Chapter 98
I let out a cold laugh. In my previous life, I had fallen for Nathan Brooks step by step–first liking him, then pitying him, sympathizing with his tragic childhood and difficult adult life–until I poured my heart and soul into helping him make a name for himself.”
Even when he flirted with his adopted sister or showed excessive concern for the housekeeper, I convinced myself it was just his soft heart, unable to bear watching others suffer as he once had.”
But in this life, I had seen his true nature clearly. Just like his scheming tramp of a mother, he connived and manipulated others to satisfy his own selfish desires–without a shred of guilt or conscience.}
“Nathan, just give me one chance to make it up to you,” he pleaded. “Let’s have a child together and live a good life. If I ever betray you again, may I burn in the eighteenth level of hell, deep–fried in oil for a thousand years.“”
I was almost curious to see just how shameless he could get.
“And what about Chloe Summers?” I asked. “Now the entire city knows she’s your woman. You plan to just toss her aside?/\
Nathan’s face darkened. After a minute, he gritted his teeth.
“She’s not ‘my woman.‘ She’s just a tramp. If she hadn’t gotten me drunk and clung to me crying, I never would’ve touched
her.”
“Looking back at last time, she was courting a new
usband while playing the pitiful act with me–just to get my money. I’ll marry her off to some loser and be done with her so she stops dreaming of climbing the social ladder.”
Iwas just about to say he was utterly shameless
“Nathan Brooks! You bastard! You slept with
a
voice cut in.
now you
want to throw me away? How can you be so heartless?”
Clutching his collar, Chloe Summers begged desperately,
“Nathan, you can’t do this to me. Everyone in this city knows I’m yours–who else would want me now? I’m carrying your child. If you push me away, I’ll kill myself right here!”
With that, she suddenly rushed toward the window, gripping the sill as if to jump.
Nathan panicked, sprinted over, and pulled her into his arms.
“Chloe, no! I had no choice before. You’re the one I truly love. Please, come down.”
“Then swear you’ll love me for the rest of
your life,
wwwnd never betray me,” she demanded.
A flicker of hesitation crossed Nathan’s face, and his guilty
ves darted toward me.
Chloe suddenly straightened her back, stepped down from the windowsill, and glared at me.
“Sophia Carter, you only forced Nathan to marry you because you have money! I’m a Carter daughter too–what you have, I should have as well. Why should the Carter family’s fortune all be yours?”
Nathan’s eyes lit up, and he blurted without thinking..
“Exactly! An adopted daughter is still a daughter. Even if we went to court, Chloe would be entitled to half of the Carter family’s assets.“”
The two of thern exchanged a quick look, joy flashing in their eyes.
“Come on, Nathan,” Chloe urged. “Let’s go talk to Dad. Once I get my share of the assets, I can help you start your own business. When you’ve made it big, we’ll see who dares look down on you.“}
Nathan pulled her into a hug, his voice full of excitement.
“Thank you, Chloe. I knew I didn’t love the wrong woman–you’re the one worth protecting.”N
The two of them glanced at me with undisguised disdain, and I almost laughed out loud in disbelief. Which law said an adopted daughter could split the family fortune? Even a biological daughter couldn’t take a cent if her parents didn’t want to give it.
But I wasn’t about to waste breath arguing with them–better to let them make fools of themselves.\
Nathan left with Chloe in tow, and the vow about burning in hell for a thousand years still lingered in the air. In the blink of an eye, he was already holding another woman while plotting to snatch my inheritance.”
Truly, he feared neither gods nor ghosts–he even dared to mock the heavens.
I calmly sat back down at my desk to review contracts. Sure enough, half an hour later, my father’s call came in.
