Spoiled by Mr. Russell novel Chapter 811

Her husband’s words opened the floodgate of her memories.

When Benedict was young, he was smart and talented. A sensible boy, he was eager to learn and possessed unique ideas for doing business. Although his opinions might not always be correct, he had his way of thinking and understanding.

At that time, the family led a peaceful life, and Derrick loved the child and had high hopes for him.

Later, when Benedict was around thirteen or fourteen years old and had entered the rebellious phase, the Tanner Corporation expanded rapidly, and its operations got busy. With Derrick hardly at home and herself not in good health, Stephanie could not cope with the disciplining of their son. It was during that period that Eloise visited their house the most often.

Eloise always told Stephanie to rest and offered to help her with everything at home, even small things concerning their relatives. Benedict became closer to Eloise than to Stephanie. It was around this period that Benedict was somehow exposed to wood carving and grew deeply fond of it.

Stephanie thought back to that time and remembered how Benedict had lost interest in his studies and wanted to study different kinds of wood instead.

Initially, she didn’t think it was bad for him to have a hobby, as it was better than him fooling around outside as a boy in the rebellious phase. However, she later discovered that the child became so preoccupied with his hobby that he would lose sleep.

Apart from leaving wood shavings everywhere in the house, he became unkempt, and his studies suffered tremendously after he kept skipping classes. He also stopped bothering about the family business.