Chapter 679 Howard Should Be Damned
Juniper was stunned for a moment; then, her expression became somewhat tense.
Looking around, Juniper spoke softly, "Jasmine, tell me the truth. Has something really happened to Ethan?"
Jasmine remained silent, then lowered her head, gripping her hands tightly.
Ethan was indeed in trouble, but as long as Jasmine knew he was still alive.
That was enough.
No matter how dangerous the remaining path was, she would walk it for Ethan.
Juniper took a deep breath, already understanding the truth of the rumors. "Howard has never been a decent person."
After a moment of silence, Juniper looked into the distance, her gaze deep. "Let me tell you about Celeste, Ethan's mother, the most dazzling person in the Hamilton family."
"Celeste was an excellent woman and the only daughter of my uncle. My aunt passed away when Celeste was six or seven years old. My uncle was devoted and never remarried. Even without a son, my uncle still loved Celeste dearly, treating her like a princess."
"Clearly such a dazzling presence, Celeste was the princess my uncle cherished, growing up without any setbacks and meeting countless people, but none caught her eye. It's not an exaggeration to say that her early life was smooth sailing. Yet, this noble lady was deceived by Howard and ultimately died at his hands."
Jasmine stared blankly at Juniper.
From what Jasmine knew about Celeste, she thought such a clear-headed person, even if she couldn't get her husband's love, would throw herself into her career and wouldn't lose her mind over so-called love.
Was that not the case?
"Young Howard had a handsome appearance, standing out among many young men. Plus, William had once saved Wesley, and Howard performed excellently in front of Wesley, who was also deceived and intended to match them. At that time, everyone thought they were a perfect match. Celeste also believed she had married for love, using all her connections and resources to pave the way for the Douglas family before and after marriage."
"For a long time after marriage, Howard was a good husband, and their loving relationship was the envy of others. Soon, they had Ethan. Celeste was still very happy during her pregnancy, believing she and her lover finally had a child. She poured all her love into Ethan, and it can be said that Ethan was born with great expectations."
"After Ethan was born, Howard also seemed very happy and valued Ethan. Because Howard's abilities were indeed limited, William placed all his hopes on Ethan and promised that in the future, his shares would go to his grandson, bypassing his son."
"Perhaps William's decision provoked Howard, who started not coming home and began neglecting Celeste. During that time, Celeste would still speak up for him, saying it was because William had hurt his self-esteem. But not long after, Celeste heard that Howard had someone outside, a hostess who had taken advantage of Howard's drunkenness to sleep with him and even had a child."
"On the day Celeste found out, Ethan was kidnapped. She didn't know that the kidnappers had called Howard. By the time Celeste reported it to the police, Ethan had already been taken out of San Fransisco by the kidnappers."
When Juniper mentioned Ethan's kidnapping, her eyes turned red.
Then, her voice began to choke. "The Douglas family did nothing, even deliberately delaying the rescue, causing the kidnappers and the police to miss each other time and again. The Hamilton family exhausted all our connections and resources, bribing the trade lines in San Fransisco, Frostgate, and Bostan, and finally located the kidnappers. But because someone leaked the information, we missed the kidnappers again."
"Maybe unable to withstand the pressure, on the thirty-first day after Ethan was kidnapped, she was thrown at the Douglas family’s door, burning with fever and barely alive. After that incident, the Hamilton family and the Douglas family seemed peaceful on the surface, but there were undercurrents. I don't know what exactly happened, but I know that after Ethan was kidnapped, Wesley fell ill, and his sudden death left everything unresolved."
"Howard's infidelity, Ethan's kidnapping, Wesley's death, all hit Celeste too hard. Soon, the Hamilton family fell apart, with other members leaving Frostgate one after another, immigrating abroad and cutting off contact. The Hamilton family thus declined."
"But Celeste was such a proud person; she wouldn't allow Howard to have a woman and child outside. Even with the family in decline and no support behind her, she was determined to divorce Howard. But Howard knelt and begged her, saying for the sake of the Douglas family and Ethan, he could sign a divorce agreement with her, asking her to wait until Ethan was of age. Then he would hand everything over to her and Ethan, leaving with nothing to make up for his mistakes."
Howard used such sweet words to deceive Celeste time and again.
In the end, Celeste didn't wait for her son to come of age but died first in Howard's ruthless schemes.
In Howard and Celeste's marriage, tragedy was their end.
Jasmine could even imagine Celeste giving all her love and trust to Howard, only to be betrayed repeatedly.
She was strong but also fragile.
She blinded herself until death, trusting Howard again and again.
Jasmine had seen the video of Howard killing Celeste.
When she saw it, her whole body trembled.
Celeste's struggle ceased the moment she heard Howard speak.
She might have still loved him until her death.
Jasmine could hardly imagine how Ethan swallowed his hatred and walked step by step through these years.
Celeste was tragic, and her and Howard's tragedy extended to the next generation.
And Ethan was the most innocent victim of their tragic lives.
"Ethan was kidnapped at six, severely traumatized, and later had a persistent high fever, taking half a year to recover. Afterward, Ethan encountered various dangers in the Douglas family, at school, and everywhere. Celeste was scared. To protect her son, she compromised with Howard time and again." Juniper shook her head sarcastically.
This was Celeste's bleak and tragic life.
The noble lady of Frostgate's top family, step by step, walked into the mire, the abyss, and the swamp.
And all of this had been calculated long ago.
Things were never that simple.
It wasn't something Howard could have done alone!
"So, Howard deserves to die." Jasmine gripped her hands tightly, her palms already bleeding. She spoke with red eyes, her gaze filled with endless gloom, "Everyone who plotted everything back then deserves to die."
In the past, she had been humiliated to the extreme and thought of suicide and self-harm, but never thought of killing people.
But now, she wished she could kill anyone who had ever hurt Ethan.
She could be dirty, broken, or trampled by everyone.
But her light, Ethan, couldn't be pushed into the abyss. Her sun should stay high in the sky. She was willing to become the abyss for him, to be swallowed by darkness and pay any price.
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