He strode over and gently patted Steven’s shoulder. “We did all this for you-you shouldn’t be ungrateful. And besides, that woman is using you. She’s still in love with Luke; she has no feelings for you at all. You…”
Steven closed his eyes and let out a bitter chuckle.
Were these the only things they cared about?
Denise was en route to the hospital. She was injected with hallucinogens that led to her attempted suicide by jumping off a building, but he could not identify a single ounce of concern in Mr. and Mrs. Hughes’ eyes.
When he told them he wanted to cut ties, all they could think of was that he was doing this because of Gwen.
They did not understand the bond between him and Denise, and they did not care for Denise at all!
At the thought of this, Steven let out a sigh and lifted his head to stare at Mr. and Mrs. Hughes. “I know Gwen doesn’t love me, and that she’s only using me because of Luke, but I don’t care; I still want to be with her. You insist that she has ulterior motives for approaching me…”
He let out another chuckle. “But what about you? Do you even care about me-your son? No, you care only about yourselves.”
Steven’s parents had terrible looks on their faces after listening to what Steven said.
On the other hand, Steven slowly felt there was hope when he saw his parent’s pale faces. He thought his parent might change their thoughts and their indifference was unnecessary after what he said.
However, what happened next was unexpected.
“That bitch bewitched you!”
Mrs. Hughes approached Steven angrily and grabbed his arm. She sounded very angry. “It’s not just Gwen that bitch. And Denise too! Those two women had bewitched you. It’s this how you talk to me and your father? We are just doing all of these because of you. If it weren’t for you, do you think we don’t want to be good people that everyone praised? And you’re saying this sort of thing to us? Steven Hughes, are you human?”
Mrs. Hughes treated Steven like he was still a kid by pulling his ear, “Stop embarrassing me! Go home with me now!”
After that, Steven realized many people were starting to gather around them. He smiled bitterly. His parent’s image had crumpled in his heart at this moment. He knew very well his mother was angry and anxious not because of what he said or did. It was because there were many people watching them and she felt embarrassed.
His parent kept on insisting they were doing all of those things for him. Resolved to commit all sorts of bad things just because of him… Just like now. All they cared about was their own reputations and images.
He took a deep breath and struggled away from his mother. Then he looked at her with cold eyes, “Mdm. Zikri, this is the first time I’m calling you this way and Mr. Hughes.”
He looked so serious in his eyes and his voice. It scared and freaked his mother.
She furrowed her brows vehemently, “Steven, what are you talking about?”
How could her son be calling her and his father in this manner?
“I’m senously telling you my decision now.”
Steven took a deep breath and said seriously, “From now on, I’m the same as Luke I’m an orphan. You shouldn’t just abandon Luke in the first place. You should abandon both of us together Then I won’t have to suffer all of these ever in my life. Maybe I can even enjoy the care and love from my brother and sister-in-law.”
He took a step back and bowed respectfully at his parent. “Thank you for raising me all these years. But..”
He curled up his lips into a smile, “I can’t bear it. From now on, I don’t have parents and you two don’t have a son anymore I choose to cut ties away from the Hughes family. Maybe I will still be called Steven Hughes But i never admit that you two are my parents anymore”
Since you guys only care about yourself, never once think about what i think or treat Denise as your own daughter in fact, you guys are better off without kids.
After that, he just turned around and left
Mrs Hughes freaked out She was not afraid of Steven cutting ties with her No matter how Steven would always be her son. As long as she or his father pretended to be sick, Steven would still be worned about them Eventually, he would return to them
She was more concerned there were so many people watching while Steven said those things. It was like slapping them on the face indirectly
She frowned and signaled her husband.
Mr. Hughes dashed up and grabbed Steven’s arm. “Steven, don’t be childish!”
“I’m not being childish!”
Steven furrowed his brow and threw away his father’s hand. “I have my own life. Mr. Hughes, keep your hand away from me!”
He turned around and left.
Mr. Hughes looked at Steven walking away. He frowned and looked at his wife.
Mrs. Hughes squinted his eyes while her eyes wavered in coldness. “Ignore him! Let’s go back!”
After saying that, she raised her hand to grab her husband’s hand. They walked away from those bystanders and left. The crowd finally dispersed after the Hughes couple left.
