Eugene’s rigid form trembled as he frowned and told his daughter, “Go away, Rue. I don’t need you to protect me.”“No, you need me right now. If I don’t do this, Great-grandfather will beat you to death,” Rue said with red-rimmed eyes. She continued, “If you get beaten to death, I won’t have a father anymore.”The little girl’s words pierced his heart harshly. He reached out and wrapped her into his arms. “I won’t die. I won’t leave you here alone.”Quinn narrowed his eyes and ordered, “Come over and take the young missus away!”“I won’t leave! I won’t allow you to hit Daddy!” Rue told the old master firmly with a stiff expression on her face.“Your father is being disobedient. I’m teaching him a lesson.” Quinn looked like he still had the intention to forgive Eugene and let him go.“Why are all of you standing there in a daze? Take the young missus away!” Quinn ordered the servants beside him coldly.The servants rushed over immediately. They were afraid of getting into trouble
Initially, Fern thought that Eugene had sent his men over to pester her. After all, he had been bailed out. It was only natural for her to think that he would come over to make her pay for what she had done to him. Jeremy had the same thoughts as well. He immediately stopped her. “Don’t meet him. He’s capable of doing something so treacherous to you. Who knows if he’ll do something to hurt you again?”That was Fern’s concern as well. She did not want to see him. “Don’t worry. Even if I meet him, I’ll only see him in court!” She wanted to personally see the judge deem him guilty. She wanted to see him getting arrested and sent into prison with her own eyes.Jeremy felt much more at ease when he saw that her decision had not wavered.Fern immediately headed out to talk to the men that the Newtons had sent over. “Go back and tell Eugene Newton that I won’t meet him in private. We’ll meet in court.” After speaking, she turned around and walked away. Just then, one of the men said
Eugene kept staring at the woman standing opposite him. It seemed like he had no intentions to say anything. Fern smirked in amusement. “Old Master Newton, that seems like your personal intention. You’d better not force it on him.”She understood just how domineering this man was and how much he loved to pester her. Sending him to prison was the only way she could live her life in peace.Quinn stared at Eugene coldly and said, “What’s wrong? Do you really want to go to prison and let an old man like me take over the corporation? Before you come out of prison, I’ll be dead in the office seat!”Eugene frowned. “Grandfather…” “Tell her! Haven’t you made up your mind?” Quinn’s voice grew heavier. “You don’t need to force him. Even if he really agrees to cut ties with me, I’ll still sue him.” She did not agree to the old master’s condition. If that was the case, Eugene would be able to get away with what he had done way too easily. He deserved to receive punishment and get se
It seemed like Fern did not hear Eugene’s refusal. She immediately told Old Master Newton, “If he agrees not to harass me ever again and to return Rue’s custodial rights to me, I won’t sue him.” She wanted to get her daughter back. That was a reasonable condition. Quinn narrowed his eyes and said, “Alright, we’ll do as you say.” Although he could not bear to leave Rue since he may be Eugene’s only child, it would still be better than letting him go to prison. Furthermore, he just had to hand over Rue’s custodial rights to her. He still had the right to visit Rue if he wanted to see her. “I don’t agree! I’d rather go to prison!” Eugene would never trade his daughter for his own freedom. Quinn ignored his protests and looked at Rue. He asked her in a gentle voice, “Rue, do you want to be with your mother or your father?” Rue glanced at her father and looked at her mother. She asked, “Mommy, will you not send Daddy to prison if I follow you?” Fern nodded and said,
“If you sign this agreement, I’ll sign your agreement as well,” Eugene said. Fern laughed silently. He was really something else. Since when had he gotten so shameless? “Alright, let’s sign the agreements together.” As long as she could get her hands on her daughter’s custodial rights, she would not lose anything by signing an agreement like that. Furthermore, she was not in a relationship with Jeremy. Under Quinn’s witness, both of them drafted their agreements and signed their respective agreements. Finally, they stamped their fingerprint on the agreements. Fern held the signed agreement in her hands. She owned her daughter’s custodial rights now. Even if she did not manage to send Eugene to prison, she felt that it was still worth it.After all, her daughter was her only blood relative. “Rue, come with me.” She held her daughter’s hand. “Mommy, wait for me.” Rue was willing to leave with her, but she still wanted to bid her father farewell.She ran in front of Eu
”I got back my daughter’s custodial rights. Rue is the most important person to me,” Fern explained to him.After being stunned for quite some time, Jeremy nodded. “You’re right. Your child is the most important person.” He silently clenched the hand beside him into a first as an unwilling glint flashed across his eyes.Fern could not continue staying in Jeremy’s place because she had to stay with her daughter. Soon enough, she managed to find a house to rent. She would be moving out today.“I’ve troubled you during the period of time that I stayed here,” Fern told Jeremy, who was sending her off.“It wasn’t any trouble at all. You don’t need to speak so courteously to me.” Jeremy waved his hand and added, “Actually, it’s fine even if you want to continue staying here with Rue. You don’t need to spend your money to rent a place.”“I’ll be honest with you. You may not mind it, but Rue and I don’t feel comfortable living here,” she said half-jokingly.Jeremy signed and said, “Alr
She took out the liquor. It was a bottle of white wine with a high alcohol percentage. She felt like drinking liquor that had a burning aftertaste tonight. “If I get drunk, don’t bother me. Let me sleep on the sofa. Just cover me with a blanket,” she told her daughter in advance. “It’s alright, Mommy. You can drink as much as you want. I’ll take care of you if you really get drunk. Daddy would always drink a lot after attending a business dinner. I would take care of him after that.” She was already experienced in this. Fern laughed and said, “Don’t talk about him anymore. Let’s make a toast.” She should celebrate now that she had finally gotten rid of Eugene and was back with her daughter.Initially, she just wanted to drink a glass of wine. She did not expect the wine to have such an addictive taste. After drinking the second glass, she felt like having a third glass. “I’ll stop drinking after this glass,” she told her daughter. Her words were directed to herself as well.
Eugene left the night gala in a hurry. He bought some hangover tea and asked his chauffeur to start the car. Soon enough, he arrived at the house that Fern had rented for her and Rue. Rue opened the door for him. “Daddy, you’re here.” She saw the bag that he was carrying. There was hangover tea in the bag. She reached out to take it from him. “Give it to me. I’ll boil the tea for Mommy.” Eugene knew that Rue knew how to boil the tea, so he gave the bag of hangover tea to her. He walked straight into the house. The stench of alcohol filled his senses and he frowned at once. “Where is she?” “Mommy just vomited. I brought her into her room and lay her down on her bed,” Rue said. There were two rooms in the house. He walked toward the master bedroom and caught sight of Fern lying on the bed without moving when he arrived at the door. The stench of alcohol filled the room. An inexplicable sense of gloom overcame him as he took a few steps over and pulled up the woman from