Invincible Heir novel Chapter 7

Baron was about to explain when Tracy barked, “Shut up!”

“Grandma, I’m hungry!”

Lara’s voice rang out just in time.

Hearing that her daughter was hungry, Tracy looked at her father. “Dad, let’s eat!”

Her father’s name was Terry Perry, and because he didn’t have much in the way of ability, his status was abysmal. Tracy, however, was exceptionally capable, and was thus held in quite high regard by the head of the clan.

It could be said that the family led the life they did thanks to Tracy, so she was very respected in the household. It was only in marriage that Terry and Sherry came off strong.

Now that a car from the richest man in Cona had showed up and dropped off such precious gifts, Joker didn’t dare linger. He conjured up an excuse and left without taking a bite of the food.

At five in the afternoon, all their relatives had left, and Sherry looked at Yuri, saying, “Take Lara back to her room, will you?”

Yuri understood that Sherry was about to give her cheapskate brother-in-law a scolding, and she glanced gloatingly at Baron before taking Lara and leaving. “Lara, come play hide-and-seek with your auntie.”

Although Lara wanted to stay with her dad, hearing that her aunt wanted to play with her strung her along just like that.

The living room was left with Terry, Sherry, Tracy and Baron.

“Now that you’re back, Baron, there are some things we have to make clear.” Sherry cleared her throat and spoke, her tone towards him markedly less biting than before.

Baron nodded, saying respectfully, “Mom, I’ll listen to anything you have to say.”

Sherry stated, “You know full well yourself that you and Tracy were only married five years ago because the two of you were set up. There was nothing between you two to begin with, and you left without so much as a word right after the wedding. All these years, Tracy has played father and mother at the same time. You’ve no idea how she’s toiled and suffered from ill-meaning rumors. Even the Samho Group she’d established herself was forcefully taken by the clan. All this is thanks to you.”

Baron’s heart ached. He knew that Sherry wasn’t just making it all up – it was fact.

He’d left for five years, and Tracy had been pregnant. One could imagine the barbs levied at her.

Tracy’s own eyes grew red, and she bit her rosebud lip, the pearls of her teeth barely visible.

“Mom, I understand all of what you said, but don’t worry. I’ve come back to make everything up to Tracy and Lara. From now on, I won’t disappoint you again.”

Baron’s expression was serious, and his words were sincere – other than expressing his own sincerity, he really didn’t know what else to say.

“You’ve got some nerve saying ‘again’!”

At that, Terry stood up, enraged. “Do you think my daughter is an item for sale? You’ll take her when you want her, throw her away when you don’t?”

As Terry spoke, he pointed at the gold and jewelry laid out across a side table. “Look at the gifts someone else is giving to marry her! You’re just a piece of garbage who has nothing! You really think you can make my daughter happy just by going off to be a soldier for five years? She’s been held back by you for all those years. Get that divorce first thing tomorrow morning.”

Affected by Terry’s words, a teary-eyed Sherry sobbed, “Terry is right. Divorce her tomorrow. There are enough men lined up to chase her to make a circle around Cona, and a piece of garbage like you ruined her. You still think you haven’t done enough? If you really love her, divorce her.”

Baron’s face filled with sorrow. No matter how his father-in-law and mother-in-law scolded him, chastised him, he deserved it. Thinking of everything Tracy had endured all these years, his heart ached.

He’d left five years ago precisely because he didn’t deserve Tracy. Only by enlisting could he have come into his own and made himself a proper match for her. What he didn’t know was that that one time had gotten Tracy pregnant.