Chapter 5
“Cami, I know this is unfair to you. I apologize to you on behalf
of my family. I know those talks about being the bigger person
are all empty. How about this? After Edward comes back, I’ll
beat him up till you say stop.”
Knowing this was his way of trying to change her mind, she
smiled and patted his hand.
The look on her face was still calm and composed.
“William, deal with him however you want. It’s your family’s
business, and I have no say in it. I’ve decided to get a divorce, so
whatever you do doesn’t concernme. But you don’t have to do
anything just to make things right for me. That won’t be
necessary!”
Every word she said dripped with her determination to get a
divorce.
The Paxton family exchanged glances helplessly. Not knowing
what to do, they could only turn to the Lockhart family for help.
Kieran called the shots in the Lockhart family. His parents
nodded at him, and he stepped forward. “Camilla, we all know
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it’s Edward’s mistake this time. The Paxton family has already
agreed to punish him for you, and they’re being sincere enough.
Why don’t you cut them some slack? If he upsets you again,
we’ll talk about a divorce. OK?”
Camilla grabbed an apple from the coffee table and hurled it at
him.
“Kieran, you have a daughter, too. How could you say this?
What if it were your daughter standing here today? If you
think family bonds are nothing compared to profit, I suggest we
cut ties right now. And if you really mean what you just said,
then I weep for your wife and your daughter. Guys like you
deserve to stay single forever.”
Kieran was enraged by her barb, clutching his chest while
panting, at a loss for how to retort for a long time.
He could only awkwardly scratch his nose and step aside in
silence.
Right now, Camilla was like a ticking time bomb, and anyone
who tried to persuade her faced the risk of getting shredded to
pieces. The other members of the Lockhart family stood up,
hoping to change her mind, but they all froze in place as they
met her murderous gaze.
She grabbed another apple in her hand, seeming she might aim
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it at them at any second. Then she motioned for the standing
people to sit back down.
“Those of the Lockhart family, sit. Save your breath. I know all
your dirty little secrets. If you push me, I’ll air every one of them
in public. If you think I won’t do it just because we share the
same surname, you’re wrong. After all, you choose to side with
Edward over me first.”
Hearing this, her relatives sat down awkwardly and lowered
their heads, no longer daring to say anything. In fact, morally
kidnapping her was the only way they could think of to try to
change her mind. Yet now, facing her threat, they all decided to
remain silent to save their own skins.
The living room fell deadly silent.
No one dared to cross Camilla anymore, They all sat on the sofa,
waiting for Edward to be brought back.
Half an hour later, the oppressive silence was finally broken
when the Paxton family’s housekeeper and bodyguards dragged
Edward inside.
At the sight of him, William spat, “Edward, you’re such a
disgrace! Apologize to Cami now!”
At the hospital, Edward had already gotten the calls from his
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family and had seen Camilla’s message in the group chat. He had
been torn, thinking of coming back, but Aurora had grabbed his
hand firmly, crying pitifully nonstop.
