Chapter 469 She Hates Leo
Ayla's eyes flashed with indifference, "If he didn't always cause trouble and make me angry, I wouldn't have hit him. And since you care so much about him, why haven't you come back these past few days?"
Leo's expression was displeased, "I didn't come back because I didn't want to see you. And I already said, if you don't want the child, I can take him away."
"I won't let you take the child away!"
Ayla's face was full of anger and madness, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at Leo.
She hated Leo.
If it weren't for Leo, she wouldn't be so isolated and helpless now, with no one to help her.
She had chosen him for love, but he didn't know how to be grateful and even proposed a divorce when she needed help the most.
Since he made her life difficult, he shouldn't expect to have it easy either!
Looking at the seemingly crazed woman in front of him, a trace of disgust flashed in Leo's eyes, "Ayla, I will definitely take Jerold away. I won't leave him by your side to be tormented."
Although Leo didn't have much affection for Jerold, he was still his child, and he could afford to raise him.
Ayla threatened, "As long as you don't mention divorce, I naturally won't do anything to Jerold. You should move back today, or I will make you regret it."
Leo's eyes were cold, "Do you think you can use Jerold to manipulate me?"
Ayla said, "Yes, what can you do about it?"
Leo nodded, "Alright, Ayla, since you insist on pushing me, don't blame me for being ruthless."
He had originally planned to give Ayla some compensation after their divorce, but now, he didn't intend to give her a penny.
Facing Leo's terrifying eyes, Ayla couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of unease. She instinctively stood up, "Leo, what are you going to do?"
Leo didn't even look at her again but instead looked at Jerold, who was curled up in a corner.
"Jerold, come here. Daddy will take you away from here."
"Jerold, don't go with him, or you can forget about calling me Mom. I will pretend I never had you as a son!"
Jerold had already been somewhat swayed, but hearing Ayla's words, his small body trembled, and he didn't dare to move.
He looked at Leo, his eyes filled with tears, "Daddy, I don't want you and Mommy to get divorced. Can you come back?"
He cried as he spoke, his cheeks streaked with tears.
Just a while ago, his parents' relationship was still good. Why did they want to get divorced now that Mommy was back?
Previously, a girl in his kindergarten class had parents who got divorced, and then neither of them wanted her. She later transferred to another school, and he didn't know where she went.
If his parents got divorced, they wouldn't want him either.
The more he thought about it, the sadder Jerold became, and he couldn't help but start wailing.
"I don't want you to get divorced. If you get divorced, you won't want me."
Seeing Jerold crying so sadly, Leo quickly walked over to him, squatted down, and said softly, "Jerold, Daddy won't abandon you. You will live with Daddy from now on, okay?"
Jerold cried and struggled, "No... I don't... I want Daddy and Mommy... I want the three of us to be together... Don't separate."
Leo's eyes darkened, and he unconsciously tightened his hold on Jerold. After a few seconds, he continued to comfort him.
It took more than half an hour to calm Jerold down.
After having a servant take Jerold away, Leo stood up and looked at Ayla, "Did you teach Jerold to say those things?"
Ayla's face changed, and she angrily said, "Leo, do you really think I'm that kind of person?"
"To force me to come back, you could beat Jerold like this. What else wouldn't you do?"
"You!"
Ayla gritted her teeth and sneered, "Fine, if that's what you think, then so be it. Anyway, I won't agree to the divorce. You can give up on that idea!"
"I told you, you will agree to the divorce soon."
With that, Leo turned and left.
"Stop right there!" Ayla quickly stepped forward to block Leo, but the phone on the table suddenly rang.
She glanced back and saw it was Garry. Her expression changed.
After hesitating for a moment, she turned back to pick up the phone.
"Grandpa, what... What! I'll be right there!"
After hanging up, Ayla's face turned extremely pale, and her hand holding the phone trembled.
She took a deep breath, barely steadying herself, and immediately went upstairs to change clothes and rush to the Bridges Mansion.
As soon as she stepped into Garry's study, she was slapped in the face.
Ayla was stunned by the slap, and it wasn't until the intense pain spread across her face that she instinctively covered her face with her hand.
"Grandpa..."
"Don't call me Grandpa. I don't have such a foolish granddaughter! The Bridges Group is really going to be ruined by you this time!"
Garry's face was grim, his eyes filled with overwhelming anger, as if he wanted to strangle her on the spot.
Ayla bit her lip, "Grandpa, what happened? The Starlight Corporation project..."
"You still have the nerve to bring it up! Do you know that Starlight Corporation declared bankruptcy this morning? All the funds the Bridges Group invested are gone!"
Without those funds, if the Bridges Group made one wrong move, it would fall into a desperate situation.
"What!"
Ayla's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. When she had inspected Starlight Corporation not long ago, it was still operating well. How could it suddenly go bankrupt?
"How could Starlight Corporation go bankrupt?"
Damon, standing nearby, sneered, "You should ask yourself that. You personally inspected the Starlight Corporation project. How did you inspect it? How could you dare to invest so much money in a company on the verge of bankruptcy?"
"Shut up!" Ayla glared at him coldly, "Besides making sarcastic remarks, what else can you do?"
A useless person dared to criticize her!
Damon smiled, his tone full of undisguised mockery, "I indeed can't do anything, so I wouldn't almost bankrupt the company."
"You!"
Ayla was so angry that her face turned pale. She took a deep breath and looked at Garry, "Grandpa, I'll call Mr. Simmons."
She dialed Jerry's number, but after several attempts, no one answered. Ayla's face grew increasingly grim.
Damon sneered, "Ayla, don't waste your time. Mr. Simmons left the country last night. Do you still think you can find him?"
Fear and panic surged in Ayla's heart, and her hand holding the phone slowly dropped.
"Grandpa, this is my fault, but..."
"Enough!" Garry interrupted her, "Tonight, the Bridges Group will hold a press conference. You will apologize to the Silvercrest Group and announce your resignation as the general manager of the Bridges Group. From now on, you will have nothing to do with the Bridges Group."
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