Ch. 2521..2530

Chapter 2521 Just like the young man before his eyes at that moment, Sebastian had also begged everyone he could back then. He kneeled and begged others to save his mother. However, as they were in a foreign land, who would care about him and his mother?

When Sebastian was at his wit's end, he tried donating his blood for monetary compensation and got a little bit of money. Only then was he able to take his mother to a small clinic and save his mother's life.

Who would have known that as soon as his mother recovered, he fell sick? Just like his mother, his fever just would not subside.

At that time, he was in a daze, but he could remember his mother kneeling and begging others everywhere like him as well.

Back then, Sebastian and his mother relied on each other to survive. Sebastian knew more than anyone else how miserable and tough those days were and how valuable a familial relationship was.

Just like the boy in front of him at that moment, Sebastian would also be willing to lose his life to save his mother's life back then.

They had the same mindset. Therefore, Sebastian had mixed feelings when he saw that boy pleading for mercy for his father.

Even Nigel, who was behind him, was sighing, let alone Sebastian.

Nigel came to him and said, "Sebastian, I know that you're used to killing your whole life, and you will never change your decision once you have made up your mind. However, since the olden days, revenge-seeking has been a never-ending cycle."

"Minerva is my girlfriend. On behalf of Minerva, I would like to tell you that I don't want to avenge her anymore. From now on, I just want to manage the Conor Group properly and live a peaceful and quiet life with her for the rest of my life. We don't want to pursue the matter anymore."

Nigel's intention was very clear. He did not want to make Eldon's life difficult anymore.

Of course, he was not doing it entirely because of Finn's plea for mercy. It was still because Eldon was cruel, but he had indeed reduced the harm he caused to the minimum. He indeed still had a limit in his core and did not harm any innocent parties.

Nigel did not want to hold such a person responsible anymore.

Besides, there was also such a proud young man in front of him who was pleading for his father.

Sebastian looked deeply at Nigel and said with a deep voice, "Nigel, you've become very mature and steady over the years.

You're... doing great."

Nigel suddenly became delighted. "Sebastian, do you mean that you also intend to let Eldon go?"

Sebastian hung his head.

He thought that it might be because he had gotten older.

He was already in his 40s and was officially entering his middle age. He was no longer as impulsive, vicious, merciless, without hesitation, and decisive as he was ten years ago.

If he were to think about it carefully, when did his character start to change?

In fact, he probably already started changing gradually more than ten years ago when he had just met Sabrina but still did not know that she was pregnant with his child.

That was because before meeting Sabrina, no one else was able to take care of his mother so meticulously and so closely as she did. In fact, Sebastian had always been touched every time Sabrina took care of his mother without any reservation and without asking for anything in return.

Later, she told him that she was carrying his child in her belly.

No one knew how joyful he felt when he first heard about the baby. Only he knew that he had gained another family member. A real family member.

When he saw his family again, it was already six years later.

Sebastian's heart was caught by his daughter the first time he laid eyes on Aino.

Perhaps it was at that moment when he saw Aino that Sebastian completely let go of his murderous intent deep down.

He took another look at the child before his eyes. He looked like he was only a couple of years older than Aino, so he was considered to be her peer.

After he remained silent for a moment, Sebastian slowly said, "Let Eldon go..."

Chapter 2523 However, at that moment, Nigel realized that Sebastian turned out to be the most affectionate person in the world.

"Alright! Sure, Sebastian! You should be tired. Take a rest in the car. I'll make the arrangements," Nigel said with great excitement.

"Mmhmm. Sure." Sebastian nodded.

They then got in the car. Nigel got in the front and drove.

"Sebastian, do you still remember when we were younger... when you were around sixteen years old, and I was about ten years old, I always liked to exaggerate my ability and tried to bully you.

However, I was unable to beat you up. Instead, I was beaten up by you so badly that my face was bruised and swollen."

