Chapter 26
Chapter 26
After finishing the meeting, Victor rubbed his temples in exhaustion. He thought uneasy feeling stirred stronger inside Victor
After a long pause, Victor finally decided to head straight to Powell Manor,
of the call Leon had made in the afternoon, sobbing into the phone. An
At Powell Manor, the engine went quiet as the car came to a stop. Victor stepped out quickly and shoved open the heavy front door.
“Dad, how could you say something like that to Loon! He’s just a kid,” Victor said.
Inside, the white haired elder, Albert, put down his newspaper and glanced up at Victor, speaking calmly, “I told him the truth. It’s all written clearly the divorce agreement. Serena walked away with nothing and pave up custody of Leon. She’s already left the country”
Victor muttered, “That’s impossible. She wouldn’t be that cruel.”
Seeing the disbelief on Victor’s face, Albert snorted. He pulled a document from the drawer and tossed it in front of him. “See for yourself. She left with nothing. She didn’t even take a cent. She just wanted to be done with you.”
Victor’s hands trembled as he picked up the document and skimmed through it. Serena’s signature stood out sharply on the divorce papers, stinging his
Albert walked up to him, his tone stern. “Even without S
Serena, I still wouldn’t agree to you marrying Eliza, Let it go
“I want to go home. I want Daddy” Lean yelled. He ran out of the room crying and threw himself into Victor’s arms.
“Leon, it’s okay. I’m taking you home, Victor said as he picked Leon up, his expression dark with anger. He didn’t look back as he walked out of Powell
Manor.
All the way back, Leon kept complaining about Albert’s strictness, crying, “Daddy, Grandpa’s so mean. He always makes me study and never let me go out and play. He even said that wretch doesn’t want me anymore.”
When they got home, Liza came up to greet them, “Vic, Lean, you’re back.”
“Ellie, Grandpa s
said that wretch doesn’t want me anymore. Is it true?” Leon asked,
Of course not. Your mom loves you so much. Why would she not want you? Your grandpa must’ve been teasing you”
Eliza replied, “Of course
A flicker of surprise crossed’s face but quickly vanished. She wached out to take the cost Victor had taken off and hung it on the rack.
She then asked casually, as if it were nothing, “What’s going on with Lean? Why does he keep saying his mom doesn’t want him?”
“My dad said Serena already signed the divorce papers. She walked away with nothing, gave up custody of Leon, and now she’s left the country, Victor answered.
“How could that be? Why would she do something like that? A glint of joy flashed in Eliza’s eyes, but she quickly hid it.
She gently stroked Victor’s back and spoke in a sot voice, comforting him, “The truth is, I didn’t want to leave either only went abroad for that arranged mariage because I had no choice. I’ve always had feelings for you.”
Hearing that, V
Victor turned to her, and memories flooded back all at once.
Back then, he had been deeply in love with Liza, but ended up marrying Serena–And Eliza had been forced to marry abroad, starting a misorable life she never wanted. Now, Eliza was finally back.
Victor pulled Eliza into his arms and held her tightly. “Elle, you’ve suffered so much all these years. I don’t blame you, really. I never blamed you.” His
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voice trembled with emotion and sympathy,
Eliza shivered lightly in his embrace, tears soaking into his collar. “Mic, it’s so good to see you again.”
