Chapter 173 Father and Son

Byrne Fisher sat in the carriage, silent for a long time, while Darren sat opposite with his head down, not saying a word.

Because Byrne always had a good temper in the family, the atmosphere between father and son had never been so tense. Darren thought he would be scolded, but it turned out not to be the case at all. His father was still as calm as before.

The sound of the wheels turning continued, and the butler Tio who drove the carriage finally spoke, saying in an old voice:

"We are here, Your Excellency."

Byrne nodded slightly, and then waited for Tio to open the door, and he and Darren left the black carriage one after another.

In front of the two was a gray villa in the wealthy area of ​​Nasir Town. It was not luxurious at all, and it was not much different from the original mansion of the Fisher family.

"Your Excellency Byrne, you are here, you are finally here! Hahahahaha!"

A businessman in the villa walked forward ecstatically, shaking with excitement! Looking at Byrne and Darren, the eyes were completely full of uncontrollable greed and surprise!

Because of his "deep memory", Byrne also remembered this man he had only met a few times, an insignificant cloth merchant who had no contact with the Fisher family's social circle and had only occasionally come to the Fisher family's banquets twice.

"Hello, Mr. Ken, can I meet your daughter Faye?"

The businessman named Ken was even more excited that Lord Byrne actually remembered his name.

"Okay, okay, of course! Please come in first, wait a moment, I will ask someone to call my daughter out, hahahaha!"

The businessman Ken immediately invited Byrne and his son into his villa, and then shouted again, and the four servants in the house solemnly asked his daughter to come out of the house.

The girl Faye with long golden hair walked out of the house slowly, first staring at Darren affectionately, and then saw Lord Byrne, who was dressed in black and was very noble in his every move.

She subconsciously lowered her head and dared not look at anyone, grabbing the corner of her clothes, and couldn't even say a word.

Even before Byrne actually came here, her father had taught her many times how to please that big shot and try to get herself into the core circle of the Fisher family, but she just couldn't do it.

Faye couldn't help being scared deep in her heart. After all, that big shot was a person who could decide her fate with just a word!

How could she not be scared?

Byrne couldn't help but glare at his son Darren, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

He opened the deconstruction perspective and soon sighed. The slightly bulging belly of the blonde girl couldn't be fake in his eyes.

Byrne really felt that his son's seventeen years old was very different from himself back then.

At the beginning, he was still immersed in the ocean of knowledge, and he had never even touched the hands of the opposite sex. Even if a girl took the initiative to approach him, he couldn't understand the specific situation.

Speaking of which, when did Darren start to become tall and strong? In fact, in Byrne's heart, the child still had the shadow of the image of a little fat boy.

It was not until this moment that Byrne realized that Darren had changed completely and could even become a father.

Merchant Ken was still flattering.

"Please sit down, I've prepared some very good black tea, let's drink and chat."

Byrne didn't pick and choose like the nobles, he nodded and sat down.

When the four of them sat down, he finally spoke calmly and gently:

"Your name is Faye, right? I came here just to learn more about you and the things about our two families. Miss Faye, can you tell me about your encounter with Darren?"

Faye was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that Mr. Byrne's tone would be so gentle, he seemed to be a completely different person from Darren, and the heavy tension and awe in her heart were relieved a lot.

"Well, I will tell you completely..."

"Uh..."

Darren's face didn't look good, as if he thought of something.

"We met at the harvest festival in the town..."

Byrne listened to Faye's story silently, it didn't seem like anything at first, but then his expression became worse and worse.

Because in her description, Darren has been mainly with a gray-haired girl in the past year, and he only visits her occasionally, which is more outrageous than what he thought, "two young people opposed family marriage for love."

Darren, you stinky boy!

He soon noticed that Faye's father Ken had no dissatisfaction on his face, but was a little proud. He might think that the pregnancy was too successful, and the gray-haired girl was nothing at all.

Even the girl named Faye seemed to have "lived in peace" with the gray-haired girl in the end.

Darren looked a little ugly, but he never showed any restlessness.

What's going on? Is it only him who cares?

He couldn't understand.

In his heart, Byrne couldn't help but have an idea that he might have to let Darren change his environment so that he could grow and change.

"That's the thing. I, I got pregnant accidentally..."

After Faye finished speaking, she lowered her head and just secretly looked into Darren and Byrne's eyes.

Darren didn't dare to say anything at all, and Byrne was silent for a long time, and finally sorted out everyone's situation.

Needless to say, the situation of the brat was the most common thing in aristocratic families, and as for the gray-haired girl and Ken, they probably tried to please Darren because they liked Fisher's power.

There is only Faye in front of her. She is a poor girl full of love.

He finally said softly:

"Miss Faye, I hope you can give birth to the child. After all, every child is a very important family member to the Fisher family. There is just one thing that the Fisher family must wrong you for."

"Darren is already engaged to the Aude family. If he regrets the engagement, the two families are likely to become enemies. The relationship is very important, so the affairs between the two of you must not be made public. I will compensate in other ways."

"Okay, okay, we agree!"

Faye nodded slightly, and her father Ken smiled, knowing that this was the most likely outcome.