"You were truly incredibly brave back then. When you were facing our grandparents, my Uncle Sean, and Aunt Rose, who had treated you so unfairly, you were not afraid of them at all. You just went ahead and beat me up until I was bawling on the floor.

Haha.."

Sebastian, who was sitting at the back, laughed as well.

That was the time when he was a youngster. He had suffered all sorts of unfair treatment, but he had the courage to face all the injustice. Not only was he able to beat Nigel up till he went crying to his parents, but he was also able to beat his brothers into pulps.

How old was he at that time? He was around sixteen years old. Just like that young man he had met earlier.

Eighty percent of the reason Sebastian had let Eldon go that day was because of that young man. Sebastian saw his younger self in that young man's eyes. He saw the version of himself back then who was unyielding, willing to fight, and exceptionally proud.

That child's eyes were clear and bright, and he was very good looking. If he was not Eldon’s son, Sebastian would have been very fond of him. It was because of him that Sebastian let Eldon go.

While he was in the car, Sebastian could not help but lament, "The newer generation is surpassing the older generation. The world is really forever changing, who could tell who is going to be in control of South City thirty years later?"

Nigel glanced at Sebastian from the rearview mirror and said in confusion, "What do you mean, Sebastian? of course, Aino, Louie, and Chris, the three siblings, would be the ones ruling the world thirty years later."

Sebastian shook his head and smiled. "I don't wish for my children to live like me. This kind of life is too miserable. I just hoped that Aino could be safe and sound for the rest of her life. I don't wish for her to have wealth and glory. I just wished for her to have a gentle and affectionate man to love her for the rest of her life. That would be my greatest satisfaction."

"As for Louie and Chris, as long as their character can be like Marcus, who is gentle, sophisticated, responsible to everyone and everything, then that would be my greatest satisfaction in my life."

Nigel nodded. "That's quite good as well, Sebastian."

Sebastian did not say anything.

Nigel turned his head back and saw that Sebastian had unexpectedly fallen asleep. He was truly too exhausted, after all.

While Nigel was driving, he quietly contacted everyone. "Yes, the village at the base of the hill in the mountain in the west. Get there earlier, alright?"

"The village at the base of the hill in the mountain in the west..."

"I am very familiar with that place, I... The dishes are all prepared with organic vegetables and game meats. They are all very delicious II "Come over quickly..."

Nigel drove straight toward the base of the hill in the mountain in the west as well.

It was the suburbs, after all. The view was very beautiful, but there were not many people around.

When Nigel drove into a turning corner, the mountain roads became slightly narrower. Also, on one side of the road was a steep cliff. He then drove slower. The speed was reduced, the noises were softer, and the sound of the wind outside was also softer.

He then vaguely heard someone crying and it seemed like it was a boy. When he listened closely, it seemed like it was a teenager crying.

As he drove on, the sound of the cry became clearer and clearer. Even Sebastian, who was behind him, was woken up by the crying. "Nigel, where is the crying sound coming from? why does it sound like it's that boy's crying to me?"

Finn?

Nigel was stunned.

Yes, the crying sounded like Eldon's son, Finn.

While he was still in a daze, Nigel saw that someone was lying on the ground in front of him, and the person next to him was Finn.

"D...Dad, wake up. Don't die. Dad..." Finn was crying so hard that he could not catch his breath.

Both Nigel and Sebastian were stunned.

Chapter 2524 Neither of them had expected Eldon to die in front of them. Both Nigel and Sebastian were not that far away from Eldon's body.

They were able to see a black hole in his head.

Who was it? Who was the one who shot and killed Eldon?

In that instant, Sebastian subconsciously raised his head and looked around.

As soon as he did that, he saw a figure quickly shoot past the far side of the forest.

"Sebastian, the killer. The killer is over there. Don't let him get away!" Nigel shouted.

Sebastian calmly took out his phone and made a call. "Have this forest surrounded! Not even a bird is allowed to fly out of here!"

