novelxo Chapter 1558
Disregarding Marvin, Vanessa turned around and walked towards Julien. Marvin yelled at her from behind, "Vanessa Love! From now on, you're no longer my daughter. I have nothing to do with you." Vanessa turned around and beamed from ear to ear. "Mr. Love, goodbye. I won't be seeing you off."
Did he think that she still valued a relationship with a heartless person like him?
Marvin retorted in anger, "You..."
"Indeed. It doesn't matter if you recognize me or not, I'm still Vanessa Love. My name was selected by my mother, so I'll continue using it." Upon finishing the sentence, Vanessa turned around once again. Without hesitation, she walked away. She didn't care about such a father at all.
Julien had been waiting for her by the side. Seeing that she was done, he reached out to hold her hand firmly. Vanessa smiled at him and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
Julien responded, "Let's go home."
Vanessa nodded, "Yes, let's go!"
From now onwards, this man would be her home. Never again would she spend her time on those who didn't love or care about her.
It was useless to beg for Vanessa's mercy. Hence, Marvin brought Leslie to the prison to see Fiona, who had been locked up for many days.
Fiona had lost weight and looked haggard. Seeing her in this state made Marvin's heart go out to her. "My dear Fiona, you must have suffered all these days. But don't worry, the court hasn't started the trial yet. As long as the result of the trial doesn't come out, everything is possible."
"Is that even possible?"
If it was only the evidence given by Vanessa, she would not be imprisoned for life. However, she wasn't up against Vanessa, but Julien. As long as Julien was there, no one could touch Vanessa again, and no one could change the verdict.
Fiona was well aware of her situation.
Hence, she didn't respond. Her silence made Marvin's heart miss a beat. He urged, "Fiona, if you have anything to say, just rant at me. Don't remain silent. If you don't say anything, I would feel distressed." Fiona seemed to be unable to hear what he was saying. Her gaze was riveted upon Leslie who was behind Marvin. She stretched out her arms, wanting to hug him, but they were separated by a transparent glass. She could see her son, but she could not touch him.
She had lost everything after Marvin went bankrupt. She was no longer afraid of losing anything. The only thing she was worried about was her thirteen-year-old son, Leslie. "Leslie, if I am gone, who'd take care of you in the future?"
Leslie looked at Fiona with his lips quivering. He wanted to say something, but he didn't. He turned around to wipe the tears that trickled down his cheeks. When he turned around again, he exuded a cold and distant demeanor. "Fiona Cobb! I'm not your son!"
"Leslie, do you know what you're saying?" Fiona was dumbfounded when she heard what he said.
Over the years, she loved her son very much. Although they were impecunious, she had always given him the best she could. She didn't expect that he would cut ties with her after she was locked up for a few days.
"I said that I am not your son..." Leslie choked on his words, but he gritted his teeth and suppressed his emotions. "Fiona, if I were given a choice, I wouldn't choose to be your son. I'll rather be a beggar's son.' "Leslie, what are you talking about?" Marvin blew his fuse. He stood up abruptly and pointed his finger at Leslie in fury. "She's your mother. You're the person she loves the most. Look at what you're saying to her."
"She's my mother? Look at her. She doesn't look like a mother at all." A smile was plastered on his face, but it did not reach his steely eyes. Tears coursed down his cheeks, but he wiped them off stubbornly. "She loves you so much. Do you know how much you have hurt her with your nonsense?" Marvin wanted to slap Leslie, but this was his only son. He raised his hand but restrained himself.
Leslie retorted, "So you do know that being hurt by one's closest family would make one feel despair?"
Marvin replied, "Your mother is a human, a living soul with flesh and blood. Of course, she would feel hurt."
Leslie gave an enigmatical smile and said, "Marvin, when you hurt Vanessa, have you ever thought that she was your daughter? When she was pregnant, you even allowed Fiona to chase her out of the family. Later, you also called her child a b*stard child! When you hurt her, did you ever think of her misery?"
Leslie's cruel words were like a dagger through his heart. He could not refute it because his words rang true, but he was also unwilling to admit his mistakes. "You! Don't you know that everything I do is for you and your mother?"
"Today, you may hurt your own daughter for the sake of us. If you meet another woman and fall in love with her in the future, you can treat us like garbage just to please her. What I'm doing now is nothing compared to what you've done." Although Leslie was young, he had a strong point.
Leslie was Marvin's only hope over the years. In the past few years, he had placed all of his efforts on raising Leslie. Marvin gave Leslie all his love and care but in exchange, Leslie loathed him. So, rage coursed through Marvin's veins!
He pointed at Leslie and wanted to mutter a curse, but he didn't utter a word for a long time.
Once he was done with Marvin, Leslie turned to look at Fiona and continued, "Fiona, back then, you were a mistress and you've snatched someone else's husband. That was just against morality. However, you didn't know your place and plotted a scheme against his wife, resulting in her death. You also drugged Vanessa and made her and Lawrie suffer for so many years. Now, instead of repenting for your sins, you kidnapped her and tried to murder her in the same manner as you've killed her mother."
"Leslie, my son, I haven't done any of those things you mentioned. Pay no heed to the rumours and slanders." Over the years, Fiona kept him in the dark about what she had done. She had always thought tha he was still an innocent child who knew nothing. However, it seemed that she was wrong.
"Even now, you don't seem to regret your actions. You are more vicious and ruthless than I thought. You are inhuman." Leslie raised his head and once again forced back the tears that trickled down his cheeks. "You dare not admit what you have done, you are a typical villain. I'm truly ashamed to be your child."
Hearing Leslie's accusations, Fiona's energy seemed to be drained from her. This was the son that she had raised for 13 years. When she was taken into custody, the first person she thought of was him. However, he said that having a mother like her was a humiliation.