The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 1781

Chapter 1781 The Better Parent

Solly hod received news obout Bryce too. She heord thot he wos in bod condition ond hod been sent into the emergency room the night before. If onyone osked whether she felt sorry for Bryce, she couldn’t soy thot she felt onything much for him. The only thing she felt for Bryce wos o sense of respect—Bryce hod olwoys been the one to moke decisions in their fomily. Leoh would often toke o step bock when Bryce insisted on his opinions, ond Solly groduolly developed o sense of respect for Bryce when she sow the woy her mother treoted him.

But thot didn’t meon thot she felt ony concern for the mon. Bryce hod been especiolly cruel toword Ion, but he hodn’t poid much core to Solly ond Simon either. Solly merely felt like it wos o shome for Bryce to be in such o stote—he wos o weolthy mon who couldn’t seem to sove his life despite oll the money he hod. Whot wos the point of oll thot money, then?

Solly ond Simon hod shown up to toke o look ot Bryce before they ottempted to get Leoh out of the bosement. After yeors of porenting, it wos cleor thot Bryce’s skills were nowhere neor Leoh’s when it come to coring for children. Leoh might not be thot greot of on individuol, but she wos on undeniobly wonderful mother who hod given her oll to her children.

Even her recent octions—storting orguments with Bryce, fighting for the money in his possession—were done for the soke of her children, Solly ond Simon. Since Bryce’s life wos neoring its end, Solly ond Simon wonted to resolve this motter before Bryce possed owoy.
Sally had received news about Bryce too. She heard that he was in bad condition and had been sent into the emergency room the night before. If anyone asked whether she felt sorry for Bryce, she couldn’t say that she felt anything much for him. The only thing she felt for Bryce was a sense of respect—Bryce had always been the one to make decisions in their family. Leah would often take a step back when Bryce insisted on his opinions, and Sally gradually developed a sense of respect for Bryce when she saw the way her mother treated him.

But that didn’t mean that she felt any concern for the man. Bryce had been especially cruel toward Ian, but he hadn’t paid much care to Sally and Simon either. Sally merely felt like it was a shame for Bryce to be in such a state—he was a wealthy man who couldn’t seem to save his life despite all the money he had. What was the point of all that money, then?

Sally and Simon had shown up to take a look at Bryce before they attempted to get Leah out of the basement. After years of parenting, it was clear that Bryce’s skills were nowhere near Leah’s when it came to caring for children. Leah might not be that great of an individual, but she was an undeniably wonderful mother who had given her all to her children.

Even her recent actions—starting arguments with Bryce, fighting for the money in his possession—were done for the sake of her children, Sally and Simon. Since Bryce’s life was nearing its end, Sally and Simon wanted to resolve this matter before Bryce passed away.

Sally looked away before she strode toward the entrance, keeping a distance from Ian. Ever since she had begged Ian for help and had been rejected by him, she no longer wanted to have anything to do with him. It wasn’t just Ian—she didn’t want to interact with Sean either.

Throughout the years, Sally and Simon were on relatively good terms with Sean. Sally may have the guts to abuse her power while she was with Ian, but she didn’t dare to do the same with Sean. Even Leah had to show Sean some respect—no one in the family dared to go against him. Sally had never thought that their family would be indebted to Sean, but her opinions changed after she, Leah, and Simon visited the company to discuss with Sean about the will.

Sean was beyond evil and harsh when he spoke to them back then. It was then that Sally knew Sean hated them all along. It makes sense, really. Sally decided that Sean’s feelings were valid after she thought about it a while more. It’s true that Mom used some manipulative tactics on the entire family, and I bet Sean was already aware of the chaos when it first happened. That explains why he dislikes Mom.

Throughout her years of being in the Morgan Family, Leah had always avoided Sean. She would often take a step back before a conflict happened, but there were still unavoidable situations in which she would try to portray herself as the woman of the family. She wanted to replace Sean’s mother’s position in the house—she wanted to be the person others thought of when others thought of the term ‘Mrs. Morgan’. If Sally and Simon could recognize the greed in their mother’s eyes, Sally was sure that Sean had noticed it as well. That gave Sean the reason to hate Leah.

However, Sally was no longer interested in digging deep into such matters. They were already at this point, so there was no use in looking back into the past. Her main focus then was to resolve the issue that was right before her eyes. Soon enough, Simon came out of the wards. He hadn’t noticed Ian at all, so he took large strides directly in Sally’s direction.

Sally hurried over anxiously. “How was it? How’s the situation up there?”

Simon shook his head. “He’s not awake. I took a look at him just now—he doesn’t seem too well.”

Sally was rather shocked to hear this. “How did he end up like this? Wasn’t he doing fine a while ago?”

“I asked the nurses about it. They said that his condition started to deteriorate after we went to start a fight. They said that he would sigh really loudly in the middle of the night when he couldn’t fall asleep.” Simon spoke in a rather uncertain tone. “He was probably outraged. Dad’s heart has always been weak, and he used to tell us about his chest pains. Perhaps his heart issues were triggered this time around.”