Chapter 893 Care To Explain Yourselves
Owen patted Oscar’s shoulder. “I know you had a problem with your sister, but she’s gone now. Be nice to Nolan. One day, your mother and I will grow old too. Have a proper talk with Amelia. I know she’s a kind and sensible woman.”
Oscar smiled faintly and did not say anything. After Stephanie’s funeral, Oscar talked to Amelia about adopting Nolan. The topic didn’t surprise her, but the first thing she thought about was Noah.
The Walker family was being oppressed by the Clinton family at that moment. Despite that, they remained powerful. It was unlikely the Clintons could successfully adopt Nolan if Noah decided to fight for the boy’s custody since he was his biological father.
“I don’t disagree with the idea of taking in Nolan as our child, Oscar. But Noah’s still alive. If he wants Nolan, we don’t have many chances of winning the lawsuit,” Amelia said.
“There’s nothing you need to fret about. I’ll handle this. No doubt the Walkers are like cats on hot bricks right now. They’ll be too busy dealing with their predicament. I believe Noah may use Nolan’s custody as leverage to convince me to spare their family. I’ll bait him to give up on Nolan on his own accord before delivering him a fatal blow,” Oscar said confidently.
His latest plan was to ensure the Walker family wouldn’t be able to rise again. Even if the Walker family were victorious in getting Nolan’s custody, he wouldn’t hesitate to strike them hard enough that they would no longer be able to rise again.
As the saying goes, mercy to one’s enemies is cruelty to oneself. There was no way he would allow his family to be harmed again.
Oscar had married and divorced Amelia twice, and he had no intention of increasing that number. No matter what happened, he would do his best to provide her with the best life possible.
“You didn’t have a hand in Stephanie’s death, right, Oscar?” Amelia thought about the situation and found Stephanie’s death odd. After all, Stephanie was the precious daughter of the Clinton family. It wouldn’t make sense for her to accompany ugly rich men for money unless someone was withholding her fortune.
“I only helped fan the flames. Whatever she did with those tycoons was her business. I gave her hundreds of thousands each year. If she had planned her finances well and had a proper job, she wouldn’t have died. She only has herself to blame for her death,” Oscar replied plainly.
Amelia knew that, of course. However, she still sympathized with Olivia’s sorrow. The older woman’s health wasn’t that great to begin with, so if it deteriorated because of Stephanie’s death, Amelia was afraid Oscar would feel guilty.
“Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. Mom still has Tony and Nolan to take care of. Nothing will happen to her.” Oscar pulled Amelia into his embrace.
Patting her head, he continued, “I’m fine as long as you don’t think I’m so cruel that I drove my own sister to her death.” The notion of killing Stephanie had never crossed his mind. He just wanted to eliminate the possibility of her returning to the country. It never occurred to him that she would stoop so low.
He firmly believed her death was brought forth by her own hands. However, she was still his sister, so her death still affected him in some way.
“You feel sad about her death too, don’t you, Oscar? She’s still your sister, after all,” Amelia said. I refuse to believe he’s so heartless that he’s not even sad about her death.
“Of course I do. Nothing will change the fact that she’s my sister. Despite having committed plenty of mistakes over the years, some minor, some severe, she was pretty cute when she was just a child. She would follow behind me and call out to me adorably. We were really close back then,” Oscar said somewhat solemnly.
He paused, then resumed, “I had a hand in what happened to her in Ustrana, but I never wanted to take her life. If she had grown as a person, I might’ve personally picked a pretty great foreign man as a groom for her after two or three years.”
Amelia patted the back of Oscar’s hand. She knew he truly meant what he said.
“You have me by your side. We’ll take good care of Nolan, ensure he stays far away from trouble, and provide him with the best education possible. This will be our effort to make up for the suffering Stephanie went through and the life she could’ve had. I disliked her in the past. Without her and Isabella, our marriage life could have been smooth. But then I thought I wouldn’t have known how much I love you if not for them.”
Oscar hugged her even more tightly as they watched the scenery outside the window.
Just as Oscar predicted, Noah tried using Nolan’s custody as leverage for negotiation.
Inside a private dining room, Noah removed his sunglasses. His facial hair made him look despondent.
“How have you been doing, Oscar? Since Stephanie’s dead, I want to get custody of Nolan. After all, he’s my son, and I, as his father, should raise him, shouldn’t I?” He went straight to the point.
Crossing his legs, Oscar revealed a half-smile as he stared at Noah.
Noah’s exasperation grew when he saw how composed Oscar was.
The more annoyed he was, the calmer he appeared.
“I’m willing to forfeit Nolan’s custody on the condition that you spare the Walker family. If you do, I promise I won’t harass the Clinton family again. Both our families will be strangers to each other once more. What do you think?” His proposal was exactly what Oscar had foreseen.
Playing with his slender fingers, Oscar glanced at him. “I didn’t know your wife and son were that worthless, Noah. They aren’t even as valuable as your company even though it’s on the verge of bankruptcy.”
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