Upon making that call, both Sebastian and Nigel tailed the dark shadow closely as well.

Although that person was fully covered in black clothes, he was unable to run fast. He was limping when he was running, and he looked a little like a girl.

Before Sebastian's men had the person in black clothes surrounded, Nigel and Sebastian unexpectedly caught up to the person.

To be more precise, the person was the one who had tripped over the roots on the ground.

When both of them came to the front of the person, the gun in his hand had already been thrown out into the distance. Therefore, he was not a threat to Sebastian and Nigel anymore.

At that moment, Nigel was not afraid of the person dressed in black clothes anymore. He squatted in front of him, and he yanked off his hood and his shades.

Nigel was immediately stunned. "F...Frost Quinton. It was you?"

It was actually frost. No wonder that figure looked like a girl from the back. It turned out she was really a woman.

At that moment, Frost, who had no way to escape anymore, looked at Sebastian with an exceptionally ingratiating expression.

"My cousin Sebastian. I should be addressing you as my cousin because you are indeed my cousin. Eldon is just a servant to my family."

"He grew up in my family since childhood. My grandfather paid for his studies and was very good to him."

"Originally, we were hoping that he could have a successful career. However, we didn't expect that he would be so ambitious. Not only did he plot a scheme to take over the Quinton family's business, he even tried to... He tried to take over the entire South City. He wanted to eradicate both the Ford family and the Shaw family."

"Sebastian, it's...it‘s my family's fault for not managing our servants properly and ending up letting him do as he pleased."

"I... I heard that he had harmed both the Ford family and the Shaw family, so I looked everywhere for him. I swore that as long as I found him, I would certainly have him killed. I want to get rid of the trouble for you guys."

"I, a woman, searched everywhere for him. Finally, I bumped into him on that narrow road just now, so I...shot and killed him."

"It's all good now, Sebastian, Master Nigel. Nobody would harm you guys anymore in the future. The world would be at peace again from nowon."

Frost's face was covered in an ingratiating smile. Sebastian was deeply disgusted when he saw that smile.

In fact, Sebastian did not intend to do anything to Frost, to begin with, because he knew that despite having wild ambitions, Frost was not capable of doing anything. At best, she only has a sense of jealousy and the viciousness of a petty woman. Frost was unable to achieve great things.

Eldon, on the other hand, was different. He had no wild ambitions, but his abilities and the loyalty he had toward the Quinton family almost ended both the Ford family and the Shaw family. Until that moment, Yvonne was yet to be found. Therefore, Sebastian pinned 99 percent of the crimes on Eldon.

Indeed, that was the case as well.

The reason Sebastian had chosen to kill Eldon was originally to strike fear in Frost. However, at the very last and critical moment, Sebastian became soft-hearted, and then he let Eldon go.

However, never would he never expected that Frost would kill Eldon in the middle of the road.

What was the nonsense about her searching for him for a very long time and then finally finding him on that narrow road?

Frost had clearly hidden at the place Sebastian was going to execute Eldon beforehand as she wanted to see if Eldon ended up dead or not. If he had died, then all of the crimes would have been borne by him. She would not have any hidden troubles in the future anymore

Chapter 2525 However, Frost never expected Sebastian would let Eldon go at the very last second.

If Eldon were alive, then Sebastian would learn that she was Eldon's boss one day. In order to ensure that she was safe, she actually killed him to silence him.

A woman truly could be extremely vicious!

Eldon was so loyal and had worked so hard for her and her entire family, but what he got in return was Frost putting a bullet through his brain.

"Frost, you seem to have no idea, haven't you?" Sebastian asked coldly.

Frost immediately laid down on her stomach in front of Sebastian. "Sebastian, I had no idea. I am clueless. I don't know anything about it. I only know that Eldon has wild intentions, and he wants to be successful. He was not a good person."

