Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 714 - 732: The Most Surprising Conjecture (5)

Chapter 714: Chapter 732: The Most Surprising Conjecture (5)

Raymond Thompson turned his head and saw Isabel Smith standing at the doorway. He was startled at first, then his little face turned red, and he became somewhat awkward.

Isabel’s heart had already been shattered by Raymond practicing how to call her "Mum" in front of the mirror, so she quickly ran over to him, crouched down, and forcefully pulled him into her arms. Due to her crying, her voice was somewhat muffled, but Raymond heard her clearly: "I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

Raymond’s eyes reddened instantly, as he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Isabel pressed his head to her chest and began to sob.

In the end, Raymond also burst into tears.

From searching for his mother since birth to now being able to hide his inner feelings, during these long five years, he had been longing for a mother and resenting his own. At this moment, his emotions were tumultuous and complex.

Raymond’s crying seemed to let out all the grievances he had accumulated over the years due to a lack of maternal love.

It took him a while to stop crying, sniffle a bit, and then raise his head, his wet eyelashes gazing at Isabel as he asked, "Sister Isabel, are you really my birth mother?"

Isabel, unable to utter a single word through her tears, could only nod vigorously.

"Sister Isabel, then why didn’t you want me?"

Ever since last night, when Isabel had told him that she was his mother, this question had been buried deep inside his heart. He was still a child, unable to hold deep grudges or let go quickly. So it took him a whole year before he asked it.

"Mum didn’t not want you..." Isabel sobbed like a child made of tears as her red and swollen eyes met Raymond’s, saying: "I’ve never not wanted you. I’ve been looking for you all along. After I gave birth to you, you were taken away by bad people, and I’ve been looking for you for so many years before I found you... How could I bear to not want you when you’re so cute and understanding?"

Raymond’s deep-seated grievances were somewhat eased after hearing that Isabel had been searching for him all along, but he still pouted and asked, "Really?"

Isabel nodded heavily.

Raymond’s eyes reddened even more as he ceased crying, and tears flowed down like broken pearls, falling one after another, "Then, will you lose me again in the future?"

"No," Isabel shook her head, "I won’t... From now on, even if I lose anything else, I won’t lose you."

Before Isabel could finish speaking, Raymond suddenly lunged into her embrace, holding onto her neck and rubbing his little face against her before calling out like a mosquito’s hum: "Mum."

Isabel heard it clearly, and her whole body stiffened instantly.

"Mum," the voice grew slightly louder.

Isabel’s grip on Raymond tightened as well.

"Mum," he yelled as if tearing his throat apart.

"Yes," Isabel took a deep breath, stifling her tears, and replied.

"Mum, Mum, Mum..." Raymond started chanting it like a tape recorder, never stopping.

No one knew that deep within his little heart, he had always had a wish: One day, he could call his real mother "Mum."

At this moment, his wish was fulfilled, and Raymond went from being too shy to call her "Mum" to calling it effortlessly.

Isabel never grew tired of responding to him.

Percy Stanton stood at the house door, watching this scene, and his entire heart warmed instantly.

...

From the formal lawsuit by Thompson Empire Group’s lawyers against Sebastian Smith and Carla Osbert, to the court trial and judgment, only half a month had passed.