Maria turned her head and stared at Warner, smiling gloomily and bitterly, “You wish me and Sampson were dead, so you could own all the property alone, right?”
“Even now, you aren’t repenting for what you did wrong and are still fighting among your family?”
Landon didn’t want to be angry anymore, but listening to her, he couldn’t help it.
He slammed his hand on the table, making the ceiling vibrate. He stared at his daughter as he gasped for breath, “You started this and you should be the one ending it!”
At this moment Landon made up his mind.
“Why?” Maria was not convinced, she was wholeheartedly nice to her family, she did it all for them; now that she didn’t succeed in her plan, should she be damned?
“Dad, when you first admitted that I was your daughter, was it because I was someone close to
Cormac and now that I am of no value, you want to get rid of me? Is that it?”
Landon’s face changed when Maria guessed exactly what was in his heart, “You… What do you even have that I could have found of value?”
When Sampson had told him that she was the lost daughter of the Herbert family, he had been hesitant to recognize her. After all, she had grown up outside of the family and he had no special affection for her.
Plus, in families like theirs, there was also the matter of property division.
Later, he had learned that she had been with Cormac and that Cormac liked her very much, so
Landon was willing to accept her and announced her identity to the public.
Who knew, she was not going to help their family at all and instead bring so many disasters upon them.
Sampson used to say that he didn’t care about the family affairs, but at least he had never caused trouble for the family.
But now due to her outrageous behavior, the whole family was caught up in predicament.
“You know it too in your heart!” Maria felt as if her heart was breaking into a million pieces inside her chest, and it was never going to be whole again, “When I came here, I thought I had a home, I had a family and a shelter, but I was never able to enjoy the warmth you gave me. You are good to me when I am useful, but when I can’t be of use, you throw me away like an old shoe. What do you think I am? Do you think I don’t feel hurt?”
As it turned out, it was really true that the world of the rich was cruel, where people only cared about the benefits and advantages they could get.
“Do you think I don’t want the best for our family?” She demanded.
“I think, yes, my skills are not as good as others and I have put my family in a difficult situation, but…
don’t you feel even a little bit of reluctance in abandoning me?”
“We are not sending you off to die, you didn’t commit a capital offence. You just need to bear responsibility for what you did. Why are you making this long-winded speech?” Warner sneered, “You keep saying that I want to take over the family’s power, but tell me, who has done their best for this family except me? Only I am dedicated to honoring our parents and managing the company.”
“It’s all nice to hear…”
“Stop it both of you!” Sampson interrupted Maria, walked to Landon and knelt down on his knees.
He looked at his father and mother, touched the ground in front of him with his palms and kowtowed to them. He didn’t get up, “Mom, Dad, it is all my fault. I will bear the full responsibility alone.”
In an instant, the whole living room went quiet.
Camilla wiped her tears from her face and stretched out her hand to pull her son up. She choked on her tears as she said, “Men should not kneel like this! How can you kneel like it’s nothing?”
He was a grown up.
“You are my parents. There is nothing bad in kneeling down to you. You gave birth to me. I not only didn’t honor you but also brought this huge disaster on the family.” He stayed in his place, “You let me stay abroad and didn’t make me come back home, let me do what I wanted to do. You supported me financially. I know all that is your love for me, but I… let you down.”
He raised his head to look at Maria, “For Maria, I am ashamed. I was the one who lost her when she was a child and she suffered outside. I will bear the responsibility of her mistake in her place.”
“Are you sure?” Without waiting for Landon to speak, Warner couldn’t wait to speak, “You will bear the responsibility? Will Cormac agree?”
“You don’t have to worry about that, Warner.” It wasn’t that Sampson didn’t know that Warner had the ambition of being the only one in power, but he was also the eldest in the family and did have the capabilities.
He was not willing to fight.
He looked at Warner, “Whatever Maria says, she is still our sister, we share the same blood. Be kind to her, don’t be too harsh. We can all see how much you have done for the family; no one is going to discredit you.”
“Don’t try to arouse sympathy.” Warner turned his head away, “You should be responsible for what you did. About Maria, you don’t have to say it, as long as she behaves like a sister, I will naturally take care of her.”
