Chapter 055 Bring My Daughter-In-Law Back Eve was unaware that the room had been monitored, much less knew that Hailey had seen everything. Brook watched the whole process and clicked his tongue. “I thought you were cruel. To my surprise, your cousins, Eve, in particular, are not good-natured either! You treated them so well when you were kids, sharing food and drinks with them. In the end, you got yourself two ingrates. You really can’t be nice to certain people. They bite the hand that feeds them.”
Hailey had enough of it, turned off the monitor, and said indifferently, “It’s not
too late to know it now. After seeing her true color, I will pull no punches.” “Eve is led astray by her dad. She’s jealous of anyone who has a better life than she does, but Ava is different,” Brook said. “I know about certain things. Ever since Reid married that vicious woman, Ava has been in a difficult situation and almost lost her chance to enter college. Even the tuition fees are earned by her through doing part-time jobs. I heard that it has been three years since she went home. Reid doesn’t care about her. His attention is all on his second wife and their son.”
Hailey leaned back on the sofa and sneered, “Reid clings to the old concept, preferring boys to girls. It has been his wish to have a son. Flattering himself as someone with superior genes.” “Or he dreams of becoming an emperor someday and passing on the throne to his heir.”
Hailey shook his head helplessly. “It’s no longer the feudal age, and he is still so
pedantic. He is beyond hope.” Brook asked, “So what now? Your cousins are watching and biding their time to
topple you.”
Hailey picked up her coffee, had a sip, and said nonchalantly, “Rebellion will add interest to our mundane life.” She would just deal with them one by one.
Owen had been in meetings all day. When it was finally over, he grabbed his phone and headed out. The phone had been muted during the meeting, and there were several missed calls, Polly and Eliza were among the callers. He
ignored the latter and called his mother back. “Twas in a meeting. What’s wrong?”
Exchanging pleasantries had never been the thing for the mother and son. Polly went straight to the point, “I heard that you went to Poya. How is your talk with Hailey? When are you going to remarry?” It had been such a long meeting that Owen felt a tightness in his chest. He loosened his tie and replied solemnly, “Hailey and I have divorced.” “I know. I’m asking you when you’re going to remarry.” Polly thought her logic was sound. Met with his silence, she continued, “Got rebuffed? Well, that’s normal given how you treated Hailey. If I were her, I would give you a cold shoulder as well. In fact, she’s merciful enough not to hit you. Listen up, put up with it no matter how she treats you. Bear with her scolding or beating. In short, I don’t care what methods you use. You will bring my daughter-in-law back! Are we clear?”
Owen’s face darkened. He wondered if he was adopted and if Hailey was the
biological one. Chris knocked on the door and came in with a stack of newspapers in his arms. Out of breath, he said, “Mr. Moore, I’ve found the information you asked for.”.
The newspapers thudded on the coffee table, raising a cloud of dust. Owen wrinkled his brows with disdain. “Where did you find them?”
“Don’t underestimate my effort. I retrieved these from an old newsstand. Since the news online is either gone or incomplete, I have to look for relevant newspapers.” Chris sighed with emotions. “Paper media exist for a reason.”
Owen sat down on the sofa and flipped through the dusty old newspapers. At that moment, the germophobe no longer cared if they were clean or not. He was desperate to find out the truth. What made Hailey decide to marry him back then? It was a special year three years ago, full of major events. A financial crisis swept through the business world. The investment downturn left many companies on the brink of bankruptcy. The Browns were judged as dishonest debtors.
Almost killed in a car accident, he was frequently covered in the news. Before his accident, there was another serious car accident that caused a nationwide and global sensation.
WIOPIEI VOU
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Love Is Fair by Kerri