"I was afraid... I was afraid that would harm the Ford family sooner or later. I then followed him around all day long. I thought, instead of letting him harm your family, why don't I kill him. This way, I would be getting rid of any trouble that may arise in the future.

After all, he is a Quinton family's servant, so we should be the ones dealing with him."

Sebastian sneered. "What I was trying to say is you, Frost, seemed to have no idea that I had already found out a long time ago.

1 knew all along that everything Eldon had done was for the sake of you and your family."

"He was originally living a good life abroad. His future was very promising. However, you went to him and asked him to repay your family for raising him. You told him that you wanted to dominate South City as a woman. You asked him to help you and eradicate all obstacles no matter what."

Frost said, "I... I... Eldon lied."

"Eldon was not the one who had told me. He had been protecting you. He was very persistent in not telling who his boss was. I found out through my investigation," Sebastian said with his eyebrows raised.

Frost was completely dumbfounded.

Her face became as white as a sheet, as if she was a dead person. " Don't... Don't kill me... Don't..."

"I won't kill you for the time being!" said Sebastian, "Nigel, tie her up and take her to Eldon's body. Make her bow to Eldon to repent her sins!"

"Sure, Sebastian!" Nigel used the pocket knife that he had on him to cut a rattan off the ground. Then, he used it to tie Frost's hands behind her back. "Let's go, evil wench! Were you actually thinking of dominating South City with your level of caliber? Are you even capable enough? That's just wishful thinking! How dare you think of harming Sebastian and the Ford family!"

"Frost, your family had fallen when you were just a child, but you have been blessed to have grown up in the Ford family, haven't you? They were so good to you and had raised you like you were a young lady in their family, what they got in return was you wanting to destroy them instead!"

"Did you know that all of your actions, your schemes, and your plots behind the scenes had made Yvonne so miserable? You almost killed Minerva as well! You deserved to die more than Eldon! Move along!"

Nigel kicked her after he scolded her!

Just like that, both of them escorted Frost, who was stumbling along, to the place where Eldon was shot and killed. However, they did not see anybody in the distance.

"Where did they go? Eldon's body was still here about ten minutes ago. His son was so small that he wouldn't be able to move the body away. Where did they go then?" Nigel turned his head around and looked at Sebastian.

Sebastian was very shocked as well.

There was only a pool of blood at the place where Eldon had been lying. However, not a single soul was there.

"Perhaps he had been rescued by a passerby. Let's go. Let's search again after we return to the city," said Sebastian.

"Mmhmm." Nigel nodded.

After both of them escorted Frost away, a young man's head popped up in the bushes not far away. The young man's head was resting on top of a body. "Dad..."

Chapter 2526 After the young man was done crying, he watched as Sebastian and Nigel's car drove into the distance. His gaze was very determined, but nobody knew what he was thinking at that moment.

Sebastian and Nigel's car were already further and further away.

Sebastian directly detained Frost and escorted her to the restaurant in that village where those few families had agreed to meet.

That was the first time those families got together after Marcus' grandfather passed away.

They originally booked three tables and thought that it would be enough to fit everybody. However, it was after they had arrived that they realized Alex had brought Jane and the children over. Ryan also came along with them.

A few months had passed since Ruth had a conflict with Ryan, and she returned to South city after running away from the Poole Residence.

It felt like a lifetime had passed when they met again that day.

"Ruth, have you been well during this period?" Ryan asked.

Ruth's tone was already very calm. "Master Ryan, do you still remember that you have a wife and two sons? Were you not worried about US at all? You actually never visited US once in the past few months. How heartless!"

"You have been doing well in the past few months, haven't you?" Ryan was slightly angry because he felt he was wronged.

Ruth said, "You..."

"Ryan! Cut it out! Your parents are not by your side right now, so I'll discipline you on their behalf! How can you speak like that?

Was it easy for Ruth to be taking care of two children on her own?

