Sweet Divorce

Chapter 198 I’m Really Petty

“Well, Mr. Wilson, did you forget that Rita had broken up with you?” Michael met Liam’s indifferent eyes and just reminded him. “Since Rita didn’t want to see you, you should really just leave her alone.”

Liam’s eyes got dangerous because of Michael’s words.

But he didn’t say anything and just stared at Michael.

Though Liam was just looking at him, he still seemed fierce and domineering. Michael got nervous and straightened his back, “Strong twisting of the melon is not sweet.”

Liam actually identified with his words.

He glanced at the broken chandelier pieces and seemed to be smiling, “What about Mr. Burke?”

“What?”

Michael was confused by Liam’s sudden question.

Liam raised his eyebrows, “Do you like your melon sweet?”

Michael didn’t know what he was talking about and just nodded.

“Of course.” Who wouldn’t love sweet melons?

“Well then. You know, I’m really a petty person, I don’t really care if my melon is sweet, but I wouldn’t allow other people to covet it. Otherwise... I wouldn’t mind showing other people what bitter melon tastes like!”

Liam’s face was gloomy and his words were serious.

Then their conversation ended because of Liam’s warning.

Actually, his word was more like a notice than a warning.

Liam always delivered his words.

After all, he had already broken the Burkes house once.

He wouldn’t mind hitting the person the next time.

Michael’s face immediately darkened after Liam left.

He really didn’t like Liam’s arrogance.

But he felt something else.

Because of Liam’s looks and reactions before, he really felt that Lima somehow had known that he was threatening Rita.

But it seemed like he was just thinking too much now.

“Mr. Wilson.” Seeing that Liam was out, Driver Lee who was waiting outside immediately opened the car door.

Liam went in the car and glanced at the restaurant direction dangerously, “Lee, give me your phone.”

Lee froze for a second and hurriedly handed Liam his phone.

Liam then dial Jacob’s number.

“Hello? Which cute baby is calling me?”

Hearing Jacob’s teasing sound, Liam frowned, “Do you want to die?”

“Liam!” Hearing this familiar sound, Jacob got nervous and almost dropped his phone, “Um... where did you do, Liam? I was worried sick!”

Because the phone was on speaker, Lee also heard Jacob’s words.

Lee twitched his mouth and thought that Jacob was obviously lying. He was just thinking about hitting on women!

“Go and find out that is anything unusual happened before that chandelier fell down in the Browns? Moreover, see if Rita ever met Michael or answered his call that night.”

“Liam, are you suspecting that...”

“Get on it now!”

“Oaky!”

Rita directly went home with Noah after they left the restaurant.

Rita seemed to be frightened by the sudden dropping of the chandelier because her face was ghastly pale and she even sweated on her forehead.

Noah thought that she was unhappy now because she was fighting with Liam, “Rita, did Liam do anything wrong to annoy you?”

“No.” Rita shook her head.

Noah frowned, “Why did you break up with him then?”

Rita’s heart sunk more because of Noah’s words.

But she still acted undisturbed, “Well, we are just not right for each other.”

“But...”

“Dad, I don’t want to talk about this.”

Noah wanted to say something but was stopped by Rita. “Dad, didn’t the pigment that the Brown Garment Factory uses is vegetable dyes and doesn’t contain any harmful gas and chemical agents? Why is there a mass poisoning then?”

“I’m also confused.” Hearing Rita’s question, Noah didn’t have mind to continue pressuring her and just got anxious. “The police are investigating it too. I believe the truth can be revealed soon.”

“We have to look into it too.”

“Right. I’ll go to the factory myself this afternoon.”

The car slowly stopped while they were talking.

Rita held Noah off the car and immediately heard Rose’s crying inside before they entered the door. “Mom, you can’t be so partial! How can you let Rita manage the Brown Group?”

Rose then kneeled on the floor.

Amelia who was lying on the bed immediately frowned, “What are you doing? Stand up!”

“Mom, you have to seriously tell me whether you are going to let Rita this bastard or Mason to manage the Brown Group!”

Kneeling on the ground, Rose asked coldly.

Bastard?

Rita’s face immediately darkened.

Zoe who was sitting on the sofa suddenly stood up and slapped Rose on the face right before Rita wanted to say something, “Rose, I don’t care if you want Mason to take advantage of the opportunity and control the Brown Group, but if you dare to insult my daughter again, I will rip your mouth!”

Then dead silence ensued in the living room.

Rita was also taken aback by her mother’s fearing strength before.

But Noah was weirdly calm. “Good one, Zoe. You should just slap her since she dared to hurt our daughter.”

Rita got moved and hugged Noah tightly, “Daddy.”

In the meantime, Rose’s mouth was full of blood because of Zoe’s hard slap. Though she was indignant, she still got a bit frightened and restrained herself a bit, “I... I didn’t say wrong. She is a bastard and is not one of the Browns!”

“Shut up!” Amelia glared at the loose-lipped Rose, “One slap isn’t enough, huh? Do you want me to slap you too?”

Rose didn’t stop because of Amelia’s scolding, she even just spilled out the truth, “Why should I shut up? This is the truth! Rita isn’t Noah and Zoe’s biological daughter! There is a mistake at the hospital and you just raised this bastard for twenty years!”

“My baby Charlotte was sent to the prison because of this bastard and she is going to die in the prison!” The hatred of Rose towards Rita deepened when she thought of all the sufferings that Charlotte had to experience in the prison. “Well, even though my Charlotte can’t be released now, as her mother, I have to guard her family fortunes for her! I can’t just let that bastard take it!”

The Browns had been rising Rita for twenty whole years! So what if Charlotte did something wrong to her?

Can’t twenty years of Browns’ upbringing offset Charlotte’s mistake?

Rita just can’t spare Charlotte because of some past resentment. Now the Browns was in hot waters, there was no way that Rose would let Rita manage the Brown Group.

Should the Brown Group be controlled by Rita, what can be left for Charlotte?

So Rose immediately got frantic when she heard that Rita should be the one to manage the company if Noah can’t be out of prison soon. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

But Rose’s words were like a bomb that directly hit on Zoe and Noah.

Their minds both went blank and they just froze.

Zoe shook her head unbelievably, “No, this can’t be true! Rose, you are just saying this to get the family fortune! How cruel and gross!”

“Gross, huh? Well, well. Then I must show you the proof then! Here, this is the paternity test that mom did behind your backs back then. You can see it yourself.” Then Rose took a report from her pocket and put on the table heavily.

After checking the paternity test, Zoe’s hands can’t help shaking. She looked at Amelia in tears, “Mom, is this true? Did you take this test?”

“This... I...”

Seeing that Amelia was struggling for words, Zoe burst out crying, “Is this true!”

Amelia got worried because Zoe just got emotional. “Listen to me, Zoe, I just learned about this not long ago that we got the wrong baby.”

“Did you hear this, Zoe? Mom just admitted herself that Rita is not one of the Browns.” Seeing that Amelia had said the truth, Rose got bolder, “Mom, we definitely can’t let Rita manage the Brown Group. The shares in the company belong to Charlotte. Me and Mason should manage the company for Charlotte since she is not here now.”

But at this moment, Zoe can’t really hear wat Rose was talking about.

There was only one sound in her mind, that is, Rita was not her daughter.

Zoe’s head just went black because of this heavy blow and fell to the ground.

Seeing that Zoe passed out, Rita hurriedly pushed the door open and held her, “Mom? Mom!”