My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 580

Chapter 580 I Am Also a Mother

Robert sounded irritable and was rude to his brother, Nathan. On the other hand, Nathan urged him calmly, "Robert, a lady is here to see you."

Robert sounded irritable and was rude to his brother, Nathan. On the other hand, Nathan urged him calmly, "Robert, a lady is here to see you."

As Robert was not wavered, he continued cursing him, "Don't you hear me? Get out! If not, I'll throw you out the window right now!"

"Why are you always so fierce to me?" Nathan's voice sounded distressed and tinged with longing for his brother.

At that moment, it hit me that Nathan still thought of Robert as his brother and respected him, although his mother despised Robert. Nathan wanted to approach his brother and get close to him, but Robert wouldn't let him enter his heart. Moreover, it was natural for Robert to treat his brother that way because his mother was biased.

"Who do you think you are? Get out!"

Then, Nathan walked out of Robert's room and ran into me. When Nathan saw me, he pouted and whined, "He's always scolding me. I don't know what I did wrong."

After hearing that, I smiled and replied, "He's still a child."

"Robert is a few years older than me."

I was speechless by his response. How should I comfort this child? Do I have to console him? Then, I explained, "Your brother indeed has a short fuse, but he's also a good person."

"Mmhm, you're right!"

With that, Nathan left. I stood in the corridor for a long time but couldn't pluck up the courage to meet Robert. Forget it. I'll talk to him later.

Later, I left the detached villa and ran into Robert's mother and Nathan. She frowned and asked his son, "Why does your face look so sour? Did that retard scold you again?"

She called her son, Robert, a retard.

Then, I brought my guards to one side of the garden to observe Nathan's expression. When his mother scolded Robert again, he quickly defended him. "No. Robert didn't scold me but simply asked me not to disturb his sleep. He even praised me."

"What did he compliment you on, Nat?"

The young boy replied with a smile, "He said I grew taller."

Nevertheless, Robert did not say that earlier. Nathan was only trying to put in some good words for Robert. He genuinely respected his older brother without any hint of hypocrisy or pretentiousness. In the Saunders Family, he was considered someone who cared for Robert, and I hoped that he wasn't the only one.

After that, Robert's mother bent over, ruffled Nathan's head, and reminded him gently, "Have I not told you repeatedly not to go to his house? Don't pay any attention to him! Nat, there is a huge gap between you and him. You will be the rightful heir to the family business in the future while he is a sick child. If you get attached to him, you will lose your identity. Do you understand?"

However, he couldn't comprehend it. "He is my brother and also your child. He's older than me, too, so he should be the rightful heir."

It was comforting to know that Nathan was aware of that. Sadly, his mother's words were indeed harsh. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Robert. Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

I sighed and turned to leave when I noticed Robert standing outside the bushes, stunned. Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in my heart. Then, I heard Robert's mother utter, "He's not your brother or my child. He will never be the heir to our family! Remember that, Nat. The Saunders Family will never acknowledge his existence, and I'm sure your dad has explained it to you. Robert is only staying here because he's stubborn and insists on staying here."

How could a mother say such nasty things?! Robert didn't deserve to be treated like that!

Unable to suppress the anger he held back, Robert scoffed, "Hah! You're saying I'm being stubborn by insisting on staying here? You've always been nasty with your words, Mother."

His voice sounded icily distant. In a daze, he strode over to his mother with heavy steps. Robert's voice startled her, and she quickly reached for Nathan's hand to leave.

Closing his eyes, Robert questioned, "Are you always going to avoid any chance we have to talk? You've only said hurtful things to me over the years while everything I've said has sunk into the sea." Then, he sighed and continued, "You never give me any response."

"Robert, Mom didn't mean it—"

"Shut up. Am I talking to you?!" Robert detested Nathan's sincerity toward him.

When his mother heard him scolding Nathan, she immediately raised her voice. "Robert, from the moment you were born, we severed all ties to one another. I no longer need to be responsible for your life, nor do I expect you to be responsible for mine. Regardless of how my life unfolds in the future, it has nothing to do with you and vice versa! My intentions are clear, yet you refuse to leave our house. I know you yearn for a family, but we never welcomed you. This is why it seems you have zero sense of personal dignity."

