Chapter 70 My Family Is Quite Wealthy.
Mary's eyes tightened. Since they got married, she had never been clear about William's past. Even on their wedding day, his parents were absent and did not come to celebrate.
Mary had asked many times before, and each time William had evaded her questions.
Over time, Mary had come to think that William was an orphan who did not want to bring up his sad past, so she stopped probing.
Today, the demeanor, the approach, and the attitude exhibited by William were vastly different from the perpetually enduring, ineffectual William of the past.
He had changed, suddenly becoming somewhat unfamiliar.
However, Mary could feel that William's feelings for her were genuine.
"Are you finally willing to talk?" Mary asked uncertainly.
William nodded, looked up at the profound sky, and said without a blush, "Mary, actually my family is quite wealthy. The reason I don't tell you is that I had a falling out with my parents. I run away from home."
"Run away from home?"
Mary was taken aback, not expecting William's explanation to be this.
Running away from home didn't mean not going back for several years, right? Wouldn't William's parents come looking for him?
At this thought, his parents seemed quite heartless.
William nodded and said, "My parents have quite traditional thinking, and everyone in the family follows their lead. The reason I run away was that they arranged a marriage for me, a kind of business marriage. I had never met the girl. I don't show up on the engagement day and run here instead."
William did not tell Mary the whole truth, just a rough outline, which naturally included some fabrications.
The true story of his background, William could not yet reveal to Mary in full.
He could only reveal a little bit.
In the future, he would slowly tell her his entire background.
Mary listened and gradually formed a vague impression of William's family background.
Tradition, arranged marriages; no wonder William had run away from home.
"Then your parents. I mean, our parents, haven't they looked for you?" Mary asked.
If she remembered correctly, William had been in Lindwood City for seven years, and during those years, he had never left.
Had William's parents never looked for him?
"They do, but our talks fell through, and my father, in a fit of anger, disowned me." William said indifferently.
Disowned?
Mary was shocked, covering her mouth and staring at William with wide eyes, feeling sorry for him.
"William, I think they are still your parents after all. You should try to sit down and talk to them. It's been seven years; there should be nothing that can't be discussed between father and son." Mary suggested after some thought, taking William's hand to console him.
William breathed a sigh of relief, gently stroked the hair that fell on Mary's forehead, and said, "Okay, I promise you, I'll contact them when I have time."
Mary nodded vigorously, her eyes curving into a pure and sweet smile.
Then, she buried her head, asking somewhat shyly and fearfully. "Do they know about me and Sarah ?"
William was taken aback, then smiled and said, "They know. Let's wait a while, and I'll take you and Sarah back to meet them, have a talk. I think they'll be happy to see you and Sarah ."
"Really?"
Mary's eyes were wide with a twinkling starlight.
Which woman wouldn't want her in-laws to like her?
"By the way, don't you want to know how much money my family has?" William suddenly became playful, squinting his eyes, a smile on his face as he asked.
Mary pouted and followed up. "How much?"
William pondered for a moment and said, "A bit more than Matthew."
He was doing this on purpose, wanting to tell Mary that Matthew was never worth mentioning in his eyes.
Matthew had an annual income of tens of millions.
More than Matthew, that meant.
Mary's gaze froze, her eyes burning as she tightly grasped his hand and asked. "What about Sarah 's surgery fees?"
Was William really that wealthy?
William held Mary tightly, comforting her. "Mary, don't worry. Sarah is my daughter, and I naturally won't let her suffer. You don't have to worry about the surgery; I'll handle it."
Mary nodded vigorously, almost crying her eyes out.
The grievances she had suffered these days suddenly overwhelmed her.
So that she pounded William's chest with her small fists, chiding him,"It's all your fault, why don't you say it earlier, making me beg this person and that. Do you know, I've never begged anyone before."
Mary cried sadly, and William held her even tighter. "I'm sorry, Mary. It's my fault. I promised you. I will definitely give you and Sarah a beautiful future, trust me."
