The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning by Max Charming Chapter 569
Donna and Ethan sat in the car. Donna had always been defiant. In the past, she never backed down even when the two had argued and given each other the silent treatment.
Ethan had always been the first to back down. In fact, Ethan wavered when Donna knelt down. Donna stubbornly looked out the window.
“My parents’ wellbeing is none of your business. Mr. Arnold, you’re already engaged, so you better not let your fiancee hear of this. We should keep our distance.”
Ethan looked straight ahead and focused on the road, “Remind me who shamelessly declared at the Arnold residence that she was going to be Mrs. Arnold again? You don’t need to put on an act in front of me.”
Donna gritted her teeth and said, “Do you think I’d go to the Arnold residence and face your grandma’s judgment if it weren’t for Robin? Besides, it’s not like you ever cared about our son in the past, so you don’t need to start now. Anyway, just drop us off by the road. I’ll go home on my own after this.”
Ethan’s gaze turned frosty. Then, he said icily, “I’ll have my lawyer draft up a contract for the custody of our son. You won’t win against me. The court won’t grant custody to a mother who’s not mentally fit.”
Donna chuckled icily.
“So you plan on letting Madelyn Jent raise him? Are you going to ask Robin to call a stranger his mother? Don’t act like I’m fucking six feet under, Ethan! So what if I’m not mentally fit?! Are you any better? Don’t forget you’re a lunatic too!”
Donna’s words hit home. Ethan was, in fact, a lunatic. Donna turned to look at Ethan with a mildly creepy smile.
“Haven’t you realized, Ethan? Robin’s just like you back then,” she said coolly. She continued, “And Madelyn… She’s like Sylvia. Don’t forget how Sylvia tore your family apart. In the future, Madelyn will be just like Sylvia and tear us apart just like she did.”
“Shut up!” Ethan said as he slammed the brakes. Donna shielded her son’s head and almost hurt herself.
“Am I wrong? Were we at fault back then? If anything, your grandmother was at fault. If it weren’t for her, we would’ve gotten together long ago, and Robin wouldn’t have had to go through all this.”
Ethan said, “Madelyn is not like Sylvia and never will be. On the other hand, you’ll never compare to her. She isn’t deceitful and manipulative like you.”
Then, Ethan drove the two to a private hospital, which was one of the Arnold family’s investments. Robin was taken into an examination room. Ethan made a call. After he was done, he walked up to Donna.
“Our stance is evident. There’s no way we’re letting the child stay by your side. I’ve already sent a bodyguard to care for him. In the future, you’re not to come to the hospital without my permission,” he said coldly as he took out a 4 million dollar check. He continued, “This amount is sufficient for you to remarry and last you an entire lifetime.”
“Don’t you even think about it,” Donna looked at him with bloodshot eyes and tore the check into pieces.
However, Ethan did not seem surprised by Donna’s actions. He simply watched her as she acted hysterically. Finally, he spoke in a cold voice.
“You’ve never loved me. All you’ve ever wanted was to be Mrs. Arnold. Would you still cling to me like this if I weren’t the CEO of the Arnold Corporation?”
Donna was stunned. Ethan continued, “Not every relationship needs an outcome. Madelyn is the woman I’ve chosen. And you… You were just someone who appeared at the right time to give me some warmth. Back when we were young, I treated the minuscule kindness that you showed me as my everything.
Our encounter was a mistake from the very start, and I’m still paying for our mistakes. I’ve been paralyzed after I got into that car accident for you. I’ve gone for physiotherapy and stood up again because of her, and what I’m doing now is also for her. Letting the child return to the Arnold family is the biggest concession I can make. However, you will never be Mrs. Arnold.
With that, Ethan stuck one hand into his pocket and walked away. Meanwhile, Donna’s knees gave out as she collapsed onto the ground and the light in her eyes completely went out.
‘I’m… I’m the only one living in the past! Was our encounter a mistake? What about our child? Is his existence merely to solidify Madelyn’s position as Mrs. Arnold because she’s infertile?’
