Chapter 785 Tear Up with the Rhoads Family!
In Lucia's view, the tragedy of her daughter stems from a person named Fiona.
Hathaway had always been kind and friendly to everyone since childhood.
She was unwilling to harm anyone!
She just wanted to be with a man, and regardless of the initial intentions of that man, he agreed to the engagement.
If Fiona didn't exist, even if that man, for a lifetime, was only with Hathaway for business interests as husband and wife.
But at least Hathaway would have been happy.
The result was that Darwin broke off the engagement for another woman in a way that devastated Hathaway.
Hathaway had worked hard from an early age.
Among so many excellent brothers and sisters, she stood out, having just graduated not long ago and being favored by her father.
Hathaway, like Annie, had been groomed to be the heir.
But because of that breakup, Hathaway's career collapsed overnight.
The elders in the family who favored her all turned to another, less worthy brother of Hathaway's.
Also destroyed was the reputation on which noble women relied for survival!
Those two widely circulated videos had destroyed Hathaway's reputation as a woman.
During the final meeting between mother and daughter, Hathaway said to her, "Mom, Darwin doesn't dislike me. If it weren't for those videos, he wouldn't have chosen Fiona; he would have chosen me! I am the one most suitable to be Ms. Solomon!"
At that time, Lucia felt that her daughter was beyond saving.
With Mr. Ross finding a new lover, Lucia, feeling hopeless, left her daughter and went far away.
Looking back on those times now, Lucia knew that Darwin must have received those two videos before the engagement.
If Fiona hadn't existed, Darwin would never have shown those two videos.
At that time, Darwin had just wanted to stand up for Fiona.
But Lucia couldn't understand why he was standing up for that woman.
No matter how long Fiona had been with Darwin before, she had no status, and since he had chosen Hathaway, become engaged, and was still entangled with Fiona, Fiona was the third party!
What was wrong with Hathaway's online revelations?
What was wrong with her wanting to abort the child in her womb?
Noble women would ensure the exclusivity of their husband's bloodline.
Apart from her womb, Hathaway had the right to prevent any other womb from bearing her husband's child!
Therefore, Darwin's revenge was absurd.
He was trying to please Fiona!
In the end, the tragedy of Hathaway lay with Fiona.
Absolutely no one should have died while Fiona became more glorious.
Fiona should have died, too.
A woman like her, even in death, would have faced the cruelest judgment from the Grim Reaper!
Lucia had harbored such thoughts.
She had given Shadowblade a large sum of money.
Although Shadowblade had refused to take the money, she had been willing to go and assassinate Fiona for Lucia.
In the years that Lucia had Shadowblade by her side, Lucia treated Shadowblade with great tenderness and care. In Shadowblade's words, Lucia was the first person to show her motherly love.
After Shadowblade left for a few months, Lucia was also very worried about her well-being.
Now, Janna suddenly challenges Atticus, demanding that he hand her over.
Lucia knew clearly that Shadowblade had failed.
"I felt it was so unfair!" Lucia covered her face, leaning on Atticus, crying bitterly. "Why was it that Darwin and Fiona did wrong, yet God kept giving them miracles, letting them survive near-death experiences time and time again? And my daughter, she had only done a little wrong; she had just held on to some things; why did she have to end up like this?"
Atticus was heartbroken.
He had taken Lucia by his side for years.
Every day, he tried to make her happy, and Lucia's health was gradually improving.
But in the six months since Hathaway's death had been announced, Atticus had still tried everything. He had sent her flowers every day, bought her shiny diamonds and jewelry, and brought back the best chefs from various countries to cook for her.
However, Lucia was like a flower at the end of its bloom. No matter how hard Atticus had tried, he couldn't stop her decline.
"It was my fault. If I had been stronger, stronger than Solomon and the Rhoads family combined, you wouldn't have been in so much pain," Atticus blamed himself immensely.
But in the end, hadn't it been because he hadn't been strong enough? If he had been strong enough, how the heir of the Rhoads family could have dared to say in front of him, "Who do you think you're talking to?"
Fiona had never taken herself seriously!
But...
Was he really as easy to provoke as she had thought? Young people are full of youthful vigor and too disdainful of others. She was thinking that without the Rhoads family, Atticus couldn't survive! Even if it hadn't been for Lucia this time, Atticus had to show this arrogant kid what kind of existence he was in Southeast Asia.
"Lucia, don't cry," Atticus gently wiped Lucia's tears. No one could take you away from me. Isn't it just tearing up with the Rhoads family? I was prepared long ago. You can rest assured; I had arrangements in my heart!"
"Atticus, you didn't need to do this for me; it wasn't worth it," Lucia had choked. "I was at this age; my body was getting worse every day, not many days left. Let me go to Janna... If Shadowblade were still alive, I would exchange her back..."
Speaking of Shadowblade, Lucia had choked up again. "Shadowblade was still so young. Because she was the best assassin, I had the idea of sending Shadowblade to kill Fiona. If I had known Shadowblade would be caught, I would never have let her go out!"
"You were Shadowblade's master; your command was higher than her life. Don't think like this, don't bear this burden! If you hadn't chosen Shadowblade back then, brought her to your side, she might have died on a mission, rotting somewhere," Atticus gently comforted.
Lucia had yet to respond to that. Her expression still couldn't hide her sorrow.
After Atticus comforted her for a while, Lucia asked, "Did you really want to tear up with the Rhoads family? I heard that when you came back, it was Janna who intervened in the gang's turmoil and calmed things down... Does this mean she had some influence here?"
"What influence could Janna have?" Atticus had chuckled. "If you looked closely, it was all things from thirty or forty years ago. The technology back then was far behind what it is now. Janna did big business, and in our closed-off areas, we naturally needed her help. But now, Janna was old, and Southeast Asia was not what it used to be. People gave her face, still calling her Ms. Rhoads. When it really came down to it, not many people would stand by an aging old woman!"
Atticus hadn't just been comforting Lucia. Since the outbreak of Hathaway's death, Lucia had had a vague feeling that she would eventually fall out with the Rhoads family. So, Atticus carefully conducted an investigation.
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