Although it was an angry text, I couldn’t help but smile when I read it. Christopher was simply so nice to me that he couldn’t bring himself to upset me at all. For some reason, all the negativity in me vanished that very moment, while the world around me seemed to have magically become a lot better.
Christopher had this special ability to warm my heart each time without even saying much. Instead, it was the little things he did that worked wonders. There was no way I could ever give up on a man like him, let alone leave him.
He had spoilt me to the point of no return. I would be a fish out of water without him – no one could possibly treat me better than he!
I’ll let you do whatever you want to me when you get back, okay?
I sent that text to him just to share my current mood with him, even if he couldn’t see me on the spot.
Things didn’t seem to be getting any better for the Tanner family. When I woke up the next morning, all I saw on the news were rumors about them going bankrupt. Looks like the stuff I told Mom yesterday backfired… Dad has hurt Mom so badly that she no longer has any feelings of affection for him. The deeper you fall in love with someone, the more you hate them when they hurt you. Judging by how angry Mom looks whenever she talks about Dad, I can tell that hatred is all that remains in her heart.
Maybe the reason why I don’t hate Lyle is that I met Christopher before I fell to the darkest depths of hell. It was Christopher who pulled me out of that abyss just in time.
Dad had just completed a checkup and looked like he was going to be discharged when I arrived at the hospital. His servants could be seen carrying his bags and standing at the entrance.
Nathan ran up to me and asked anxiously when he saw me, “How did things go? Did your Mom agree to spare us?”
I shook my head and let out a sigh as I said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can help you out with this one, Dad. I tried to talk Mom out of it, but she’s very firm about her decision. It’s obvious that she won’t change her mind just because of what I said.”
Nathan went pale and grabbed me by the wrists as he shouted desperately, “What? Why? Belle cares so much about you; she would definitely consider your requests! Eve, I know I have mistreated you and you have every right to hate me… But you must help me this one time or the entire Tanner family will be finished!”
“Calm down, Dad!” He was squeezing my wrists so hard that I broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.
“I can’t calm down! You’re a member of the Tanner family too! How could you just sit idly and watch us go bankrupt? That’s my life’s work, damn it! Your mom helped me build it back then, so why is she now hell-bent on destroying it completely? She could just come after me alone if she hates me! Why destroy something that belongs to her as well?” Nathan yelled with a twisted expression.
“No, that’s not true! Mom only turned out like this because she loves you way too much! You should go explain to her and resolve the matters from the past. That’s the only way for her to let go of her hatred.”
Nathan looked like he was about to kill someone with that expression and the constant panting, but I could only comfort him by saying, “I do want to help you, but Mom is a very determined person and won’t change her mind simply because of what I say. You’re the only person who could move her, Dad. You need to go see her yourself, okay?”
It was obvious that Mom hated Dad for cowering behind me, and that she was waiting for him to go see her in person.
“Hmph! Spare us the bullsh*t and just admit it if you don’t want to help us! Yvonne, you ingrate! I can’t believe you’d just sit by and watch the family you grew up in getting destroyed! No wonder you’re not part of the family! We should’ve kicked you out and left you to die on the streets back then!” Natalie shouted angrily at me.
