Chapter 1784: Chapter 1787: If one does not seek their own interest, heaven and earth will destroy them
“Evelyn…”
Even someone as experienced as Robbie Bright showed a hint of shock at this moment.
“Are you serious? Lying in there is your biological mother… Do you really want to…”
Robbie didn’t dare agree immediately, fearing this was Evelyn Lucas testing him.
Evelyn Lucas was raised by Tara Hammond herself; though he pampered her, she had a better relationship with Tara.
“Dad, I…” Evelyn hesitated for a moment, “Yes, I’ve already made up my mind. Dad, to be honest with you, Frank Chamberlain isn’t as attentive to me now as he used to be.”
She and Tara Hammond made a wrong move.
If they had let Theodore Lucas stand in the front for a bit longer, with the political capital of the Lucas family, Frank Chamberlain would surely have treated her better than now.
Though Robbie Bright was wealthy, all he had was just money.
Even the most powerful Underworld King is only a paper tiger in front of absolute political power.
Robbie Bright was no match for the carefully groomed Theodore Lucas of the prominent families.
He couldn’t offer Evelyn Lucas political capital like Theodore Lucas could.
Nor could he socialize effortlessly with dignitaries like Theodore Lucas.
He even had to rely on Tara Hammond and Evelyn Lucas to truly enter high society.
“Daughter, are you saying that Frank Chamberlain has had a change of heart?”
Robbie held Evelyn’s hand tightly, showing even more urgency than her.
“Not really, you know, he’s about to marry Hannah Ford. He loathes that woman deeply, and compared to her, he’s truly affectionate towards me. But… if we keep causing trouble like this, who knows if he’ll start to despise me.”
Thinking of this, Evelyn lowered her voice, “Dad, if we still have to worry about Mom, then both of us will become blemishes. You are now her lover, and I am the daughter born from her affair with you. In the eyes of outsiders, we are all one with her.”
Listening to Evelyn’s analysis, it really did seem to make sense.
“Darling daughter, then tell me, what should we do now?” He had finally taken over Theodore Lucas’s power and stood at the pinnacle; he was unwilling to fall back into the dust.
“Very simple, Mother, overwhelmed with grief and feeling guilty for the two families she’s harmed, slits her wrists and commits suicide out of remorse tonight. When we come over tomorrow morning, it’s too late to save her. Then, we find a confession letter at her bedside. In it, she admits that she was lonely and took the initiative to seduce you, leading you astray.”
“You have repeatedly asked to sever ties with her, but she threatened suicide multiple times, leaving you no choice but to maintain contact with her. But ever since you met Jeremy Cooper and got married, you completely cut off contact with her. The only connection was through me, her daughter.”
“This time, she intentionally took people to B University to kick out Jeremy Cooper’s child, without prior knowledge from you. You and I, we’re both victims, both deceived by her. That’s why she confesses and chooses death to apologize.”
In just a few words, Evelyn determined Tara Hammond’s fate.
After listening to Evelyn, Robbie felt a chill in his heart.
For the first time, he realized that he truly knew the girl in front of him only now.
“Evelyn, would doing this be too…” Robbie was ruthless to outsiders and despised Tara Hammond for not being as young and beautiful as before, but he had always been sincere to Tara and her daughter.
Though he disliked Tara Hammond, he only ever thought of abandoning her and breaking up.
He never had any intention of putting Tara Hammond to death.
“Every man for themselves, or Heaven and Earth will destroy them… Dad, you’ve worked hard to achieve your current position. If you want to be dragged down by her, then it’s up to you.”
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