I Want a Divorce (Abigail and Sean) novel Chapter 602

"If you want to return to the Pearson Family—"

"This is not your decision to make, Mom. She's my child. What's wrong if she wants to come back home?" Lawrence interrupted Patricia with a stern voice.

"Alright, alright. This is not the place for you to argue like this. The deceased would be upset if they saw this," Maisy interjected.

At once, Patricia collapsed into her arms, sobbing, "What kind of son did I raise?"

Abigail couldn't help but feel annoyed as she watched.

As Maisy glanced at Abigail, her displeasure showed in her eyes. "Since this child came back, both families have been in turmoil. I understand your feelings, but with so many people watching, arguing just makes you look like a laughingstock."

The sarcastic tone in her voice made Sean's face chill several degrees.

"It's indeed a laughingstock when criminals empathize with each other, and the victim ends up being portrayed as a villain," Sean said, taking Abigail's hand. "Let's go to the funeral hall and pay respects to Old Mr. Pearson."

Abigail followed Sean to the funeral hall.

Inside the hall, Josh and Luna were keeping vigil. Both of them looked exhausted, especially Josh, whose eyes were red.

As Abigail approached them, she glanced at Josh and then turned her gaze to Luna. "How is he?"

"He hasn't calmed down yet," Luna replied softly.

After Gary's passing, Josh had cried bitterly the day before.

Abigail patted Josh's shoulder and, together with Sean, approached the altar. She paid her respects, then returned to Luna's side.

Not long after, Lawrence and Scarlett came in and started weeping.

As the sobs multiplied in the funeral hall, Abigail's heart felt heavy.

After a busy day in the funeral hall, Abigail and Luna returned to their respective homes in the evening.

"Are you okay at the Pearson Residence?" Abigail asked Luna before parting ways. "Did Old Mrs. Pearson bully you?"

"She's been alright with me, but her attitude is changing these days. Anyway, I don't care. Josh told me they're all disappointed with her in the Pearson Family," Luna said nonchalantly.

Hearing that, Abigail made a hum of acknowledgment.

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"Josh, how can you speak like this to me when I've watched you grow up?" Patricia couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You only care about helping Uncle Vincent, but what about my sister? She just returned, and you intimidated her, didn't you?" Josh spoke with anger.

Patricia took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes. "I intimidated her? If she hadn't gone to see Gary, would he have died?"

"Don't try to pin the blame on her. I know exactly what you're thinking. You want our relatives to believe that she caused Dad's death so you can keep her away from here, making her no threat to Vincent." With that said, Lawrence poured himself a glass of water.

At that moment, Vincent returned from outside. Upon hearing Lawrence's words, he snorted. "I'm not afraid of any threat. It was Scarlett's sister, Martha, who threw the child into the sea. I had nothing to do with it."

"Yeah, Scarlett herself has issues. That's why her sister did such a thing. Her own sister threw her daughter into the sea. Who knows what she did to provoke Martha?" Patricia, as if having found leverage, immediately became complacent.

Hearing that, Lawrence was so furious that he smashed the glass in his hand onto the coffee table. "Martha only did what she did because your son instigated her. How can you blame her?"

Sean watched them argue in silence and then calmly said, "Old Mrs. Pearson, do you know what your son has done?"

Without a word, Patricia looked at him.

"He engaged in fraud and human trafficking overseas and swindled over 100 billion from Eswadians. He wanted to use the money to force the Davidson Family to marry his daughter and then launder the money," he said, chuckling. "But do you think that's possible?"