I Will Not Overthink
"Charles, forget about it.There won’t be anything between Samuel and me anymore."
Kathleen pulled Charles’ hand.
Furrowing his brows, Charles asked, "What do you mean?"
Kathleen gradually released her grip.
"Perhaps, we shouldn’t have gotten back together from the start."
Feeling sorry for her, Charles asked, "What did Samuel say to you?"
"Nothing.Charles, I have ways to prove my innocence, so you don’t have to worry about me,"
Kathleen assured calmly before she asked, "Didn’t Wyatt come back with you?"
Knowing that Kathleen had changed the topic, Charles knew she did not want to talk about Samuel, so
he replied, "We met and talked for a bit before he left."
"What did he say?" Kathleen was curious.
"He didn’t say much but only asked me if I’m willing to side with him.But you know I don’t want to get
myself involved in the matter between him and his brother."
Apparently, Charles had turned Wyatt down.
"What happened after that?"
"After that, he left without saying anything," answered Charles.
After pondering for a brief moment, Kathleen remarked, "Charles, whether Wilbur or Wyatt becomes
the leader of Blissful Sect in the future, it won’t do us any good."
"You’re right.Unless we take over Blissful Sect, but that would cause more trouble."
Charles’s gaze darkened.
At that point, Kathleen and Samuel only wished to live a peaceful and stable life; a rather ordinary life.
"Charles, besides the two sons, Raymond has a daughter too," came Kathleen’s implicit remark.
Knitting his brows, Charles asked, "Are you going to help Clarissa to snatch over the role as the sect
leader?"
Kathleen nodded.
"Both Wilbur and Wyatt will be threats to us, but Clarissa is different.If she becomes the sect’s leader,
she won’t come to us to look for trouble."
"Is she willing to become the leader, though? When her mom sent her to Blissful Sect, she said she
wished Clarissa could live a peaceful life without worries."
Charles’ frown deepened.
"We can ask for her thoughts then.Let’s not force her.If she is unwilling to do so, I’ll stop bringing this
matter up," Kathleen suggested.
Charles thought about it and replied, "Okay.I’ll talk to her."
"All right." Kathleen nodded.
"I’ll go back now."
Charles then turned around and left.
Charles came out of Kathleen’s house and drove back to his own place.
As soon as he stepped into his house, Clarissa walked out of the room.
"Charles, have you found Wyatt?" Clarissa asked concernedly.
"Yes.I found him," Charles responded with a nod.
"Did he tell you when he’s going back?" Clarissa was curious.
Without much emotion showing on his face, Charles merely replied, "He doesn’t plan to go back.Also,
Wilbur had married Adina, so he said he had already lost to Wilbur once.As such, he doesn’t want to
lose to him again."
Clarissa was bewildered.
"Who does he want to marry? Does he think of marrying some fairies then?"
"I have no idea.But I can tell he’s growing more anxious, so I’m worried Wyatt might opt for a way that
leaves him no chance to turn back."
"Charles, it’s pointless for you to worry here.The fight between Wilbur and him is inevitable, and this
was why Wilbur insisted on marrying Adina even though he knew her personal life was a huge mess,"
Clarissa explained.
Charles said in a low voice, "If you’re given a chance to choose, who would you side with?"
Clarissa was taken aback.It was the first time Charles had asked her this question in all these years.
"I side with no one," Clarissa replied sternly.
"None of them can manage Blissful Sect well.Besides, Blissful Sect was initially…"
As she spoke, a glint seemed to flash across her eyes.
In a deep voice, Charles questioned, "Do you want to take over Blissful Sect?"
Clarissa knew she could not stop her ambition from growing.
"Yes! I want to! Charles, this is the first time I’m opening up to you.Back then, I was the one who asked
to go to the Watson family.My mom helped Raymond to establish Blissful Sect, so why should I hand it
over to someone else in the end?"
Charles stared at her intently without replying a word.
Clarissa’s eyes were bloodshot.
"My mom is not the mistress! Just because she failed to give birth to a son, Raymond dumped her.No
one would’ve expected him to go to that extent of looking for my mom and doing such a thing to
her.When my mom discovered she was pregnant, she felt like the sky was falling apart.She didn’t want
to give birth to me because I reminded her of all the humiliations and sufferings she had
experienced.Even though she hasn’t been treating me well since I was a child, I don’t resent her for
that.She has given me life, after all."
Looking at how she was crying miserably, Charles reached to pat her on the shoulders.
Clarissa flashed him a pitiful look.
"Can’t you hug me? I will not overthink anyway."
Charles was tongue-tied.He let out a sigh of resignation and took her into his arms.
Clarissa buried herself in his embrace as she wailed.
After so many years, it was the first time Charles saw her crying that sorrowfully.
In fact, it was also the first time Clarissa cried in front of someone.
Since she was young, she had been exceptionally good at suppressing her emotions, so she could
always hold back her tears no matter how much she felt like crying.
However, this time, she could not hold herself back at the mention of her past.
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