Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 213 If He's Willing

"What are you staring at?" Mason came up and asked.

"Let's just go," Sadie Roth said with furrowed brows, weighed down by her thoughts. She was profoundly disillusioned with Ronan Potter...

If at first it was following his parents' wishes to break off the engagement, a pressured decision, and a drunken slip with Leah White that could be chalked up to confusion, what about now?

Just the day before, he had sworn to protect Sadie Roth, yet in a blink, he was having an affair with Arianna while still married...

This was truly a matter of character!!!

"Sadie, what's wrong?" Mason noticed Sadie's distraction and asked with concern, "Don't mind Leah White; she's a jerk. I told you from the start she was bad news and to stay away from her..."

"Ah..." Sadie sighed deeply, looking earnestly at Mason, "Out of all our classmates back then, you were the only one who stayed true to yourself, never changing!"

Yes, Ronan Potter, Arianna, Leah White, they had all changed...

Only Mason remained unpretentiously sincere, kind and affectionate!

"Of course!" Mason affectionately ruffled her hair, "Didn't eat enough before? Let's try another place."

"I don't feel like eating. Let's replace somewhere quiet to sit," Sadie felt exhausted in body and soul.

"Alright, how about we head to the beach for some fresh air?"

Mason drove to the beach, opened the convertible top, and they gazed up at the stars while sharing a heart-to-heart.

In these four years, he had traveled alone around the world, witnessing spectacular views and bringing those scenes to life in his paintings...

His life was as simple and pure as the person he was.

Meanwhile, Sadie's life had turned from a blank canvas into one cluttered with graffiti.

She had a dark past and current scandals, now bound by strings she couldn't control.

And these were things she couldn't share with Mason.

She couldn't be too selfish, using him as a refuge or a shield...

It wouldn't be fair to him.

"Sadie, I can tell you're troubled and you don't want to talk about it," Mason said softly, holding her hand, "Whatever you've been through, it won't bother me. I just want to be there for you, shelter you. Let me take care of you from now on."

Confronted with Mason's heartfelt confession, Sadie felt a fleeting surge of emotion but restrained herself. She hugged him and said with feigned ease, "What troubles could I possibly have? I'm doing pretty well right now." "Sadie..."

"Come on, let's head back."

If Micah Clemens didn't exist, if there were no three kids to consider, she would have loved to roam the world with Mason, to be the perfect carefree pair. But life isn't built on what-ifs...

Her life was destined to be complicated.

Mason didn't push further. He knew she needed time...

Late into the night, Mason drove Sadie Roth back to her neighborhood. He watched her enter and disappear from view before his gaze finally lifted, and he sat in silence in his car, watching the direction in which she'd gone. Arriving home, Sadie texted Brenda, "Brenda, how's Mia doing? Is she feeling any better?"

Exhaustion colored Brenda's voice as she called back, "Miss, we just got back from the hospital. Mia's asleep. Noah and Nathan have been waiting. Noah's taking care of Mia now. I'm just making some spaghetti..."

"Thanks for everything, Brenda!"

Sadie felt a pang of guilt; she knew the toll of Brenda managing three kids alone, especially with Mia being ill. The worry and stress could spike her blood pressure.

Brenda had been an anchor for Sadie through the years.

And the kids... they had faced their share of hardships, without a stable life to count on.

She really felt guilty.

"Miss, Noah's calling me, I've got to go. You rest up and don't worry, okay?"

After hanging up, Sadie gazed at her phone, her mind awash with 'what ifs.' Maybe, just maybe, if Mason was willing...