“Enough. Stop passing the blame.” Rodney gritted his teeth. “When I went to rescue Sarah, Freya was the only person there, and Sarah was critically injured. Freya was caught red-handed with evidence. How could I have believed her?”“What about after the incident?” Chester raised his eyebrows. “Did you calm down and think it through? Did you at least try to believe your wife a little? If only you put in some effort investigating it, you would’ve known that Freya left The Lodge in the morning. How could she have had the time to hurt Sarah? Or, if you had put in more effort, you would’ve found out that the kidnapper had no connection to Freya at all. However, you didn’t trust her and insisted it was her. Why should Freya explain things to you? She must’ve been so disappointed.”“Shut up. Shut up.”As if his tail had been stepped on, Rodney’s face paled. “Freya was not willing to explain things to me. I would’ve wavered if she had spoken even one sentence. She was the one who wanted to
Rodney had never thought of that before. He only hated Freya because she stripped Sarah of her role as a mother.When the thought of what would happen if Sarah gave birth to the child finally hit him, he shuddered. He was not sure whether he should feel fortunate or sad.“What else do you want to say? Say it all.”He looked at Chester numbly.Chester leaned back a little. Although he was wearing a smile, the remarks he made were extremely harsh. “You came here to look for me angrily not just because you were lied to, but because you hadn’t been living well. The more unsatisfied you are, the more you miss your previous life. Back then, your parents were very close to you, and when you got home, you had a cute wife and child waiting for you. What about now? What do you have? You have a woman who makes you feel bad and wants you to hold a grand wedding for her even though you’re short of money? A woman who always asks you for money, power, and wealth, or perhaps a woman who suspects y
The responsibility always rested on someone else, but Rodney? Never.He was sc*mbag, yet he still wanted to look good. “I’m laughing at myself for being obsessed with you recently.”Chester wrapped her into his arms and smiled at her with his handsome face, which was indeed charming. “Look. Because of you, I didn’t spare Rodney from embarrassment. I don’t even care about my friendship with him that has lasted for over ten years.”“Young Master Jewell, you think too highly of me.” Eliza lowered her head and said nonchalantly, “You just don’t want too much contact with Rodney. After all, you’re already exhausted from work. If only conflict and no happiness is left in a friendship, it’s meaningless.”“Are you that unconfident about yourself?” Chester planted a kiss on her lips, and his tone was extremely gentle.Any other person would not be able to resist Chester, but Eliza knew him too well.“Yeah. I have no self-confidence.” Eliza smiled.“It’s fine. I’ll make you feel confide
“Rodney, Freya didn’t want to pick up your call, so she told me to do it.”Ryan explained gently, “She’s putting Dani to bed. If you want to see Dani, you can pay The Lodge a visit anytime during the day.”“She’s putting Dani to bed, but why are you there?” Like a jealous husband, Rodney warned Ryan coldly, “Ryan, what are your intentions?” “Both of you are divorced,” Ryan reminded him appropriately. He did not want to argue with Rodney as he knew it was pointless.“Even if we’ve gotten a divorce, she’s still my child’s mother.” There was excruciating pain in Rodney's chest, and he said furiously, “Stay away from her.” “Rodney, it’s late. Since you have the time to control your ex-wife, why don’t you spend some time controlling your current wife? I think that would be better.”With that, Ryan ended the call.In less than two seconds, Rodney called again.Ryan frowned. Was Rodney out of his mind tonight? The fuss was endless.In truth, he admired Rodney when he was young. How
…Meanwhile, Rodney could no longer reach Freya after attempting to call her many times. Only then did he realize that his number had been blocked.Damn it. It must be Ryan’s doing.Rodney punched the steering wheel. Although his family claimed that Ryan was interested in men, Rodney did not buy it. Given his slyness, Ryan could be plotting something to get Freya.Rodney should not have divorced her.However, it was too late to say anything at that moment.Devastation haunted him, yet he could not find a way to vent his feelings.At 12:00 a.m., Rodney went home drunk.The minute he stepped into the house, he saw Sarah in a wheelchair looking at him with a teary face. “Why didn’t you answer my calls? I called you over ten times during the night. Did you avoid my calls on purpose?” “No. I drank quite a lot when I was out socializing and napped in the car for a while, so I didn’t hear my phone ring.”Rodney rubbed his aching temples. He was too exhausted to coax her.“Don’t yo
Rodney then recalled what Eliza said.According to Eliza, Sarah was under no illusions that it was not Freya who kidnapped her.However, whose words should he believe?Perhaps the only thing he could be sure of was that Eliza was the culprit.“Sarah, it wasn’t Freya who kidnapped you,” Rodney said while looking into her eyes weakly. Sarah froze. She, of course, knew that Freya did not kidnap her. However, Rodney claimed it was Freya’s doing when she woke up. Given that her face was disfigured and she was disabled, she had to shift the blame onto Freya. Only then would Rodney know of Freya’s wickedness and give up on her completely.However, how did Rodney find out about it?At that moment, many thoughts flashed across Sarah’s mind. After ten seconds or so, she feigned confusion and said, “How could it be? Didn’t you say you caught her red-handed when you saved me? She hates me. She thought I wanted to destroy your marriage, so she tried killing me using those terrifying means.”
“But Chester is your buddy. Are you less important than a woman?” Sarah bit her lip in disbelief. “If Eliza continues to act outside the law, she might move heaven and earth to deal with me. After all, she has Chester’s support and Freya’s help. Rodney, I’m scared.”Put in a tough position, Rodney’s lips parted. In the end, he said with a deep voice, “She won’t dare to do it, and I won’t allow her to hurt you.”Sarah flung herself into his arms and began wailing. “Rodney, I hate how unfair this world is for letting the person who hurt me walk free from the law. Freya can hate me and kill me all she wants, but does she have to take cover-up for the culprit?”Rodney was stunned for a moment before he went quiet.That was true. He only thought about the fact that Freya did not kidnap Sarah but neglected the point that Freya sided with the culprit.Eliza did commit a crime, and her action could even be considered evil. If the culprit was not punished, she might push her luck next time
Freya’s mouth twitched. Unbothered to explain further, she said perfunctorily, “Yes. Unlike you, I have no shame. Having said that, this is my business. You have no right to teach me a lesson.”“Why don’t I have the right to do so? We have a daughter together. Your behavior will affect my daughter. Since you’ve decided to raise her, you must set a good example for her. Dani will get married in the future. If your reputation is bad, you’ll hold her back.”Rodney behaved like a porcupine. He did not mean to say things like this when he came. However, after he saw her, quills naturally grew on his back.Freya twitched her lips. “You were wicked and unfaithful in your marriage. I really have no idea how you can bring yourself to be so shameless and criticize me. I can never be as shameless as you, so it’s up to you to say whatever you want.”Perhaps Freya had seen Rodney behave shamelessly countless times, so she had slowly adapted to it. She was not even mad at him, nor was she bother