He looked at me and said coldly, “Simone, I was originally going to let you raise the child Beatrice is carrying too, since you did well with Alexander.
“But now? Look at how you’ve spoiled him. He stayed out all night yesterday and ignored your calls today. If you want to throw tantrums, fine, but don’t run the Carter family’s heir. I invited all these business elites today just to build connections for him and pave his future. My son must grow up to be respected and successful, just like me!”
Seeing Dominic acting all righteous and fatherly, my heart ached.
I said in a low voice, “Stop pretending to be a good father. If you truly cared about him, you wouldn’t have abandoned him in the pouring rain just because
of a call from Beatrice.”
Thinking about my son, who died on the most important day of his life, because of the man he trusted most, made my chest tighten with pain.
Dominic snapped, “So I didn’t drive him all the way to the test center–how long are you going to throw a fit over that? You’re petty and dramatic. You’re not a qualified mother, and you don’t deserve to be Mrs. Carter! You want a divorce? Fine. Just bring Alexander here, and I’ll sign the papers immediately!”
He shouted loud enough for the entire hall to hear, like he was done tolerating me.
Alice, Dominic’s mother, quickly spoke up, “Dominic, you should’ve done this a long time ago. Simone’s a low–born woman who doesn’t belong in the Carter family. Our worlds are too different. If our precious grandson keeps staying with her, he’ll be ruined. He won’t even learn proper manners for someone of our standing.”
Other members of the Carter family joined in, yelling at me:
*Bring Alexander out right dow! Stop ruining the boy’s future with your bad luck!”
Surrounded by the Carters accusations, Beatrice smirked smugly, looking at me like she’d already won
The wealthy guests and socialites all praised Dominic, saying I didn’t deserve him, that I wasn’t good enough for the Carter family, that I was embarrassing them all
Booking at their righteous, ugly faces, I suddenly smiled,
Dominic cheating, keeping a mistress, and fathering a child out of wedlock was somehow acceptable.
But I, who had done nothing wrong, became the target of their scor
What a joke
I took a deep breath, looked Dominic in the eye, and sald slowly, “I’ve already brought our son.”
Dominle glanced around and frowned. “Where is he?”
The rest of the Carter family looked around too, trying to find Alexander.
Alice even put on her reading glasses and scanned the room. “Where’s my darling grandson?”
I pulled a small urn from my bag and slammed it onto the main table.
“Right here.”
