Chapter 332
Felix looked totally unfazed. "Didn't you say it yourself? We're already divorced, so whatever I do ain't your business."
Gianna shot back, "Then why'd you come see me today?"
Facing Gianna's piercing gaze, Felix chuckled, "Just wanted to see if you'd still be a softie for me. Didn't think you'd actually fall for it."
The mockery in Felix's eyes felt like a slap to her face. Right then, Gianna felt like a total idiot for worrying about Felix earlier.
Gianna said coldly, "Call it my wishful thinking. Whatever you do next time, I won't give a damn!"
With that, Gianna pushed open the car door and got out.
After taking a few steps, she heard the car engine roar to life behind her.
Turning around, she saw Felix stepping on the gas and speeding off without a second thought. Gianna was fuming; she had been played by Felix once again!
She whipped out her phone and blocked Felix's number and Facebook. That made her feel a bit better. She thought, 'If I worry about Felix again, I'm a total fool!'
After leaving MY FASHION, Felix headed straight to the hospital.
When Ximena saw him, her face turned icy. "Why are you here again?"
Felix said, "Mom, I already know that my real mom is Celeste."
Ximena's expression froze for a moment, then she sneered, "Since you know, don't ever show up in front of me again. Every time I see you, I remember how Connor deceived me all these years!"
Felix was quiet for a bit, then said softly, "No matter what, in my heart, you'll always be my mom."
Ximena's eyes welled up. The bond of over twenty years with Felix wasn't something she could just let go of. But as soon as she thought about him not being her biological son, Ximena forced herself to be cold.
She turned her head and said coldly, "Think whatever you want. I will never consider you my son again. You don't need to call me mom anymore. Once I recover, I'm divorcing Connor, and I want nothing to do with the Clinton family."
Felix frowned. He wanted to tell her not to be so rash, but seeing Ximena's agitated face, he said nothing and silently turned to leave.
After the ward went quiet, Ximena couldn't help but cry again.
She had treated Felix like gold for over twenty years and had always considered him her pride. Now, finding out it was all for nothing, she couldn't handle the huge emotional blow.
On the flip side, after Bella and Thomas split, the first thing she did when she got home was call Lauren to come back.
Lauren was playing cards. Ever since she found out that Julian and Daisy had a son, Jared Redstone, she had a huge blowout with Julian and they started living apart.
Plus, Kimberly and Henry doted on Jared. They even let Daisy bring Jared to live in the house. Lauren stopped caring about anything and buried herself in card games every day.
She knew those rich ladies were laughing at her behind her back, but if she didn't want a divorce, she had to pretend not to know and use card games to numb herself.
Lauren got back to the Redstone's an hour later.
Seeing Bella waiting for her on the sofa, she quickly walked over and sat opposite her. "Bella, why'd you call me back so urgently?"
Bella frowned. "Mom, are you seriously just gonna let Daisy and Jared walk all over you?"
Lauren's eyes flashed with impatience. She frowned and said, "What can I do? Didn't you see that your dad and your grandparents are all backing her? So what if she had a son? It's not the end of the world!"
Bella reminded her, "If you don't get Dad to change his mind soon, Daisy's gonna be running the show. I heard Grandma even invited Daisy's mom over for dinner. If this keeps up, they might scheme to kick you out with nothing!"
Lauren's eyes flashed with anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "But what can I do? I can't just magically produce a son!"
"You can't, but you can make Jared disappear!"
Seeing the malice in Bella's eyes, Lauren was shocked and looked at her in disbelief. "Bella, how could you even think of that?"
Although Lauren hated Daisy and Jared, she never dared to think about getting rid of Jared because she knew that if Jared died, the Redstone family wouldn't let her off.
Bella smiled. "Mom, don't you want him gone?"
Lauren replied, "I do, but your dad won't let me off."
"Why let Dad know? As long as they can't find out, it's fine."
Seeing Bella's cold expression, Lauren hesitated for a while before tremblingly asking, "How can you make him disappear?"
Seeing that Lauren was tempted, Bella stroked her belly and smiled. "Isn't there a tradition in Dawnridge to have a family meal before giving birth?"
Lauren glanced at her belly and said with a troubled expression, "There is, but Thomas is now a fugitive. Your grandparents can't wait to distance themselves from you. Those relatives are all waiting to see you make a fool of yourself; they won't come."
Bella suggested, "Mom, you just need to invite them and tell them that the child in my belly will inherit 10% of the Clinton Group's shares once born."
"But if they find out you're lying, they'll be furious." Lauren subconsciously didn't want to deceive the Redstone family. Now, if she made one mistake, Julian might divorce her.
Bella retorted, "Who said I'm lying? This is something Natalie personally promised. We've already signed an agreement; once the child is born, the shares will automatically transfer to his name."
"Really?" Lauren looked incredulous, her eyes fixed on Bella.
Lauren thought, 'If Bella's child really has 10% of the Clinton Group's shares, Julian won't dare to divorce me easily!'
Bella nodded. "Yes. You're my mom; I wouldn't lie to you."
Lauren agreed, "Okay, I'll call them right away! Bella, I didn't expect you to be so capable. With 10% of the Clinton Group's shares, we won't be afraid of the Redstone family anymore."
Lauren happily went to call Julian, and he arrived within an hour.
As soon as he entered, he saw Bella sitting on the sofa and quickly walked over to her.
"Bella, can the child in your belly really inherit 10% of the Clinton Group's shares?" Julian's voice was filled with greed, as if he couldn't wait for Bella to transfer the shares to him immediately.
"Yes, although Thomas did many wrong things, the child in my belly is still his child. Natalie won't treat him unfairly."
Hearing this, Julian laughed heartily, his voice full of pride, "You're amazing. Just by being pregnant, you can get 10% of the Clinton Group's shares!"
