novelraw Chapter 417: Fifty Million Eight Years Ago! [2]
Chapter 417: Fifty Million Eight Years Ago! [2]
Ariel Morris paused slightly and nodded, "Yes, Aunt Seys, I was once Scenic Hill’s student."Veralina Quinn’s fingers froze for a moment, watching the emotions in Ariel Morris’s eyes gradually shift, becoming somewhat conflicted and complex.
"Ariel, you met Arlo at school, right? You dated during high school, didn’t you?"
Ariel Morris nodded gently, her heart growing more and more puzzled, not knowing what Veralina Quinn actually wanted to say.
Waiting for Ariel Morris’s reply, Veralina Quinn’s hand holding the teacup visibly shook, spilling some tea.
Ariel Morris immediately pulled out two tissues and handed them over, and Veralina Quinn pursed her lips and thanked her.
Ariel Morris returned to her seat, her eyes filled with confusion as she looked at Veralina Quinn, "Aunt Seys, I met Arlo at Scenic Hill, we dated, but due to some reasons, I went abroad for eight years. Eight years later, I met Arlo again, and we got back together. Aunt, I want to be with Arlo, so I respect you very much, feel free to speak your mind."
What a perceptive child. Veralina Quinn looked at Ariel Morris and sighed, "Ariel, back then when you left, you broke up with Arlo, didn’t you?"
Ariel Morris nodded again, this time just a slight nod, feeling somewhat heavy. Veralina Quinn’s gradual questioning had already made her anxious and scared.
She feared that Veralina Quinn might obstruct her and Arlo from loving each other and getting married.
Veralina Quinn took a sip of tea, exhaled deeply, looking at Ariel Morris with complex emotions in her eyes, finally deciding to be straightforward.
"Ariel, just listen to me quietly, I mean no harm, I just want to say what I know and ask about what I don’t in a straightforward manner."
"Alright, Aunt, go ahead." Listening to Veralina Quinn, Ariel Morris actually felt a slight relief, sipping her tea quietly while listening to what Veralina Quinn had to say.
"Ariel, it’s only in recent days that I learned from Arlo’s high school homeroom teacher about his romance with you when he was younger. Ariel, to be honest, I actually don’t like your Morris Family much."
"Ariel, it’s not that I’m trying to stop your relationship, but, Ariel, as a mother, I no longer want to see Arlo in such a state of decline again."
"Back then, after you broke up with him, he came home and directly asked for fifty million funds. Fifty million, Ariel, the Seys Family isn’t short of it, but which parents would easily agree to their high schooler suddenly asking for fifty million!"
The cup in Ariel Morris’s hand shattered on the ground with a crack, her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at Veralina Quinn, her voice trembling: "Aunt... are you saying that after I broke up with Arlo, he asked his family for fifty million?"
Fifty million---- could it be...?!
Veralina Quinn nodded, proceeding to speak in a low voice: "Arlo went home asking for fifty million and was harshly whipped with a cane by his father, Evan, until his back was covered in scars. Just because Evan heard he was involved with a girl at school and thought he was distracted, and that fifty million ignited Evan’s anger, making him whip hard with the cane, both I and Arlo’s uncle didn’t dare to stop him."
"Arlo stood there taking Evan’s harsh beating until he passed out. When he woke up, his first words were to ask me to help him get the fifty million. You tell me, what mother could refuse her son’s request? Both his uncle and I promised, and for the first time in front of us, Arlo’s eyes turned red, he said his relationship with you was over.".....