Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 558: Evil Begets Evil (4)

Chapter 558: Chapter 558: Evil Begets Evil (4)

At Longfu Morris’s home, his wife argued with him daily, and his daughter wouldn’t even call him "Dad". He couldn’t go anywhere because he was under investigation, making it inappropriate for him to seek out Jane Auclair and her daughter.

His in-laws, once they learned of the situation, would occasionally come round to help their daughter scold Longfu, their son-in-law. Despite their ordinarily refined demeanour, their abuse was no less crude than that of village gossips once they let go of their inhibitions.

Naturally, Longfu did not retaliate, nor did he dare to. Mrs. Morris impulsively wanted to divorce him instantly, to send him packing with nothing. It was only with the persuasion of her parents that she was dissuaded from doing so.

Indeed, even if he had no affection left for his wife, he could not divorce her, certainly not in the current circumstances.

Only if his family stood by him would his superiors believe that all his previous deeds were accidents, and that the report he had made was a mishap.

He had not financially supported Joanna Auclair, it had just been an accident and the woman had gone on to have the child. Over the years, he had been extremely careful to not send Jane Auclair and her daughter any money.

So, thankfully, he had not left any glaring evidence, and there was no proof that he had kept a mistress. At most, he was guilty of a common male infidelity, not of an improper conduct.

Who can guarantee that one won’t make a mistake in their lifetime? He had made one, while some had made several.

Moreover, Oscar Brown’s mother, Henry Lawson, was not as attractive as Joanna Auclair. Joanna, after suffering for many years, paid attention to preserving her appearance. His wife, on the other hand, had put on an excessive amount of weight, with an excess of flesh all over her body. Sharing the bed with her, he had no sexual desire whatsoever.

As a man, who wouldn’t like a beautiful woman? This was a natural trait of men. Longfu Morris didn’t think he was in the wrong, but on the surface, he had to admit to being at fault, not for anyone else, but for his own sake, so that he could retire with a clean reputation.

In contrast to the coldness and tranquility of the Morris family, life at the Duncan family was even harder.

The day when Cole Duncan was to obtain his marriage certificate with Jane Auclair had to be indefinitely postponed. Joanna Auclair, who had always supported her daughter, now absolutely forbade Jane from marrying Cole.

He was now both disabled and, despite still owning his family’s company, not as wealthy as before — something Joanna could not tolerate.

Plus, with Cole having such a foolish mother, who knew what kind of trouble would arise in the future?

As for Jane’s reluctance to marry him, Cole’s mother didn’t care. What bothered her was that she couldn’t even step outside her house. The moment she appeared in public, she would have rubbish thrown at her and be verbally abused. She was denounced as a stupid sow, worse than a schoolchild, a shameless mother who allowed her son to keep mistresses and father children. She was cursed as a vicious mother-in-law, deserving of death.

Cole’s mother had never imagined that what she thought were her private family affairs would, when dragged into the open, incite such great public outrage. Being unable to leave the house was already unbearable, but having to face her son’s reproachful gaze every day was worse.

Three days had passed since the incident, and Cole had not said a word to her. He had not called her "Mother". She knew she had overstepped, but wasn’t everything she did for the sake of the family, for her son?

Why couldn’t her son understand her? She was the one who gave birth to him, brought him up single-handedly. Cole’s mother felt that Cole should listen to her unconditionally, stand by her side.

But this time, seemingly not. It seemed as if her son had completely lost hope in her. This feeling truly made her sick at heart.

Reflecting on everything, she realized that all of it was caused by Daisy Willow. Those deeply private matters must have been shared by Daisy Willow with netizens online. Otherwise, how could those so-called netizens possibly know about them?