To Calix's relief, he learned quite a few information about Nicholas Wu from Mr. Guan. The elderly man told him everything as much as the latter could.
At the same time, Calix had to relive the pain of knowing how much his grandfather had changed toward the end of his life.
The initially light-hearted ambiance in the sunroom turned gloomier the longer Mr. Guan spoke. Calix let the elderly man take his time to speak while preparing himself for any heartwrenching possibilities.
Mr. Guan's low and husky voice echoed in the sunroom, bringing up the memories of the past.
"Your grandfather... he met Fridah Wu one day. Since then, they were in an affair until he discarded her away."
"He didn't know she carried his child, technically your half-uncle. She suddenly appeared when that child was thirteen."
