Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 853

"Dad, you have to help me," Allen pleaded.

Olive raised his hand and slapped Allen across the face anyway. "I originally thought you were my most sensible son. That was why I relied on you the most, even paving the way for you in the corporation so your position would always be above Arthur's! But look at you. Look at how much trouble you have caused me!"

Tears streaming down his face, Allen clung to Olive's hand. "Dad, I’m sorry, but I had no other choice. When Sophie suddenly returned to claim her family ties, I had no idea I even had a daughter. I saw she mistakenly believed Arthur was her biological father, and I let my momentary greed get the better of me. But it wasn't like I didn't think ahead. That person wanted us to form an alliance with Kyle, hoping to deepen the collaboration between our families. I figured that since Arthur is the legitimate son of the Thompson family and has a better reputation than me, that person would prefer Sophie as a pawn with a cleaner background. That was why I did it. I was thinking of the Thompson family's future, wasn't I? I just never expected Arthur to uncover the truth, nor did I anticipate the banquet being ruined because of it... Dad, you can punish me however you see fit, but right now we need to weather this crisis together!"

Olive looked at his older son, kneeling on the floor with a face full of bitter regret, and his heart finally softened. Then, remembering how he was currently bedridden while Arthur and his heartless mother had not even come to check on him, a fresh wave of uncontrollable anger surged within him.

"Enough!" Olive snapped. "I had already set a trap for that Conrad tonight anyway. Otherwise, when that wretched old woman cornered us in the banquet hall, I wouldn't have been so short-handed and subjected to her threats! That arrogant Sullivan boy pushed our family into a corner, and I was never going to let him off easily. His biggest mistake was helping the Blue family's granddaughter investigate the past. If he wants someone to blame, he can blame himself for overreaching."

"What is it? Are you feeling unwell? Did you catch a chill in the rain?" Conrad asked softly, gently draping a warm blanket over her shoulders.

Wiona shook her head. "I just miss Kane and Derek." Ever since her first night away with Conrad on the island, she had never been apart from the twins. Her heart ached for her two boys, even though they had just confirmed via video call that everything was perfectly fine with them at the Blue family estate.