Chapter 173 Father and Son
Byrne Fischer sat in the carriage, silent for a long time, while Darren sat opposite him with his head down, not saying a word.
Because Byrne always had a good temper in the family, the atmosphere between father and son had never been so tense. Darren thought he would be scolded, but that didn't happen at all. His father was still as calm as before.
The sound of the wheels turning continued, and Theo, the butler who was driving the carriage, finally spoke in an old voice:
"We are here, Your Excellency."
Byrne nodded slightly, then waited for Tiora to open the door, and he and Darren left the black carriage one after another.
In front of the two was a gray villa in the wealthy area of Nasir Town. It was not luxurious at all and was not much different from the original residence of the Fisher family.
"Sir Byrne, you're here. You're finally here! Hahahahaha!"
A businessman in the villa walked forward ecstatically, shaking with excitement! The look in Byrne and Darren's eyes was filled with uncontrollable greed and surprise!
Because of his "deep memory", Byrne also remembered this man whom he had only met a few times, an insignificant cloth merchant who had no connection with the Fischer family's social circle and had only occasionally attended two banquets held by the Fischer family.
"Hello, Mr. Ken. Can I meet your daughter Faye?"
The businessman named Ken was even more delighted and excited that Lord Byrne actually remembered his name.
"Okay, okay, of course! Please come in first and wait a moment. I'll have someone call my daughter out right away. Hahahaha!"
The businessman Ken immediately invited the Byrnes and their sons into his villa, then he called out again, and the four servants in the house solemnly asked his daughter to come out of the house.
Faye, a girl with long golden hair, walked out of the house slowly. She first looked at Darren affectionately, and then saw Lord Byng, who was dressed in black and behaved very noblely.
She subconsciously lowered her head and dared not look at anyone. She grabbed the corner of her clothes and could not even utter a word.
Even before Byrne actually came here, her father had taught her many times how to please the big man and try to get herself into the core circle of the Fisher family, but she just couldn't do it.
Faye couldn't help but feel scared deep down in his heart. After all, that big shot was someone who could decide his fate with just a few words!
How can I not be afraid?
Byrne couldn't help but glare at his son Darren, then he took a deep breath and calmed down.
He turned on the deconstruction perspective and soon sighed. The slightly bulging belly of the blonde girl could not be faked in his eyes.
In his heart, Byrne truly felt that his son at the age of seventeen was very different from himself.
At that time, I was still immersed in the ocean of knowledge and had never even touched the hand of the opposite sex. Even when a girl approached me, I was unable to understand the specific situation.
Speaking of which, when did Darren start to grow tall and strong? In fact, in Byrne's heart, that child still has the shadow of the image of the little fat boy he used to be.
It was not until this moment that Byrne realized that Darren had become a completely different person and was even able to become a father.
The businessman Ken still had a fawning and obsequious look on his face.
"Please take a seat. I have prepared some very good quality black tea. Let's drink and chat."
Byrne did not behave like the other nobles and nodded slightly before sitting down.
When the four of them sat down, he finally spoke calmly and gently:
"Your name is Faye, right? I came here just to get to know you and our two families. Miss Faye, can you tell me about your meeting with Darren?"
Faye was stunned for a moment. She had never expected that Lord Byrne's tone would be so gentle. He seemed to be a completely different person from Darren. The heavy tension and awe in her heart were relieved a lot.
"Well, I'll tell you exactly..."
"Well……"
Darren's face didn't look good, as if he had thought of something.
"We met at the town's harvest festival..."
Byrne listened to Faye's story silently. At first, he seemed fine, but then his expression became worse and worse.
Because according to her description, Darren had been mainly with a gray-haired girl in the past year and only visited her occasionally. This was even more outrageous than what she had thought, "two young people opposing family marriage for love."
Darren, you little bastard!
He soon noticed that Faye's father Ken had no dissatisfaction on his face, but rather a hint of pride. Perhaps he felt that the pregnancy trick was too successful and that the gray-haired girl was nothing at all.
Even the girl named Faye seemed to have "lived in peace" with the gray-haired girl in the end.
Darren looked a little unhappy, but he never showed any sign of being restless.
What's going on? Am I the only one who cares?
He couldn't understand.
Deep down in his heart, Byrne couldn't help but have an idea that he might have to change Darren's environment so that he could grow and change.
"This is what happened. I, I accidentally got pregnant..."
When Faye finished, she lowered her head and just looked secretly into Darren and Byrne's eyes.
Darren was totally speechless, while Byrne was silent for a long time before finally sorting out everyone's situation.
Needless to say, the situation of the brat was the most common thing in aristocratic families, and as for the gray-haired girl and Ken, they probably tried to please Darren because they liked Fisher's power.
There is only Faye in front of me, a poor girl whose mind is full of love.
He finally said gently:
"Ms. Faye, I hope you can give birth to the child. After all, every child is a very important family member to the Fisher family. However, there is one thing that the Fisher family must do to you."
"Darren is already engaged to the Ode family. If you cancel the engagement, the two families will likely become enemies. This is a serious matter, so your relationship must not be made public. I will make up for it in other ways."
"Okay, okay, we agree!"
