His Real Wedded Bride novel Chapter 197

"Gary, I am not pleased to hear such remarks. Autumn is my daughter, and so is Yvonne. I love them both equally. They are the only people I hold dearest in this world. I am not going to be partial to either of them. Yvonne made a mistake before, but I have to take responsibility for her because it is my fault. As her mother, I didn't discipline her well enough. But just as the old saying goes, 'no wool is so white that a dyer cannot blacken it'. Yvonne is still young, so it is natural for young people to make mistakes since they are not experienced. Moreover, Autumn also made a mistake. Although she was married to Charles, she still kept an ambiguous relationship with Sam. When she made a mistake, everyone in your family forgave her. So why don't you be lenient to Yvonne as well?" Wendy stood up to Gary in order to defend Yvonne. Moreover, she even smeared Autumn's name.

Normally, Autumn's loyalty to Charles would have been questioned since Gary had heard this from Wendy. However, Gary did not believe a word of what Wendy had said. Instead he felt sorry and yet indignant for Autumn. What a vicious mother she had!

"I know Autumn very well. I am clear about what kind of girl she really is, so don't try to slander her reputation, " said Gary. He remained indifferent towards Wendy and did not feel the need to defend Autumn. Now that their real identity had been disclosed, it was unnecessary for Autumn to recognize Wendy as her mother anymore, because she wasn't fit to be her mother at all. So it made no difference for Autumn whether she had a mother or not.

"Wendy, why are you here today? Be frank and don't waste anymore time. You have kept Autumn from being with her grandmother long enough. If you still have a conscience, you'd better be frank with us and tell us about the real purpose of your visit here." Gary asked impatiently. He knew that Wendy would never come here without an ulterior motive.

Wendy hesitantly gazed at Gary for some time.

Wendy had never expected that Autumn would have the courage to expose her real identity. And much to her surprise, Charles had really found Autumn's grandmother. Now, she had run out of bargaining power to put pressure on Autumn.

The real purpose of her visit here today was to extort some money from Autumn. It didn't matter to her who Charles got married to, because Wendy's ultimate goal was to get money from the Lu family.

"Gary, don't be so impatient. We are family now. I haven't seen my daughter in a long time. Can't I come here to see her or even live here with her for a few days?" Wendy replied indifferently with a sly smile. She was determined to nag Autumn, since she understood that there was little chance for her to approach Charles now that Yvonne had a miscarriage and their identities had been disclosed.

"Wendy, I know the real purpose behind your visit. How much money do you want? Say it." 'As long as I can afford what she's asking for, to get a peaceful life, I would gladly pay her at any cost, ' Autumn thought.

"You think you can afford to pay me any sum I ask for?" Wendy asked Autumn scornfully while rolling her eyes at her.

"I can. I will get you the money even if I need to borrow it from someone else. I would pay you at any cost as long as you promise not to bother me anymore, " replied Autumn. Autumn sneered and then continued, "Wendy, you have never taken care of me after giving birth to me. Yes, I admit that it is you who gave me life and we will always be related by blood, but I have to clarify that as soon as you take the money, we shall cease to be related anymore, " said Autumn firmly.

"What? Do you want to break off all relations with me?" Wendy asked with a sneer. Although Autumn was her natural born daughter, she had hated her from the moment she was born. Wendy had seduced Bowen because she wanted to get married to a man from a notable family, in order to become rich and to lead a better life. However, she didn't expect that the Zhao family would object to their marriage. Therefore, Wendy always bore a grudge on Bowen and his family members, and even her own daughter for that matter.

She thought that if it weren't for him, she could have been married to a richer man instead of being spurned by others for being someone else's mistress.

"You have never treated me as your own daughter. We don't have to break off any relationships, because we do not have a relationship, " Autumn replied as she smiled bitterly.

"But it is I who gave birth to you. Moreover, you couldn't have married Charles if it weren't for me. Now that you have gained so many advantages from me, you could at least pay me ten to twenty million, " said Wendy shamelessly. She demanded an exorbitant price. Even though Autumn didn't have that much money, Charles was undoubtedly rich. Now that they had been completely open with each other, Wendy decided to come straight to the point. What she only wanted now, was money.

"Ten to twenty million? Are you kidding me? Where am I going to get so much money? Why are you so greedy?" Amazed, Autumn stared at Wendy, who was coming very close to push her over the edge.