Chapter 160 You Foolish Boy!

Zaid looked up at his father, whose age had left its mark on him, and said with piercing clarity, "When I was a child, I was timid and cowardly. Growing up, I liked to avoid problems rather than confront them. You and Mom saw that I lacked the resilience needed to manage the family business, so when I was ten, you adopted Noah, whose personality was the opposite of mine. You paved a broad, smooth path for my life. No matter which way I walked, the future seemed bright, but this often left me feeling powerless. "You don't know this, but when I was seven and stayed with Aunt, I experienced life without your protection. In Qrok, no one recognized me as the esteemed boy of the Delaney Family. They only saw a clumsy, fat kid. I met Skye during that time. Even at a young age, she knew how to earn respect through her abilities. People disliked her for always standing out and envied her excellence.