This made Tomas heart ache so much. He immediately said, “It’s not convenient for me to go to your parents’ place.”
Especially since Hellen just went to kick up a huge fuss today. How could Claire’s parents let him in?
“You come home, let me take a look at you,” he said.
Claire was silent for a long moment before she said, “The car you gifted me… Mrs. William smashed it. My face had also been beaten until it’s swollen, so it’s not convenient for me to go out right now.”
Claire continued, “She came to my house early in the morning. She took a megaphone and shouted downstairs, so all the neighbors in our vicinity heard it. Even if my face were fine, I… I still don’t dare to go out…”
Through the phone, Tomas could hear her trying her best to suppress her sobbing tone and control her voice.
If Claire had just cried and started wailing, Tomas
Hellen might as well go and die, better than suffering in there. But actually, this husband and wife had no right to speak of the other.Back then, it was Hellen who’d seized the chance when Tomas suffered a stroke to transfer his assets out first.Tomas only committed adultery and betrayed her afterward. She attempted to use divorce to gain his assets right after that. To take revenge on Hellen, Tomas took out his ultimate weapon of suing her following that. These two people exchanged blows one after another, neither willing to back down. The two of them were the same, neither had the right to accuse the other.“And you, he actually did not even let you off. If he wants to sue, he can just sue me, but you are his biological daughter!” Hellen said furiously.“A monster, though cruel, will not devour its child, but he sued you as well! This man, he never had a heart to begin with! Back then, when he treated Anna like that, I even gl
Tomas unexpectedly could be hard-hearted enough to sue even his own daughter.Unknowing of Claire’s thoughts, he grasped her hand. “I’ve already told her about the divorce today. Except she wanted to use the divorce to gain my assets. She’s stepping on my toes.”Tomas said, “She has evidence of us together, so I’ve got to attack first.” Claire nodded with an air of helplessness and innocence.Tomas said, “Rest assured, she is going to jail. The divorce is proceeding even if she doesn’t want it, nor can she get her hands on my assets. After I divorce her, we’ll get married. Anna had long stopped treating me as a dad, and Imelda betrayed me. I’ve given up on them. Not a single cent of my inheritance will go to them. I’m far older than you. Needless to say, I’ll die first. My assets will all go to you. Even if I’m not around, I can still guarantee you a good life.”
“Silly girl! You think you can hold on to him?” Hellen pressed. “You think that by helping him shoulder the blame, he’ll really wait for you? It’s six years! You already had doubts about him when you’re with him. You won’t even be able to control him from prison! Can you really guarantee he’ll wait six years for you?“Also, he’s just saying it nicely now.” Hellen sneaked a peek at Mike, noticing he was discussing something with his lawyer.Looking at them, she felt that they were collaborating about duping her and Imelda. Just because they were the weaker party now. She’s really regretting allowing Mike to mix into this business back then!“He’s only trying to deceive you into helping him take the blame.”Hellen said softly, “Who knows how he’s going to be like after six years? Perhaps he’d find someone new after a year, or even a month into your se
Mike took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He was still thinking about it. When Imelda saw that, her heart squeezed.Previously, Mike had promised her that as long as they could pacify her mom to shoulder the blame for them, he would immediately marry her. He had already agreed to this, so why did he still hesitate when Hellen raised this condition?Imelda instantly knew that she had been deceived. Previously, Mike was just pacifying her!If her mom had not brought up this condition and just went ahead to shoulder all the charges, Imelda would have been left with nothing, and Mike would not have married her at all. She stared at Mike sharply.Mike finally said, “Okay, I agree.”“Good. Then I will wait here,” Hellen said. “When you both come back with the marriage certificates, I will then be assured.”Mike did not expect this. He always felt that Hellen was very dumb, but at this moment, Hellen actually b
“I know.” Mike patted and comforted her, then pulled her into his arms to console her. Before completely getting Hellen to help them, he still had to treat Imelda well.“Imelda, what kind of person do you take me for? I know you gave a lot to me, and you lost much more. How can I not love you? I won’t be able to find a woman who is as willing to give so much for me. Don’t worry, your worries won’t happen. I won’t abandon you.”He smiled and said, “Look, aren’t we going to collect our marriage certificates now? If not for your worries, we would probably be reaching the Civil Affairs Bureau by now.”Imelda then smiled as her tears continued to fall. Mike wiped her tears away and then set off.The two of them were very quick. After collecting their marriage certificates, they instantly came back to show Hellen.“Good. I will take this into account and can feel more assured.”
When Anna learned that Hellen had been sentenced to six years, she also got a shock.“So Imelda and Mike got away scot-free?” Anna asked George. Of course, this matter was told by George to Anna over dinner, after he got off work and came home.Anna did not know about the details and did not deliberately ask about it. Tomas suing the three of them at the same time was news that had spread long ago.Everyone did not know whether to be shocked that Tomas actually went all out to ruin his kin, even suing his own daughter, or to be shocked that Tomas wife and daughter actually colluded with outsiders to harm Tomas. They heard many stories of husband and wife falling out, where the husband sued the wife and the wife sued the husband. Such incidents were fairly common. But not even letting off their children, such cases were fairly uncommon.Normally, even if the child made a serious mistake, the parents would still tolerate it and cover up for them
Imelda had a tiny bit of conscience, after all. She knew that her mom’s life inside was not good at all, and she did not want her to be upset because of this.Anyway, even if Hellen found out about it, it would be of no use when she’s in jail. Not like she could come out and help her.So, Imelda did not say anything. But she really did not know what kind of a life she was living now.Before Hellen had completely admitted to all the charges, Mike still treated her pretty well and would even pacify her. After Hellen really went in, when Mike and even the whole Cobby family was safe, Mike could not even be bothered to act for one day more. That change was like an instant downward spiral, making one unable to react.The previous second, he was still deeply obsessed with her and was so accepting of everything about her as he called her “baby, sweetheart.”When the matter was finally resolved, the next second, he became aloof and
Imelda’s strength was nothing compared to his. When Mike slapped her, his face was twisted in an ugly scowl, as if he was hoping he could slap her dead.Otherwise, Imelda wouldn’t be so scared. Even with Mike holding her, the force of his hand caused her to stagger backward. It went to show how much strength Mike had employed.Half of Imelda’s face was numb, feeling absolutely nothing. She thought she’d heard a dislocation sound. Perhaps her jaw got dislocated. Because half her face was numb, she couldn’t really move it. But soon after, she realized her jaw was indeed dislocated, because she discovered she could not utter a single word. Any movement triggered immense pain in her jaw bone.Imelda was crying uglily in pain, tears and snot all streaming down her face. Mike shoved her away with a look of disgust. Imelda desperately wanted to ask, how dare he hit her when he’s a man!But she could not speak nor close her mou