Chapter: 1024

“Nikolas, what happened?" Upon seeing the wounds on Nikolas’ hands, Gilda rushed over to grasp them. "Did you quarrel with Aimee? But why are you hurt like this? Honey, call a doctor. Nikolas has such big cuts on his hands!"

Kai was the one who should have taught Nikolas better. However, it didn't feel right for him to say anything given the circumstances, so he nodded and went to call the doctor.

"Mom, just leave it," Nikolas said in a daze, pulling his hand away as if the wounds weren't even his own.

Blood began to seep from where the clots had just formed.

"I'm your mother. How can I just leave you like this?" Gilda suspected that the situation must have something to do with Aimee.

Since Aimee wasn't here, she and Nikolas must have had a fierce argument. But judging by the wounds on Nikolas’ hands, the argument was too fierce. "Please, tell me what happened. Why weren't you home last night? Aimee texted me. She was worried sick about you."

"I had no idea she would spend the entire night searching for me..."

"Was she angry with you about that?"

Nikolas shook his head.

Just as Gilda was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard him say, "Aimee broke up with me."

Gilda fell silent for a moment, processing the news.

“Mom, she said I was disgusting..."

Gilda frowned. "Where on earth did you go last night? Silly boy, couples always say hurtful things during arguments. Don't worry. I'LL talk to Aimee and help her see reason. She just said that to you in a fit of anger."

Nikolas' lips curled into a self-mocking smile. With his wounded hands propping him up on the floor, he managed to stand.

“But she's right. I really am disgusting."

If he were in Aimee’s shoes, he would think that he was disgusting too.

How could he go to Aimee's house and beg for her forgiveness when he knew that he didn't deserve it?

"Nikolas, what happened between you two? If you tell me, I can help you. Aimee is a good girl, and she's very reasonable. I'm sure she won't actually break up with you. At most..."

"I have a daughter with Siena," Nikolas interrupted, stopped Gilda in her tracks.

After a moment, she murmured in shock, “What did you say?"

“Two years ago, something happened with Siena while I was drunk. After that night, she got pregnant and secretly gave birth to the baby. But she didn't tell me about it until recently."

Hearing that, Gilda was completely dumbfounded, her mouth wide open in disbelief.

"The baby has a serious congenital heart disease, so I had to spend the night in the hospital with Siena," Nikolas continued. "But I couldn't tell Aimee about that."

"You..." Even after a long time, Gilda couldn't find the words to say.