Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 122

Sebastian Knight’s P.O.V.

“Your son is now dating an orphan?” I looked at Marcus coldly when he asked me in a taunting tone. We had a meeting related to our collaboration in his office. I looked at my PA, Rudolf, who was also surprised to hear his question. Rudolf looked at me, and I signaled for him to go out. Marcus might not have self-awareness, but I didn’t like to discuss my personal matters in front of everyone. Marcus raised his brows when Rudolf stood up and then walked out of his room. Marcus looked at me curiously this time.

“I don’t know how the dating of my son is your concern, Mr. Bishop, because if I remembered correctly, we are not that close where you can ask me something about my son’s love life,” I said to him in a cold tone while putting my hand on the table. “At least it is better instead of changing partners frequently,” I said inside my mind. I didn’t want to comment on his daughter or sounded rude. He looked at me blankly this time, but I kept my face expressionless. His PA was still in the room but that was not my concern. He nodded after some time and cleared his throat. “I agreed that we are not that close, Mr. Knight…. Still.. you should be careful about the approach of girls to your son. You know what I mean,” he said while giving me a meaningful look. I chuckled dryly and drummed my fingers on the table casually.

“Thanks for your concern for my son, Mr. Bishop. I know my son well, and I know that it’s not easy to deceive him. If he has chosen that girl, then she must be special to him,” I replied to him in a formal and stiff tone, indicating that I didn’t want to continue this matter. To be honest, I was not in favor of Kyle dating his daughter from the beginning. It was Natalie, my wife, who agreed with him to ask Kyle to date his daughter, Sia Bishop. I was glad that my son was wise enough and brave enough to leave everything behind him instead of dating that girl. Violet was better than Sia in every aspect. She was not from a wealthy family but she knew the importance of relationships in one’s life. I met her once but that was enough for me to know her well. She was naïve, innocent, and pure whereas Sia was everything that I didn’t want in my son’s girl.

Mr. Bishop locked his gaze on me for a while and then sighed aloud. This collaboration was important for my company, but it was important for him too. “Shall we talk about business now?” I asked him after some time in a calm tone. He clenched his jaw but nodded in the end. I called my PA and asked him to come inside. Mr. Bishop looked at his PA who was sitting on the other side of the table near him, and had his head low. Rudolf came inside and we started talking about business, and our terms for this collaboration. I’d been talking with him for three months and was eager to wrap up our conversation.

I heard a message tone in my phone in between the conversation. I glanced at my phone and took my phone from the table immediately when I read Kyle’s name on the screen. “Excuse me,” I interrupted them and opened the message immediately. My smile went wide when I read his message. “They won,” I whispered to Rudolf sharing my happiness and proud moment with him. “Yes,” he immediately bumped his fist into air while whispering in delight. I looked up and saw Mr. Bishop looking at me curiously. “Sorry for interrupting you, Mr. Bishop,” I immediately apologized and put down my phone on the table again.

“I assume something good has happened,” he asked me with a stiff smile on his lips. I was really surprised to replace him so nosy. “Yes, Mr. Bishop… my son… he won the championship,” I told him without any hesitation. He nodded while passing a fake smile to me. “Congrats, Mr. Knight,” he congratulated me in a stiff tone. “Thank you,” I accepted with a small smile and then looked at Rudolf. Rudolf was with me for the past six years, and he was also closed to Kyle. That was why, he was happy on his achievement. We resumed our conversation, but I felt that Mr. Bishop was not in a good mood now.

“Let’s finish signing the contract by this Monday,” he proposed in the end, and I nodded in agreement. “Okay, then…. Let’s schedule our next meeting for that day,” I replied to him, and he nodded this time. We both stood up, and Rudolf took the stuff from the table. “Mr. Knight,” I was about to move when he called me. I looked at him questioningly while buttoning my suit jacket. “I know that it’s not my place to say something in your family matters, but, you should talk to your son. He should know what is better for him and his future,” he suggested in a stiff tone while giving me a meaningful look.

I chuckled dryly this time. “Thanks for your concern, Mr. Bishop. Both I and my son know what is best for him and his future,” I replied to him in a polite but stern tone. He nodded in disappointment but I didn’t pay any heed to him now. He should care about his daughter and her doings. I then signaled Rudolf and we both walked out of the room. “What’s his problem with our Kyle, Mr. Knight?” Rudolf asked me in a hushed tone as soon as we reached near the elevator. “He refused to be a puppet of his daughter,” I replied to him in an angry tone before entering the elevator.

He didn’t ask anything further and followed me inside the elevator. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths while thinking about Kyle. My whole life, I kept myself busy in expanding my business and treated my son just like my father treated me. I treated him as a commodity, but he was not me. I was infuriated when he left home after we asked him to date Sia Bishop. I was confident that he would soon come back because he was not used to work, and was only a teenager. I was sure that soon he would understand the importance of money but I was so wrong. I started missing his presence at home soon. I tried to talk to him so many times, but I messed up badly every time.

