Chapter 414 Hurtful Words From A Child
“Watch your mouth, Stephanie! She’s your sister-in-law!” Oscar warned her.
Stephanie crossed her arms and yelled arrogantly, “Didn’t you two get divorced? How is she my sister-in-law then? Even if you two didn’t get divorced, I still won’t accept her as my sister-in-law because she doesn’t deserve that title! You keep talking about how great she is, but I don’t see any of that greatness in her at all! Moreover, she had selfishly run off with Tony and comes back whenever she feels like it! Since when has she ever done anything good for you? I honestly don’t get why you’re so obsessed with her! Heck, even Cassie is a lot better than her!”
“Stephanie!”
Oscar’s tone was so stern that Stephanie shut up immediately.
Olivia shot her a glance and said, “Stephanie, you can either go upstairs or go see Noah at the office. He’s working really hard right now. As his girlfriend, you should do something to help out instead of sitting around waiting for him to serve you like a princess after work.”
Stephanie leaped to her feet as she protested, “I haven’t decided to marry him yet, Mom! Why should I look after him like I’m his mother? Even if we do break up, there are tons of men out there who would kill to marry a young and excellent woman like me!”
Olivia felt like she would get a stroke from the stress her children were putting her through.
“Go upstairs, now! I will disown you if Noah leaves you for saying such stupid things!” she shouted angrily.
Stephanie pouted and said reluctantly, “Fine, I’ll go upstairs then!” As she was too young to interfere with adult decisions, the best she could do was avoid being around them.
Of course, being the childish person that she was, she made sure to snort defiantly when she passed Amelia by.
Olivia waited until Stephanie was gone before glaring sternly at Amelia as she stated, “Listen very closely, Amelia. I will never accept you as a part of the Clinton family. If Oscar decides to go against us and remarry you, we will remove his right to inherit Clinton Corporations. There are plenty of other people capable of taking up his position, and I wouldn’t want a son who won’t listen to his parents anyway. If you want to ruin his bright future, then go right ahead.”
There was a hint of pain in Amelia’s eyes when she heard that.
“Mom, I’m not going to…”
“Don’t call me ‘Mom,’” Olivia cut her off coldly before she could finish.
Amelia shut up immediately and took a moment to collect her thoughts before continuing, “Mrs. Clinton, I won’t remarry Oscar without permission from you and Mr. Clinton. I’m sorry for leaving due to the issue with my eyesight back then. That was really immature of me. I will work hard to earn your forgiveness.”
She then stood up and lowered her head apologetically.
Oscar got up and wrapped an arm around her shoulder as he said, “Mom, Dad, I honestly couldn’t care less about my rights to inherit Clinton Corporations. As your only son, it has always been my duty to inherit the company anyway. Even if I don’t get to do so, I’ll just start up my own company and build my own business empire.”
Olivia’s expression turned gloomy. “What do you mean by that, Oscar? Are you seriously going to abandon everything you have for this woman?” she asked with a conflicted look in her eyes.
“Mom, I’m just trying to tell you that the only reason Amelia and I haven’t remarried is because she cares about what you and Dad think. She genuinely wants to earn your forgiveness. You can’t keep me trapped even if you take away my right to inherit Clinton Corporations because I’ve already established my network. I’ve helped the company rake in tons of profit over the years. If I were to leave, then a huge group of people who worked closely with me in the past will leave with me. With their help, it won’t be hard starting up another company just like Clinton Corporations, which is why your threats don’t even count as threats. Amelia and I are choosing to not remarry simply because we care about your feelings.”
The look on Olivia’s face changed instantly, but she found herself unable to refute his statement.
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