To stay with Ben, Carmen would rather live without an identity. Carmen was clever, she was supposed to marry a proper man.
Because marriage could provide her a stable life, what a pity, she fell in love with Ben. Even so, she still chose him as she believed this man would never betray her.
She indeed had twenty years of happy life. What about twenty years later? Everything was over and she returned ordinary.
She didn’t care about going back to poverty, but she wouldn't involve her children. Carmen had made up her mind.
When she finished bathing, Renee had laid on the bed. "Mom, do you think Leo can be released?"
"Yes. He will be set free soon."
"Did dad save him? I knew it! After all, we have been together for 20 years." Renee still regarded Ben as her father.
Carmen was desperate again to think that she kneeled Ben for help. But she was refused. Ben won’t save them.
"Renee, listen to me. After Leo was released, By the way, your father bought your apartments. In the future, you will have a place to live.
you must correct yourself and look for a job.
Life standards could be lower than those in the Xia family, compared to others, your standards are still good, as long as you don't waste money." Carmen said.
"Mom, I know. Dad is still in love with us." Renee thought the dad was Ben.
"Renee, you're wrong. I'm talking about Edgar. He was allocated some property after divorce. He will give them to you."
"It's him! He is not my dad! If he hadn't asked you to do those things, we wouldn't have ended up like this!" Besides Tracey, Renee hated Edgar most in this world.
"Renee, whether you admit him or not, he is your father. In fact, I don't blame him.
I knew he had a wife but still messed around with him. It was my fault. But he was happy to know I got pregnant with you two.
Then I use his connection to know Ben. I took advantage of him! At that time, I was not aware of my shamelessness, I never thought that I have caused so much damage to the innocent!
Until now... Until now. I have realized how
b*tchy I was. I am sorry for Edgar, he helped you and Leo a lot.
"He's your biological father. If you run into any trouble in the future, you can ask him for help." Carmen said with guilt.
If she hadn't chased vanity and worked as a bar girl, she probably had married a good man and lived a peaceful life.
It was because she asked for too much she shouldn't have and seduced the men she didn't deserve. She created such a big mess herself.
"No, I won't admit him. Ben is my father." Renee was still stubborn.
"Alas..." Carmen sighed deeply. Maybe she should stop persuading her, one day, Renee would be persuaded by the reality.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? You look strange." Renee found Carmen didn't speak in a normal way.
"Nothing. I just think that you should grow up. Without the protection of the Xia family, you should learn how to survive. If I'm gone..."
"Nonsense, why are you gone?" Renee felt even more uneasy. Carmen was too abnormal today.
"Silly, how can I accompany you two all the time? Sooner or later, I will leave you earlier. It's getting late. Sleep first, and Leo will come back soon." Carmen said.
Renee nodded. Although she felt that something was wrong, she couldn’ t tell anything that went wrong. She was sleepy, a while later, she fell asleep.
Seeing Renee's sleeping face, Carmen's eyes were filled with tears. "Sorry, Renee, I don’t have any way to save Leo, I can only do so."
The next day.
Ben was about to leave for the company as usual, when he pushed the door open, he saw Carmen was standing outside. She was in a simple dress, and she didn't put on any makeup. Her look reminded Ben of when they met for the first time.
"She was pure and simple then, that's why I was fooled." Ben thought.
"Why are you coming here?" Ben frowned and asked. Carmen didn't even say a word, but she saw Ben's strong disgust first. She smiled bitterly, "Why, why we become like this?" Carmen was helpless.
She looked so weak. Ben was alert that she had other plans to implement.
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