The Weight Of Uncertainty

The Weight Of Uncertainty
Taya left the airport and returned to the pre-marital villa, sitting at the desk, contemplating her and Griffon' next steps.
She couldn't come up with anything, so she messaged Andre to ask if he had found the address, to which Andre replied that he hadn't found it yet.
As time passed, Taya became increasingly worried about Griffon' safety, especially after Gigi's ordeal, leaving her feeling uncertain.
However, she felt she had a bit more rationality than Gigi, perhaps due to her experiences, and her ability to cope with the situation was better than before.
While Taya was lost in thought at her desk, there was a knock at the door.
It was the Lawrence pack's three brothers coming to see her, asking if she had made a decision,
Taya still refused, and the Lawrence pack's three brothers didn't say much, only asking her to rest well.
However, the next day, they sent people to deliver various items, including luxury goods and supplements.
Even Owen's she-wolf came and personally cooked for her. She even brought her and Owen's pup to keep Taya company.
When she was still hesitant, the patriarch of the Lawrence pack came in person.
He didn't bring any gifts like the others, only the Lawrence pack's shares.
He looked just as he did when they first met, with white hair and a white suit, appearing radiant and not at all like a man in his seventies.
Seeing the imposing and spirited old man in front of her, Taya still respected him and welcomed him into the house, serving him tea.
"I actually don't like tea," said the old man, causing Taya's fingers to pause as she was brewing the tea.
She glanced at him with clear eyes. "I only have tea at home," she replied.
Matty, feeling a bit choked, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then proceeded to inspect her house.
"The style is nice, but compared to the courtyard you designed yourself, it lacks a bit of warmth."
Taya didn't respond and continued to brew the tea.
Matty put down the teacup and looked at Taya. "I plan to have you live in that courtyard. When your pup is born and grows up, Chapter 1 will take him fishing by the river. What do you think?"
Taya took a pinch of tea leaves with the tweezers and put them in the teapot, then looked up at Matty. "I don't like it."
If it were the Lawrence pack's three brothers, daring to speak to him like this, Matty would have been angry long ago.
However, seeing the face that resembled Sophia's, he unexpectedly smiled. "You're quite similar to your grandmother, always ready to argue with me."
"Maybe that's because you're not very likeable," Taya retorted.
"And what would make me likeable?" he asked.
This question left Taya at a loss for words. "Why don't you like me?" Matly asked again.
"How do you know I don't like you?" she replied.
"I can see it in your eyes," Matty said, full of authority, gazing at Taya, who was avoiding eye contact.
"Why?" he asked.
"There's no reason," she replied.
She felt there was no need to hide her dissatisfaction in front of Matty, so she raised her head again. "You can't mate Sophia, yet you let her get pregnant, then turn around and engage in a business marriage. Have you ever considered her and your pup?"
If Matty hadn't done this, her mother wouldn't have died in the street. Ultimately, it was Matty's inaction that led to the tragic lives of the next generation.
"So, you're blaming me," Matty said, his aged eyes filled with regret as he looked back on the past. "It's my fault. I thought I could remated her after my unmate, but I forgot that Sophia is a very strong-willed person." He also shouldn't have hurt her first love, but when he was young, he set his sights on her among so many women.
He loved her very much, so naturally, he had to win her over. Later, Sophia fell in love with him, even deeply, but she couldn't get over her guilt about her first love, and she left him with their Thinking of the video she left before she died, saying that she would forget him for the rest of her life, forever forget him, the mist in Matty's eyes quietly dampened his eye sockets.
"Your grandmother always refused to wait for me. If she had been willing, your mother would have been very happy..."
Sophia said she liked her daughter the most, so she sent her daughter away, not only to protect her daughter, but also to retaliate against him.
Matty thought carefully, and there was only this one reason why she would tell him in the video that she only gave birth to two pups.
After all, her whole life was spent competing with him. From the first meeting, she was competing with him.
"I think Sophia shouldn't just be angry enough to send her own pup away because you remated. Is there another reason?"
"There is."
Taya thought he would deny it, but he nodded unexpectedly. "I hurt her first love." He didn't reveal too much, but Taya grasped the key information from it. "Who was her first love?". Matty's sharp eyes clouded over. "A despicable person."
Taya changed the subject.
She stared at Matty's not-so-good-looking face, and after a moment of silence, continued to ask. "You intervened, so Sophia should hate you more than love you, right?"
Matty saw that she was being a bit forceful, but he didn't get angry, just smiled and nodded. "You could say that." "Then how did she have pups with you?"
Matty sat up straight, staring at Taya's puzzled eyes. "This is a question of first love and later love. You should be able to relate to it."
Taya knew what he was implying, and her face also darkened, but Matty continued. "Everyone will love several people in their lifetime, it's just a matter of who they love the most."
At this point, Matty looked meaningfully at Taya. "You love Griffon the most, so you're willing to have pups for him, and Sophia is the same."
Taya's thoughts were seen through, and she didn't argue with Matty. "I don't know the specifics of what happened between you and Sophia, and you don't know the specifics of what happened between me and Griffon, so don't make this comparison."
Thinking of Griffon, Matty thought of the man lying in the biohazard area, nearly dying several times from infected wounds, and couldn't help but frown, but he didn't tell Taya the truth.
"Everyone has their own story, I won't judge your past, and you shouldn't judge mine. Let's talk about whether you'll come home with me or not."
"I won't." Taya's answer was decisive.
Matty looked at Taya for a long time, then spoke again. "I know you have opinions about me, but if I had a chance to start over, I would definitely not choose the second option, I would definitely mate her at all costs."
At this point, Matty thought of Sumasa, who died of starvation on the street, and a rare look of heartache appeared in his aged eyes. "That way, your mother wouldn't have ended up like that, and you and your sister..." Matty paused, reached out, grabbed Taya's hand, and covered it with his hand, gently patting it. "Taya, I'm late, and I've let you suffer for so many years."With so much said, just this one sentence made Taya's eyes gradually turn red.
Matty tightened his grip on her hand, and earnestly urged her. "Go home with your grandfather, and let me make it up to you for the rest of my life."
Taya hung her head and said nothing, while Matty continued to pat the back of her hand. "I don't want to live the rest of my life in regret. I hope you can give me a chance to reunite with my daughter's pups."
Taya still didn't say anything, but Matty reasoned with her emotionally. "Pup, I'm already in my seventies, I don't have many years left, so let me do something for my daughter's pups before I pass away." This statement made Taya raise her eyes.
The old man sitting in front of her, with white hair and wrinkles all over, was obviously of a certain age.
Taya didn't know how much longer he had to live, but she could see the guilt in his eyes. "If Sophia hadn't lied to me back then, even if it was at the ends of the earth, I would have found Sumasa."
It seemed that Matty was trying to make up for his regrets about Sophia through the pups.
He took good care of his other two sons, but he was late for Sumasa.
The old man felt guilty and wanted to make up for his love for Sumasa through her pups.
Taya understood very well the old man's purpose in wanting to take her home, but Canada was so far away... "Okay, how about this: you come back with me to acknowledge the family, and as for whether you want to live with me in the future, you can decide slowly."
Matty seemed to sense Taya's concerns, so he took a step back and suggested that she first acknowledge the Lawrence pack and experience their atmosphere.
"And as for your sister's pup, you can also bring them to the Lawrence pack to acknowledge the family."
After hesitating for a moment, Taya pushed away Matty's hand.
"My sister's pup belongs to the Johnson family and the Sherwood pack. They are two generations apart from the Lawrence pack. There's no need for them to acknowledge the family now. As for me...