novelraw Chapter 289 - 172 A fate worse than death
Chapter 289 - 172 A fate worse than death
At this point, Atlas Hallow could already guess what happened next, and the kind of nausea he felt was indescribable.
"Back then, I was just attending a social event. Hailey Hill came in with three other girls, and I footed the bill, but she left with someone else. You should know about Hailey Hill’s mother. In fact, Hailey wasn’t shrewd at all, her mother was the calculating one. At that time, her mother approached me with a video to negotiate a price and insisted on me helping her daughter get into the best university. I had no choice but to comply."
Recalling the events of those years still left Flix Hallow feeling uncomfortable, but such matters couldn’t be made public; he had to swallow his pride. He thought he could keep the peace, but who would have thought so many things would follow?
He took a sip of coffee and continued, "Because the person Hailey accompanied that night was very important, the video couldn’t be leaked. But I didn’t expect she would set her eyes on you. Maybe it was because back then her family needed money and I paid without hesitation. They calculated that the Hallow Family was wealthy. Hailey Hill appeared before you according to your preferences. By the time I found out, it was too late, so I ruthlessly cut off her escape route. I wasn’t trying to find a perfect match. You have achieved enough today that you don’t need a marriage alliance to bring anything to the Hallow Family, but I absolutely couldn’t let a woman like that into our family. If she were just an ordinary girl, do you think I would have done something like that?"
He understood Atlas Hallow’s temper best. How could he explain such a matter to his son?
Telling him that back then during a social engagement he had bought his woman’s first night, how awkward would that be, and with Atlas’s proud nature, who knows what he would do. He didn’t want his son to feel uncomfortable.
Did she lie to him?
She had already deceived him years ago?
How could she have had a first time?
Atlas Hallow chuckled faintly, but the thin smile couldn’t conceal the cold and sharp chill in his eyes, like a frozen peak.
In this era, he didn’t necessarily need a woman who was completely pure, but being deceived was another matter.
"Hailey Hill’s mother was very smart. She only sold Hailey’s most precious moment and never sold her again. After some time, after calculating everything perfectly, she came to find me. So, you should understand how scary that kind of woman’s scheming is. I couldn’t let such a person into the Hallow Family. Atlas, I know I’ve been too negligent of you since you were young, and many things I didn’t handle well, but you must believe I just don’t want your future life to be too chaotic." Because the Hill Family’s mother and daughter looked too far ahead, even thinking about gaining status by marrying into the Hallow Family with the help of a child.
Because of that past incident, Hailey Hill’s mother knew Flix Hallow would definitely disagree with her marrying into the Hallow Family, so she hoped Hailey would get pregnant first. Flix Hallow simply put an end to their thoughts, and later Mother Hill really gave up and went abroad.
He thought these things would be gradually buried by time, never expecting that when he was about to forget, he had to bring up these embarrassing past events again.
"Do you know why you can’t succeed? Because you’re not ruthless enough..." Atlas Hallow still wore a smile on his lips but stood up and left the study without looking back at Flix Hallow sitting on the couch.
It was only now that Atlas realized why Hailey Hill had frozen her eggs. If Hailey Hill’s mother hadn’t planned from the start to entangle him, she probably would have let Hailey sell herself in the student union, or in such places where playing hard or taking too many drugs would make infertility normal. They had long prepared everything, and it just so happened that his father took away Hailey’s reproductive rights, leading to the later events.
The body was already broken, yet they still hoped to rely on a child with his bloodline to enter the Hallow Family. It was truly delusional.
So, when the Hill Family discovered that his father was easily threatened, they set their sights on him, spending an entire year preparing, including undergoing surgery, understanding his preferences, his favorite colors, and his habits.
Atlas Hallow never imagined he could have fallen into such a huge conspiracy.
He returned to the fifth floor, and when he glanced into the bedroom, his restless heart suddenly calmed down.
He knew that beyond that door, there was the woman he was entranced by, who could give him all the stability and warmth.
