When Family Became a Place I Couldn’t Return To novel Chapter 310

In the end, Jonah managed to talk Nancy around.

After she finished eating, he kept his word and handed her the only things left of her mother. When Felix wanted everything gone, Jonah had secretly paid off a staff to keep these safe. All that remained was a diary and a photo album.

The diary was filled with years of her mother’s private thoughts and the real reason she chose to end her life. Nancy’s mom had once been a rising star in the entertainment world, surrounded by powerful connections. That was why Felix had tried to win her over so aggressively. But after they got married, everything changed. Felix pushed her into socializing with the rich and influential, all for his own career.

Once Nancy was born, her mother lost any freedom she ever had. Felix treated her like a tool, sending her to all sorts of men, people with power, business leaders, and stars from every industry. To protect Nancy, her mom just kept her head down and swallowed every indignity, never letting her pain show. Years of that kind of torment left her completely drained.

Felix had promised her that once he secured a thirty percent stake in the Watson family business, he’d divorce her, give her and Nancy a good share of the money, so that they would never have to worry about anything again. That promise was the only thing keeping her going. She never guessed Felix had already broken that promise long ago.

The man Nancy tried to kill had been the last straw. From him, her mother learned that Felix, with Christopher’s help, already had more than thirty percent of the shares and was seizing real control. The night before she died, Nancy’s mom confronted Felix. He threatened her again, using Nancy as leverage. He had dirt on her, things she could never explain away. If she tried to leave, he’d ruin her completely.

She knew she couldn’t raise Nancy, couldn’t even be a good mom in her eyes. If Felix got custody, Nancy might end up just like her.

After she recovered, Nancy leaned on Jonah even more than before. She realized that, when Jonah stopped her from killing the man who’d hurt her mother, he wasn’t protecting the Watson family. He was saving her.

With Felix, there were only two outcomes if she went through with murder. Either Felix would toss her aside like she never mattered, or he’d use it against her, controlling her just like he’d controlled her mother.

For the first time, Jonah spoke to her softly and with real patience. “Get away from the Watson family. From now on, you don’t have a mother or a father. All you have is yourself.”