Winner Takes All novel Chapter 100

After just a moment of hesitation, Kieran was the one who produced a reaction first. He shoved Elissa and complained, “Look at what you’ve done. Katherine is really gone now because of you.”

Elissa changed her expression drastically and defended herself stubbornly, “What does that have to do with me? H—How would I know that she would react like this?”

“You are her mother, but you are telling me that you can’t understand her reaction?” Kieran finally screamed at her while fuming.

“Why are you screaming at me?”

Elissa retorted with her eyebrows jerked up, “I’m just messing with Katherine, but how would I know that she couldn’t take it at all?”

Kieran couldn’t help but let out a disdainful chuckle, “Did you see Katherine smile and laugh?”

“You…” Elissa’s face was swollen red but she couldn’t say anything in response.

At that moment, someone pushed the door inwards.

Both Kieran and Elissa looked up delightedly at the direction of the door.

When they saw that it was just Tommy, both their expressions darkened.

Elissa let out a sigh while sloughing back to the sofa dejectedly.

“Dad, mum, what happened?”

Tommy was already dejected before he came home, but he still managed to be concerned with their parents’ situation when he saw them in that state.

“Your mother has driven your sister out of the family.” Kieran lamented while glaring at Elissa.

Elissa was triggered immediately as she screamed, “What do you mean that I’ve driven her away? She darted out on her own.”

Just as Kieran was about to argue with her, Tommy raised his hand and wiped his face while saying, “Stop arguing. Let me cool my head now.”

Seeing that Tommy is drooping his head low and lacking confidence, Elissa instantly scurried to his side and asked worriedly, “Tommy, how was your conversation with Shirley?”

When Shirley’s name was mentioned, Tommy felt his frame shudder as his eyes immediately reddened.

As he let out a cry, he hugged Elissa hard, “Mum… Shirley is gone. S—She has left this city.”

This news was akin to a thunder that rocked both of Elissa’s and Kieran’s world.

“What has happened? Why did Shirley leave without any warning at all?” Kieran immediately came forward to console him.

Tommy didn’t answer him as he continued to lean against Elissa’s shoulders while crying his heart out.

Elissa was very nervous too as she patted his back while urging him, “Tommy, you need to tell us what has happened!”

“I don’t know. I don’t know anything at all.”

Tommy continued to cry, “I have tried to search for her, but the unit where she used to rent was vacant, and she has apparently resigned her bank job. I can’t get to her through phone and she never play any games too.”

In these past few days, it was as if Tommy had contracted hysteria. He looked like his soul had been pulled out of him.

Shirley’s disappearance was a huge blow to him. He felt like the world was ending.

He really wanted to marry Shirley with all his heart. If he was compared to Shirley side by side, according to the opinion of the masses, it was really him just hitting the jackpot on this one.

However, never in his dreams would he imagine Shirley suddenly disappearing from his life forever. Not too long ago, she seemed very happy to be able to marry him.

As he cried, he took out his phone.

“This was what Shirley has sent me in the morning. After sending me that, she has disappeared since deleted my contact.”

Elissa and Kieran anxiously snatched over his phone.

The text message on WeChat was simple and straightforward.

“Tommy, let’s break up. You are a good man, but don’t look for me anymore. I will never return anymore.”

After reading the message, Elissa’s eyes widened in fury, “This is bad. This is really bad. Shirley must have decided to turn away from us because we can’t manage to gather the amount needed for the dowry.”

After saying that, she suddenly punched Kieran exasperatedly, “You useless man, go make a call to Shirley now. At least you should allow Tommy a chance to persuade her to come back.”

Kieran could only produce his phone in a hurry.

Tommy’s tear eyes seemed to sparkle with a ray of hope.

It was as if he was able to grasp the tail of hoping slipping out of his life.

However, in a few seconds, Kieran put down his phone disappointedly, “The line is not working anymore.”

“Bullshit!”

Elissa didn’t believe that was the case as she attempted to call Shirley using her own phone. However, she also quickly put down her phone and showed an expression of grief, “The number is really no more. Shirley has cancelled this phone number. She was really planning to cease all communications with us since the beginning.”

“Mum…” Tommy had his last hopes completely shattered, and he threw himself into Elissa’s embrace and continued crying.

Elissa began to tear up as well, “Tommy, I’m really sorry towards you. I have done nothing at all to help you… and caused you to lose Shirley who is such a wonderful girl…”

In an instant, the house was full of their crying sound.

Kieran flopped down onto the sofa dejectedly as he watched his wife and son crying so pitifully. He felt like he head was going to explode.

…

The night sky was turning darker as time went on.

Suddenly, it was raining cats and dogs and lightning was flashing through the sky.

This sudden downpour caught the passers-by off guard as they scrambled to find shelter.