Filed To Story: The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free
This was the first time Nora had met Trueman since they parted five years ago.
The man’s appearance had long since changed, but his temperament was still as heretical as ever. As he swaggered in front, Nora suddenly asked, “What have you been doing these past five years?”
Me?
Trueman scoffed and said, “I gathered a group of children and locked them in the basement, of course! Then I tortured them and made them call me Dad!”
…
Nora glanced at him silently.
To be honest, she and Justin both knew what Trueman had been doing. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have known that he would show up here tonight…
Trueman had certainly gathered a group of children… but they were all children abandoned by their parents, or were sick or physically disabled. He had set up an orphanage to raise them.
Not only had lacked Trueman motherly love since he was born, but his father was also cruel. This had led to his moral compass remaining misguided his whole life.
The two reached the gates of the residential area. As they were about to go their separate ways, Trueman suddenly called out to Nora.
When Nora looked back, she saw Trueman scratching his head. He said, “I have a question for you.”
Speak.
There is a kid in my orphanage. His father is a murderer who has been executed. People around him don’t like him. They call him names, call him the child of a murderer, and say that since his father had killed someone, he should die. What do you think I should do?
Trueman really was having a headache over this.
His way of educating children had always been simple and crude, but when faced with that child who couldn’t see the light, he didn’t know what to say.
When Nora heard this, she paused. Then, she looked at Trueman and said meaningfully, “One cannot change the circumstances of their birth, but they can change their destiny. Don’t let your parents’ tragedy become yours.”
Leaving this sentence, Nora turned around and left.
Trueman, however, was stunned in place.
Justin went home while Nora was waiting for Trueman.
By the time she was done talking to Trueman and got back home, she found that Alexander had already gone to bed. When she was about to return to her bedroom, she noticed the lights on the balcony.
She walked over to find Justin and Cherry conversing on the balcony.
Cherry, who was now ten years old, was going through a growth spurt, so she was thin and skinny. However, her cheeks were round and plump with collagen, and her almond-shaped eyes were identical to Nora’s. Together with her double eyelids, narrow at the inner tips and wide at the outer, she was so pretty and looked so delicate that it was as if she was not of this world.
Plenty of directors and scouts from film and television companies had noticed her when they visited the school during the past few years. On many occasions, they had asked the teachers to contact her parents on their behalf in hopes of having her debut as a child actress. After all, given her good looks, she would undoubtedly gain immense popularity if she took on the role of the younger version of a female lead.
However, both Nora and Justin had declined the offers after consulting her for her opinion.
Their daughter’s only interest was gaming; she didn’t have much interest in anything else.
Cherry was currently wearing a set of white pajamas. She looked a little down as she sat on the furry rug with her head lowered.
Justin stayed by her side quietly as his large hand gently stroked his daughter’s hair.
Nora didn’t go over to disturb the pair.
When she was about to return to the room to take a bath and rest for the night, she suddenly heard Cherry ask, “Am I really that lousy, Daddy?”
Justin’s voice turned cold at once. “Don’t listen to that teacher’s nonsense!”
Justin was a reticent man, but whenever he spoke with Cherry, he would be more patient than usual. He looked at Cherry quietly and said, “Grades are not the only criterion to assess a person. Besides, you are not incapable of studying; you just don’t want to.”
Cherry sighed.
Justin kept quiet for a moment before he suddenly asked, “Cherry, can you tell me why you don’t want to study?”
It’s boring.
Cherry looked up. Her big, clearly-defined eyes were fixed on Justin as she added, “I don’t know what the purpose of studying is, that’s all.”
Justin was taken aback.
Cherry said, “I play games to win and to lead the team to victory, but what about studying? What do I do it for?
Daddy, some people study hard because they want to make a lot of money when they grow up; some people do it because they want to be government officials; some people do it because they want to become astronauts; and some people do it because they want to become doctors. But… I don’t know what I want to do.
She sounded lost as she said, “Apart from games, I haven’t found anything that interests me. I asked my classmates about it too—some of them want to make lots and lots of money so that they can spend extravagantly and buy whatever they want. But if it is for the sake of making money, then not only is Daddy already so rich, but Grandaunt Queenie’s assets will also be mine in the future. I’m already so rich that I can’t even spend all that money my whole life. Why should I still work hard to make money?
Pete’s goal is to turn the Hunt Corporation into a business empire. Money is no more than numbers to him; what he enjoys is the process. Xander wants to become a doctor and find a way to replace a person’s head with another, so he also needs vast amounts of knowledge to realize his goal. But I’m different! I just want to play games for now, and I can still do that even if I don’t study! So, why should I study? Am I supposed to do it just so others pay me a few compliments?
Justin fell silent when he heard her.
Cherry turned to look at him and waited quietly for his answer.
Justin stroked Cherry’s hair and slowly answered, “Cherry, while your mom and I—and even your brothers—will never leave you to fend for yourself in the future, I hope you can have the ability to solve your problems with your own strength.”
Cherry was stunned.
It was a rare occasion when Justin smiled. He said to Cherry, “What you guys are learning now may not be useful in the future—you may not even use some of these things your whole life—but they form a foundation of knowledge.
“You may be interested in gaming now, but it’s impossible that you’ll only play games all your life. I don’t want you to end up as someone who can only look on helplessly when you develop an interest in other things in the future, unable to do anything due to a lack of foundation.
Cherry, you still have a long life ahead of you. All the hard work you put in today will build your confidence in the future.”””
Justin looked at Cheryl after he spoke.
His daughter’s features were young, but she looked thoughtful when she heard his words.
Justin stood up quietly and gave her time and space to think.
As soon as he turned around, he spotted Nora who was standing nearby.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, the beauty mark at the corner of his eye shimmering a little. Then, he strode over.
The two went back to the bedroom together.
After taking a bath, Justin came out to see Nora sitting on the sofa and looking out the window.
He strode over and asked, “Penny for your thoughts?”
Nora replied, “I received a phone call yesterday from a reporter who wants to interview us.”
When Pete enrolled at the top university in the United States with a perfect score on his college entrance examination at ten years old, countless reporters wanted to interview his parents. However, they were all rejected. Various schools even invited them to give speeches, but they had turned down all the invitations.
However, Nora suddenly felt like accepting one of the interviews now.
Justin didn’t ask her why. He only smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll make the arrangements.”
As he spoke, his misbehaving hand reached into her collar…
Nora wanted to sleep, but when she thought of how he had advised their daughter so patiently just now, she ultimately did not refuse him…
The next day, Cherry got up bright and early and had breakfast with Xander.
Only a night had passed, but Xander could already sense that there seemed to be something different about his sister—it felt like she had figured out something.
At the dining table, as Mrs. Hunt looked at Cherry, she couldn’t help but say, “The school called up your parents and summoned them to the office yesterday, right? Well, Pete has never had teachers summon his parents to the school…”
Mrs. Hunt was just being naggy and mouthing off. Now that she had gotten on in years, there was simply no way of correcting this bad habit of hers anymore. Everyone at home also let her be.
Cherry looked up. “I’ve decided to study hard. I won’t be any less brilliant than Pete in the future!”
Her words took Mrs. Hunt by surprise. A moment later, she couldn’t help but scoff and say, “You’re already ten. It’s too late even if you start studying hard now. No matter how hard you work, you will never surpass Pete!”
Xander couldn’t help but say, “Don’t rush, Cherry.”
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