This past was something he couldn’t bring up with Charlotte Miller. If she knew that marrying her was just to provide Hailey with a child, she would definitely not be able to accept it, and she was as pure as a small jasmine flower giving off a faint fragrance. Atlas Hallow had never been so grateful for having met Charlotte.
His study wasn’t far from the bedroom, and there were still some matters that needed attention.
"Freeze these bank cards for me, and by the way, reclaim all my apartments on XX Road. When reclaiming, don’t let anyone there take anything away, understand? Not a single thing..." No one in this world could deceive him and still live well, especially after deceiving him for so many years.
Hailey Hill should be grateful because she brought Charlotte to him, so he didn’t take her life.
But in the future, she would suffer worse than death. Not only in the country but even everything belonging to the Hill Family abroad, he would sever. The Hill Family could not return, and she couldn’t escape.
Just like that, when someone makes a mistake, they always have to pay the price. Hailey Hill should pay the price she deserves.
She was a woman living in extreme materialism, her clothing, food, housing, and transportation were the best, including all kinds of injections in beauty salons, like the nests described in Hong Kong dramas, it was just like her. She wanted to retain her former beauty; when she lost money, she would suffer more painfully than death.
In the future, he wouldn’t care anymore, whether she died of illness on the street or lived a life of poverty had nothing to do with him.
Atlas Hallow put down his phone, took out a cigarette in the study, took a drag and blew a smoke ring, watching it slowly disperse as he fell into thought...
Charlotte Miller woke up from her nap, only to find Atlas wasn’t in the bedroom.
While they were talking, she seemed to have fallen asleep. Now, there was no way around it, she would fall asleep anywhere at any time, wondering if she would become even more sleepy when her belly got a little bigger?
Looking at her still slender limbs and then touching her slightly protruding belly, she smiled helplessly. These should be normal changes, right?
Atlas Hallow definitely wouldn’t be sitting in the downstairs hall alone. At this time, he wouldn’t be out for jogging or exercise, so there was only one place he might be.
The study.
Charlotte Miller pushed the door open a bit and immediately smelled smoke; it wasn’t overpowering, but she was sensitive to the smell.
"Come here..." Atlas was sitting in the comfortable large swivel chair behind the desk, motioning for her to come over.
"You come here..." Charlotte stood there, also beckoned to him, not liking the smoke-filled room.
Atlas Hallow looked at the face peeking inside, as bright and captivating as the bright moon, and those eyes like a pool of spring water seemed to drown him, intoxicating him forever.
Atlas stood up, walked to Charlotte’s side, embraced her and whispered gently, "What do you want me to come over for?"
"To continue the unfinished conversation." Charlotte replied with a determined look, not giving up until she reached the Nile River point. She didn’t even know at what part of the conversation she fell asleep. It seemed right when Atlas Hallow fell into long silence she started getting sleepy.
"We shouldn’t talk about her anymore." Atlas Hallow’s expression darkened, even his voice changed slightly.
He wasn’t angry with Charlotte, he just couldn’t discuss those past events again, as they were the greatest shame of his life.
Charlotte’s heart tightened a bit. She wasn’t an indiscreet person, but Atlas’s reaction seemed a bit too much, was he implying she shouldn’t interfere too much?
How important was Hailey Hill to him? If she was just part of the past, then why couldn’t they talk about it?
In fact, all men and women are the same.
Men dislike discussing the past; women like to dig deeper.
Atlas Hallow was no different, and neither was Charlotte.
A hint of hurt flashed in her eyes, yet it was so fleeting it was almost undetectable. Charlotte tried to break free from his embrace, but Atlas held her even tighter.
Her aura was so pure and wonderful, it seemed to wash away all the ugly traces of the past...
"Just be good, and whatever you want, I can give you..." If she preferred a more free lifestyle, he could try to provide that, as long as she stayed by his side.
At this moment, however, in Charlotte’s ears, these words sounded particularly jarring, asking her to be good — did it mean he didn’t want her to ask about him and Hailey Hill anymore, and that her every need could be satisfied?
Was that woman so important that he would exchange anything for her silence?