Reborn Heiress: Taking Back What Is Rightfully Hers!
Chapter 256: The Jerk is Stirring Up Trouble Again

Chapter 256: The Jerk is Stirring Up Trouble Again

Ella turned her face away, not in the mood to argue with him.

Eric pulled her into his arms. "What do you plan to do about Kevin?"

Ella hesitated, sighing softly. "I’m not a saint. I really don’t want to deal with him. Part of me wants him to stay in prison for the rest of his life. But there’s a saying: the grudges of one generation shouldn’t affect the next. Kevin’s heart is twisted, and it’ll be hard to reform him. If he behaves, I wouldn’t want to make things difficult for him. And then there’s Grandma Davis... she’s a pitiful woman. Even after Robert made his fortune, she didn’t move to the city to enjoy life... She’s been quite kind to people."

"So, you don’t want to break Grandma Davis’s heart?" Eric asked.

Ella nodded, sharing her conflicted feelings with him.

Eric kissed her forehead. "Whatever you decide, I’ll support you."

Ella was torn and unsure of what to do for a moment.

"If you ignore Kevin, someone will likely inform on you. I think it would be best to send him to a school. By the time he’s out, Grandma Davis will likely have passed away. If he still hasn’t changed, then you can deal with him however you want." Eric’s voice was chillingly cold.

Ella trusted Eric’s judgment, knowing that he would always protect her.

"Alright, let’s do it your way. You can find a school for him. I don’t have the time to deal with it," Ella said lightly.

It wasn’t that she didn’t have time—it was that she didn’t want to deal with it.

Deep down, she wasn’t willing. But out of pity for Grandma Davis, who was already so old, she didn’t want to break her heart. After all, Robert’s cruelty couldn’t be entirely blamed on the older generation.

With that, the matter of Kevin was settled and handed over to Eric, so Ella no longer had to worry about it.

Eric’s gaze fell on Ella’s lips as they moved, and then down to her exposed collarbone. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he leaned in to kiss her again.

Ella whimpered, soon finding herself lost in Eric’s embrace, her body yielding to his touch. The atmosphere in the room grew heavy with desire, and clothes and sheets were left strewn on the floor.

"Ugh, you’re so annoying! Why did you leave a hickey on my neck?" Ella protested.

"It’s a warning, so everyone knows you’re my woman!"

"Duh! Who doesn’t know I’m your woman..." Ella grumbled, frustrated. The hickey was so obvious that she’d be embarrassed to go out without covering it up.

Eric grabbed her hand and kissed her face. "You’re not allowed to cover it with BB cream!"

"You... you..." She was speechless—this man could read her mind!

Just as their playful banter continued, John’s phone call interrupted their intimate moment.

"Boss, James held a secret shareholders’ meeting. I got word that he plans to publicly reveal your identity and transfer all his shares to Henry."

Eric’s expression darkened, a heavy shadow settling over his face. His eyes filled with icy fury. "Good. If he’s acting like this, I’ll make sure to slap him down hard. Deliver the documents we prepared to the Nelson Group building immediately. I’m heading there now."

"Yes, boss!"

Ella, being so close, overheard everything John said. She laughed in anger. "James is at it again? Didn’t he learn his lesson about Grace last time?"

"If Grace didn’t have some tricks up her sleeve, how else could she stay by his side for over twenty years?" Eric scoffed with disdain.

Eric’s eyes flashed with cold determination as he got out of bed and changed into a sleek black suit.

Ella quickly followed, jumping up. "I’m coming with you!"

"Are you sure you want to go?" Eric raised an eyebrow. "Aren’t you afraid it might disgust you?"

Ella shook her head and firmly grabbed his hand. "I want to stay by your side!"

Eric smiled faintly, his voice calm. "Honey, my wings are strong now. You don’t need to worry about me getting hurt. They don’t have the power to bring me down."

Ella’s eyelashes trembled. Eric was right—he wasn’t the same man he had been a year or two ago.

It wouldn’t be easy for anyone to oppress him now, but she still couldn’t help worrying. Would the upcoming shareholders’ meeting go off without any issues?

At this very moment...

In the southern suburbs of S City, at the local police station, a boy around twelve or thirteen sat in the visitation room, staring blankly at the sobbing Grandma Davis in front of him.

"Kevin! How could you do this? You’ve already hurt your sister before, and now this? Kevin, wake up, please! Your mother is in prison because she killed your father!" Grandma Davis was in tears, her face, deeply wrinkled like tree bark, contorted with pain and sorrow.

"Grandma! You’ve been deceived by that girl! She’s the real culprit behind Dad’s death! She pinned the crime on Mom!" Kevin shouted angrily, his face twisted in rage. The murderous look in his eyes made Grandma Davis so furious she could barely continue crying.

Grandma Davis slammed her hand on the table, shouting sternly, "You ungrateful child, what nonsense are you spouting? The video of your father being beaten by your mother is all over the internet! Do you think I don’t know the truth just because I’m old? Everyone out there knows the truth! It was your cruel, heartless mother who killed your father! Kevin, I don’t want to argue. I just want you to become a decent person!"

Kevin coldly stared at Grandma Davis, but his eyes reddened despite himself.

He remembered the last time Brianna had come to see him; the scene was still vivid in his mind.

Robert had never come to see him, supposedly because he was completely obsessed with his mistress.

In Kevin’s eyes, his mother loved his father so much. How could it be possible that she killed him?

No matter how much Grandma Davis tried to reason with him, Kevin remained silent, his expression cold and unyielding.

Seeing his stubbornness, Grandma Davis’s heart grew heavier. She left the police station in tears.

Her frail figure, standing alone in the wind, caused the nearby officers to shake their heads in pity.

Ella was in Eric’s car when she received a call from Grandma Davis, who urged her to punish Kevin severely. She suggested finding the strictest school to educate him. If Kevin didn’t change, Grandma Davis said she wouldn’t blame Ella any longer.

Ella didn’t expect such words from Grandma Davis and agreed on the spot.

Her heart, however, grew heavy. In truth, Grandma Davis wasn’t that bad. Now, having lost her son and living alone in the mansion, Ella couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy for her.

Her thoughts were interrupted as, twenty minutes later, she and Eric arrived at the Nelson Group headquarters, just outside the boardroom.

The two secretaries at the door were momentarily stunned upon seeing Eric but quickly greeted him and silently opened the door.