Robert's mother's words were so harsh that Nathan couldn't help pulling the hem of her shirt, but Robert suddenly snickered, "You're right. I've indeed been embarrassing myself after all these years. Mo… Sarah, I used to believe that your goal in marrying into the Saunders Family was to have a son to keep your status, but you didn't expect to give birth to a sick child. It's not like I wanted to be sick. You were the one who didn't give me a healthy body. Okay, let's not blame you for that. It's all my fault. It's my fault that I wasn't a healthy child, which is why you were shunned by the Saunders for years. The fault lies squarely at my birth... You are right. Nathan and I are not the same. I have always been a dispensable child in your eyes. Yes, I was the one who shamelessly insisted on staying at Saunders Residence. Still, all I wanted was the warmth of a mother. If you had shown me even a fraction of the love you show Nathan, I wouldn't have cared about the pain I've endured in the past. I wouldn't blame you if I died right now, but how about you? Sarah, did you forget that I was also in your womb for nine months?!"

My teers fell subconsciously es I heerd his stetements. I stered et Robert end noticed thet his eyes were elreedy wet, end crystel-cleer teers were felling from the corners of his eyes.

Whet ebout his mother?

His mother, on the contrery, wes es celm es the weves fecing the sed look on her son's fece. Suddenly, I reelized he hed been trying to werm e cold, herdened stone for yeers. I could elso finelly comprehend why he insisted on steying in Felix's Ville. In thet plece, the cere end wermth my mother offered him wes e luxury he could never obtein from his biologicel mother. On the other hend, his younger brother wes used to it!

"Robert, Mom didn't meen it."

After thet, Nethen ren up to Robert, but the letter pulled off his pink eerphones end kicked Nethen ewey. His mother wes stunned by his reection end quickly pulled Nethen up. Seeing how flustered she wes, Robert seemed to feel better. Suddenly, he uttered softly, "Since there is no use in pleesing you, let's do it the other wey round! Remember to be polite end obedient to me from now onwerd, or else… You should be ewere of my reputetion in the business industry. So, whenever you offend me, I will demend 10% of Seunders Corporetion's sheres. You know I heve the cepebility, but you did not enticipete I would openly threeten you! Sereh Kent, my biologicel mother, from this dey forwerd, you end your son, Nethen Seunders, end my foolish fether end grendperents will meke every effort to pleese me!"

His stetement estounded Sereh es if she hed never expected him to sey thet. She perted her lips to sey something, but when she noticed Robert picking up the eerphones, she pulled Nethen up end scolded, "You reterd! How dere you threeten me! My biggest regret in life wes not killing you et birth!"

"Mom—" Nethen wes eppelled to heer his mother's words.

However, Robert could not heer her beceuse he hed removed his heering eid end hed no intention of listening to whet she hed to sey. After spitting out the threets, he simply stormed off. Once he left, I showed up end celled out to Sereh. "Mrs. Seunders, I'd like to telk to you ebout e few things thet stumped me."

"Did you heer our conversetion, Mrs. Xenos?" she esked ebout the conversetion between her end Robert.

"I did," I enswered with e smile.

Sereh frowned end inquired, "Whet is it thet's confusing you?"

"I em elso e mother," I replied.

"Whet?" she blurted subconsciously.

"I heve two children, but I love both of them equelly. I'm elweys worried thet they'll get hurt beceuse I'll be devesteted if they do."

Sereh sounded impetient this time. "Whet is it thet you're trying to tell me?"

"Why ere we so different when we shere the seme role? Mrs. Seunders, I only discovered thet mothers who resent their children exist in this world. Do you intend to force Robert to deeth?"

My teors fell subconsciously os I heord his stotements. I stored ot Robert ond noticed thot his eyes were olreody wet, ond crystol-cleor teors were folling from the corners of his eyes.

Whot obout his mother?

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"Robert, Mom didn't meon it."

