Perhaps my tone was too gentle and calm, because Milo Quinn thought I was backing down
He suggested taking me home first, then driving Jennie back to the office.
But I shook my head.
“Work
k is more important. I can go by myself.”
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Ity “go back,” I meant back to my own home.
My alcoholic father died in a car accident, leaving me a huge settlement.
And the house I once desperately wanted to escape had now become my only refuge.
Watching my desolate figure walk away, Milo Quinn pursed his lips, about to take a step forward when Jennie grabbed his arm.
The woman told him, her face pale, that she suddenly felt very unwell.
It was probably a hypoglycemic episode.
Milo Quinn hesitated for a moment, but didn’t follow me. He turned and walked towards a nearby vending machine.
The day the lawyer helped me draft the divorce agreement, I happened to receive a call from Milo Quinn.
He urgently told me:
“Our son is sick. Come to the family home before 5 PM.
Before I could ask for details, he had already hung up.
I printed out the agreement, feeling as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
When I arrived at the Quinn family mansion, I found all the family members there.
wwwww
They were having a family dinner, with our son sitting right bet
between Milo and Jennie.
To an outsider, they would have looked like the perfect family of three.
With reddened eyes, I walked up to my son, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, gently touched his face, and softly asked what
The little boy looked almost exactly like a miniature version of Milo Quinn
My son slapped my hand away in disgust, staring at me warily before looking to Jennie for help.
I felt a sharp pain in my heart.
Jennie lovingly hugged my son, saying in an innocent tone:
eo isn’t sick, Aria. Have you been taking too many sleeping pills? Is your memory confused?”
As soon as Jennie finished speaking, all the Quinn family members looked at me with disdainful eyes.
I knew they were mocking me from the bottom of their hearts, especially Milo’s sister, Zoe Quinn.
She had always thought I wasn’t good enough for her brother.
In the past, she often made things difficult for me, but for Milos sake, I chose to endure it
Unfortunately, this time, I didn’t want to put up with it anymore.
I asked Milo: “You told me on the phone that Theo was sick and asked me to come over.
I crossed half the city to get here, but your little girlfriend says my memory is confused.
Who’s lying? Who’s really sick here?”
Surprised by my forceful attitude, Jennie’s eyes flashed with panic.
She moved her lips, wanting to explain something.
wrong.
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But I didn’t give her the chance. I lowered my eyes and warned her:
“Jennie, if you want to be a married man’s pet, that’s your business.
Don’t use my son to gain favor, Otherwise, don’t blame me for being unkind.”
The blunt sarcasm made Jennie’s eyes turn red with grievance.
Milo Quinn threw down his chopsticks and stared at me coldly:“Aria Lee, you’re the one who’s jealous. Our son has been sick with a cold for days, and you, as his mother, haven’t even cared about him.
And you were supposed to be here by 5 PM, but you kept everyone waiting for so long.
Since you have no sense of time, go eat in the side room with the servants!”
In this house, no one dared to defy him.
A flash of glee passed through Jennie’s eyes as she pursed her lips, looking at me with feigned sympathy
Zoe Quinn raised an eyebrow at me, her eyes full of undisguised contempt.
Under everyone’s gaze, I walked towards Mrs. White, the housekeeper.
“Mrs. White, if you have time, come to my place. I’ll cook for you.”
I didn’t want Mrs. White to misunderstand that eating with them was unbearable.
After saying this, I locked eyes with Millo and gave him a scornful smile:
“You disgust me?
Seeing that I was about to leave, Milo Quinn quickly stood up and grabbed my hand, his brow furrowed in barely concealed anger:
“Where do you think you’re going? Did I say you could leave?!”
His thick skin infuriated me:
“Its none of your business. Let go of me.”
ter receiving a look from Jennie, Zoe Quinn immediately sneered at me:
Lee, after all these years, you’re still the same. You’re just a wild chicken that can never become a phoenix.”
Hearing this, Milo Quinn surprisingly turned to scold Zoo:
“Shut up!”
Taking advantage of his distraction, I broke free from his grip.
The burning pain on my wrist ignited the anger I had burled for years.
I coldly scanned the room, my gaze falling on Zoe Quinn’s face, which was full of self–righteous superiority.
“Let me show you what real lack of manners looks like:
I slowly walked over to Zoe Quinn and poured the bowl of her favorite thick soup over her head.
This incident didn’t happen suddenly, but it was something no one had anticipated.
In the Quinn family, the usually submissive daughter–in–law had actually done such a thing
For a few seconds, the mansion was eerily quiet
Until Zoe Quinn reacted and let out a piercing scream.
Everyone present seemed to wake up from a dream and began to speak up for Zoe Quinn.
The lavish family dinner had turned into a chaotic scene reminiscent of a fish market.
But I was overjoyed inside.
This was what real life should be like.
So lively.
However, when all this commotion is centered around you, it can feel a bit overwhelming.
After all, I only had one mouth, and with my volume, I couldn’t outshout them.
The only thing I could do was to find the angriest person among them…
Just before she raised her shaking hand to slap me,
I swiftly grabbed her hair and stuffed an entire bread roll into her foul mouth.
Finally, Zoe Quinn was completely silent.
I smiled at Milo Quinn and said:
“That’s how you shut someone up.”
