Love me or leave me (Rebecca and Theodore) novel Chapter 291

At Kelly's words, the worry that had been gnawing at Charlie's heart finally began to ease. The fear that she might reject him and dislike him had been his greatest terror. "How terrifying?" Charlie muttered under his breath. Knowing that Claire didn't break up with him because she hated him made him feel slightly petulant and somewhat proud. Kelly, however, remained silent. Meanwhile, Hayden tactfully stayed out of their conversation, sensing the delicate nature of the moment. "How terrifying can it be? Do I look like someone who gets scared easily?" Charlie said defiantly.

Kelly smiled wryly before she spoke, "My grandpa had a wife and multiple lovers, fathering twelve children in total. In the end, only my dad survived. My dad, too, followed in his footsteps, taking many lovers besides his wife, who together bore him nine children. However, none of them survived. I... was born when my dad traveled to Zentiscape before his marriage and had a fling. Since all the children of the Jones family had perished, they finally thought of me and decided to bring me back."

"When I returned to join the Jones family, my mom officially became my dad's wife. Upon my return to the Jones family fold, my mom was formally married to my dad. His first wife was divorced, left with no room to object. Chuck, the Jones family... it's tainted. It doesn't suit you," Kelly added with a sigh. Charlie found himself rendered utterly speechless by her revelations, and Hayden was equally taken aback.

"Do you have to be the heir of their family?" Charlie asked, his voice filled with frustration and pain. He couldn't fathom why she would choose to remain in such a sordid, horrifying place as she had described.

"Chuck, my mom is here," Kelly explained with a bitter smile, looking deeply into Charlie's eyes, her expression grave. "She loves my dad. She's a hopeless romantic. Despite how hard I've tried to convince her, she refuses to leave him. I can't just abandon her. Besides, my dad is a very dark, sinister figure, and he's well aware of my fears for her. He manipulates this fact to control me, threatening my mom's safety to ensure my compliance. If I refuse to stay, he would torment her... maybe even worse. Chuck, they wouldn't hesitate. They're capable of murder. Everyone in the Jones family, related by blood or romance, they're all driven by their twisted desires. That's why I've vowed never to marry or have children. I can't risk having my children suffer the same fates as the other unfortunate souls in the Jones family, murdered by their own kin at a tender age."

Charlie was left speechless, aghast at the revelation. Naturally, he didn't want his future children to end up murdering each other or suffer any harm. The realization that the members of the Jones family were indeed monstrous people hit him hard. "But I do like you," Charlie stated stubbornly. "What if we just stay together and decide not to have children? That way, we don't have to worry about them being targets of internal family plots," he proposed earnestly. Kelly, stunned by his suggestion, stared at Charlie, contemplating his words.

The more Charlie considered it, the more sensible it seemed to him. He believed they didn't need any more children, considering how the Carter family already had plenty. Stacey and Hayden had five children; Adrian had two; even Bryce, who seldom visited, had two sons. Carter Villa practically functioned like a childcare center, constantly bustling with children playing every time he visited. Thus, the idea of not having children didn't bother him. "No," Kelly replied sharply, without a moment's hesitation. She didn't want Charlie to sacrifice the chance to have his own children because of her. "You should leave. Don't try to find me again," she added somberly.