Then, he turned and glanced at Alice. “Pretty Peterson, you agree with me, don’t you?”
Brettley sat beside Alice, his expression dark and angry. “You call your biological father Mr. Morrison and your biological mother Pretty Peterson?”
Neil pouted. “I’11 address all of you however I like.”
“You! “
“Brettley.”
Alice frowned and interrupted him. She forced a gentle expression onto her face and glanced at Neil. “It’s fine if the kids call us that, it’ll take them some time before they accept us.”
In fact, she was the one who would not be able to take it if the two kids addressed her as their mother all at once.
Brettley snorted coldly but said nothing.
The four of them started eating, each busy with their own thoughts and schemes.
After breakfast, Alice pulled Brettley onto the sofa. “I have something to say to you.”
Hearing her words, Neil wiggled his eyebrows at Nellie. The two children approached them, starting a game of legos on the carpet in front of the sofa.
Alice rolled her eyes silently. The children were still so young and yet there was no end to their plans and schemes. Playing their legos right in front of them, it was obvious they just wanted to eavesdrop on her conversation with Brettley.
“What’s wrong?”
Brettley’s low voice pulled her thoughts back to the man in front of her.
She coughed softly, “I think we should let Bethan off the hook.”
Brettley frowned but remained silent.
“I gave it a lot of thought last night, even though Bethan made a mistake all those years ago, but she did treat the children well. It’s partly because of her that our children are so good and obedient. She’s made up for her mistakes, I just want to move on.”
Brettley frowned. “Is this really what you think?”
“Yeah.”
Alice reached out her hand and held Brettley’s. “The children like her so much, I don’t want them to get sad because of her. Besides, she’s the Design Director of the Morrison Group now, a rare talent, your company needs her. That’s why, I was thinking, maybe we should give her another chance to turn over a new leaf.”
She sounded so sincere even the children playing with legos on the floor could not help but admire her.
No wonder she dared to become an imposter and take someone else’s identity.
Her acting skills were superb! “Lulu, I’m glad you agree.”
Sighing, Brettley pulled her into his lap and hugged her tightly, “You’re as kind as you used to be.”
He remembered Bethan to be a kind and gentle woman, just like how she was right now.
Yesterday, looking at her as she squeezed Bethan’s neck and how she insisted he get rid of Bethan, he was taken aback.
He thought she had changed.
But now, hearing her words, he felt as if the rock on his chest had finally been lifted. His Bethan Peterson had not changed at all.
“Call me Alice.”
She lay on his chest and reminded him softly. “I don’t want to use that name any longer.”
Brettley nodded, smoothing her hair gently. “Alice.”
He hugged her tightly into his arms. After a long moment, he sighed, “One more thing.”
He lowered his eyes, fingers gently caressing her brows. “How do you plan to deal with… Cynthal?”
Previously, he never took action against Cynthal, merely locking her up, because he wanted to wait until Bethan was home.
He wanted to listen to her opinion, wanted to hear her make her own decision. Now, she was finally home. This matter should be decided by her.
Alice’s body stiffened slightly.
“That woman almost killed Nellie and me several times.”
Beside them, Neil played with his legos and rolled his eyes. “Don’t tell me you’re going to let her go?”
“Of course we can’t let her go.”
Alice narrowed her eyes and smiled suggestively. “But Brettley, she’s my sister after all…”
Neil and Nellie looked at each other immediately.
This woman!
She wanted to let Cynthal go?!
They worked so hard for so long and finally, Cynthal was in prison, but now this woman wanted to release her?!
Brettley frowned and looked at her. “What do you want to do?”
“It was wrong of her to try and harm our two children. But she’s my sister, my parents’ favorite daughter. If we really did anything to her, I’m afraid my parents won’t be able to withstand it. Why not…”
Alice laughed lightly, “We buy her a flight ticket, send her overseas, and let her off as long as she doesn’t come back for the rest of her life.”
Then, she lay on his chest gently. “This way, not only will she never have the chance to hurt Nellie and Neil again, my parents won’t cause trouble for us, it’s like killing two birds with one stone.”
“No! “
Nellie’s eyes turned red in an instant, she flung the lego out of her hands. “I want her to be punished by the law! I don’t want to let her go!”
That woman was so evil, why would they let her go!
Then, she pointed at Alice agitatedly. “Why are you taking her side! Aren’t you afraid I ‘ll tell Daddy.
“Nellie.”
When the little girl was agitated, Neil grabbed her hand.
“I’m sorry, she’s too agitated.”
The little guy held onto Nellie then turned and looked coldly at Brettley. “Since you already made this decision, we don’t have the right to oppose you.
Children’s words are not worth much anyway. But you have to promise, Cynthal won’t appear in front of us ever again for the rest of our lives. Otherwise, we won’t acknowledge you as our father.”
Then, he pulled Nellie’s hand and went upstairs.
Alice narrowed her eyes and watched the two siblings retreating backs, then smiled wryly. “This child.”
Brettley sighed, “You really plan to… send Cynthal to Europe?”
“Yeah.”
Alice smiled faintly. “Cynthal has been spoiled by our parents, she stopped studying after graduating middle school. Why not enroll her in a boarding school, let her catch up on her education, maybe she’ll then become more cultured?”
Brettley sighed, “Your plans are still the most well-rounded.”
Not only could they ensure his in-laws’ feelings were not hurt, but they could also make Cynthal experience life as if she was in prison, and stop her from causing any further trouble. It was a perfect plan.
But…
It could not compensate for the pain and suffering Nellie and Neil went through.
“Neil, why did you stop me!”
Back in the children’s room, Nellie was so angry she started crying. “She did it on purpose, she wants to release Cynthal! I want to threaten her, to make her change her mind! “
“Nellie!”
The little boy furrowed his brows tightly. “We’ve already threatened her and made her release Mommy! Now, she has Mommy in the palms of her hands, we don’t have much choice! “
Nellie cried and bit her lip, “Then we are just going to let Cynthal go like that?”
“Of course not.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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