You're a man, and you're the head of the household. You have to hold the family together! How can you make matters worse instead?" Alex looked at Ryan with a long face.

Ryan said, "Uncle Alex..."

Throughout his whole life, Ryan had never been afraid of his parents and his grandparents. However, the person he had been most afraid of since childhood was his Uncle Alex.

When he was reprimanded by Alex, he first had a furious expression, but then he had no choice but to calm himself down after that. He then hung his head and said, "Yes, Uncle Alex."

"Apologize to Ruth!"

Ryan was speechless.

"Apologize!" Alex ordered again.

Ryan then said, "Ruth, I'm...sorry."

Ruth looked at Alex and Jane. "Uncle Alex and Aunt Ruth, I know that you're good people, and you have given me plenty of help in the Poole family. However, I had figured something out. Ryan and I are too drastically different." 1 "I am indeed a vulgar person. I don't have a way to turn myself into a graceful young lady within a short period. I can't get used to those rules set by my mother-in-law."

"I kept saying the wrong words and doing the wrong things. I was living in fear every day and had to be extremely careful all the time. There was a period when I wondered if I was clinically depressed. I was truly afraid that I would be clinically depressed."

"I thought that the Poole family is the only noble family in the entire Kidon city while the Ford and the Shaw family are the only ones in the entire South City."

"We have more than a billion people in this country. How do they live their lives then? Do they have so many rules as well? Were they so overly meticulous as well? Could it be that those people who have no rules and are not fussy don't deserve to have children? If that was the case, then how do we get so many people in this country?"

"I thought, 99.9 percent of the population in this vast country should be commoners, right? On the other hand, there are only a few noble families like the Poole family, aren't there?"

"I really can't get used to living in the Poole family. I'm sorry, Uncle Alex and Aunt Jane."

"Thank you for the concern you have shown me. During the cooling -off period during the few months, I had already thought it through. I want to get divorced from Ryan. These few months are also proof that I could take care of the children by myself."

"It has already been a few months. Ryan had never come to visit us. Yet, the children and I still lived our lives very well, did we not?"

"I am now a proper architect as well. My basic salary every month is about five hundred dollars. Besides that, I also have commissions for projects as well. In short, I would be able to make about one thousand five hundred a month."

"One thousand five hundred dollars is not much. I don't have much left over after I pay for the rent and the children's daycare, but I am happy."

Chapter 2527 "I earned it all by myself. My life is without pressure, and I feel especially strong. Also, I would still have a few dollars left over every month. One year later, I would be able to have more than one thousand dollars in savings. I will be very happy to have my own savings. I mean it. I just feel I am going great right now."

Upon saying that, Ruth looked at Ryan again.

After taking a look at him, tears instantly welled up in Ruth's eyes. "R...Ryan..."

Ruth felt a lump in her throat as soon as she called out to him, " Ryan... We... I have already thought it through. Both of US are truly not suitable for each other. Let's...get a divorce!"

After she said that, Ruth's tears immediately gushed down her cheeks.

At that moment, was she still in love with Ryan?

Yes. She loved him very much, deep down.

However, she truly could not stand being in the Poole family and being disliked by her mother-in-law anymore, she had brought both her sons with her back to South City. Originally, she thought that Ryan would follow them, apologize to her, and then live their lives together in South City.

However, she did not expect that in the past few months, Ryan only came once when she had just run away from home.

Were her sons not Ryan's sons as well? Did he not miss his sons at all in the past few months?

To put it bluntly, perhaps Ryan's love was very shallow.

He was a young master of an eminent family, after all. He could be deeply affectionate when he was in love, but he also could be resolute when he was no longer in love. He could be so resolved that he did not even take another look at his children.

He could afford not to care about his sons. After he walked away, he could find ten, a hundred, even a thousand women to have even more sons with him. Countless women in this world wanted to marry Ryan.

Ruth, on the other hand, truly had reached above her station.

