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Chapter 1665
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,
Chapter 1668
“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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Peggy Howards was out of breath as she looked at the Batton family. “Are you tired?” she asked.Sharon Lindt immediately shook her head. “Not at all…”“That’s great…” Peggy said.After saying that, Peggy quickly opened the front door. “Please come in, Ms. Lindt, Mr. Batton, and Josh. Our house is small and run-down. I hope you won’t mind…” Peggy said.“Why would we?” Wilson Batton said.After that, Annabeth Cates and Peggy led them into the house.Once everyone had changed into slippers, Annabeth led the Batton family into the living room.Their house was tiny as it was only sixty square feet in total. Hence, the living room was very small.It also had a simple design, with only white paint on the walls and white tiles on the floor.Due to years of wear and tear, the tiles had already turned slightly yellowish.Sharon was taken aback by the state of the house.After looking around, Sharon sat down with Wilson and Josh Batton.Due to her busy work schedule, Annabeth hadn’t b
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Although Annabeth Cates wasn’t as beautiful as her other daughters-in-law, Sharon Lindt still adored her.Sharon felt that Annabeth was a gentle and likable girl.“Let Josh do it. Don’t worry. Just stay here with me,” Sharon said as she affectionately ruffled Annabeth’s hair.“I don’t feel good that he is doing so much work. It’s his first time coming to my house,” Annabeth said.“What’s wrong with that? He should be busy on his first visit to the in-laws’ place. That would make your mother feel more secure…” Sharon said.“Alright then…” Annabeth said.“Annabeth, have you thought about taking your parents to Atlantis? They’re getting old. I think you should live closer to them… “We have many houses in Atlantis. Could we take your parents with us?“Once we’re there, your parents can pick whichever house we own… We’ll transfer the ownership to your parents later…“Medical facilities in Atlantis are better than here. Besides, you’d be closer to them. It’s easier for you to look
Chapter 1672
There was a saying that poor people would be ignored, while rich people would be approached by the most distant of relatives. Annabeth Cates could finally relate to this.Back when they were poor, very few people visited them during festive seasons apart from close relatives…On top of that, very few people would take the initiative to call and ask them how they were doing.People did anything to avoid them…That was because they were poor. Hence, everyone was afraid that they would try to borrow money from them.Now that Annabeth was in a relationship with Josh, everyone felt that she had gotten rich. All of them wanted to get closer to her family now…At this moment, Annabeth couldn’t help but sigh at how materialistic people were.Up until now, she still couldn’t forget the condescending looks on her relatives’ faces when her parents went for family gatherings.Annabeth also couldn’t forget how her ex-classmates looked down on her when she joined them at reunion parties.Ov
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