Chapter 72 – Back Home to Marry Off Myself Novel

“He thinks he can do whatever he wants with some money?” Sampson didn’t try to cover his discontent and detest for Cormac.

Sampson’s voice wasn’t low, so Cormac heard what he said. He casted his eyes on Sampson. He remembered that his man was close to Loredana before.

He dusted his collar, trying to clean the dust that didn’t exist. He said calmly and peacefully, “What did you say? I didn’t hear it.”

Warner immediately covered for Sampson, “You canceled the engagement with Maria. He was just wining about it. Please ignore him.”

While talking, Warner dragged the sleeve of his younger brother, asking him to stop talking.

But Sampson didn’t listen to his brother and said with no fear in his voice, “As a man, you hurt a woman like this. Aren’t you afraid that you will get struck by lightning?”

Warner’s face changed. He glared at his brother. Did he really want to make an enemy now that

Cormac couldn’t be a family member?

What’s the good in breeding enmity with the Mendelsohn family?

He worked so hard for this family. Sampson never contributed to his family and now he intended to bring troubles to the family?

At this moment, Warner was very disappointed at his selfish brother who only thought for himself and never thought about his family.

Cormac faked a smile and said in an interesting tone, “I am just afraid that the lightning will strike someone else instead.”

Sampson clenched his fists. If he wasn’t dragged by Warner, he might go out there and have a fight with Cormac.

“They are all in there. You go ahead. My brother has a soft spot for our little sister who had been leading a vagrant life since childhood. So he talks before he thinks. Please don’t mind him.” Warner smiled to Cormac.

Cormac glanced at Sampson plainly and strode into the hall.

Jayden and Landon were sitting on the sofa at one end of the hall, talking.

Maria sat beside Landon. Her eyes were red. It seemed like she had just cried.

Her delicate make-up was a bit in mess now.

Seeing Cormac walking in, Maria stood up quickly, “Cormac…”

Cormac didn’t respond to her and sat on the sofa. He struck first to gain the initiative, “I am the one who wanted to cancel the engagement. Name whatever you want.”

Jayden was about to spit out blood.

He and Landon had been talking a lot in the hall. They both didn’t want to cancel the engagement.

If the two families were united by marriage, they would have a win-win cooperation. It would be good both for the Herbert family as well as the Mendelsohn family.

They would share mutual benefits.

“Cormac, I don’t know about the things between you young people these days. But you suddenly want to cancel the engagement, is it because Maria did something wrong?” Landon said with a peaceful face. His tone was calm too.

He was calmer than his two sons.

Living to this age, he had experienced all kinds of things. So he could keep it cool.

If the Herbert family shouted at him and accused him, it would be much easier. Cormac was worried that he would meet such an experienced person as Landon before.

But Cormac was tough too. Though he didn’t have as much experience as Landon, he had gone through a lot too. He was trained by many obstacles and challenges. So he didn’t look weak, “I don’t like people lying to me.”

Hearing this, Landon sensed something was wrong. So his daughter really did something wrong?

Cormac didn’t want to bring up the past and just wanted to solve the problem in front of him now.

“It is me who was reckless in this matter. I shouldn’t have agreed and then broken the promise. After all, it is me who broke the promise. I can compensate you with whatever you want. As long as I can afford it, I will hold nothing back.”

“I disagree.” Before Landon opened his mouth, Maria couldn’t stay silent any more.

She stared at Cormac, “I am 28 this year. I gave you my youth. And now you want to abandon me. Do you want me to take my own life?”

It was because of this that Cormac felt like he owed her forever. Or as per his personality, when he knew that Maria lied to him, he would have broken all relationships with her immediately.

“I told you I could compensate you with whatever you want.” Cormac knew he was the wrong one.

Just like what Sampson said about him before, did he think he could do whatever he wanted with some money?

But what had happened had happened. He had no other choices.

“Easy.” Sampson walked in and held his little sister, who was trembling, into his arms.

He stared at Cormac and questioned him, “Compensate? What can you do to compensate her?”

Cormac looked back at him, “What do you want?”

Their eyes met in the air. It was a silent confrontation. And killing intentions could be smelled in the air.

They were from two noble families. If the Herbert family asked for money as compensation, it would be the cheapest action. Not only their friendship would be damaged, but also they would drift apart.

Actually, If the Herbert family asked for anything today, when the news were spread out, it would not reflect well on them.

“I want your life. Will you give it to me?” Maria shouted out of control.

All the people present were shocked.

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about?” Though Landon scolded his daughter, he indeed wanted to see what Cormac would do to solve this problem.

He said yes to this engagement before and now he wanted to break the promise. Of course Landon was unhappy about it.

Though he was not showing discontent on his face, it didn’t mean he didn’t care about this on the inside.

Jayden’s face darkened. He was pleased with Maria before, but now discontent grew in him.

Although he didn’t want Cormac to cancel the engagement too, he was his son after all.

And now she dared to make such a crazy request.

But Cormac stayed calm. He stood up. His long fingers unbuttoned his suit. He rolled up his sleeve and showed his robust arm.

Jayden shouted out of nervousness, “What are you doing?”

Maria froze already, “Ma…Cormac…”

Cormac bent to get the fruit knife from the fruit plate and walked to Maria.

Sampson was scared too and held his sister tightly.

He was afraid that Cormac would hurt his little sister.

