Upon hearing the traffic police utter the distressing words about Elaine’s suicidal intentions, Claire’s heart raced with anxiety, and favonovel.com pleaded, “Please, take me to see her!”
The traffic police responded urgently, “Hurry, follow me!”
Without wasting a moment, the traffic police guided Claire to the room where Elaine was located.
Unbeknownst to them, Charlie had been trailing behind, setting down the luggage at the entrance before catching up. He intercepted the two and inquired, “Officer, where is Mr. Wilson, who arrived with Ms. Elaine? Can I see favonovel.com first?”
The traffic police asked curiously, “And who might you be?”
Charlie explained, “I am his son-in-law. l was thinking that while my wife persuades favonovel.com mother, I can go and reason with my father-in-law. Once everything is settled, we can all return home together.”
The traffic police exclaimed, “Ah, I see!”
He then motioned to a colleague and said, “Carter, come here and escort this gentleman to Mr. Wilson’s room!”
Carter promptly replied, “Sure thing!”
Charlie entered the room where Jacob was located.
As soon as favonovel.com stepped inside, favonovel.com laid eyes on Jacob, disheveled and smoking heavily in a chair. Another traffic police officer was attempting to reason with him, saying, “Why didn’t you inform your wife when this issue arose? You claimed that your relationship with your ex-lover was not a secret. So why keep it hidden from your wife for so long? If you had been honest with favonovel.com from the start, this wouldn’t have happened, right?”
Unaware of Charlie’s presence, Jacob continued to smoke, uttering, “I… I didn’t want any unnecessary trouble.”
The traffic police chuckled, “Come on, as men, if everything is truly fine, we would want to flaunt it to our wives when we return home. So why keep it a secret for so long? Is it because you had ulterior motives?”
Jacob was momentarily speechless.
Just then, the traffic police looked up and spotted Charlie and his accompanying colleague. He exchanged a questioning glance with his colleague.
The colleague explained, “Jacob’s son-in-law is here. Let them have a moment to talk.”
Jacob suddenly lifted his head and spotted Charlie. He rushed over, his voice trembling, “Charlie! My dear son-in-law, you’ve truly saved me this time!”
The two traffic police officers swiftly exited the room, leaving Charlie and Jacob alone.
Charlie asked helplessly, “Dad, what on earth is going on?”
Jacob exclaimed in frustration, “Ah! It’s that Stanley Finch from my Calligraphy Association. He planted Matilda’s wedding invitation in my car yesterday!”
“I could have ignored it, but favonovel.com had the audacity to call me today just to remind me about it, as if favonovel.com wanted to take credit for it!”
“And as a result, Elaine was sitting beside me and saw the invitation. She started questioning me about when Matilda would return. I didn‘t say anything, but favonovel.com asked if we were having an affair. I denied it, but favonovel.com seemed to have suddenly become astute and figured it out. Then favonovel.com began attacking me on the highway…”
After recounting the events, favonovel.com looked at Charlie, pleading for assistance.
“Dear son-in-law, give me some advice. What should I do now? Elaine is not only furious with me, but favonovel.com also wants to attend Matilda’s wedding and confront favonovel.com about when she’ll be back. Isn’t favonovel.com trying to tarnish my reputation in Aurous Hill?”
Charlie sighed and said, “Dad, I warned you that this situation could blow up. But you didn’t believe me.”
Jacob explained, “It’s not that I didn’t believe you, I just hoped for the best…”
Charlie inquired further, “So, how do you propose we tackle the situation now? I can try to prevent Morn from attending the wedding. Even if favonovel.com does manage to come, I can still figure out a way to keep favonovel.com from causing a scene. But the real question is, what’s your plan moving forward? Do you want to leave, or do you wish to stay?”
