Susan fixed an icy glare on Harrison’s back. “Old geezer, you can’t get rid of me that easily. Just you wait and see. I’ll make all the Smiths suffer. Hmph!” she murmured, then drew a deep breath to calm herself before she followed his husband to the courtroom.
The hearing took less than two hours.
The judge was doubtful of Harrison’s motive to gain custody because he had filed for a divorce back then, and also kicked his own son out of their home. Thus, the hearing was adjourned to three days later, whereby the court would finalize their ruling.
Yulia was overjoyed when she came out of the courtroom with her head held high. She scoffed arrogantly at Harrison and Susan as she walked past them.
Harrison was seething. He clutched his chest and struggled to calm himself down.
In the car, a cackling Yulia slapped her thigh. Tears rolled down her cheeks because she was laughing so hard. “Baby Girl, did you see that old bugger’s face? It was hilarious! I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time. Hahaha… He thinks he can take Jared away after he abandoned us? In his dreams!”
Her laughter faded into weeping and gradually became wails.
Instead of taking her eyes off the road while she was driving, Natalie glanced at her mother from the corner of her eye. “Mom, stop crying.”
“These are tears of joy.” She took out a packet of tissue paper from her bag and wiped the tears from her face.
“Okay, fine. You can keep going.” Natalie looked utterly nonplussed.
A mixture of laughter and weeping continued from the back seat.
After a long while, Yulia asked, “Baby Girl, what are you doing later?”
“Nothing.”
“Why don’t we go for a drink? I’m in a good mood today. Let’s celebrate.” She pulled out her phone to check the nearby bars.
Natalie didn’t even have the chance to refuse. She turned the car around and went straight to the address shown in the GPS.
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