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Ophelu was even more devastated
“You ingrateful sont How could you say such a thing?” she screamed. “I’m not the joke! You’re the joke, not me?“
Reece didn’t want to see his mother like this again–full of hate.
After all, he had once given her his heart, only to be hurt the most
Without another word, he turned and walked
Sering Reece walk away, Ophelia grew frantic
as my child—don’t leave me behind! Reece, if you also give
She immediately shouted after him, “Reece, don’t go! From now on, I’ll only love you as m up on me, what will I do?
Reece paused and turned his head. “Don’t y you still have that amazing adulterer?” he said coldly. “If he really loves you, let him save you. After all, you’ve done so much for him. It’s about time he returned the favor”
Ophelia’s face darkened. “Bullshit, I don’t have any adulterer. Stop talking nonsense.”
She’d rather go to jail than drag that man into this.
Recor aw right through her.
He smiled bitterly and said, “See What you love most is still that man. What about us?
His dad had been a fake when it came to love, but his mom! She was real in her obsession.
“Don’t call me, and don’t come looking for me again. I’m disgusted, Reece said, his voice dripping with contempt.
With that, he didn’t wait around but left quickly, not looking back.
Ophelia stood there, staring at the spot where Reece had disappeared, her heart shattering further.
She continued to curse, “Sinner Ungrateful son! Asshole!
Phoebe, watching the scene unfold, finally spoke up. “Stop cursing. Right now, none of the people here can save you. Why don’t you go beg that man you love so much! With his power, he should be able to save you”
Though she said this. Phoebe could tell that Ophelu’s obsessive love for that man might make her refuse to betray him
As expected. Ophelia shot Phoebe a venomous glare.
“Don’t try to trick me. I don’t have a favorite man, and there’s no one behind me, she snarled viciously. “It’s a shame that that voodoo warlock was such a lover and didn’t get þid of you.”
you nor your man had the ability and even hired a loser to deal with me. But it did give me
Moebe chuckled, uninterested. “That’s because neither you nor yo the chance to see you cry.”
Ophelia serred. You came to laugh at
Phoebe raised an ryclarow, crossing her arms. “Or what?
Ophelia, enraged, shouted, “You bitch-
The love she had prided herself on that Finnian once gave to her turned out to be fake. Soren, her eldest son she had once relied on, now hated her.
Her youngest son, who once seemed to be in her control, had made it clear he was going to abandon her.
|_ And her least favorite, her youngest daughter, was going to inherit the Hill family—the one thing Ophelia had longed for the most
In a single day. Ophelia lud lost Finnian, her three children, and her identity as Finian’s wife.
She had become a joke..
She couldn’t take it, especially now that Phoebe—whom she despised above all–was standing there, witnessing her humiliation.
It twas enough to make her snap.
Ophelia lunged at Phorlar, trying to huse her, bait two men grabbed her and held her back
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“Behave yourself, one of them ordered
Phoebe smiled, watching Ophelia struggle. Your son said you were a joke, and it looks like he was right,
“How much do you think that wild man really cares about you?” Phoebe taunted. “Wait and see if he’ll come to save you. I’m belling he won’t. You’ve been nothing but a pawn for him from the start
“Now it’s all noined, and hell discard you she continued, knowing exactly how to push Ophelia’s buttons.
Ophelia shook her head, frantic, her eyes wild. “No, it won’t happen You’re full of shit. No, it won’t
The love of her life would never give up on her. She was sure of it.
Phoebe glanced at the clock and nodded to Jamiel
Jamiel signaled to the two men to drag Ophelia away.
Ophelia kept struggling, her desperate pleas for Finnian and Soren echoing in the room as they hauled her out.
But both of them wore the same cold expression
With no other option, she had no choice but to plead with her least favorite daughter, hoping Brenda would somehow save her.
Brenda found it ridiculous that she was always at the bottom of the heap, no matter the time of day.
She turned her back, determined to stay out of sight and our of mind.
Watching her own mother end up in this situation didn’t make her feel good, but it wasn’t much of a hardship either.
She was unlikely to sympathize or soften her stance.
This was all her mother’s doing.
And up unul this point, Ophelia had still been protecting that man.
Since Ophelia had chosen that man and abandoned all of them, she would have to face the consequences.
Brenda had seen through it all since she was a child.
She didn’t care, and it didn’t hurt like it did with Reece.
Ophelia saw Brenda turn away, and what little hope remained in her eyes was a
s completely crushed.
She allowed the two men to drag her toward the door.
She didn’t stop screaming and cursing at Finnian and Soren, as if it would somehow make her feel better.
After Ophelia was taken away. Phoebe greeted the three members of the Hill family and followed them back to the Special Force.
Once everyone had left, Soren said to Finnian, “Mr. Hill, I’ll be resigning as soon as this matter is settled”
Finnian knew that Soren was a victim in this too, so Finnian did not take his a
angero
out on Soren. “There’s no rush. I know you’re a good person.”
It was unfortunate for the kid to have such biological parents
Deep down, Soren actually washed Finnian had been his real father.
Unfortunately, with Ophelia and that man keeping g them apart, they were never meant to be father and son.
He paused for a moment, then added. “It’s time to deal with what’s going on online. Il take it upon myself to tweet that I’m the result of my mom’s affair with another man. I’m ma a true member of the Hill family, and I’ll disassociate myself from the Hill family and from Hill Group
This would also explain why Finnian never got a marriage license with Ophelia back then.
I would abu help the Hill family clean up their image, given all the mud that had been thrown at them.
Aside from wanting to disgust and comer that man who’d been hiding in the shadows, he also wanted to repay the Hill family for raising and nurturing him over the past twenty years in this way
In all those years, his own mother hadn’t raised him–lad been raised by
by the Hull
Hill family.
Finnian didn’t expect Soren to make suchia decision
He frowned. “You don’t have to do that. I’ll handle things online and with Ophelia
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Soren’s actions would significantly impact his own reputation.
No matter what, Soren was still the child he had raised,
He still hoped Soren would have a good future, even
en if Soren left
left the Hill famil
family.
But Soren shook his head. “No, I’ve made my decision. I want to use this as a way to sever all ties with them, to say goodbye to the past. Only by doing this will I no longer be a member of the Hill family. Then that person behind me won’t be able to use me to try to take away the Hill family’s Juck
He would die first, but he wouldn’t let that person exploit him to steal the Hill family’s luck
Phoebe’s head–on confrontation had made him feel good.
And so, he couldn’t help but want to strike back, disrupting that man’s plans.
He added, Tm exhausted after all these years. Once I resign from Hill Group, I want to take a break and travel. You don’t need to worry about me. Public opinion will blow over after a while. Once everything settles, no one will remember or talk about it much.”
He was genuinely mentally and physically drained.
Finnian could see that Soren was serious and determined this time.
He felt bad for Soren and reached out to hug Soren. “Okay, I respect your decision. Even after you leave the Hill family, you can always reach out to me if you need anything. No matter what you think, I’ll always consider you my son.”
Soren’s eyes reddened, and he returned the hug. “Dad, thank you!”
Since he was young, he had approached Finnian to finalize their cooperation.
Over the years, Finnian had nurtured him, taught him many things, and cared for him from time to time.
In his heart, from the beginning to the end, Finnian had been the only father he ever knew.
After letting go of Finnian, Soren nodded at Brenda and turned to leave as well.
Finnian sighed, and Brenda couldn’t stop the tears from welling up in her eyes.
