Chapter 300

"He has a father," Ian declared. "Mr. Nightingale, I'm well aware that the cripple boy didn't simply appear out of nowhere," said Tim. "But given how he behaves, even if he does have a father, I doubt the father is anything to be proud of—" "I am his father!" Ian interjected sharply. Tim's words stuck in his throat. His eyes widened in shock. As the gravity of his statement sank in, a look of terror flashed across his face. He had just insulted Aaron's father, and Ian had just revealed he was Aaron's father. Tim's legs buckled under him. He weakly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "M-Mr. Nightingale, w-what did you just say? D-Did you say you're the cripple boy's father? A-Are you joking?" "Do I look like I'm joking?" Ian responded with a stern question. Hearing this, Tim collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud. Initially, Mandy had thought Tim was being overly cowardly, but as she heard him repeatedly address Ian as "Mr. Nighting