Novel Square
Chapter 110: The Explanation Was Useless
Soon a couple of hours had passed. Tristan had an event to attend in the evening, and he also worried about Kate getting fatigued. He held Kate’s hand and said to his mother, “Mom, we need to go now. We will come to see you another day.”
His mother seemed reluctant and was about to change her face. She opened her mouth but closed it after a glimpse of her son.
The way she closed her mouth resembled Tristan’s mannerisms.
Then she bent down, took off a silver bracelet from her wrist, and shoved it onto Kate’s hand.
Kate was startled. This bracelet might mean something to the old lady. But considering her mental state, she could not give it back. Kate took it and looked to Tristan for help.
The surprise came to his face too, but he shrugged and said, “Just take it.”
Kate hesitated, so Tristan held up her hand and helped her put the bracelet on.
The old lady was upset about their departure, but now she said, “Have a kiss.”
They were surprised.
Kate said, “Well, it is not a ring.”
Tristan took up her hand and kissed the back of it cooperatively. His mother laughed and clapped her hands. The nurse smiled too.
Tristan acted naturally, but Kate bristled a little.
Before they left, Tristan said to his mother, “Mom, she is Kate. Kate, remember?”
And then he added in a low voice, “I am Tristan.”
The old lady nodded, but they didn’t know if she understood.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
On the way back, the air inside the car was heavy.
Tristan broke the silence first, “I knew my mom would like you.”
Kate looked at him with puzzlement. To be honest, she felt flattered today.
He explained, “That is part of your personal charm. You see, elderly people, children, and small animals all like you.” After a pause, “Do you know why?”
She shook her head. “Because you are not aggressive. You make them feel safe.”
“You’re saying I am weak.”
Tristan laughed, and the peaceful disguise on his face faded away.
Then he seemed to have the desire to talk. He sighed and said, “I don’t often come here. It is not that I don’t have time or I don’t want to. I don’t dare to come.” His voice dried up.
“Why?”
His hand sought his forehead. “It is my problem.”
A few seconds later, Tristan said with sadness, “I cannot accept the way she is. Though it has been many years, I still cannot get used to it… She is my closest blood relative, but we cannot communicate. I tell her anything I am exhilarated about, but she will remain in a haze. I tell her of my pain, and she laughs. She will stop talking to you halfway through a sentence and turn to seek something fun.”
He smiled bitterly, “It makes me feel how feeble I am.”
Imagining this in her mind, Kate admitted it was both funny and heartbreaking.
She bent down and touched the bracelet on her wrist. It was carved with some mysterious characters on it. She thought of one thing suddenly. “Your mother seemed a little scared of you.”
Tristan gripped the steering wheel tighter and said, “You saw that too.”
“It is probably because I don’t look like her son anymore.”
It was vague, but Kate understood.
Tristan sighed inside. This was the most frustrating part of his life.
Even if he was good at disguising it, he could not fool some eyes. A small animal might recognize the evilness in him. His change could not escape his mother’s eyes, even after she had dementia.
Was it for this reason that she liked Kate, who was like clear water or clean white paper with no scratches on it?
Every time Tristan saw his mother, his evil self would surface. He needed to sabotage something in order to vent his feelings. It was under these circumstances that he had met Kate for the first time. He could not help pressing her head into that water.
In a moment, he felt the impulse to explain that to her, but it soon disappeared.
What had been done had been done.
Water under the bridge. The explanation was useless.