Skeletons Of The Marital Closet

"Do you think Nicole is stupid? Do you think she won't understand what divorce means? No matter how much you pretend, no matter how harmonious you are, you are no longer husband and wife. You don't eat at the same table, sleep on the same bed, and live separately!"

Gale wanted to argue, but Lucas raised his hand and stopped her.

"Don't talk back with me. At my age, I have experienced far more than you! Gale, your parents...you were very happy until you were twenty, so I won't talk about it."

Lucas paused for a few seconds, then looked at Shawn.

"Shawn. You are different from Gale. You grew up... living in a family environment that divorced. Your father remarried and gave birth to a younger brother. How did your life get by?"

The corner of Shawn's mouth twitched slightly.

It seemed to have reminded him of the past.

Those childhood memories that no one knew.

Gale was taken aback for a while.

That was right. Shawn was a child who grew up in a divorced family environment.

He was withdrawn, cold and arrogant, and had a bad temper because he lacked love and care.

Looking at Shawn's expression, Lucas knew that what he said had stroked something in his heart.

"So, Shawn, you know better than me how a healthy family affects children. You are the eldest son and grandson of the Wood family, novelebook.com and you receive far more attention than ordinary children. No one dares to look down on you, let alone people dare to bully you."

"However, if it is an ordinary child, he will be ridiculed by his classmates at school, bullied by his neighbors at home, and has low self-esteem..."

"I'm thinking about the entire Wood family and the child's healthy growth. I don't want Nicole to go through the things you experienced when you were young."

Shawn lowered his eyes deeply, unable to see the emotions hidden in his eyes.

"Besides... Nicole is a girl who should be happy, confident and generous. I want her to be the most delicate little princess in Sea City and leave the whole Wood family to her. Believe me, you think so too." "You don't have a happy childhood. Don't you want Nicole to have it?"

Shawn remained silent.

He could refute, but he could not bring himself to.

Shawn's brows furrowed.

Gale suddenly chuckled. "Lucas, before returning to Sea City, Nicole lived in a single-parent family. Look, Nicole has a relationship with other children. What's the difference?"

"She is still happy, sensible and well-behaved, and sunny and confident. She is no worse than other children. She is far smarter than children in ordinary families."

Not only Nicole but also Joshua.

She raised her two children very well.

Although it was better to have a family with a father and a mother, it was not as serious as Lucas said!

Were all children of single-parent families unhappy?

Shawn finally opened his mouth and said, "You don't understand, Gale. You haven't experienced it. You haven't empathized with it. You don't know how much a day like that... will leave a shadow in a person's heart."

Moreover, it would follow them for a lifetime.

Shawn remembered that when he had a stepmother, his grievances were unspeakable.

No one would understand, and no one would care!