Even if she had given two twin boys in one go to the Poole family, her status did not elevate at all.

Therefore, she should just get a divorce. After the divorce, she would be at peace.

"Divorce?" Ryan cried as well.

He had rarely cried in public, but at that moment, Ryan was in tears as well. "Ruth, you're already a thirty-year-old person.

You're not a young girl anymore."

Ruth was speechless.

Ryan continued, "You're already a mother to two children! It is reasonable to say anybody in this position should restrain her willfulness! You, on the other hand, are quite the opposite! Your temper and unreasonable character are no better than when you were a young girl! On the contrary, you've become worse!"

"You... It's fine if you don't want to be with me anymore, but who are you to criticize me?" Ruth's face suddenly reddened in anger. "Who am I? I am still your husband right now. I am your lawfully wedded husband. I am your partner!" At that moment, Ryan was getting more and more furious as he spoke.

The others, who were watching from the side, especially Sebastian and Sabrina, were stunned.

It was not easy for them to get together to share a meal like that. Too many things happened during that time. Everybody thought that getting together would make the mood lighter. However, they did not expect that Ryan and Ruth would start arguing there.

"Ruth, cut it out! No matter what, Ryan is the father of your two sons!" Sabrina reprimanded her.

Alex, who was at the side, also reprimanded Ryan, "Ryan! shut your mouth! Get down on your knees to apologize to Ruth immediately!"

Ruth cried even harder, "Forget it, Uncle Alex. He is a young master from an eminent family. I don't deserve his apology. Even our sons don't deserve to be cared for by him, let alone me."

"Ruth, you have to speak with a good conscience! Do you know what happened to your sons when you were at work?" Ryan suddenly shouted angrily.

Ruth was immediately stunned. "What...what did you say? what happened to my sons?"

Chapter 2528 Ryan sneered. "Hmph! You don't even know what happened to your sons, and you had the cheeks to say that I don't care about you and don't take care of your sons?"

Ruth was speechless.

"Ruth! Everybody has different ways to get along with one another. The reason Uncle Alex could treat Aunt Jane as the apple of his eyes and let her do whatever she pleased was that she has never been one to do whatever she pleased, to begin with. Even if you were to take a butcher's knife and put it in her hands, the first thing she would do is not to use the knife to kill others.

Instead, she would be so frightened that she would faint in Uncle Alex's arms. She always takes the big picture into consideration! She would always keep all of the grievances that she has suffered and all the disdainful treatments she has received from my grandmother and my aunt to herself! She would never let my uncle know! Everything that Aunt Jane did was for the sake of my uncle. She is devoted to him. My uncle knows that she is this kind of person as well, so he protects her at every turn! This is what husband and wife are supposed to be like! Do you know what that is? But what about you, Ruth?"

Seeing Ryan so angry, Ruth got slightly sheepish. "Me? What about me? Go on!"

"What about you?" Ryan gritted his teeth and sneered. "Ruth, I had to admit that ever since you met Sabrina, your temper has become much, much better. You're a good girl. You're kind, honest, straightforward, and sympathetic. However, if you just be a little bit more tolerant and if you could think in another person's shoes, we would not be in this situation like this right now. It's true. You were born in the lowest level of society. My mother also indeed looks down upon you. However, have you ever thought about things from her perspective? Having you as her daughter-in-law, she has already felt completely disgraced in front of her best friends, the entire Poole family, and also her own family. Is her dignity not worthy to be taken into consideration? She is condescending and has the willful temper of a spoiled lady from an eminent family, but she has already been used to that all her life. In the eyes of others, she is still a kind and understanding person."

