Chapter 49 – Divorced! Now What to Do?

“Enough. “ Bethan inhaled deeply and got the guest bed ready. “You’ll stay here for the night. Tomorrow, I’ll get a servant to send you back.“

“Hmm.“ Neil entered the guest bedroom and obediently sat on the bed. “Goodnight, Mommy! “

Looking at his dark eyes, Bethan rather worriedly instructed, “Sleep tight. Don’t run about or wander around. Do you hear me?“

“Yes! “ Neil pouted and grumbled, “Mommy, I’m your son. Can you stop watching out for me like I’m a thief?“ Bethan rolled her eyes at him. “That’s because you have too many terrible ideas.“ Among the three children, Neil was the most active one and the brainiest one, too. He would always do things that baffle and confuse other people. “Don’t worry! “ Neil obediently laid on the bed and went under the covers. “I’ll rest properly. It’s almost ten, and if I don’t go to bed, I’ll mess up my own body clock! Don’t worry, Mommy! “ It was only when Neil laid on the bed and closed his eyes did Bethan let her guard down a little. She switched off the lights in the guest bedroom. The moment the room door was shut, Neil immediately opened his eyes. He hid under the covers and carefully dialed Nigel. At that moment, in a patient’s ward across the ocean, it was a sunny afternoon. Nigel was sunbathing and in a good mood when he received his younger brother’s call. “It should be quite late over there, right? Why are you calling?” “Nigel,” spoke Neil in a half-whisper, “You’ll never guess where I am right now! Take a guess! “ Nigel on the other end of the line paused for a while. “You’re in that scumbag’s house?” Neil was speechless—deflated, even. “How did you know?”

Neil did not give anything away; that was why he wanted Nigel to take a guess!

“Firstly, you just returned not long ago. There aren’t many places you can go to. Also, you want me to take a guess, this place must be somewhere I can think of but won’t dare to believe it. Lastly, this place sounded exciting and interesting to you, so you just had to share it with me.“ Nigel still had a child-like voice, but his tone was mature and calm. “With all things considered, the place you are at should be that scumbag Brettley Morrison’s house.“ Neil was utterly depressed. “It’s no fun playing with you.“

“So don’t play boring things like these.“ Nigel gently smiled. “Tell me, why are you at his place?“

Neil pursed his lips and recounted what happened that night to Nigel. “You’re too reckless,“ said Nigel earnestly. “Luckily, Mommy handled it well. If not, that scumbag might find out about your relations with Mommy. Next time, wherever you go and anything you do in the country, he’ll know about it. Brettley is a suspicious person. He’ll find out sooner or later.“

“Sigh! Okay. I know what I did was wrong! “ Neil pursed his lips. He already thought about whatever Nigel told him on the way to the hospital that night, but what could he do? Brettley had already downed the laxatives. He could not possibly get him to puke them all out, right?

“Hmm.“ Nigel understood his younger brother’s character. He believed that Neil did not do it on purpose. They exchanged a few more words before changing the subject. “What are you planning to do now?“

“Nigel.“ Neil smiled mischievously. “I’m going to share the scumbag’s internet IP address with you. See if you can hack into the surveillance and recording equipment in his study.“ Nigel furrowed his brows. “You want to head to his study?“

“Not only do I want to sneak into his study, but I also want to make a copy of the important documents, too.“ Neil slightly squinted. “I’m not good at business, but you know a lot. I’ll send you the documents. I believe you can see which are the important ones! “

“Are you trying to…“

“Save it as a backup plan.“

Neil took a deep breath, his eyes dimmed. “Mommy and Nellie are too emotional. We’ve been back for so long yet they made little progress. Mommy might say that she hates the scumbag, but I know she cares for him, still.“

Neil sighed and concluded, “So, Nigel, we have to be prepared. In case Mommy and Nellie fail, we still can use the company to blackmail that scumbag! “ Although Nigel did not think that it was a good idea, he was quite interested in Brettley Morrison’s business. Nigel sighed and conceded, “I’ll try.“ When they hung up, he received a bunch of symbols from Neil. Nigel accurately located the hidden IP address and started hacking. Because Brettley himself was also a hacker, Blue Bay Villa’s firewall was encrypted. Nigel spent about an hour or so before he managed to penetrate the firewall. He stopped all recording and surveillance. (Go now.] (Got It!] Receiving a reply from his brother, Neil—who was fast asleep while waiting—immediately jumped down from the bed and scurried to the study. He turned on Brettley’s computer and, inserting a hard disk, started to make a copy of the documents. There were many documents, thus the progress of the copy was slow. Due to boredom, Neil opened a folder titled (A Lifetime of Regrets] on the desktop. He initially thought that he would find out some secrets about Brettley. What he saw next, however, left him floored. The woman in the photos…was how his Mommy used to look. Brettley kept so many of his Mommy’s photos on his computer, and his hand that held the mouse trembled. Did that scumbag not have no feelings for his Mommy?

Neil spent almost an hour in Brettley’s study before he came out.

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