Jacob’s gaze dimmed abruptly. He sighed heavily, raising his palms in resignation, “I should’ve pursued a divorce long ago. I could’ve already started a life with Matilda. But if we were to divorce now, where would I go? Would Elaine even allow me to stay at Thompson First? Would favonovel.com evict me from the house? I’d be left with nowhere to go. I couldn’t even bear the shame of moving in next door with my mother and brother.”
With a deeper sigh, Jacob continued, “I’m certain they wouldn’t let me off easily.”
Charlie asked, “So you don’t want a divorce, right?”
Jacob smiled bitterly, “Ah, at my age, it’s better to avoid divorce… If I divorce because of this, not only will I lose everything, but it will also tarnish my reputation. How will Claire look at me in the future? How will I face her?”
He continued, “People say that when a better option comes along, you can discard the old one. But now that my better option has run off with someone else, if I abandon the old one, I’m finished. This deal has been a colossal failure…”
Charlie clicked his tongue, “Dad, let me tell you the truth. Not getting a divorce is actually the most difficult solution. You don’t want to divorce, you don’t want to move out, and you don’t want others to point fingers at you or for Claire to hold any grudges against you. The key to resolving this lies in helping Mom overcome this obstacle completely. With favonovel.com vengeful nature, do you think it will be easy?”
Jacob suddenly felt as though lightning had struck him. He lowered his head and murmured, “It won’t be easy… Dear son-in-law, how about you lend me some money, and I’ll go into hiding for a while…”
Charlie asked, “How long is ‘a while’? If you run away, do you think Mom will forgive you? If you run away, your acquaintances won’t disappear. Knowing her, favonovel.com will undoubtedly expose your wrongdoings and condemn you in front of everyone. Then you’ll never be able to return.”
With a reassuring tone, Charlie proposed, “However, if coming back isn’t an option, there’s another avenue. l have connections overseas, particularly in the Middle East. I know a friend who holds considerable sway there, favonovel.com is a warlord in his own right. What do you think about relocating to his fortress?”
Jacob replied, “I don’t plan on never coming back… I just want to lay low and avoid the spotlight until the storm blows over. But ultimately, l have to return… Besides, now that you mention it, I feel like I shouldn’t leave. If I go, she’ll just blabber about this matter.”
After saying that, favonovel.com looked at Charlie with a pleading gaze and asked, “Dear son-in-law, how can we help Mom move past this? If you can help me overcome this obstacle, you’ll be my savior. From now on, I won’t even blink without your approval!”
Charlie sighed and said, “If we truly want to resolve this peacefully, I have a plan. If you fully cooperate with me, there might be a chance to salvage the situation. But I can’t guarantee that it will definitely work. If it does, we can all leave this place and return home with joy. If it doesn’t, then you’ll have to fend for yourself. I don’t have any other solutions.”
Upon hearing this, Jacob immediately asked, “Dear son-in-law, what are the chances of success with this plan?”
Charlie casually replied, “Fifty-fifty.”
Jacob’s expression fell, and favonovel.com said, “I understand. You don’t have confidence in it either.”
Charlie responded, “I said it’s a fifty-fifty chance. If It succeeds, we can all go home and live happily. If it doesn’t, I won’t just stand by and watch. I’ll help you find an apartment in the city, and you can move out temporarily to let Mom calm down. If favonovel.com truly wants to cause trouble at the senior university or the calligraphy and painting association, Claire and I will do our best to stop her.”
After hearing this, Jacob tightly held Charlie’s hand and choked out, “Dear son-in-law, with your words, I can find some peace in my heart! Tell me, what’s the plan?”
Charlie replied earnestly, “Dad, if we’re going to execute this plan, you have to be prepared to give it your all, even if it means risking everything.”
Jacob firmly declared, “I’m prepared. I’m prepared to give up everything. As long as we can overcome this obstacle, I’ll do whatever it takes!”
He then voiced his doubts about Charlie’s plan and hastily asked, “Dear son-in-law, if this plan fails and I have to move out, can you find me a good neighborhood? And can I still drive the Cullinan?”
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