After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire novel Chapter 1176

Chapter 1176 Birthday (1) Laird Gets Angry

Little Bunny followed Theodore back to Kensbury City on Saturday. Since she divorced Theodore, she rarely came back because of her dislike for Theodore, which also made her distant from Nicholas.

When she saw Nicholas at home, Little Bunny felt guilty. She shouldn't have burdened an innocent child with adult problems. Besides, she was now determined to be with Theodore and planned to spend more time with Nicholas.

Nicholas was happy to see his mother and quickly started playing with Little Bunny. Theodore watched their interaction and wondered how foolish he had been in the past not to cherish such a happy time. He left Little Bunny and Nicholas at home while he went out and messed around. Now, he regretted it deeply.

"Theodore, come with me to the study." Laird said sternly after greeting Little Bunny.

Theodore followed Laird into his study as the door closed behind them. Laird's face became even colder as he asked directly, "Are you handling Addison's case?"

Theodore was surprised by this direct question since no one else should know about it except for him due to his father's involvement in the matter before. However, since Addison had been released without charge despite evidence of drug use being present, someone must have tampered with it, most likely Theodore himself under scrutiny from others' eyes.

Laird knew immediately that something was wrong when Theodore remained silent. Then he slammed his hand on the desk loudly enough that scared Theodore.

"Do you have any sense of propriety? Our family is supposed to assist the Wells family in stabilizing their reign over our country. We are here not just for ourselves but also for our nation! You are abusing your power!" Laird scolded him.

Laird's anger scared Theodore. However, there was nothing else left but listening quietly as his father scolded him harshly.

"Turn yourself in!"

There were no gentle words or tones used by Laird when ordering his son what needed doing next.

"Whatever the law decides, that's how it should be decided." Laird said bluntly, showing no tolerance whatsoever.

Theodore couldn't help but speak up. "Dad, I know I was wrong in this matter and I know I abused my power. I was hesitant about what to do but in order to satisfy Little Bunny, I chose to do it. One reason is because I admit that I wanted her and used these despicable means to get her. The second reason is because Addison did use drugs for the first time and according to Northfield's laws, first-time offenders are usually punished lightly. Although it may be a light punishment for an ordinary person, it has a huge impact on him as an artist, and he paid too high a price for it. After thinking about it carefully, I gave Addison a chance."

"That's still breaking the law!" Laird didn't listen to Theodore's explanation at all.

"I know you might think that what I'm going to say next is me threatening you before you make me turn myself in but before you do that, let me explain some things to you. First of all, right now Oscar trusts me the most and sees me as someone who can really help him maintain his position of power; if something happens to me then Oscar loses his right-hand man, which would not only hurt him personally but also go against our family mission of supporting the Wells family. Secondly, if you make me turn myself in then Oscar will find out beforehand. Once he knows he might choose not stand by. That would put him in an impossible situation, where he cannot handle things fairly or justly as a leader should be able too." Theodore spoke quickly with clear logic.

In fact, he had never been simple-minded. It was just that there were two extremely clever people around him so he rarely had any need for deep thought himself. Whenever he seriously considered something or did something carefully there were never any mistakes made. Today each point Theodore made hit Laird where it hurt most.

Laird looked fiercely at him, unable even uttering one word at this moment, since Theodore had backed him into such a corner with his words alone. He could not allow his son's wrongdoing go unpunished. But because of Theodore's words just now, he was left no way to refute him.

"Dad, I admit that I did wrong in this matter. Besides turning myself in, I am willing to accept any punishment."