“I don’t need you to take care of me.” Maria looked up, even if she couldn’t protect herself right now, she still didn’t want his help.
Landon closed his eyes, looking like he aged ten years in the last hour. He looked at his younger son who was still kneeling at his feet, “You can’t solve this matter alone…”
“I have a way. I can bear it alone.” Sampson had already figured out a countermeasure.
Now, all he needed was Landon’s permission.
If Landon got angry again, it was his own son in front of him, and if he sent him, he was also going to be heartbroken.
“What kind of a disaster from hell is this?” Landon thumped his chest in anger.
Camilla wiped her tears away, finally succumbing to her husband, “It is my fault. I didn’t give birth to a good son for you.”
The whole family was depressed and lifeless.
In the end, Landon was relieved that somehow this problem was going to be resolved. Someone had to bear the responsibility.
He was still a little worried and asked Sampson, “Do you really have a way?”
“Yes.” Sampson pursed his lips. Camilla pulled him up, “Get up.”
This time Sampson stood up holding on to his mother’s hand.
“Sampson.” Maria knew that Sampson was really good to her and she regretted forcing him to deal with
Loredana and making him lose the possibility of ever having her, “I’m sorry.”
“We are family, there’s no need to apologize.” Sampson had no regrets; Loredana didn’t love him.
She was never going to accept him.
But if he fought like this, even if he couldn’t have her heart, he could at least have her person.
It was better than nothing.
He turned around and went upstairs.
Landon was tired.
“Go back to your rooms, all of you.”
In the Villa.
Last night, just after Loredana was taken away, Simona had woken up. She found Cormac’s clothes on the living room sofa. She had heard her mother mention that Cormac’s room was upstairs, so she didn’t even continue to look for Loredana and ran up the stairs to knock on his door.
She stood at the door and looked into the room. There seemed to be someone on the bed, “Daddy, can
I sleep with you tonight?”
Cormac couldn’t answer her.
Her eyes turned red again. Tears swam into her eyes, never falling, making her look very pitiful.
When he turned his head, he saw Loredana head showing out of the quilt. She was looking at him imploringly, hoping that he would agree to her daughter’s request.
Cormac could only agree helplessly. He was afraid that if he rejected Simona, Loredana would reject him in the future.
He had to endure this night!
Hugging Simona, he said, “Sleep in my arms.”
As a result, the two-person romantic world that Cormac had imagined fell in a disarray and became a three-person world.
It had been seven years since the marriage certificate was issued and they became a legal couple and he had never touched his wife.
He thought he was the most miserable husband in the world.
Loredana got up very early. She didn’t want Maxina to know that she slept upstairs last night.
She was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. When she thought about the fact that she took the initiative to kiss Cormac last night, her ears became red hot and she felt frustrated to death.
How could she have taken initiative to kiss him?
“Impulsiveness is really the devil! Why were you so impulsive, Loredana? You can’t sell yourself just because you want them to love your daughter!” She scolded herself.
“What are you muttering to yourself?”
Suddenly a voice came from behind. Startled, she turned around quickly.
Coral was wearing an apron. She had come to the kitchen to make breakfast but arriving in the kitchen to find Loredana already up and muttering something to herself in the kitchen while making breakfast.
“Oh! It’s nothing.” Loredana said to her, not daring to meet her eyes, “Where are the eggs?”
“In the refrigerator.” Coral opened the refrigerator and found that the eggs were gone. She turned around to see them placed next to the sink, “Aren’t they there, next to you?”
“Huh?” Loredana turned to see the eggs on the counter and remembered that she had already taken them out. She had tried to divert the subject and failed miserably. She smiled in embarrassment, “I forgot!”
Coral smiled too, as if she understood what she was hiding. However, she didn’t say anything.
She came over, “Let me help you. Tell me what the kids like to eat, I will make it for them.”
“They are not really picky.” Loredana beat the eggs together, preparing to make steamed eggs. She had been living here a few days and knew Coral’s craftsmanship. Most of Coral’s dishes were balanced in nutrition.
With Coral’s cooking, no additional preparation was required.
“It’s good for them to not be picky.” Coral said.
Picky children tend to lack certain nutritional substances.
“Yeah.” Loredana responded with a smile.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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