Chapter 24
Something seemed to have changed completely at that moment.
By the time Zoe realized what was happening, a detached voice sounded again. “Mrs. Saxon, what you’re worried about won’t happen.”
Zoe’s eyes, fogged with tears, froze instantly. “What did you call me?”
Aria rarely called her “mom,” but she wouldn’t stay silent when it was
necessary.
But at that moment, she called her Mrs. Saxon.
Zoe didn’t know what she had done wrong. ‘Am I wrong for educating my daughter?‘
“She said she won’t call you mom anymore and won’t return to the Saxon family, right?” Luke looked at Aria with cold mockery in his eyes.
‘Who would willingly leave the Saxon family? Aria deliberately not calling her mom was just trying to play on Zoe’s guilty conscience,‘ he said inwardly.
Caleb frowned and clenched his fists, feeling angry inside. “Since Silvia is fine, I’ll take Aria back first.”
Not realizing how serious the situation was, Zoe frowned and even scolded him, “Silvia just woke up, and she needs company. Can’t you stay a little longer?”
Being alone with her husband’s brother could damage their reputation if it
got out.
Caleb wasn’t thinking that far ahead now. He grabbed Aria’s hand and said, “Aria, let’s go.”
Silvia watched this scene with a heavy heart, but she knew she had no right to feel sad since that was indeed Aria’s biological brother.
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She thought they could coexist peacefully.
When being dragged out of the ward, Aria felt dazed.
Walking down the corridor, she looked up at Caleb’s broad back and asked hesitantly, “Don’t you think I pushed Silvia?”
Caleb slowed down slightly to walk beside her. “If you pushed her, you wouldn’t have come here with her or denied it.
“Did you go to the sales center to buy a house? Are you not planning to return home?”
Aria gave a soft hum. “I don’t like your home.”
“That’s your home, too,” said Caleb as he gently touched her head.
A strange feeling flashed through Aria’s mind; she wanted to move his hand away, but held back in the end. “That isn’t my home.”
Caleb fell silent, thinking the Saxon Manor couldn’t be considered a home from Aria’s perspective, indeed..
“There’s an apartment about two thousand square feet in Mayen Garden. Are you moving there?”
“I just want to buy a bigger place again–somewhere with a training room and a painting studio.”
‘Aria can paint?‘ Caleb was momentarily stunned, recalling how she had. very few belongings and no painting tools at all when she returned to the Saxon family.
It seemed she never intended to stay long from the start. Or maybe she wanted to test them out before deciding to stay, but ultimately, she was disappointed.
“Then I’ll buy it for you, not using the Saxon family’s money.” Aria’s voice. was cold as she stated the fact, “Any money you spend will still be under
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the Saxon family’s name, and I don’t like that.”
“Don’t worry! I’ve got a few hundred million on me, and after the divorce, I’ll have fifteen hundred million dollars.”
Caleb looked astonished. “Fifteen hundred million… dollars?”
“Yeah, I invested 150 million in the Cole Group for a 4% stake, and now it’s valued at about that much. You can rest assured. I’ll live even better without the Saxon family.”
The Saxon family wasn’t one of the oldest prestigious families in Mandino City; it rose to prominence in recent decades. Though not on par with the centuries–old families like the Shaw and Fletcher families, they were still among the top wealthy families.
They had strict control, never allowing their younger generation to become spoiled brats; allowances were fair for everyone.
Whether it was investing or starting a business, they didn’t interfere much.
It was normal for the family members to have a few to several million in private money, but over a billion stunned Caleb.
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