Cormac pushed Sampson away and looked at Maria, “If this is what you want, I will give it to you.”

He bent to put the knife in Maria’s hand and grabbed her hand to put the knife against his chest.

Maria was scared. She was truly scared.

She kept shaking her head, “I… I didn’t mean it…I don’t want you to die….”

Cormac smiled, “I owed nothing to nobody in my whole life. But I owe you. If you want my life, I will give it to you. But from now on, we owe each other nothing…”

While talking, he exerted force on his hand.

“Ah!”

Maria wanted to break away, but Cormac was too powerful. His hand grabbed hers tightly and she couldn’t get away.

The sharp knife pierced through his white shirt and into his flesh. Red blood was coming out.

What Cormac did was beyond everyone’s expectation.

He dared to…

Take his own life!

“No… no… I didn’t do it…” Maria’s face was covered with tears.

Cormac reached another hand to remove the tears from her face, “I was 14 that year and was abducted into a mountain. I was accidentally saved by a girl who was only ten years old. Later I knew that girl was an orphan. So I sponsored her to study in college. After her graduation, she had been following me. We were on a business trip, and I was accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake. It was she who saved me…”

His eyes and his actions were both so soft and gentle. It seemed like he was polishing something precious.

“I failed you. You want my life, and now I will give it to you. From now then, we owe each other nothing.”

“No, I don’t want it!”

Maria was shaking her head like crazy. She repeatedly said, “I don’t want it. I don’t want to get even with you. I want you to love me.”

Her tears and messy hair made her look miserable and embarrassed.

Even so, Cormac’s heart still didn’t soften.

“Dinner is ready…” Camilla walked in to inform Landon that dinner was ready and they could start eating, only to find that Maria stabbed Cormac with a knife in her hand.

The bright red blood got Camilla nervous immediately.

She exclaimed.

It was not until then did all people in presence returned to their senses. Jayden snapped in a deep tone, “Hurry up! Call an ambulance!”

Landon, who was taken aback, yelled at Sampson sitting closest to them, “Hurry up and pull away your sister!”

Originally it was Cormac’s fault, but he got injured in the Herbert family’s house.

That left them at a disadvantage instead of advantage again.

Since things happened until now, it would be no good for Landon. He was furious but he couldn’t vent it out. His hands clasped on the table edges, blue veins breaking up on them.

Crack!

When Sampson pulled his sister away, the knife dropped on the floor, making a crisp sound.

The blade was stained with bright red blood.

“Ah! Cormac, are you all right?” Maria returned to her senses. She reached her hand, aiming to touch his wound.

Cormac tossed off her hand. Right then, a ringing tone rang in the living room.

Everyone looked over at Cormac’s coat on the sofa where the ringing tone was from.

Under the white dangling light, Cormac was standing in a pale halo.

He was in a trance. If others looked carefully, they would notice there were cold sweat beads broken out on his forehead.

He picked up the coat, pulled out his phone, and checked the caller ID. It was from Abbott. He swiped to answer it.

Soon Abbott’s voice was heard. “Mr. Mendelsohn, I’ve looked into the matter you asked. Six years ago,

Loredana Flores had a car accident, so she broke her words and couldn’t come back to go through the divorce proceedings. Sampson Herbert took her mother and her and hid them in Country A. Firstly they stayed in Barney City, and then they transferred to the capital of Country A. During the whole period of time, Sampson Herbert has deliberately erased their tracks to avoid letting others know.”

Holding the cell phone, Cormac slowly looked up, his gaze falling on Sampson who was holding Maria.

Staring at him, Cormac asked Abbott on the phone, “Has he always been with her all these years?”

“Yes…”

Gloominess rolled over his sharp eyes. “In which relationship?” he asked again.

Although Abbott was on the other end of the line, he could still feel the pressure from Cormac. He couldn’t help but swallow. ‘Mr. Mendelsohn, I haven’t finished reporting yet. Could you please hold back your anger?’ he prayed inwardly.

Of course Cormac couldn’t hear his pray. Abbott could only answer honestly, “It seemed that Ms.

Flores never accepted him, only regarding him as an older brother. Apart from him, there was no male in her life. Well, except for her son.”

“I see.” After hanging up the phone, Cormac threw a cold glance at Sampson and then looked at the

Herbert family members. “You can still inform me your conditions.”

Finishing his words, he walked out from the Herbert family’s house, seemingly unwilling to tangle with them any longer.

There was a mess in the living room. After a moment of silence, Landon finally came back to his senses. Forcing a smile, he said, “Jayden, for this matter…”

Jayden stood up, his both hands on his back. He answered in a displeased tone, “It was my son’s fault originally. After all, he didn’t keep his promise. What requests do you have? Just let us know.”

Since Cormac was injured but Jayden still said so, obviously he was very unhappy.

“That’s not the case. It’s only the romance between our children. Isn’t it normal for them to break up or come together from time to time? Since we couldn’t become the in-laws, we are still friends, aren’t we?

How can I request anything from you?” Landon kept a flattering smile.

Since he had said so, Jayden didn’t want to insist on anything. He called the butler, “Thomas, let’s go home.”

Thomas walked up immediately. “Mr. Cormac has gone to the hospital. Shall we go there?

“Of course. He’s my only son,” Jayden answered deliberately in this way. Landon’s expression kept changing. Obviously, there was an implication in Jayden’s words.

Landon wondered if Jayden said so on purpose.

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