He continued. "Ruth, who in this world doesn't have any flaws at all? Even if you don't think on my mother's behalf, can you think on my behalf? We love each other and we have two children together. Can't you endure the grievances a little and tolerate my mother for the sake of me? How did you know that my mother did not tolerate you at all? She had already made a lot of changes for your sake. In the past, she had to use lemon water to wash her hands before she eats. However, to accommodate you, she had gradually changed this habit of hers. In the past, she would absolutely not leave the house if her makeup was not done and her outfit was not properly matched. Now, she has also made a lot of changes to that for your sake. She doesn't even need a special girl to help her carry her bag for her anymore when she is out together with you. She has already been making changes slowly, but she still needs some time, doesn't she? Both of you should make compromises for each other, shouldn't you? But what about you? Ruth, tell me yourself, have you made such great sacrifices as Aunt Jane did? I'm not saying that women have to make sacrifices and whatnot. However, everybody has to give in a little for the sake of the family, right? You, however, are the opposite. You had been insisting on keeping your dignity. You maintained that your straightforward and carefree nature and your habits can't be changed. You have plenty of grievances. Then, you finally can't stand it anymore, so you escaped from that devilish family with strict rules. You're just a commoner and you don't care about that kind of wealth and glory at all."

Chapter 2529 "What are you trying to boast about, Ruth? Are you boasting about your integrity or your disdainfulness? Do you know if you boast like that, you're just gambling with your sons' lives? Bullshit, Ryan Poole! Since when have I gambled with my sons' lives? Ĩ admit that my sons are not living as comfortably as they did when they lived with the Poole family when they were with me.

However, I've given them everything that I could give! No matter how willful and how unreasonable I am, I will never let my sons suffer no matter what! Ryan Poole, you've gone overboard!" Ruth actually cried because of what Ryan had said about her.

When she heard what Ryan had said, she was actually reflecting on herself.

Ryan was right. She was indeed a little self-centered. She never took the big picture into consideration, and she had always felt like she was making compromises for the greater good.

However, Ryan said that she had mistreated her sons and had been gambling with their lives. That was an absolute vicious slander.

"Ryan Poole!" Ruth cried. "I know that even if T had just left you for a day, you will be surrounded by a large group of girls. You don't care about me at all! You can rest assured that no matter how lowly I am, I will never pester you at all. You don't have to use my sons to slander me at all! No matter how inhumane I am, I will never gamble with my sons! Ryan Poole, don't judge me in a bad light against your sinister standards!"

"I see you've become quite an eloquent speaker in these few months that you were separated."

At that moment, Ryan suddenly was not angry anymore. He never wanted to lose his temper, to begin with. He has just been pushed too far by Ruth.

Ruth still has plenty of merits. To put it bluntly, she had only run away from home because she was feeling inferior, she had been used to being unreasonable and was just not used to being restrained.

When Ryan thought of that, he sighed. "Ruth, you scolded me just now for being heartless and without conscience. You said that I had never come to visit you once in the past few months that you had been gone. However, what you didn't know was that I had been secretly coming to see you very often. In your imagination, I had never come to see you because I was heartless and ruthless. Have you ever thought that the reason I didn't come to see you was to let you calm down? Because once you see me, you will be angry. I was afraid that I would anger you. You've never ever tried to put yourself in my shoes, haven't you?"

"You...you've come to see me?" Ruth asked.

"You are indeed quite unyielding and very capable. Aunt Sabrina provided a house for you and Aunt Jane let you stay in Uncle Alex's house halfway up the mountains, but you refused. You insisted on renting a house yourself. However, because you wanted something cheap, not only was your rental house in a run-down neighborhood, but the security in that neighborhood was very lax and there were all sorts of people there. Did you know that someone almost broke into your house when you were sleeping one night? If it weren't for me, I don't even know if all three of you would still be alive. Your door was not locked that morning. You even burst out laughing at yourself when you got up that morning and you said you were truly a careless person to actually leave the door unlocked when you went to bed at night. You even hugged the children and said smugly, 'Children, fortune truly favors fools. The door was left unlocked for the whole night, but nothing happened to the three of US.' Did you know that when you were hugging the two sons and were feeling fortunate, I was hiding half a floor above your corridor? I had been watching over the three of you the entire night without sleeping at all. The two robbers who were going to break into your house were also sent to the police station by my subordinates! Ruth, how ridiculous is your clearheadedness? II Ruth was stunned.

