“It took me five years to move THE GEORGE GROUP to City P. Now there is no next five years waiting for me, two years, and if I can’t bring down the other side in those two years, I’ll lose my chance completely when the top official behind the planning of that whole thing back then goes to the next level.”
Dennis’s tone is calm, but very convincing, this thing is not done, perhaps he will regret this lifetime, sometimes, the opportunity does not stand the test of time.
This one night, Dennis and I cuddled and slept together, but I kept my eyes open to think, I know beyond doubt what a dangerous thing to do to dump the person next to you, but there is no reason to stop, in fear of losing him and let go of support for him between different tangled, until dawn, I fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up, Dennis was gone, and I heard Nanny say that he had gone back to the office.
It’s been a long time since I sat down to have breakfast with Clarie, and although I didn’t have an appetite, I still had a bowl of porridge with the child.
I didn’t expect Alex to really come back, this time with a lawyer, two tall men standing together, looking imposing, seemingly expecting me not to let go and decided to go straight to the judicial process.
Clarie went straight over and hugged Alex, “Uncle Alex!”
Alex laughed and rubbed at Clarie’s furry head while the lawyer next to him spoke up in a businesslike manner, “Miss Kennedy, I’m here on behalf of Mr. Thomson to talk to you about custody of the children.”
I frowned, nursing my stomach as I walked over, “Don’t say that in front of the baby.”
Turning to Nanny in the kitchen to bring the children upstairs, the three of us sat down in the living room.
Alex sat across from me with his hands in his pockets, not even sweeping his eyes towards me, but his lawyer spoke eloquently, “Miss Kennedy, you are not related to Mr. Thomson and Clariana, also known as Clarie, both of whom were friends of the late Miss Diana. Thomson feels that your focus on your own domestic happiness will affect the growth of your children and hopes that you will voluntarily relinquish custody so that there is no need for both parties to go to court.”
This lawyer should be some level, know go the legal framework I do not have any actual dereliction of duty, they have no chance of winning, so want to start from the emotional side, custody cases, the judge will generally take full account of the ward’s emotional problems.
I looked at Alex and said with a straight face, “Alex may not have told you that I am a law major and just recently passed the judicial exam, so there is no need to scare me with the legal framework, I have a family and the ability to take care of Clarie, and as for the children … Clarie also wants to have younger siblings to grow up with, simply does not constitute my irresponsible behavior towards my children, my love for them will not be biased.”
Seeing that Alex was still indifferent and looked like he didn’t care, I got a little angry and deliberately drove the conversation to him, “Besides, Alex has his own children, so what position does he have to ensure that he can treat them equally?”
My words were pretty sharp, but they were clearly prepared and not deterred.
The lawyer glanced in Alex’s direction and saw him nod before looking at me again and saying solemnly, “The child you believe to be Ms. Sansa’s is not Mr. Thomson’s child, and Mr. Thomson can promise that he will not have his own child in the future and will love both children with all his heart and soul. Any questions?”
I was stunned and looked at Alex incredulously, “How?”
Alex did not look up, low-pressure words came out of his throat, “It has nothing to do with you, just know that I love Clarie more than you do, the George family, the place of repair, I will not let her stay.”
This sudden turn of events caught me off guard. Alex’s lawyer immediately took the initiative and sent out a series of questions that left me speechless, “How will Miss Kennedy respond when Clarie grows up and finds out that she looks nothing like her younger siblings? Faced with grandmother Luna, the culprit who killed Clarie’s mother, her different treatment, Clarie will be happy? The most important thing is that Miss Kennedy has had two accidental miscarriage experience, right, but also once let the driver was kidnapped and taken away to suffer from acute leukemia, Mr. Thomson questioned you and Mr. George to do the qualifications of parents …”
Until they left, my head was buzzing, Alex’s lawyer was indeed eloquent, saying things that poked him in the heart, as a lawyer, he did a good job, but as a human being, too cruel, I was too familiar with the letter of the law, just by the fact that once put Clarie in deep danger, it was enough for the judge and jury to hammer home the point.
Alex has a wife, although not rich, but also a well-off family, materially will not treat Clarie, even with the strength of assets as an entry point, I have no chance of winning, than through the storm, the law is more inclined to the child grow up without fear or danger.
Dennis did not appear all day, I was bored with emotions, so I called Folly, bitter smile, “… I haven’t even gotten my bar card yet, and I’m in the dock first.”
When Folly heard that Clarie was going to be taken away, she proudly patted her chest and assured her, “That lawyer has a cheap mouth, okay, it’s just a matter of hurting people, who are you playing with? You do not care, I am here, no one dares to touch a finger of my goddaughter.”
I put the phone down, I took the phone that returned to the Facebook interface and smiled bitterly for a moment, then turned around and went to Clarie’s room, Alex brought his lawyer to make such a mess, I was really a little worried about whether I could keep her.
It was nine o’clock, and Clarie should be asleep at this time, so when I opened the door, I deliberately made my movements very light, but when the door opened, I heard Clarie’s milk voice.
“… And cotton candy, I’m home, Auntie Wendy bring me this next time you come, mom won’t even let me eat it!”
Auntie Wendy? Which Auntie Wendy? I tiptoed in with curiosity and saw Clarie sitting in front of her computer, video chatting.
“Good ~ must bring you, this is the secret between us, to keep it secret oh ~”
When I heard Wendy’s voice, I instantly straightened up. When did she and Clarie get so close that they were still talking at this hour?
Inexplicably, I was a little less than pleased and faked a couple of coughs, “Ahem, Clarie?”
Hearing my voice, Clarie clumsily turned off her computer and popped up on the bed with a clatter, pretending to be asleep.
I was helpless and sighed as I made it to the edge of the bed, pretending to be angry, “Clarie is really asleep? Sleeping without a blanket?”
Clarie ghostly very, under the eyelids, eyes nervously beating, has been revealed, but do not open their eyes.
I was angry and amused, forced myself to play it cool and sighed heavily on purpose, “Well, since Clarie dislikes mommy so much, mommy won’t even visit you in the future.”
“Mommy no!” Clarie pouted and sat up from the bed and grabbed my palms with both hands, “Clarie likes Mommy! Mommy don’t send me to Keith’s house anymore, Clarie doesn’t want to not see Mommy, Clarie will be good from now on!”
I couldn’t bear to pretend to be angry anymore, so I calmly took care of her and tucked her in before trying to communicate with her in an adult tone, “Clarie, when did you and Auntie Wendy exchange contact information?”
Clarie has her own Facebook, but she only added her closest elders to greet them on New Year’s Day.