“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
Mike sighed. “Because of the William family incident, Imelda doesn’t have the energy to spare for relationships. I don’t want to force her. We had a peaceful breakup.”Everyone found it weird hearing his words. Many were certain he had married Imelda, or did they divorce already?Or was it a secret marriage?But the ones who knew the truth were only a minority within the circle. But most curious netizens did not know this, and they really believed that the two didn’t marry. But they certainly did not believe his words either.Most universally agreed, saying Imelda was doomed with no more familial support. Feeling she’s worthless, the Cobby family naturally discarded her. Though both had never been good people, Mike was still labeled a jerk.The ones within the circle who knew the truth wouldn’t have loose lips, and the most they’d do was to talk among themselves. The Cobby family was still actively se
One year later…Imelda had started her mission and her investigation was going well as the Cobby family had let their guard down as they saw her as no threat to them, she would communicate with the partner through encrypted text.Anna had given birth to a baby boy who was now almost approaching one year, though George wanted a baby girl, he still loved his baby boy well.Today, Anna and George attended a fashion gala in London, felt that this fashion Gala was actually just a large-scale costume party. And she had never actually seen George wear such an outfit. He looked like a graceful gentleman from ancient times, like frost under the moon.The two of them set off for the gala. On the way there, Anna asked, “Where’s Big Brother?”“Zara wants to go together with Big Brother, so he’s just waiting there directly for her to finish work,” George explained.The guests invited to the fash
They took turns speaking, and with a few short sentences, they managed to make Denise into someone who takes advantage whenever she could, meaning she was standing here on purpose to let others misunderstand the situation.Upset, Denise wanted to say something to defend herself. To make them stop belittling her. But before she could, the other diners in this table all arrived.All of them greeted Liam and George. Then they were introduced to Anna and Zara.When they were all introduced to each other, the guests then looked towards Emma and Denise. “These two are…”They clearly assumed the Emma, Denise and the Wolf brothers were acquainted.George looked mockingly at Emma and Denise, as if saying, “See? Others misunderstand, don’t they?”He then said, “We don’t know them at all. They probably felt happy seeing us here and came over to say hi.” George might have put it this way, but the gu