It had not been that long since she had left the door unlocked that one time, so, of course, she remembered it. At that time, she had the impression that had already locked the door. However, when she woke up in the morning, she saw the door unlocked and it was even ajar, she immediately broke out in cold sweat from fear. However, when she saw that her phone, the cash, and the things in the house were untouched, and not any of the properties were lost, she thought that she had just forgotten to lock the door.

She had indeed hugged her two sons happily and laughed at that time. That was because she felt very fortunate, she felt extremely lucky.

However, she truly had never expected that Ryan had actually... "Ryan, you..." Ruth stepped forward to hold Ryan.

Chapter 2530 Ryan was so angry that he immediately shook off Ruth's hands.

"Also, the license of the daycare center that you had sent the children to was incomplete, but you just went with them because they are cheap! You were just thinking that they were cheap! Did you know why that center had dismissed two people? It was because those two people had priors for being hot-tempered in the local kindergarten. They more or less did not treat the children well. They were unable to find jobs in their hometowns! It's not to say that they had abused the children. The main thing was that their lives had never been smooth sailing, which led to them losing their temper and having mood swings very easily.

Have you investigated their backgrounds when you handed your children to them? It's reasonable to say that a person's misfortune in his or her family and the mishaps in all aspects are not enough to prove anything. It would be fine as long as the person knew how to keep themselves in control and how to love and care for the children. However, these two women were not like that! They were incredibly ill-mannered and did not know how to control their own negative emotions at all. They even took out their frustrations on the children. You had no idea. If I were a minute late that day, that caregiver, who had just had an argument with her family, would have smashed her phone into your son's head. That was the reason that caregiver had been dismissed! I didn't let you know about all these because I didn't want to affect your work! Because Sabrina had a lot on her plate recently, and you had to put all your heart and soul into helping her. Also..." 1 Speaking of that, Ryan took a pause.

He truly did not want to reveal the true reason why he did not tell Ruth about all that, that was, he had been waiting for Ruth. He had been waiting for her to change her mind and he did not want her to blame herself too much.

He was also thinking that after letting her go through the process of raising the children herself and experiencing the hardships, she would become a person who could be even more tolerant of others.

However, he had never expected that Ruth would say that he was heartless for not visiting her and the children.

In the end, what he got was Ruth wanting to get a divorce from him after she had thought it through.

"Ruth, there are heartless and merciless people in this world, but that person is not me! You've no idea how miserable I have been. I had to protect your dignity and your willfulness while protecting my mother's dignity at the same time, who is my mother to me? She is the person who gave birth to me and raised me. Could it be that I truly have to be like what she said and forget about her after I have a wife? Nobody could understand my pain!"

Ruth and everyone listening was speechless. At that moment, all of them could tell Ryan's helplessness and his thought of giving up.

"Ruth, we don't usually interact with each other much, but I had to lecture you...," Zayn, who had always been gentle and a man of a few words, spoke at that moment.

"Zayn..." Ruth was slightly at a loss for words.

"Actually, every family has its troubles. Just take mine, for example. Hana and I love each other very much, don't we? We already have a child together. I love her very much. You knew that her health was not great in the past, and that was because she was so tortured by her former husband that her health was ruined.

However, no matter how bad her condition was, I still love her very much. She also insists on cooking for my mother and preparing tea for my father every day in our house. She had been doing that every day. what is this for? Could it be that she truly has such a deep connection with my parents? That's not the case at all. In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone is just trying to protect the people they wanted to protect. Hana felt uneasy that I love her so much. She knew that other than loving her, I also love my parents very much, and I had not taken great care of my parents for many years in the past."

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