Chapter 256
Clung! Shaun was so angry that he kicked Ingrid heavily.
Shaun said, “I can’t stand your nonsense talk anymore. If you say such things again, I’ll definitely divorce you!”
Ingrid shouted angrily, “Then let’s do it! Do you think I’m afraid of you? I’ll divorce you tomorrow if you give me half of your property!”
Shaun was so angry that he panted heavily, shouting, “In your dreams!”
Then, Shaun turned to look at Roxanne and said, “Roxy, listen to me. You have to abort the child tomorrow.
“After that, you can find an ordinary man and live a peaceful life with him. That’s the best solution for you.
“Bruce isn’t a man you can control. You won’t be happy even if you manage to be with him. Besides, things have already turned out like this. You won’t have a good ending if you keep annoying Bruce.”
Hearing Shaun’s words, Ingrid was furious that her eyes were on fire. She shouted, “Hmph! Shaun, of course, you want Roxy to give Bruce up because you hope Joanna to be with Bruce!
“Don’t you think I don’t know what you’re planning! You’re biased! And you want Joanna to have everything!”
Shaun shook his head angrily and said, “You’re ridiculous and unreasonable!”
Ingrid retorted, “You’re the ridiculous one. That’s why you prefer Joanna to Roxy!”
The two of them scolded each other, and no one gave in. Soon, they started fighting again.
Ding Dong! Ding Dong!
When Shaun and Ingrid were fighting fiercely, the doorbell downstairs rang.
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Two minutes later, a maid ran upstairs. She reported, “Mr. Haynes and Mrs. Haynes, two men are at the door.”
“Who are they?”
“They say they are Mr. Everett’s lawyers.” replied the maid..
Hearing that, Shaun and Ingrid were shocked and stopped the fight.
Ingrid said, “Bring that man in now.”
“Alright!” The maid replied and hurriedly went down to open the door.
Shaun and Ingrid quickly tidied up their clothes and hurried downstairs.
Roxanne stopped crying and wiped her tears. Then she quietly went downstairs and hid behind the stairs to hear the conversation.
Shaun was worried and asked, “What are Mr. Everett’s lawyers doing here?”
Ingrid said, “Hmph! Mr. Everett must be here to discuss the details of the breakup. We should ask him to compensate us a big amount of money since the breakup is settled.”
When Shaun heard this, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He said, “Is money the only thing in your mind? Are you very short of money now?”
“Hmph!” Ingrid snorted and did not reply to Shaun.
Shaun warned, “Behave yourself and talk less later. Don’t embarrass yourself!”
Five minutes later, the maid let two men in. They were dressed in suits and wore gold–rimmed glasses, carrying briefcases.
Shaun greeted politely, “Welcome. Please take a seat!”
Mr. Brycen politely greeted, “Hello, Mr. Haynes and Mrs. Haynes. Where’s Ms. Haynes?”
Shaun replied, “My daughter is upstairs. What can I do for you?”
Mr. Brycen said, “I’m Mr. Everett’s lawyer, and I’m here to ask Ms. Haynes to return the engagement ring and other gifts given by Mr. Everett.”
When Ingrid and Shaun heard this, they looked at each other in shock.
Mr. Brycen continued, “The gifts Mr. Everett previously gave Ms. Haynes are all valuable. Those are betrothal gifts.
“Mr. Everett has withdrawn the engagement with Ms. Haynes. Therefore, pursuant to the law, Ms. Haynes must return all the gifts she has received to Mr.
Everett.
“This is a list of the gifts. Please ask Ms. Haynes to return all of them. Otherwise, we will sue her for marriage fraud and extortion.”
Shaun gasped after he heard what the lawyer said. He had mixed feelings and could not say a word.
Ingrid trembled in anger and asked, “What did you say?”
Mr. Brycen continued, “Mrs. Haynes, I’m sure you also know about Ms. Haynes‘ affair with another man. Mr. Everett is furious and wants to get back the gifts that were given to Ms. Haynes.
“This is the indictment approved by the court.”
Ingrid said, “How can Mr. Everett take back the gifts he has given to Roxy? Man gives things to a woman is reasonable and…”
Mr. Brycen smiled and interrupted, “That’s not how the law works.
“Ms. Haynes commits deceit during her relationship with Mr. Everett. Thus, these assets are all obtained by fraud. Mr. Everett doesn’t sue Ms. Haynes for criminal responsibility now and only wants the gifts back.”
Roxanne hid behind the stairs and heard everything. She got so angry that her body was trembling. Then she rushed out angrily, shouting, “How can
Bruce do this to me?
“I’ve been dating Bruce for six years. How can I receive nothing for accompanying him for six years? How can he be so ruthless after the breakup?
“How will Bruce compensate me for six years of my youth?”
Ingrid shouted angrily, “That’s right. My daughter can’t be with Bruce for six years for nothing! Also, Roxy is still pregnant with Bruce’s child. How can that be considered deceiving him?”
Mr. Brycen said, “Mrs. Haynes, Ms. Haynes, please calm down. Mr. Everett is our client, and what we are doing is just protecting our client’s proper rights.
“You can file a lawsuit if you are unsatisfied with the result.
“This is the indictment created by Mr. Everett’s lawyers. You can take your time to read it and discuss it.
“Then we’re leaving now.” The two lawyers stood up and left, not giving Ingrid and Roxanne a chance to argue.
Mr. Brycen thought, “After all, the Haynes family will lose more if they want to get to a court.”
After the lawyer left, Roxanne and Ingrid were still dumbfounded. Shaun was also angry and could not say anything.
Ingrid said, “So many things on the list, and we have to return them all! How is that possible?”
Ingrid and Roxanne were looking at the list of items. They could not help getting annoyed when they thought about returning them all.
Ingrid said, “Shaun, do something!”
Shaun replied, “What else can I do except return the items?”
Ingrid said, “That’s easy for you to say. Roxy can’t spend six years on Bruce for nothing!”
Roxanne gritted her teeth in anger and shouted, “Bruce, Joanna! You two bastards will die a horrible death!”
Ingrid stopped Roxanne and said, “What’s the point of yelling all these now?”
Shaun interrupted, “We can return those things later. Roxy should go to the hospital and get an abortion tomorrow first.”
Ingrid retorted, “Absolutely not!”
Roxanne screamed, “Dad, Mom, can the two of you stop arguing? Can you stop annoying me?”
“Ahh!” Shaun kept sighing.
[Although I’ve dated Ms. Roxanne Haynes for six years, I’ve never had intercourse with her! Ms. Roxanne Haynes used inappropriate means to get pregnant…]
Bruce posted a breakup statement on Twitter later that night.
Then Roxanne became a popular topic on all kinds of news.
People started their discussions on the Internet again.
This time, Roxanne became notorious, and everyone hated her.
The next day, Roxanne felt uncomfortable and had the signs of miscarriage.
Roxanne had no choice but to go to the hospital with Ingrid for a checkup.
As soon as Roxanne left the house, a group of entertainment journalists chased after Roxanne and asked questions. “Ms. Haynes, may I ask who the man in the photo is? What’s your relationship with him?”
“Did you cheat first? Is the baby in your belly Mr. Everett’s?”
“Have you read Mr. Everett’s breakup statement posted last night? What do you think about it?”
Seeing this, Roxanne felt the world spin. She cried, “Go away! All of you!”
“Ms. Haynes, please say something!” The entertainment journalists did not care about Roxanne’s feelings. Instead, they chased after Roxanne and kept asking questions.
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