Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
As long as his mother did not hurt Lina, he could satisfy everything she wanted. He could let her live a good life, keep a toyboy, or even indulge in a life of luxury.
However, it seemed that his mother was always constantly testing his bottom line no matter how he tried to satisfy her.
Hadwin Stephenson’s icy gaze made the remaining sarcastic words Emily Flowers wanted to say get stuck in her throat.
“Why… are you looking at me like that?” Emily Flowers felt a sudden unease.
‘Does my son’s sudden visit here mean… No, no. I did it so carefully that no one would find out about it. Even if they did find something, they wouldn’t be able to trace it back to me.’
“I thought you and I could live in peace by letting you stay here, and I could take care of you until you died. But it seems I was too naive,” Hadwin Stephenson said indifferently.
His calm voice sounded as if it was void of any feelings.
“Did you think I’d live a good life after you sent me abroad?” Emily Flowers suddenly sneered. “You humiliated me for a woman. I gave birth to you and put up with all kinds of hardships to raise you. Is this how you treat me? Do you think you’re filial just because you gave me some money?”
“Yeah, money alone isn’t enough for you. You want more than money. You want power and have others listen to you, do whatever you want, and shower you with flattery. You spent half your life groveling, so you can’t wait to let everyone know that you’re living a better life than anyone else. And you can now easily deal with those who once looked down on you, right?” said Hadwin Stephenson.
Emily Flowers asked in reply, “What’s wrong with that? I finally made you the patriarch of the Stephenson family. I deserve all these, but what about you? You sent me here just because of a woman!”
Hadwin Stephenson said, “Yes, just because of a woman, but this woman matters more than my life! I told you not to lay a finger on her, but you did it anyway, didn’t you?”
Emily Flowers’s heart leaped. “What do you mean by that?”
“Do I need to speak more bluntly? Didn’t you single-handedly cause Lina’s difficult labor? You almost made me lose my wife and my daughter. You nearly made my life a living hell, and my own mother was the one who caused all this!” said Hadwin Stephenson.
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When all the evidence he had pointed to his mother, he only felt an unspeakable sadness.
“Mom, do you see me as your son? Or have I always just been a pawn to you? My feelings don’t matter to you, huh? All you want is a son you can manipulate, right? You knew that if something happened to Lina, I wouldn’t be in the mood to do anything else. Then you’d be able to come back and take control of the Stephenson family. I’m nothing but a puppet to you.”
Hadwin Stephenson uttered Emily Flowers’s original plan.
Emily Flowers’s expression finally changed. Her son must have found enough evidence to implicate her to say that.
“You made me do all this! I wouldn’t have done it if you hadn’t forced me here!” Emily Flowers said with a ghastly expression.
Hadwin Stephenson said, “I never forced you. You ask for too much. You’re too greedy! I thought of letting you live in peace for the rest of your life since you’re my mother, but now…”
“Now what? Are you going to send your only mother to prison?”
Emily Flowers looked at her son mockingly and said, “If I go to prison, I won’t be the only one humiliated but the Stephenson family and Stephenson Group will be too. Stephenson Group’s stocks will plummet, and the shareholders will suffer heavy losses. Do you think you can stay as president?”
Emily Flowers had thought of a way out for herself in such a short period of time.
“You can only let this go. From now on, I’ll live my days here, while you can live yours back in Stephenson Residence!” said Emily Flowers.
Hadwin Stephenson smiled faintly. “Yes, you’ll live your life here, but you can never leave this place!”
Emily Flowers froze. “What do you mean? Are you going to lock me up in here? Are you going to lock up your own mother?”
“You can call it ‘locking up’. You’ll spend the rest of your life in this old castle. Someone will take care of you, but you can forget about the life of luxury you want,” said Hadwin Stephenson.
Emily Flowers immediately said furiously, “What right do you have to lock me up? I can leave whenever I want, and I’m not letting you lock me up!”
“Then details of the crime you committed will be sent to the police as soon as you set foot outside this old castle. Even though you’re in a foreign country, we can resort to extradition. In that case, you’ll have to spend the rest of your life in prison. You can choose between these two options,” said Hadwin Stephenson.
Emily Flowers’s face was full of disbelief. “No… No, you won’t do that. It’ll do you and the company no good. It’ll even make the company suffer huge losses. You and the Stephenson family will be humiliated!”
Hadwin Stephenson said firmly, “I will do so! I’m not only the patriarch of the Stephenson family but also Lina’s husband and the father of my daughter. I should get justice for them! If you don’t believe me, you can try stepping out of the old castle and see whether I keep my word!”
There was no hesitation in his cold voice, and there was no emotion in his eyes as he looked at her.
It was as if his affection for her had been exhausted after the many incidents.
Emily Flowers felt a chill rising on her back. It was fear. She was afraid of her own son.
He was giving her the impression that he would… keep his word!
“No… You won’t…” she muttered, not knowing whom she was trying to persuade.
Hadwin Stephenson just stared at Emily Flowers coldly. “You’re staying here for the rest of your life. I’ll come and collect your dead body in the future, but if you ever step out of her, I’ll have to collect your corpse from prison.”
With that said, Hadwin Stephenson left without hesitation.
Emily Flowers shouted, “I’m your mother! I’m your mother! Are you going to do this to your mother…
How could you?”
However, Hadwin Stephenson did not stop no matter how she shouted!
In his opinion, his mother had died long ago when she would rather destroy his happiness for money and power. She was dead to him…
For some reason, Lina’s heart beat violently all of a sudden. She had a nagging feeling in her heart.
After thinking about it, she texted Hadwin Stephenson.
Lina: [How are things over there? When are you coming home?]
Her phone soon rang. It was a call from Hadwin Stephenson.
“I’m already back, but I have something to take care of in the office. It’s urgent, so I’m not going home tonight. I’ll be back tomorrow. You should rest carly. Don’t exhaust yourself!” said Hadwin Stephenson.
“Oh, okay. By the way, do you want to make a video call so I can show you Tina?” said Lina. Since Tina was born, Hadwin Stephenson would make video calls to see their daughter whenever he took a break from work in the office. Lina could foresee that her husband would probably dote on their daughter very much in the future.
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