Faye nodded slightly, and her father Ken smiled, knowing that this was the most likely outcome.
Byrne and Faye signed an agreement, and then assigned Theo's eldest daughter to come to Faye's house to take care of Faye and monitor the place.
Before leaving, he suddenly realized something, stared at Faye and nodded slightly.
"I wish you happiness."
On the way home, Darren in the carriage thought that he had to explain the matter of the gray-haired girl, but his father did not ask him at all, but just remained silent and thought.
The atmosphere became increasingly oppressive, and Darren finally couldn't help but ask:
"Are you disappointed in me?"
Byrne was silent for a while, then said calmly:
"I know you are this kind of person. I knew it the moment you set foot on the road of shadows. As for being disappointed..."
He paused, smiled and said:
"Maybe I have some kind of flaw. I always find it hard to get angry when people around me make mistakes, and I prefer to look for problems in myself."
"When my relatives and friends treat me well, I want to give back more. I believe in the importance of relationships, even though I have suffered a lot along the way."
Darren was slightly stunned, his father had never spoken to him in this tone before, as if he was also a real adult.
Maybe I am indeed an adult, after all, I already have a child.
He suddenly felt it was a bit ridiculous. How could he have a child out of nowhere?
Byrne continued calmly, looking into his son's eyes.
"I just feel helpless. I have made some efforts all along, but I still neglected your growth. But you still have a chance, Darren..."
"I used to be a coward, and I didn't even dare to talk to people."
However, Darren interrupted him, his tone full of disbelief, and asked the doubts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
"Is that true? In fact, the older I get, the more I find it unbelievable. Father, in the eyes of the common people, you are simply a legend, a great figure, rising rapidly like the protagonist in a story."
"Were you really that terrible when you were a child? I even think that was just made up by some people to discredit you."
Byrne nodded slightly and said with certainty, "That's true, Darren, but anyone can grow and change."
That's all Byrne could say to motivate his son, but in reality most people wouldn't change that much.
Moreover, there are actually people like Chris who are born powerful and don’t need much character growth at all.
He has decided to send Darren to the Siat Kingdom Army for a few years of training. Currently, there are only relatives of Sava and Colonel Abel in the kingdom army, and there is still a lack of direct blood relatives of the Fisher family.
As for whether Darren would be in danger, Byrne had already figured out one thing.
The Fisher family had never truly avoided danger in this deep and vast dark jungle, so they had no need to escape from danger at all.
Darren fell into deep thought, and when he inadvertently saw his father's gray hair, he still felt guilty deep in his heart.
A month later, under Byrne's arrangement, Darren left the town of Nasir and reported to Colonel Abel's infantry regiment, starting from the lowest-level soldier.
He will serve for two years, and when he returns he will marry the daughter of the Ode family.
Before leaving, Darren said goodbye to his two girlfriends one by one, but he did not stay with the gray-haired girl for too long.
He kissed Faye and said calmly, "Your plan worked, Faye."
Faye smiled sweetly and nodded excitedly, "I don't have to leave you anymore, that's great! Darren, you have to come back soon!"
This was not an accident from the beginning.
Moreover, Darren was silent for a while, and then said: "I feel that my father seems to have realized the real situation. He guessed that you are the mastermind, but he just didn't say it."
Faye was a little surprised and asked in confusion: "Then why is he still so friendly to me?"
Darren was speechless. He initially thought it was because of the baby in Faye's belly, but later he felt that it was not the case.
More likely it was because the father saw the deep love in Faye's eyes.
One month later.
The news that shocked the East Coast reached the ears of the Fisher family.
The Governor of the East Coast, Count Hoven, failed to break through the monarch and died irretrievably.
Just half a month ago, two bishops from the Silver Moon Church and the Storm Church came forward together. They accused the Hoven family of colluding with the heretical sect "The Lost Order". Now the Hoven family is under strict investigation by the church.
If the charges are proven, their end will be very miserable.
In fact, there are only three situations that can lead to the deprivation of the land of the great nobles: extinction of the family line, treason, and collusion with heresy.
Others might not be very clear about it, but the Fisher family knew very well that the charge that the Hoven family was colluding with the "Lost Order" was definitely a frame-up.
After all, the name of their cult isn’t even “The Lost Order”!
"Why do I suddenly feel that everyone likes to pretend that there are His followers somewhere, and then say that His followers are doing evil, and even let 'us' claim responsibility for all the bad things..."
Byrne put down the newspaper and muttered to himself helplessly, while deep in his heart he finally realized something terrible.
The gradual weakening of the influence of the gods will bring about a huge disadvantage: no one will restrict the many powerful people in the orthodox churches anymore!
Even if the churches occasionally acted unfairly in the past, they would never do bad things like actively framing others under the watchful eyes of the gods.
After all, that was an era when divine punishment really existed.
But now the churches are gradually transforming from the hands of God that are high above and do not participate in disputes into several huge secular forces. At the same time, the terrifying power they possess is gradually being released.
"After the gods stopped speaking, the churches were liberated. The powerful people who were originally judges also had their own selfish motives..."
The same night.
Someone unexpected for the Fishers returns to Nasir.
(End of this chapter)
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