When Bethan and Brettley arrived there, they did not see Steven, Gwen, or the Hughes couple. Bethan frowned and took out her telephone and called Gwen. At that time, Sean called her.
Lucas and the others had just rescued Luke from Hughes’ residence and were on their way to the hotel.
“Bethan,”
When the phone was connected, Sean asked nervously, “Did you find Denise? How is she doing? Is she hurt?”
“When I was at the Hughes’ residence, I wanted to go rescue her together with Lucas. But Lucas told me she’s not there anymore. Steven’s parents had brought her somewhere else. Where is she now?”
Bethan bit her lip and did not know what to say when she heard Sean’s caring voice. After a while, she took a deep breath and said, “Go wait in the hotel first. We are…still looking for her.”
Bethan did not dare to say much as she was afraid Sean might sense there was something wrong. As she quickly hung up the phone, she received a call from Gwen.
“Bethan,”
Gwen panicked. “Denise and I are now in the hospital. Steven came and left after he settled Denise’s medical bill. He doesn’t look so good. I wanted to go chase after him but the doctor is still saving Denise. I can’t leave. Can you and Brettley…help? You can either come to take my place or go look for Steve. I’m worried about him.”
Bethan furrowed her brows. “Don’t panic. We’ll be there right away!”
She hung up the call and looked at Brettley. After that, she repeated what Gwen said and also told him that Sean called him just now.
Brettley frowned.
After a while, he took out his phone and called Lucas. “Don’t bring Sean to the hotel. Bring him to the hospital. Once you are there, let Gwen go find Steven.”
He hung up the phone and looked at Bethan. “Do you want to go to the hospital or go look for Steven with Us?
Bethan stayed silent for a while. “I’ll go look for Steven with you guys.”
Although Denise was in danger, she could not help with anything since she was not a doctor. Currently, Sean was the most important person to Denise. It was enough to have Sean over there guarding and waiting for Denise
However, Steven was different…..
Bethan frowned, “Do you think anything will happen to Steven?”
“It’s hard to say “
Brettley frowned and searched for a video from his phone. After that, he passed his phone to Bethan. It was showing the video when Steven was cutting off ties with his parent
“Someone just posted this online. Maybe Steven is…”
Brettley went silent. After a while, he said, “Maybe he is really disappointed with his parent. Like how I’m disappointed with my father.”
When Brettley mentioned Adrian, Bethan could not help and sigh. She wanted to say something and in the end, she did not say it.
She approached Brettley and held his hand, “You’re different from him.”
“Yes, I’m different.”
Brettley smiled bitterly. “Steven lives a happier life than me. At least…”
He looked to the far side while looking helpless and sad, “At least Steven’s parent still thinks of him no matter how badly they treated the outsider. Yes, they are selfish. Using Steven as an excuse to do all bad things. At least they are really good to him. But my father…”
Adrian had never liked Brettley. He was the one who make his mother suffer. Yet, he kept blaming Rianna’s death on Brettley. He told everyone the reason he hated Brettley was that Rianna died when delivering Brettley to this world.
Brettley squinted his eyes. It was about time for him to settle with Adrian.
“Brettley.”
Bethan looked at the sorrow in Brettley’s eyes. Her heart was in pain. She sighed and grabbed his hand tightly and pressed her head on his chest. “Even though you never received any love from your father, you have me and three kids. We will always love you.”
Those words managed to chase away the coldness in Brettley’s eyes. He was slightly stunned as he look. at the woman in his arms. He smiled brightly. “Not three. Four kids.”
He used his hand to hold Bethan’s face. “I told you. We will find our kid. I’m not bluffing. When we return to Merchant City, I’ll bring you to see our youngest daughter.”
Bethan nodded. Despite knowing the slim chance of seeing her daughter again, she was willing to believe Brettley’s words. She believed him unconditionally. Especially when she knew Brettley was a man or his word.
The couple cuddled for a while. After that, Brettley took a deep breath and brought Bethan together with him. to look for Steven.
They searched high and low all over Saigen City. Albeit, they failed to find Steven. It was only midnight. when Thomas managed to discover Steven on one of the flights leaving the city.
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.