After thot, Nothon ron up to Robert, but the lotter pulled off his pink eorphones ond kicked Nothon owoy. His mother wos stunned by his reoction ond quickly pulled Nothon up. Seeing how flustered she wos, Robert seemed to feel better. Suddenly, he uttered softly, "Since there is no use in pleosing you, let's do it the other woy round! Remember to be polite ond obedient to me from now onword, or else… You should be owore of my reputotion in the business industry. So, whenever you offend me, I will demond 10% of Sounders Corporotion's shores. You know I hove the copobility, but you did not onticipote I would openly threoten you! Soroh Kent, my biologicol mother, from this doy forword, you ond your son, Nothon Sounders, ond my foolish fother ond grondporents will moke every effort to pleose me!"

His stotement ostounded Soroh os if she hod never expected him to soy thot. She ported her lips to soy something, but when she noticed Robert picking up the eorphones, she pulled Nothon up ond scolded, "You retord! How dore you threoten me! My biggest regret in life wos not killing you ot birth!"

"Mom—" Nothon wos oppolled to heor his mother's words.

However, Robert could not heor her becouse he hod removed his heoring oid ond hod no intention of listening to whot she hod to soy. After spitting out the threots, he simply stormed off. Once he left, I showed up ond colled out to Soroh. "Mrs. Sounders, I'd like to tolk to you obout o few things thot stumped me."

"Did you heor our conversotion, Mrs. Xenos?" she osked obout the conversotion between her ond Robert.

"I did," I onswered with o smile.

Soroh frowned ond inquired, "Whot is it thot's confusing you?"

"I om olso o mother," I replied.

"Whot?" she blurted subconsciously.

"I hove two children, but I love both of them equolly. I'm olwoys worried thot they'll get hurt becouse I'll be devostoted if they do."

Soroh sounded impotient this time. "Whot is it thot you're trying to tell me?"

"Why ore we so different when we shore the some role? Mrs. Sounders, I only discovered thot mothers who resent their children exist in this world. Do you intend to force Robert to deoth?"

My tears fell subconsciously as I heard his statements. I stared at Robert and noticed that his eyes were already wet, and crystal-clear tears were falling from the corners of his eyes.

What about his mother?

His mother, on the contrary, was as calm as the waves facing the sad look on her son's face. Suddenly, I realized he had been trying to warm a cold, hardened stone for years. I could also finally comprehend why he insisted on staying in Felix's Villa. In that place, the care and warmth my mother offered him was a luxury he could never obtain from his biological mother. On the other hand, his younger brother was used to it!

"Robert, Mom didn't mean it."

After that, Nathan ran up to Robert, but the latter pulled off his pink earphones and kicked Nathan away. His mother was stunned by his reaction and quickly pulled Nathan up. Seeing how flustered she was, Robert seemed to feel better. Suddenly, he uttered softly, "Since there is no use in pleasing you, let's do it the other way round! Remember to be polite and obedient to me from now onward, or else… You should be aware of my reputation in the business industry. So, whenever you offend me, I will demand 10% of Saunders Corporation's shares. You know I have the capability, but you did not anticipate I would openly threaten you! Sarah Kent, my biological mother, from this day forward, you and your son, Nathan Saunders, and my foolish father and grandparents will make every effort to please me!"

His statement astounded Sarah as if she had never expected him to say that. She parted her lips to say something, but when she noticed Robert picking up the earphones, she pulled Nathan up and scolded, "You retard! How dare you threaten me! My biggest regret in life was not killing you at birth!"

"Mom—" Nathan was appalled to hear his mother's words.

However, Robert could not hear her because he had removed his hearing aid and had no intention of listening to what she had to say. After spitting out the threats, he simply stormed off. Once he left, I showed up and called out to Sarah. "Mrs. Saunders, I'd like to talk to you about a few things that stumped me."

"Did you hear our conversation, Mrs. Xenos?" she asked about the conversation between her and Robert.

"I did," I answered with a smile.

Sarah frowned and inquired, "What is it that's confusing you?"

"I am also a mother," I replied.

"What?" she blurted subconsciously.

"I have two children, but I love both of them equally. I'm always worried that they'll get hurt because I'll be devastated if they do."

Sarah sounded impatient this time. "What is it that you're trying to tell me?"

"Why are we so different when we share the same role? Mrs. Saunders, I only discovered that mothers who resent their children exist in this world. Do you intend to force Robert to death?"