Chapter 483
Viper OU UNalnge Of Fialis: 4
Chapter 60-Change of Plans
(Johnnie)
I kissed Caspian again, his arms locked around my waist as I tried to pull away
"Baby, we have to go." I whispered, watching as he pouted before letting his head fall back and groaning
"It's not fair..what if I go and help out?" He suddenly perked up, his eyes darting to Anna whom Moose was flirting with, very heavily I might add
"Uh..no..you will be too much of a distraction." Anna stated firmly before crossing her arms and looking Moose up and down
"Besides, I already told Milo he couldn't come, so it wouldn't be fair." She explained, making Caspian frown
"Wait..you're seeing Milo? Caspian's other best friend?" Moose asked, making Anna nod before patting him on the arm sympathetically
"Sorry, Moosy, I'm already taken." She stated which was freaking news to me..I mean, I knew they had been talking a lot and seemed to be getting
more serious..but official?!
"Keep your phone on you okay? And Anna..no funny business, I'm f*****g serious." Caspian has known Anna just as long as I have..so his concern was valid
"Don't worry Dic..I mean..Caspian..I will keep her safe and sound. Now come on.." She stepped forward before gripping my arm and pulling me from Caspian's grasp. I felt like a damn rope being used to play tug of war or something
behind us seemingly unconsciously. I turned around, holding Olive's hand, and saw the uneasiness in Joe's eyes, as well as Maria standing beside him with a frozen expression
She almost blurted out, "Aaron? How are you still alive!"
I couldn't control my cold laughter, and I am also very grateful for her subconscious questioning, which completely confirmed the speculation that I had not dared to tell Joe before
"My dear stepmother, as you can see, I was still alive."
I walked over, inch by inch, getting closer to her, and saw that her arms were also trembling with panic
Joe hesitated for a moment, but then reached out and stopped me. "Aaron, it's too late now. You should take Olive back first. We can talk about it tomorrow. I... I promise, I will make sure my mother stays quietly in her room until you show up tomorrow."
"It was too late! Everything was too late! I don't think I had anything to say to this wicked woman."
I gritted my teeth and stared at Maria, accusing her word by word
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Olive's hand in the palm of my hand was slightly moving, and I knew she was reminding me to take care of Joe's feelings. But to be honest, even though I knew Joe was completely innocent, I couldn't soften my heart towards Maria just because she was his mother
No one would willingly forgive someone who attempted to harm their life
No, it's not just unforgivable, I couldn't even bear the thought of Maria receiving a relatively lenient punishment. Because her actions could have potentially caused my wife and daughters to never see me again, they almost lost a complete family because of Maria's behavior. I want her to feel a thousand times, a million times the pain!
So I chose to ignore Joe's attempt to mediate and instead stopped Maria in her tracks and asked, "Don't you want me to come back alive? Or is it possible that everything I've been through was orchestrated by someone from the very beginning?"
I watched as her pupils suddenly dilated, and after receiving complete confirmation of my
guess, my emotions calmed down instead
In the past, I always believed that everything was my father's fault. It was him who abandoned Maria, his first love, for money and power. Even when I later found out about the series of things he did, I was conflicted like my mother, unsure if our existence as mother and son hindered their right to live together as true love
But now it seems that my stepmother probably wasn't so innocent from the beginning
Although no one told me exactly what happened back then, I think maybe it was this woman's idea to have my father marry my mother, to save the financial chain of the Morris Group, and then have Mr. Morris himself kick out my motherText © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.
However, the presence of my brother and me disrupted everything according to plan. The
heiress of the Hoffman Group could not have divorced for no reason while pregnant, and the promising young boss of the Morris Group could not have been exposed for infidelity shortly after getting married
So Mr. Morris chose to endure, until his brother grew up, until I was born, the mess in his life was never cleaned up, and in the end, it was my mother who helped him end it all with her life
And in all of this, the role played by Maria was truly intriguing
Even if she was originally the victim in this relationship, she can't just take out all that resentment on me decades later, can she?
At this moment, face to face, I felt even more absurd and angry. Maria also faltered under my questioning, and after a moment of silence, she
retorted through gritted teeth, under Joe's intense gaze
"Aaron, do you think you are so noble? Since you had already found out what I wanted to do, why did you still board that plane!"
This was nothing short of admitting what she had done on the spot. Joe looked at his mother in shock, wanting to ask her when, but he was interrupted by the person I called in
"Madam Maria, I did not know what nobility meant. It is just that when one's life 1s threatened, one must do everything possible to protect oneself; it is human instinct. Of course, wishing for your demise from now on is also my desire."