When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 679 Being Modest

Felix, meeting Jonathan’s icy gaze, was taken aback, his arrogance faltering as he muttered, “I–I didn’t say anything.”

He was sure Jonathan wouldn’t dare lay a hand on him in front of so many people.

Elliot tugged at his brother’s hand. “Jon, he called us b*stards.”

A cold glint flashed in Jonathan’s eyes as he dropped all pretenses. He proceeded to greet each relative by name right in front of Niel.

The ones closest to him were Adrian and Miranda, so he started with them. “Uncle Adrian. Aunt Miranda.”

He then addressed everyone flawlessly.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

The Rainsworth family had many relatives, and it took Jonathan half an hour to greet each one by name. Remarkably, he didn’t make a single mistake. Everyone was stunned–this was the boy’s first time meeting them, yet he had quickly memorized both their faces and names. His memory was astonishingly sharp.

After addressing all the relatives, Jonathan turned her gaze toward Felix.

Felix’s face flushed red with indignation, his eyes wide with disbelief. “How did you manage to remember all of them?” he blurted out.

He knew he wouldn’t be able to remember the faces and names of over a hundred people at once.

Adrian and Miranda were taken aback by Jonathan’s impeccable memory as well. At the same time, they were jealous.

Jonathan responded sarcastically, “I think it’s easy.”

Felix was at a loss for words. “But you said you didn’t remember.”

Elliot laughed and said, “We were being modest.”

Felix’s face instantly turned crimson with embarrassment.

Niel, on the other hand, was delighted. “All right, that’s enough. Stop arguing. You’re cousins; you should get along.”

He then looked at Jonathan amicably. No wonder George wants to keep Jon by his side. He’s such a smart boy. I want him by my side, too.

Observing the two boys from a distance away, Cecilia was taken aback too.

She knew Jonathan had a good memory, but she hadn’t expected it to be this exceptional- practically photographic in its precision

Niel gestured for the two children to take a seat before turning his attention to Cecilia. “Now that the children have returned to the Rainsworth family, they can’t keep your surname. When you and Nathaniel have time, change their surname back. We will now include the two children in our family tree.”

Cecilia did not respond right away.

Although the children’s surname was merely a symbol to her, the way Niel spoke about it made her feel uncomfortable. What does he mean by “can’t keep my surname“?

“Grandpa, I’ll give you an answer after discussing it with Nathaniel,” she said.

Niel was taken aback. What’s there to discuss? The children are of the Rainsworth family lineage, so of course they have to bear the Rainsworth surname.

The displeasure was evident in Niel’s eyes. “There’s nothing to discuss. Just do as I say.”

He didn’t say anything more after that, declaring it was time to commence the event.

Nathaniel, standing next to Cecilia, lowered his voice and said, “If you don’t want to change their surname, then don’t.”

She was shocked to hear that. “Are you serious?”

“It’s just a name,” he said quietly.

Cecilia had initially assumed that Nathaniel would want both of his sons to carry his surname.

She hesitated for a good while before finally saying, “No, that would be too unfair to you. Let’s change their surnames after some time.”

Nathaniel didn’t say much else. “All right.”

In this society, most children typically took their father’s surname. Only in cases of divorce or special circumstances would they carry their mother’s name. Cecilia feared that if her sons continued using her surname, their standing within the Rainsworth family could become complicated. Put simply, their inheritance rights might be influenced by something as simple as their last name.