After more than five minutes, Mary's emotions finally calmed down.
Then, with red eyes, she asked William with some concern. "You've had a falling out with your parents, can you still afford Sarah 's treatment?"
William felt somewhat embarrassed and shyly admitted. "Actually, I have a card that should have a couple of million in it. I don't take it out before because I am afraid it would scare you. But now you don't have to worry, I'll handle everything."
Mary nodded forcefully, not asking further.
She knew that William hadn't been honest with her for so many years, and talking so much today must have his reasons.
William was proud, which she knew from when she first met him.
In these three years, he had gone from being a proud man to willingly enduring suffering and humiliation from various people, always enduring. He must have been very tired and aggrieved.
Knowing so much all at once, Mary was actually quite unsettled.
She wasn't sure, but she was willing to believe in William.
At least now she knew, William was not a good-for-nothing.
Tonight, William had spoken a falsehood, a blend of truth and deception.
Lying on the floor, looking at the graceful silhouette of Mary on the bed and the adorable sleeping posture of his daughter Sarah, William's heart was restless for a long time, pondering how to properly continue this lie, which was indeed a headache.
‘Mary, perhaps you don't understand, your husband's family has much more money than just a bit more than Matthew.’ He pondered.
In this world, there was no person or family wealthier than William.
Well, let's take it one step at a time.
The next morning, in the bathroom, William looked at Mary with some concern and asked. "Mary, do you want to go back to the hospital? You've been discharged for only a few days."
Mary smiled faintly and said, "It's okay. What a waste of money that would be. Go feed Sarah quickly. Today, my parents want us to come over, probably something important."
William didn't say much. In the afternoon, he had already contacted Charles to arrange hospitalization procedures for Sarah .
Upon arriving at his in-laws' house, as soon as he entered the door, William sensed a very somber atmosphere.
Margaret and Tyler sat on the sofa, with the household registry on the coffee table.
The old couple both looked pale.
"Since you're back, let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get this matter settled." Margaret said with a cold face, glaring fiercely at William and Sarah in his arms, muttering, "Bringing this little bastard back again, really bad luck."
Margaret had been in a bad mood since yesterday, not having slept all night, just thinking about getting Mary and William divorced today.
Hearing Margaret's muttering, William's face also turned cold, and Sarah in his arms clung to her neck tighter, her big eyes flashing with fear.
Mary also said helplessly. "Margaret, what are you up to again? If it's about divorcing William, then we're leaving now."
With that, Mary put her shoes back on, ready to leave.
She knew her mother's temperament well; she was the kind of person who couldn't sit still without causing a scene for a day.
Hearing this, Margaret immediately turned pale with anger and shouted, "Mary, if you dare to leave this door today, don't recognize me as your mother! The household registry is here, if you don't divorce, then remove yourself from our household registration, and we will disown you!"
Margaret really went mad. How could her daughter be so foolish?
She really wanted to spend a lifetime with this good-for-nothing?
Mary was also about to explode with anger. Why did her mother have to be so unreasonable?
She looked at William with a complex expression. From what he told her last night, she tried to believe in him.
"Margaret why do you have such a big issue with William? Just because he has no money?" Mary asked.
Margaret's face turned red with anger, pointing at William, she cursed, "Yes, if he had money, I would treat him better than my own son. But he's just a good-for-nothing. Don't you see how your aunt looked at us yesterday? How shame! "
"Mary, you're not getting any younger. Can't you listen to Tyler and me? We couldn't stop you at the beginning, and you married this waste. But today, Tyler and I will make you divorce him no matter what."
Margaret said this, glaring fiercely at Tyler.
Tyler actually didn't want to get involved in these matters, but helplessly echoed, "Mary, just go and get this done quickly, don't make your mother angry. As long as you divorce, I'll take out five hundred thousand dollars for Sarah 's treatment."
At this moment, William stepped forward and calmly said to Margaret. "Mary and I are not going to divorce, and we don't need your five hundred thousand dollars either. I can afford Sarah 's surgery fees."
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