Chapter 459 A Little Regret
Dominic had almost forgotten.
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Maybe it was because so much had happened to me over the years. So much had happened to the entire Ginger family. Somewhere along the way, I had nearly forgotten-
That one thing Winston truly cared about.
I knew about it.
Back then, I hadn’t been that much older. I was proud, hot–headed, and reckless like any other boy my age.
By all logic, as the eldest in the family, I should have been more understanding, more giving toward my younger brother.
But the truth was, I hadn’t wanted to.
I had always been stern, self–centered, and it wasn’t unusual for me to butt heads with Winston.
I had never paid Winston much attention, until one day, I realized the boy had grown into something cold and sharp, like a blade.
Maybe this was what they called growing up the wrong way.
But then again, in the kind of environment we had back at the Ginger mansion, it was almost impossible not to grow up wrong.
We were all the same.
All slowly worn down into cold and aloof shells.
There was a fight once. Unexpected. Heated. And it was during that argument that I learned about a secret Winston had buried in his heart for years.
It turned out that, years ago, Winston had been kidnapped.
He had almost been taken away completely by the abductors…
Thankfully, someone kind had stepped in. That was the only reason he had made it out alive.
He had gone through all that. Yet no one in the Ginger family had cared. No one had even noticed something had happened to him.
It wasn’t just the Ginger family’s innate coldness.
It was also because that night, I had a fever.
Sienna had spent all her time and attention taking care of me.
Because of that, she had no idea that her other son was trapped in a terrifying nightmare of his own.
I remembered hearing those honest words from Winston by accident, and it had left me baffled.
Back then, I had just found Winston annoying.
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Chapter 459 A Little Regret
How was that my fault?
I had been sick. I had a high fever. Was I supposed to feel guilty for that?
It wasn’t like I had forced Sienna to ignore Winston. I hadn’t stopped her from going to look for her kidnapped son.
At the time, I was as rigid and cold as steel. I had no clue how to navigate family dynamics.
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So I chose the worst possible way to respond. I had looked down on young Winston and said, “So what? Are you going to blame me every time something bad happens to you? Sometimes, maybe you should think about whether the problem is you.”
Those words had been cruel, but I hadn’t realized that back then.
Now, looking back, Dominic did feel a little regret.
What if I had tried to comfort the kid? Tried to meet that stormy, desperate cry for attention with a little warmth? Would things have turned out differently?
After that fight, his relationship with Winston had become tense and fragile.
But Dominic hadn’t cared.
I had never liked my younger siblings anyway. Most of the time, I just wanted to be left alone. Family, to me, had always felt like a burden. Something useless. Something far less valuable than money.
I had never thought of bowing my head to Winston. Never once considered admitting I had done anything wrong.
Until Jean suddenly became this completely different person.
She kept showing up. Again and again. In my life. In my face.
And somehow, this girl–this little sister–had started to reshape my thinking. She had made me want to reconnect with my family. To mend something that had long since shattered.
At first, all I’d wanted was for Winston to come home and share a meal.
But to my surprise, Winston had held on to that memory from childhood. He didn’t even bother hiding his coldness.
It wasn’t until Jean put in all that effort that Winston finally, for once, returned to the Ginger mansion.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
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