Reborn From Ashes novel Chapter 263

"I'm really not sure. Otherwise, I would've brought you both home a long time ago. You both know how things are with Charlotte's family. If our relationship gets exposed, she would lose her shares, and everything I've endured over the years will be for nothing." Francis sighed helplessly, looking very pitiful.

That was Francis' ultimate goal.

When Charlotte married Francis, they had a proper, grand wedding.

At that time, the Peterson family was rich and powerful, so they looked down on someone as insignificant as Francis.

Although they felt reluctant, they couldn't stop Charlotte, who was head over heels for Francis. Then, Charlotte had ended up getting pregnant.

Thus, the Peterson family had no choice but to let Charlotte marry Francis.

The Peterson family was a prominent family in the capital. In order to maintain their image, they had still given Charlotte the shares of the Peterson family, which were worth a fortune.

In the end, Charlotte settled in Stonybrook instead of the capital. After all, the Peterson family didn't allow her to live in the capital because she had gotten pregnant before marriage.

Because her actions had brought shame upon them, they didn't let Francis and her continue staying at the capital. This was done to prevent others from gossiping about the Peterson family.

"So much for your years of marriage and time spent together. Anyway, when has she ever mentioned the shares? Hmph! I bet you'll never get them!" Bianca sneered and looked at Francis with contempt.

Francis felt ashamed as he sat awkwardly in place.

"Mom, Dad has his reasons. Please stop pressuring him," Morgan said kindly.

"Yes. I have my reasons. If I keep asking her about the shares, she'll be suspicious," Francis nodded and said helplessly.

"Once Morgan is in the capital, I'm going to go there too. By then, you'll have to get the Peterson family's shares and carry out our plans. Only then will I have the right to negotiate with the Walsh family and regain their approval. If you think about it, my family wouldn't have abandoned me and prevented me from returning if it weren't for you," Bianca said sternly as she expressed her grievances.

Francis remained silent, looking completely helpless.

Back then, the Sterling family was just an insignificant family in Stonybrook. Francis didn't manage to gain the approval of the Walsh family in the capital either. They had even threatened him to leave Bianca.

However, both of them were young, and as Bianca was immature at the time, she also disagreed with her family.

It was almost the same situation as Charlotte's.

Back then, Francis was a charming sweet talker who had a way of making it hard for them to resist him.