The Ex-husband Wants to Get Power Every Day After the Divorce - Chapter 523
Chapter 523: Chapter 518: Reconciliation_1
But the words were already out of her mouth, would she really go back and say she just pretended to know how to take care of someone?
Looking at Molly Walker’s cold demeanor, Gillian Thompson was teetering on the brink of fury.
This Molly Walker was clearly doing it on purpose!
“Daddy, it’s not that I’m not willing, I’m just afraid I might not be able to take care of him well enough on my own…”
“That’s not what you said just now.” Molly Walker reminded her at the right moment, “Mr. He next door has his children taking turns to care for him, but there’s also just one caretaker with him. So, why would it be different in your case? Unless, you said that just to please some people…”
“Of course not!” Gillian Thompson rebutted with a stiff neck, “Fine, if others can do it, then so can I.”
“I hope you can take care of Mr. Thompson like you said. If anything goes wrong, you’d have to shoulder the responsibility.”
The words of Molly Walker made Gillian Thompson’s heart skip a beat.
She realized that everything was going in another direction.
“Don’t worry, Gillian, I’ll also stay here to take care of him, you won’t be on your own.” Ethan Hopkins saw that Gillian Thompson was about to burst into tears and held her in time.
Daniel Thompson had already had suspicions about them. Furthermore, he had promised shares just now, so accompanying in his care wouldn’t be of any harm.
Worst case scenario, they can hire their own caretaker.
At least, they should overcome the current difficulties.
They cannot give others a handle on them.
Seeing that Ethan Hopkins also wanted to accompany her, Gillian Thompson’s expression finally improved somewhat.
Perhaps it was because she realized the implications of the shares that she managed to refrain from cursing.
“Ivy Thompson, rest assured, I will take very good care of father and I will not give you an opportunity to sabotage me.” Gillian Thompson stopped pretending.
She said this in front of Daniel Thompson to prepare for any future complications.
If anything were to happen, everything could be blamed on Ivy Thompson, claiming that Ivy tried to trap her.
“My name is not Ivy Thompson, it’s Molly Walker.”
Molly didn’t give Gillian any face in front of Daniel Thompson.
Hearing this, Gillian found it amusing.
She sneakily looked at Daniel Thompson’s reaction, and found that he wasn’t as quick-tempered as before.
Thinking about Molly’s current value, Gillian was jealously annoyed: “I heard that you and Stephen Crane are close. Isn’t that why you refused to take on Thompson as your family name, so you could be Stephen Crane’s heir?”
Otherwise, no one would refuse the surname of the richest man in Sunnydale.
Molly refusing to accept Thompson as her family name meant giving up everything from the Thompson family, but if given a choice, Gillian too would choose Crane.
“I heard that Stephen Crane denied the rumors of choosing his successor.” Ethan Hopkins’ words put Molly in the hot seat.
Daniel also couldn’t help but look at Molly.
So, was his daughter really refusing to take his name so she could be the heir to Stephen Crane?
Despite being the richest man in Sunnydale, compared to Stephen Crane, he could understand the allure.
If it was him, he would probably choose Stephen Crane without hesitation.
But knowing his own child made that choice, he still found it upsetting.
Molly gave Ethan a glance, knowing he was probing, and sneered,” Regardless of whether it’s true or false, it has nothing to do with you. My surname is Walker because it was given to me by the person who raised me, I won’t change it for any reason.”
Ethan laughed meaningfully,” Some things are just said for the benefit of outsiders. Being the heir to Stephen Crane is probably a blessing cultivated over several lifetimes.”
“From a young age, living on the streets and almost dying in a garbage dump, do you want this blessing?”
Molly’s words choked Ethan’s mockery halfway out.
All her fortune was due to her hardships.
And for these people to endure that kind of hardship, none would be willing.
Being picked up from a garbage dump, she was lucky to be found by a kind person. If it were someone with evil intentions… she might not have even survived till now.
Hearing the words “garbage dump” once again, Daniel no longer got angry like he used to.
He lowered his voice and asked, “Did you ever ask your grandmother, about where you were found, how many pieces of clothing you had on when you were found, and during what time of the day you were picked up?”
“When my grandmother found me, I had something stuffed in my mouth. If she had found me a little later, I might have suffocated to death.”
What my grandma actually said was rather tactful.
But at that time, she probably had already “died” once from suffocation.
It was just that she was lucky to have not been killed outright, and she ended up surviving in the end.
Upon hearing this, Daniel Thompson’s face turned pale.
Suffocated to death…
There was really someone who wanted her dead, then!
“How could that be…”
He had mobilized so many resources and wealth, yet he was not even able to find any trace of his daughter.
If it weren’t for fate’s intervention and Joshua’s discovery, this daughter of his might never have returned.
Thinking about this, Daniel Thompson couldn’t help but feel both angry and anxious.
Who was it that wanted to hurt his daughter!
“You’re now the manager of ‘W’, you should be able to uncover the truth of what happened back then. Look into it, and see exactly…”
“No need,” Molly Walker interrupted Daniel’s words, “It’s not important anymore.”
“Since I could remember, I never thought I’d be able to reunite with my family. I’m already satisfied with the way things are now. Even if my father does not love me, even if my brother does not care, it doesn’t matter.”
Molly’s words were like a knife, making a few cuts straight through Daniel Thompson’s heart.
The father doesn’t care, the brother doesn’t love…
She was talking about him, and also about Nicholas.
He used to be ignorant about Molly’s tragic past, thinking it was just a practical joke played by his business rivals. Little did he know that his daughter almost lost her life.
If it wasn’t for her good fortune, he might never have seen this child again.
Looking at the remorseful and wavering expression on Daniel Thompson’s face, Gillian Thompson suddenly felt a bad premonition.
Oh no! This can’t continue!
“Molly, since you’ve suffered so much, why don’t you return to the Thompson family? Let us all love you. Just a change of surname, do you want to be enemies with Daddy forever?” Gillian Thompson stepped in as the “mediator.”
The words “enemy” instantly dispersed the guilt in Daniel Thompson’s heart.
“Yes, Ivy, you didn’t tell me before, and I had no idea you suffered so much. Now that you’ve told me, I know. I was wrong in the past, but you shouldn’t hold a grudge against me; change your surname back. From now on, your mom and I, and your brother, we’ll love you and make it up to you.” Daniel took a pause, “I know you’re still angry with me. Although I am in this state now, I think it counts as receiving my retribution. As long as you are willing to return to the Thompson family, we’ll let everything in the past go, even if I have to apologize to you. Can we, as a family, live peacefully?”
At these words, Gillian Thompson jerked her head up to look at Daniel Thompson; her heart ached tremendously.
She assumed that Daniel Thompson would remember all the rebellious things Molly did. To her surprise, Daniel Thompson wanted to reconcile.
But, could they reconcile just because Daniel hoped for it?
If Molly did not change her surname, there was no way she could ever reconcile with Daniel Thompson.
Thinking of this, Gillian Thompson finally let go of the heavy boulder in her heart.
She calmly looked at Molly, waiting for the father and daughter to start their big quarrel again.
However—
“Alright.” Molly curled her lips into a relaxed smile, looking resplendent and generous.
Suddenly, Molly’s ‘alright’ was like a loud thunderclap, exploding beside Gillian Thompson’s ear.
Alright?
Molly agreed?
She was actually going to reconcile with Daniel Thompson?
Gillian Thompson’s mind went blank; she clearly didn’t know how to process this.
The one also stunned by this news was Daniel Thompson.
He never expected that Molly would actually agree!