I sighed and opened my eyes still drowned in my thoughts. In the past two months, Kyle made me understand his importance in my life. I accepted that I was not an ideal father. Heck, I was no father to him at all. I provided him everything that I thought was important to live a good life but never tried to build up a relationship with him. I kept my eyes on my son, and I couldn’t deny that I was so disappointed and angry when I came to know that he started working to fend himself. He was the only heir of Knight’s Empire. He didn’t need to work in this age yet he chose a hard life instead of coming back.

“Mr. Knight,” I came out of my thoughts when I heard Rudolf’s calling my name. I took a deep breath and we both exited the elevator in the parking lot. “Fix the next meeting on Monday with them, and also send me the draft of the contract. I want to review it one more time before finalizing it,” I instructed him while walking towards our car. “Yes, Mr. Knight,” he confirmed my instruction. I entered in the back seat of the car and unbuttoned my suit jacket immediately. I decided to give a call to Kyle first. Rudolf buckled himself on driver’s seat and ignited the engine. I dialed Kyle’s number and waited for him to pick up the call.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Knight,” I raised my brows when I heard a soft voice of a girl. “Good afternoon, dear… can I speak to Kyle,” I greeted her back in a gentle tone and asked her about Kyle. There was a lot of noise behind her indicating that she was somewhere in a crowd. “Uhhh.. actually he … he forgot his phone with me….I.. I will ask him to call you back as soon as possible,” she replied to me in a soft and hesitant tone. “Violet?” I took her name to confirm if I was talking to the right girl or not. “Yes, Mr. Knight…it’s me… I… I had their phones during their match,” she replied to me immediately. “Okay, dear…. Ask him to call me… I will wait for his call,” I asked her once again in a gentle tone. “Yes, Mr. Knight,” she replied back and we both hung up the call.

I smiled while looking at the blank screen of my phone. In the beginning when my wife came to know about Violet and Kyle’s relationship, I was so angry. I scoffed at my own stupidity because I believed in Sia instead of my son. She was the one who told Natalie bad things about Violet and her approach to Kyle. I did what I shouldn’t and messed up once again. My only child was going far away from me, and I blamed Violet and Parker’s for this instead of looking out for my own mistakes. It was Rudolf who investigated Violet and her background and we came to know everything about that girl.

I looked out of the window and thought about her. I couldn’t believe that Kyle was also a bully in school and Violet was once his victim. The most shocking revelation was about Sia’s bullying to Violet which was not only abusive but also life threatening some times. I couldn’t believe what Rudolf told me and then investigated on my own. It was the time when both Violet and Ethan were badly injured by some boys in the school. I came to know everything that I must have known but I never tried to know. Sia said that Kyle and Violet were in a relationship but in reality, they were not even friends.

I looked at my phone again when it started ringing in my hand. I narrowed my eyes when I saw an unfamiliar number on the screen. I picked up the call after some time. “Dad,” I smiled when I heard Kyle’s voice. “Congratulations, son… I am so proud of you,” I immediately congratulated him in a cheerful tone. “Thanks, dad… thank you so much,” he immediately replied to me in a cheerful tone too. “Whose number is this?” I asked him in confusion. “This is Ethan’s number. I… I forgot my phone with Violet. She told me to call you,” he told me truthfully and I smiled widely this time.

“Are you coming back now?” I asked him in a hopeful tone. I wanted him to come back but didn’t want to pressurize him. He was happy and I didn’t want to ruin our relationship again. “Yes, dad… we are coming back today after closing ceremony,” he informed me and I took a deep breath. “Will…. Will you come back home, son?” I asked him again in a hopeful tone. There was a short silence before he answered me back which made me anxious for the time being. “I am sorry, dad… but… but I am not coming back to home this time. I have to go out of the city for a photo shoot after 3-4 days and also,” he paused and I raised my brows while listening to him without interrupting him.

“Something happened to Violet and I need to stay with her until her guardians come,” he told me further in a soft tone, but I could feel worry in his voice. “What happened, Kyle? Can I help with something?” I asked him in a concerned tone. “I will tell you, dad… but I have to go now. Our school football team is going to play their final match soon,” he replied to me, and I smiled faintly. It was enough for me that he was ready to share his worries and problems with me now. “Okay, son… “I’ll be waiting for your call… and we’ll celebrate your victory together,” I said softly. “Thanks, dad… I will call you tomorrow morning. Now I have to go…. bye,” he replied to me before hanging up the phone.

I smiled and looked out of the window. I knew that he would come back home soon and my mansion would become a home once again when he comes back. I was eagerly waiting for that day. He was now living with Violet in her home as her tenant. It was ironic that the owner of a mansion was living in a small house as a tenant, but I had no complaints now. The most important thing for me now was that he was happy and was enjoying his life. I accepted that I was not as brave as Kyle was. He was now pursuing his dream instead of following ours. He was ready to build up his own path instead of walking on the road which was built for him. Whatever problem that girl was facing right now, I decided to help her if I could do anything for her now.