Byrne signed an agreement with Faye, and then assigned Tio's eldest daughter to come to Faye's house to take care of Faye and monitor the place.

Before leaving, he suddenly figured out something, stared at Faye and nodded gently.

"I wish you happiness."

On the way home, Darren in the carriage originally thought that he wanted to explain what happened to the gray-haired girl. However, his father did not ask him at all, and just remained silent and thinking.

The atmosphere became increasingly oppressive, and Darren finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked:

"Are you disappointed in me?"

Byrne was silent for a while and said calmly:

"I know you are this kind of person. I actually knew it from the moment you set foot on the path of shadow. As for being disappointed..."

He paused, smiled and said:

"Maybe I have some kind of flaw. It's always hard for me to get angry at the mistakes made by people around me, and I prefer to look for problems within myself."

"My relatives and friends have been kind to me, so I want to give back more, and I am willing to believe in the importance of relationships. I have even suffered a lot of losses along the way."

Darren was slightly stunned. His father had never communicated with him in this tone, as if he was a real adult.

Maybe he is indeed an adult, after all, he already has a child.

He suddenly felt a little ridiculous. How could he have a child out of nowhere?

Byrne continued calmly, staring into his son's eyes.

"I just feel helpless. I have made some efforts, but I still neglect your growth. But you still have a chance, Darren..."

"I used to be a timid person, and I didn't even dare to talk to others."

However, Darren interrupted him, his tone was full of disbelief, and he asked the doubts that had been hidden deep in his heart for a long time.

"Is that true? In fact, the older I get, the more unbelievable it is for me. Father, in the eyes of the common people, you are simply a legend, a great figure, as fast as the protagonist in the story. Rise.”

"Were you really miserable when you were a child? I even think that was just made up by some people to slander you."

Byrne nodded slightly and said with certainty: "That's true, Darren, but anyone can grow and change."

Byrne could only say this in order to motivate his son. In fact, most people would not change much.

Moreover, there are actually characters like Chris who are born very powerful and they don’t need much character growth at all.

He has already made up his mind to send Darren to the Seat Kingdom Army for a few years to train. Currently, the Kingdom Army only has the relationship between Sava and Colonel Abel. In fact, there is still a lack of direct blood relatives of the Fisher family.

As for whether Darren will be in danger, Byrne has already figured out one thing.

The Fisher family has never really avoided danger in this vast dark jungle, so they don't need to escape danger at all.

Darren was deep in thought. When he accidentally saw his father's gray hair on his temples, he still felt guilty deep in his heart.

A month later, under Byrne's arrangement, Darren left the town of Nasir to report to Colonel Abel's infantry regiment, starting from the lowest level of the soldier.

He will serve for two years, and when he returns, he will marry the daughter of the Ord family.

Before leaving, Darren said goodbye to his two girlfriends respectively, but he did not stay too long with the gray-haired girl.

He kissed Faye and said calmly: "Your plan worked, Faye."

Faye showed a sweet smile and nodded excitedly: "I don't have to leave you anymore, that's great! Darren, you have to come back soon!"

This incident was not an accident from the beginning.

Moreover, Darren was silent for a while and said: "I feel like my father has noticed the real situation. He guessed that you were the mastermind, but he just didn't say it out loud."

Faye was a little surprised and asked doubtfully: "Then why is he still friendly to me?"

Darren didn't say anything. At first he thought it was because of the child in Faye's belly, but later he felt it was not the case.

It was more likely because his father saw the deep love in Faye's eyes.

One month later.

The news that shocked the East Coast reached the ears of the Fisher family.

The governor of the east coast, Earl Hoven, failed to break through the monarch and died irreparably.

Just half a month ago, two bishops from the Silver Moon Church and the Church of Storms came forward together. They accused the Hoven family of colluding with the heretical "Lost Order". Now the Hoven family is under strict investigation by the church.

If they are truly convicted, their fate will be very miserable.

In fact, there are only three situations: extermination of heirs, treason, and collusion with heretics, which can lead to the deprivation of the land of the great nobles.

Others may not be very clear, but the Fisher family is very clear that the charge that the Hoven family colluded with the "Lost Cult" must be a frame-up.

After all, the name of their cult is not even called "Lost Cult"!

"Why do I suddenly feel that everyone likes to pretend that there are His followers somewhere, and then say that His followers are doing evil, and even let "we" declare responsibility for all the bad things..."

Byrne put down the newspaper and murmured helplessly, and at the same time, he finally realized a terrible thing in his heart.

The gradual weakening of the influence of the gods will bring a huge disadvantage, and no one will restrict the many powerful people of the Orthodox Churches!

In the past, even if the churches occasionally acted unfairly, they would not take the initiative to frame others under the watchful eyes of the gods.

After all, that was an era when divine punishment really existed.

But now the churches are gradually changing from the hands of God who are high above and do not participate in disputes to several huge secular forces, and at the same time, the terrifying power they possess is gradually released.

"After the gods stopped speaking, the churches were liberated, and the powerful people who were originally judges also had their own selfish motives..."

On the same night.

Someone unexpected from the Fisher family returned to Nasir Town.