave him with lasting trauma and nightmares. But, Dad, I've endured eleven years of suffering because of Nathaniel. The bioweapon was also an unshakeable nightmare for me. I was just… trying to make Callum endure the pain he brought me. I—" As he spoke, his voice grew fainter, his resolve diminished by Elliot's presence. Elliot was stunned. After raising Asher in a pampered environment for eleven years, he realized he had never truly understood his son's thoughts. He had assumed Asher was merely aloof, forgetting that his son was extraordinarily intelligent. By age five, he could solve middle school math problems, and he consistently won awards