novelxo Chapter 136
Chapter 136
"What did you say?" Mrs. Linden's fare contented in debelet
1er mat a sigh of exasperation "I asked if you're done with your
She practicalhe spat her reply. "What? Did I say amthing untrue? Didn't you go after that Word family cro/
I cut her offroadly. "And if I dd?"
She looked as if she had im out of words after beating my reply
"What's your point, Mrs Linden? Are you accusing me of something is just trying tomake me feel miserable?"
Triumph flashed across her fare as she jumped at my words. "That's right! You admit it, don't you? Admit that you've been cheating in this marriage!" Ishook my head. "No, I don't, I was the one who cheated in this marriage. That was your son, Elijah."
Mrs Linden's fare turned livad as the nearly shrieked, "You vile woman! How date you accuse my son of cheating? That was all Jocelyn's fault, setting him up!
will let you walk away with everything, and as for those funds, don't expect to keep a single cent."
Ah. there I ww-the peal reason for her visit Money. After all her insults and ranti, it all boiled down to cash.
1 let out a scvental laugh ning to press the red call button to nurse when I heard Elijah's voice from the doorway
"Mom? What are you doing here! Come with me, now!"
I looked over to see Elijah hobbling in with a crutch and a mixture of frustration and embarrassment on his face. Buises from the beating he'd received from my brother still dotted his face Ma Linden seemed startled by his arrival and tumbled her words. "Eijah, why aren't you resting in your room? I was just be to stand up for you."
Deipne has limp. Elijah quicidy made his way into the ward, grabbing her am in a fum grip. "You need to leave. Now,"
She nearly stumbled as he pulled hes along, her face flushed with indignation. "Elijah, I'm your mother! I can't just stand by while this woman makes a fool of you, leaves you penniless in
He shat nu a sheepish, uncomfortable glance, then lowered his voice to an angry whisper. "This whole 'penniless' thing is nonsense, Mom. Stop it!"
Max. Landen 'a voler rose in a di amat wall. "Don't try to fool me! She's already filed for divorce and wants back that 50 million the invested. How can you let her do that? It she pulls her funds, what happens to your company?sle's heartless
Stir pointed bei finger at the, continuing her fan "You bitch! You begged Elijah and me to let you into this family! in weren't for us taking pity on you, you'd ever have had the chance to
1 business is doing well, you want to pull out and rob un blind!"
madding few louder,.
The hotjej hesitated as they took in ri scens, especially upus seeing Elijah, who was trying in vain to usher his mother away...
the attention of the nearby nurses, before I could pass the button to call them, they rushed over.
echoed down the hallway.
"Mam, you don't understand anything lust poluck!" lie piusled, his patience clearly fraying
She continued to resist, stubdanly planting her feet, but with the help of the vases, le rentually managed to lead her out, though her shipotest. thure she was pone, I leaned back, closed my eyes, and took a long, steadying bawath. The tension began tease-until I heard footsteps again. Kijah had slipped Luck the ward without the nurses initirang-
moked at kumm, raporundem
nothing to say to him. He stood their awkwardly, deadly trying to fadile right words.
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frecommend you schedule a though examination for your mother. abuseets Cater inte having
with a maswoman hurling insults at me."
Ojarationing whether thinte was a slingle sane person in the Länden Lamily.