The Handsome CEO Is My Husband
Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Chapter 138

Benjamin couldn’t believe his ears that Adeline was turning her back on the family. "What happened to family being the most important thing? What happened to keeping the Smiths on top? After everything we’ve done so far, this is how you want it to end?"

"I cared about our family but year after year I was sent to clean up after you. You can have it now since I don’t want to make our father proud. You always wanted to take his spot and now you have it so congratulations. You better hope whoever set you up doesn’t pin whatever happened to our father on you," said Adeline.

As curious as Adeline was about the man who went after her father, she couldn’t go searching just yet to solve what happened to him. Her mother informing the police about his disappearance should be enough for now.

"Adeline!" Benjamin called to his sister. He still needed her help. "I can’t get out of this without you. I was so close."

What was he to do without Adeline?

Adeline ignored Benjamin’s calls and exited the room to meet with Nathan. She couldn’t be out for long since she was going to be questioned about Benjamin.

"Did it go well?" Nathan asked since he couldn’t hear anything from outside. Coming home for Adeline to speak to Benjamin wasn’t something he liked but he couldn’t keep her from seeing her mother.

"It’s Benjamin so of course it didn’t go well. He’s freaking out and it looked like he was still drinking at one point. He wants me to save him but even if I could, I wouldn’t. It’s about time he faced some consequences. I will let him suffer a bit more and then come back to convince him to enter rehab," said Adeline.

It was the only solution Adeline could think of at the moment to calm this down.

"I will need to call someone to make sure he doesn’t leave this place. Don’t look at me like that Nathan. I can’t have him leave and do something stupid. You’re married to me so the reporters will start approaching the Sterlings when they don’t answer from the Smiths. That’s all," Adeline said, hoping he didn’t think it was more.

Adeline was worried about herself and her family, not about Benjamin.

Nathan wanted to try to believe Adeline that she wasn’t thinking about solving all of this for her brother. "What about your father? Any word about where he is?"

Adeline shook her head. "I was lucky that I wasn’t here to attend that party with them. Someone might have taken my father and Benjamin only remembered the first name. I don’t believe everything Benjamin says. He would be stupid enough to go after our father. He has always been greedy."

Nathan would be shocked if Benjamin plotted to kill his father. The siblings never stood up to their father to the degree they would kill him so what changed for Benjamin? "Only speak to your mother and avoid coming to your brother or communicating with your relatives. They’ll start throwing each other under the bus to save themselves."

"I know. That is why I haven’t told anyone that I am back. Did you hear from Liam?" Adeline asked, curious about what their son had to say. "He must be enjoying this and it could be that he was the one behind all of this."

"It could be but I don’t think it is. What would have pushed him to do all of this? You said that you weren’t the one trying to kill Veronica," Nathan said, still yet to believe that Adeline didn’t have any part in it.

"It wasn’t me," Adeline answered for the last time. "I was planning a way to get them to divorce but I won’t take credit for someone trying to kill her. It’s about time that you believe me. I don’t want to hear about her or you’ll give me more of a headache than I already have. Let us go home before someone sees us."

Nathan held Adeline’s hand to lead her out of the house owned by the Smiths. A nice tip about this place would have it surrounded by reporters in no time. Then Adeline wouldn’t want to come back here in secret.

Away from Benjamin’s hideout, Henry paced back and forth. He had yet to find Evelyn, come up with a solution to help the dealership and help Beth with her legal troubles. He was so close to getting Beth out so she could be home while they awaited her court date but he had to use his money on the dealership so he wouldn’t lose it.

"There’s a buyer so don’t panic yet," Henry said, trying to calm himself.

He didn’t understand what Evelyn was doing since she didn’t clear out any of his money and all of her things remained here. Even her car was still present which meant that she was coming back.

"Is she waiting for things to cool down?" Henry wondered.

He didn’t like that as soon as the family found itself in hot water Evelyn dipped and was waiting for everything to cool down. She couldn’t just come back when she thought everything was fine.

Henry had his phone in his hand but he didn’t know who to call. Who could he turn to at a time like this and expect them to listen when everyone was turning their backs on him?

Beth’s accident started it but then news of his dealership going under made his peers start to distance themselves from him. They assumed he would want money and it was true.

Henry couldn’t pinpoint when the old loan got so out of hand that the interest caused what he owed to rise and now, he didn’t have all the money to pay it off one time like it was being demanded back. His only choice was to sell the dealership, add some of the money he had in the bank, and try to start over with another business somehow.

To Henry, he could come out of this better than anyone was imagining and when he did, Evelyn had to go. His life had never been good since Evelyn and Veronica came into it. Beth lost her chance to become a Sterling and he spent a lot of money on a child that wasn’t his.

Henry started to walk toward the bedroom he shared with Evelyn but the bell stopped him. "Who is it now?"

Henry didn’t have time to be bothered by anyone. Unless it was Evelyn returning with a good excuse, no one should expect to see him now. "What is this?" He asked, puzzled by the large number of men with boxes in their hands.

"We’re a moving company sent by Evelyn Harper."