Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 213

"But you're my daughter. We can't change that." Seeing her act so tough, Liam had no choice but soften his own tone despite his anger.

After all, it was useless to be anxious. More than anything, he just wanted to reunite with his daughter. In order to do that, he had to make Anne accept him.

"Yes, there's nothing we can do about that. What you can do is to never bother me again. If I remember correct, you're Rose's father and she's Kevin's fiancee. If you're wise enough, you should know what to do."

Anne thought that if Kevin could only marry someone with a certain blood type then it was better to be Rose than anyone else.

She'd always known that even if she was accepted into the Luo Family, Liam would never change his mind. The fact was that he had left her mother. What was the point of belonging to a family like that anyway?

All of a sudden, realization dawned on Liam. He glanced at his daughter, realizing that she wasn't as weak as Kiana was. This way, the guilt he felt had lessened.

"I know. I'm sorry for what happened with you mother but listen to me, Anne, I love you so much. I was absolutely sincere with your mother back then. I had no control over my life," Liam said helplessly.

However, Anne seemed unfazed. She didn't want see her father. Now that what had happened in the past was brought up, she felt it was necessary to ask a few questions for the sake of her mother.

"Yes, it was forced. The Ye Clan hasn't risen to prominence yet at that time so the Luo Clan didn't like my mother. She wasn't good enough for the Luo Clan at that time. Can you just decide already?" she asked.

Her voice was dripping with resentment. Liam couldn't contradict her because what she had said was true.

After the Ye Clan had risen to prominence, Anne probably knew what a real aristocratic life was. She, too, was well-aware of the unwritten rules.

"Your grandmother passed away ten years ago," Liam said awkwardly.

He thought she wouldn't worry about anything else since he told her that he now had the say of everything in the Luo Family. To his surprise, an ironic smile broke into Anne's face.

"Since she died ten years ago, why didn't you ever come to see my mother?" Anne inquired.

Liam seemed embarrassed. "At that time, we were both happy with our own lives. I didn't think I had the right to disturb her anymore."

"Mr. Liam, you're so cruel." A sad smile tugged at the corners of Anne's mouth as she stared Liam down.

Her cold eyes were so piercing that he felt he had said something wrong.

"Mr. Liam, I think you're very happy with your life right now. My mother has become nothing but a distant memory. If it weren't for me, I doubt you would have still remembered my mother," Anne spat.

"No, it's not like that. I just can't face it. I can't handle it," Liam said anxiously.

"What can't you face? Do you think that just because ten years has passed, things have changed? Do you think that time changes all the pain that you put my mother through? Did you even think about how brave it was of her to give birth even though she wasn't married? She came home but she didn't bring glory to her family. Even though her brother was good to her, the others looked down on her. Did you even think about what would happen to the child who would grow up without a father?" Anne's voice was icy cold but the grin on her face extended from ear to ear.

Her smile could be likened to a poisonous flower—beautiful but dangerous.

"Anne, listen to me. I felt sorry for your mother. I couldn't bring myself to visit her. I wasn't brave enough. I know it was my fault. I'm the reason why you had to suffer so much. I'm sorry." Tears welled up in Liam's eyes, sadness written all over her face.

Anne didn't seem the least bit moved. To her, Liam's remorse couldn't make up for the hell she went through when her mother died.

"I don't have a father. Mr. Liam, please go," Anne said plainly.

"I know it'll take a while before you can warm up to me. I won't force you into anything you aren't comfortable with. Either way, I'm still very happy to see you. Here, I prepared 20% of the shares of the L Group for you. It's compensation for everything I've done."

Liam placed the document on the table next to her. The minute she signed it, the contract would immediately take effect.

The sneer never left Anne's face. She already had 10% shares of the AN Group. If she signed this contract, she would have 20% shares of the L Group. This would make her the richest woman in the world.

How pathetic! All her life, people abandoned her.

Now people were scrambling to give her shares. What good would that do to her when her son was sick and her relationship was nothing but a carefully planned cooperation?

What was the meaning of such a life?

Leaving the contract untouched, Anne got up and left without looking back.

In the Young French Restaurant.

The lights were dimmed and each table was lit with a candle covered by a lamp-chimney.

The entire restaurant oozed of an authentic French atmosphere.