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“Nice to meet you…” Bobby Cates used every ounce of strength left in his body to speak as he looked at them.Annabeth Cates had previously told Bobby all about what happened between her and Josh Batton and her situation with the Batton family.Bobby had a good impression of Josh’s family, and he felt assured that his daughter could be part of a family like this.“Nice to meet you… Bobby, you shouldn’t speak for now. We’ll talk once you get better…” Sharon Lindt said worriedly.Bobby nodded gently before painfully closing his eyes.“This is my cousin…” Annabeth added.When Annabeth’s cousin heard this, she braced herself to turn and look at the Batton family. “Nice to meet you…”“Nice to meet you too. Don’t speak for now. I know you’re all out of strength,” Sharon said.Annabeth’s cousin mustered a smile before closing her eyes. She then leaned against Annabeth’s body.The helicopter soon landed in front of Belleville’s municipal hospital.Once the helicopter landed, the bodyg
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“That’s right… It’s more important for you to stay here and recuperate,” Wilson Batton added.“How could I let you pay for everything? That won’t do… I have to pay for my expenses,” Bobby said sternly. He was against the idea.From his perspective, he shouldn’t be spending the Batton family’s money.“Bobby, we’re all family. Don’t worry about it… If you don’t do as we say, I’ll get angry… I’ll leave…” Sharon Lindt said firmly. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.Annabeth Cates instantly felt her heart warmed…She understood Sharon’s temper. Hence, she started tugging at her father’s hand. “You’ll stay if she asks you to. If you keep refusing, they really will get angry…”Bobby seemed troubled…After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded helplessly.However, he still didn’t feel comfortable about spending other people’s money.“That’s right… You’re a good man, Bobby,” Sharon said softly.“I’m really sorry that you had to witness such a mess…” Bobby said apologetically.“A
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Annabeth Cates’ cousin began tearing up. “Anyway, I’m sorry…”“Alright, let’s stop talking about these,” Bobby said.“What are your thoughts on this now?” Annabeth looked at her cousin and asked.Right then, Annabeth was still filled with rage. All she wanted was for the jerk to die…Annabeth’s cousin immediately wiped her tears away. She then went down on her knees.Annabeth panicked when she saw this.She immediately bent over and tried to get her cousin to stand up.However, her cousin refused to budge. “Annabeth, don’t pull me up. I have something to ask of you…”Annabeth seemed frantic. “If there’s anything you want to tell me, just get up and say it. Don’t do this. I can’t accept this,” she said.With that, Annabeth also kneeled in front of her cousin and held her hand tightly.“Annabeth… I know the Batton family has all the power in the world. Can I ask you to find a way to keep that man in prison forever?“As long as he’s out there, our family will never have a day o
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Their family could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.“Thank you. Honestly, thank you so much…” Annabeth Cates’ cousin stammered as she cried.In the next second, she hugged Sharon Lindt and started bawling her eyes out.She knew that, from this moment on, the dark moments she had suffered for decades would soon come to an end.It was truly incredible!Everything was finally coming to an end.She knew that she could lead a normal life again.She began to swear an oath in her heart.She swore that she would remember Annabeth and the Batton family’s kind deed for the rest of her life.She’d be willing to die for them if that was necessary.Annabeth gently hugged her cousin from behind. “Alright, stop crying. Good days are ahead of you. Shouldn’t you be smiling?”Annabeth’s cousin repeatedly nodded, but she was still crying profusely…Only god knew how long she had been waiting for this moment.Initially, she thought that she would never be able to escape from th
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When Annabeth Cates’ cousin heard this, she immediately shook her head. “Are you kidding me? I don’t have any educational qualifications or good family background. I’m an ugly, middle-aged woman. How could I get all these things?”Although Annabeth’s cousin wanted the things Sharon Lindt mentioned, she knew that she would never acquire those things in her lifetime.To her, the biggest joy would be to get rid of her terrible husband and live a peaceful life with her son.She didn’t dare to hope for other things.However, Sharon smiled and patted her gently on the shoulders. “You can accomplish those things if I help you, right?”“How will you help me?” Annabeth’s cousin asked.“What’s your highest educational qualification?” Sharon asked.“Middle school.”“How about working as our housekeeper? You’ll get 30,000 dollars a month, and the job comes with accommodation too… Not only that, but I will also plan for your son to live in Atlantis too… He’ll get to study in the best school
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Besides, Sharon Lindt felt that Annabeth Cates must have been thinking the same thing.“Also, you’ve lived such a dark and horrid life in this small town for the longest time. I believe you’d want to leave this place for a new one, don’t you?” Sharon asked.Her words gradually tempted Cindy Schumer… However, Cindy’s pride and ego were still urging her not to agree.“Cindy, to be honest, I think Aunt Lindt’s suggestion is a good one…” Annabeth felt convinced too.“Alright, it’s been decided… Let’s not talk about this further. As for which job you’ll take up, we’ll arrange it once you get to Atlantis,” Sharon said irrefutably.“It’s really fine…” Cindy shook her head again.“Weren’t you very thankful to us for helping you? If that’s the case, you must do as we say. Otherwise, we won’t help you…” Sharon insisted.Suddenly, Cindy couldn’t find the words to respond…She felt caught in the middle.“It’s been decided,” Wilson Batton chipped in.Seeing how the Batton family acted,
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“I’m terribly sorry you had to see something like this on your first trip to visit us…” Peggy Howards said apologetically as she looked at the Batton family.She had heard from the old lady downstairs about everything that had happened earlier.That old lady was a witness.“It’s fine. None of you wanted this, no?” Sharon Lindt was very understanding of the situation. She didn’t think it was a big deal.Peggy let out a long, helpless sigh.“Mom, Aunt Lindt has already said she’d help Cindy get a divorce. She’d also make sure her husband stays in prison forever. So he’ll never be able to come out and wreak havoc again,” Annabeth Cates said as she held Peggy’s hand tightly.When Peggy heard this, she sighed in relief.For so many years, their entire family had been through so much terror because of Cindy Schumer’s marriage…The entire family would even dream of this day coming.They all hated Cindy’s husband to the core, but they couldn’t do anything to him because of his connect
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Soon, the helicopter arrived above Annabeth Cates’s house.Her house was in a run-down neighborhood in town.Right then, it happened to be lunchtime. So there were many people out and about.When these people heard a helicopter, they all looked at it.While everyone watched, the pilot landed the helicopter on an empty piece of flat ground in front of Annabeth’s house.Over a hundred bodyguards got out of the helicopter first…Then, they lined up on both sides of the helicopter in an organized manner.The huge formation garnered a lot of attention from the locals around the area.Peggy Howards was the first to get out of the helicopter.Immediately after that, Josh Batton and Annabeth also got out of the helicopter.Finally, it was Wilson Batton and Sharon Lindt’s turn to get out.This was the most run-down place Sharon had ever been to in her life.She couldn’t help but look around as soon as her feet landed on the ground.Everything that came into sight made her feel sorr
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