My Child and I Married a Billionaire novel Chapter 387

Chapter 387: Chapter 387: An Unequal Match is Unacceptable

Amina rushed to the hospital in a panic.

In the hospital room, Mrs. Walton lay on the bed, her arm in a cast and an IV drip running. She looked utterly exhausted.

The butler stood beside her, his expression grim as he spoke on the phone.

Even though she already knew the gist of the situation from the phone call, Amina’s head started spinning the moment she saw Mrs. Walton.

Unsure what expression to show Mrs. Walton, she walked into the room in a daze and stopped by the head of the bed.

"Auntie..."

Before Amina could say another word, Mrs. Walton’s eyes welled up, and tears streamed down her face.

"You’re here..."

’This woman was an elder, the wife of a wealthy man, and Zeke’s mother. To see her beaten like this by her own brothers, now crying...’ Amina was completely at a loss.

She dropped to her knees with a thud before the bed and clasped Mrs. Walton’s uninjured hand.

"I’m so sorry, Auntie. I didn’t know my brothers were here. I had no idea they went to your house to harass you. I’m so, so sorry... Please, don’t cry..."

But Mrs. Walton seemed determined to cry, and she sobbed with abandon.

She spoke between sobs.

"Amina, you’re a sweet girl. Though we haven’t known each other long, I took a liking to you from the very first time we met. I never intended to object to you and Zeke Walton being together, but... why didn’t you two tell me about it sooner? Your brothers showed up at my house, claiming that our Zeke had ruined your reputation and that you’d never be able to get married now. It gave me such a fright."

"I haven’t said a thing about you and Zeke being in a serious relationship, but they acted as if I were some heinous criminal. They called me shameless and demanded we compensate you. They said it wasn’t enough for us to marry you into the family with all the pomp and circumstance; we also had to buy each of them an apartment in the most luxurious district in Veridia, arrange jobs for them, help them find wives, and get them settled here. On top of that, they expect our family to take care of all their future children’s schooling and every other problem."

"And then there are all your assorted relatives, who would supposedly have to move to Veridia so we could support them, or else they’d ’lose face’... Zeke’s father and I have worked so hard all these years. We only have one child, Zeke, and we’ve painstakingly built up this family business..."

"What parent doesn’t want their child to have a good life? But look... I’m afraid our family will never have a day of peace again. Zeke’s father has a short fuse and isn’t in good health. If he finds out I was beaten and threatened like this, won’t it just kill him?"

Her heart pounded in her chest as she listened, her face burning with shame.

’She couldn’t believe her brothers were so audacious, so shameless. To actually go to someone’s home and demand houses, money, and jobs... to demand that the Waltons support them for the rest of their lives.’

’She could have died from the shame.’

’She had failed Zeke. She had failed his entire family.’

"Auntie, please don’t listen to their nonsense. My two brothers are idiots, bastards. You don’t have to pay them any mind! Where are they now? I’ll set them straight. I’m sorry. I’ll make them come apologize to you, and then I’ll make them go back to our hometown. Please, whatever you do, don’t tell Mr. Walton. Don’t make him angry."

Mrs. Walton’s tears started flowing again.

"It’s not that easy. They said if I dared to refuse, they’d go to the television stations, to the press, and expose our family. They’d claim we used our influence to bully them, that we sullied your good name and then abandoned you."

’What? They’d dare to go to the media? To reporters?’

Amina: "..." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Mrs. Walton continued, "They were making such a scene at my house that the butler had no choice but to call the police. They’re at the station now. Mr. Walton just found out and has gone to handle the situation. My injuries were officially assessed as minor, which means, by law, your brothers are facing jail time."

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