Chapter 1169
Divorce?
No way!
Marcos's face turned from pale to green and then to red. He was trembling with anger and pointed at Lainey, unable to say a word.
"What, do you have something on her?" Dustin looked at Marcos, full of confusion.
Marcos was at a loss for words and stood still on the spot.
"Grandpa, a divorce would reflect badly on our family name. What will the Xiao family think of us?
"Aunt Lainey must have done this crazy thing for her pregnant daughter. Please forgive her."
Aleigha was not in a hurry to kick Lainey and Emilia out. Their punishment was not enough yet.
Compared to what she had suffered, this was nothing.
Everyone present was shocked. No one had expected that Aleigha would stand out for Lainey and Emilia.
Lainey looked at Aleigha. She had no idea what Aleigha was up to.
"Dad, I don't think it's gonna come to that. A divorce could hurt my face."
Seeing that Aleigha said so, Marcos quickly added. He knew that he couldn't fall out with Lainey at this time.
If she exposed everything he'd done, he could be the one getting kicked out of the house.
Lainey breathed a sigh of relief. Marcos didn't dare to divorce her. After all, she knew too many of his secrets.
That was why she threw all caution to the wind for her plan.
However, her plan failed at the last step. She had not expected that Charlotte would call Ronan and send her to the nearest hospital.
Ronan was Dustin's man. Even if she wanted to bribe him, she couldn't.
"What about my face? This woman is a jinx. Give her some money and send her away."
Dustin was angry as hell. He sounded very determined.
"Grandpa, please give Aunt Lainey and Emilia another chance for my sake. I want us to live together as a family.
"If you're mad at me, I can apologize. Grandpa, please don't drive them out, okay?"
Aleigha walked to Dustin's side. Her voice was soft and gentle, but her heart was ice-cold.
Kicking them out was not even revenge. She wanted more.
She was not gonna let them leave in one piece. She would return to them a hundredfold what she had been through. Dustin looked at Aleigha with a complicated expression. He didn't know how to answer her.
"Grandpa, I beg you."
Aleigha looked at Dustin with clear eyes. After a while, he nodded helplessly.
"For Aleigha's sake, I'm not gonna kick you guys out. Don't think trickery is gonna get you anywhere in this family."
"I have seen too many people these years. I don't even bother to mention what you have done. If this happens again, I'll do whatever it takes to get you out of here."
"Thank you, Dad. We won't do it again. Emilia, come on, say thank you to Grandpa!"
Lainey pulled Emilia to Dustin's side. It was really rare for the two of them to look so embarrassed.
"You should thank Aleigha, not me."
Lainey hesitated a little, and then the impatience on her face disappeared. She gave a smile and said, "Aleigha, please forgive me.
"Thank you so much for helping us. We'll get along well, right?"
Lainey was apologizing? Aleigha didn't see that coming. She thought Lainey would never bow her head.
She was really looking forward to what would happen next.
Aleigha smiled faintly and replied, "It's okay, Auntie, please get up."
As if nothing had happened, Aleigha took the initiative to help Lainey up.
"I'm not gonna say sorry to you, b*tch."
Emilia was really stubborn. Aleigha could not help but laugh coldly in her heart.
Her mother gave in. What was the point of her not compromising?
"Then get out of here." Even Marcos was annoyed by Emilia's attitude. Since when did she become so disobedient?
Emilia shivered and hurriedly ran into Lainey's arms.
"Emilia, apologize!" Lainey pushed Emilia away. This was not the right time for her to be willful.
Emilia, though unwilling, looked at Aleigha and said, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. We're a family." Aleigha narrowed her eyes and said gently.
"All right, let's go." Marcos urged Lainey and Emilia to leave.
No one stopped them. Aleigha heaved a sigh of relief as she watched the three of them leave.
Her main purpose today was to prevent Charlotte from having a car accident.
The only ones left in the living room were Dustin, Charlotte and Aleigha.
"Aleigha, you are too kind." Charlotte did not stop Aleigha from convincing Dustin. She knew that this girl was not a cruel person.
Aleigha smiled shyly and leaned against Dustin. "Grandpa is kind, too. All I did was act like a spoiled child, and he said yes. Am I right, Grandpa?"
Aleigha suppressed the disgust in her heart and tried her best to please Dustin. She was no longer as afraid of him as she used to be. Only in this way could she make Dustin completely trust her. She was gonna take everything the Gardner family had. "Marcos, Lainey, Emilia, this isn't over." She thought.
She wanted to protect those she loved, and she wanted revenge even more. Therefore, she had to endure humiliation and make herself absolutely strong.
"Fine. I'm out of here. I have made an appointment with Windy." After saying that, Charlotte was going to leave, but was stopped by Aleigha. "Grandaunt, I'm go with you."
Charlotte was stunned for a moment, and then smiled. "Little girl, do you want to go with me or do you want to see that young man?" "What are you saying? I don't like him." Aleigha blushed slightly, which was a sign of shyness in the eyes of the two elders.
Dustin's anger dissipated when he saw it. "Go ahead. It wouldn't hurt for Aleigha to meet a few more people."
Aleigha just wanted to keep an eye on Charlotte. She thought they were going straight there, but Charlotte took her shopping. Fortunately, everything went well. There was no car accident.
What would happen after they met Windy?