Chapter 307 I Want Revenge
Standing nearby, Asher seemed much calmer than the others.
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He looked at Lawson, then at the butler. The boy pressed his lips together as if he had made up his mind.
“I’m going back with you.”
His gaze remained fixed on the butler’s face as he spoke the words. Mindy’s eyes widened in shock the moment she heard them.
“You…” She turned to her son, looking at him as if she couldn’t believe her ears.
Asher reached out and put a gentle hand on her shoulder. “Mom, let’s talk in private.”
He glanced at the butler. The butler said nothing, just nodded and respectfully took a few steps back to give them space.
Asher led Mindy to a quiet spot in the shade of a nearby tree.
“You want to go back?” Mindy bit her lip. Her eyes wavered, and her shoulders trembled slightly. She looked like she was about to break.
“Yes,” Asher nodded. His answer was honest.
Tears streamed down Mindy’s face. Her voice came out torn and trembling. “I knew it… You think life with me is too hard, right? This man, he’s richer than I’ll ever be…”
“I never thought that,” Asher said, letting out a deep sigh. A complex, helpless expression filled his eyes. “But I have a reason to go back.”
Thomas had targeted me several times. It was likely that he already knew the truth about my identity.
Though I had kept a calm face through it all, that didn’t mean I wasn’t holding onto hatred deep inside.
The days I had spent in the detention center had felt like an eternity. I’m not coming out of it without scars.
I hate Thomas, and I want revenge.
And going back to the Lawson family, taking everything Thomas held dear and destroying his position is the most painful way to get it.
Thomas might be in jail now, but he won’t be there forever. He will get out one day.
I want to be in the Lawson family when that day comes.
I don’t care about money. Life with Mom may have been modest, but it had been filled with love and simplicity.
But we can’t stay that way forever.
We are too powerless. If another Thomas comes along, we will be crushed just as easily.
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Chapter 307 I Want Revenge
Without Jean and Jolene stepping in this time, I will never have made it out.
So I have to get stronger. I have to protect myself and those I love.
Returning to the Lawson family is the best way to do that.
But none of that can be explained to Mindy.
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All Asher could do was put his hand gently on her shoulder and try to comfort her. “I never looked down on you. I never will. I’m grateful that you brought me into this world. Maybe this is just me… choosing a different path for my life. I want to see if my future can be different.”
He meant every word. The emotions burning in his dark eyes were real and intense.
Mindy began to calm down, her heart swaying with his honesty.
“You’re really sure?” She asked quietly, her tone now steadier. Her expression was serious, as if she wanted to confirm one last time.
Asher nodded firmly.
Mindy looked into his eyes for a long time. Her gaze held layers of emotion–pain, pride, and uncertainty. Finally, she let out a soft sigh and said nothing more, just patted him gently on the shoulder.
Asher stared at her face, silently making a promise to himself.
I don’t know everything about the Lawson family, but I can guess enough.
My biological father has a family of his own…
Even if I can go back to the Lawsons, Mindy might never be allowed in.
That’s why I have to succeed. I have to find a place there and build something solid.
I want to give her a safe life, no matter what it takes.
