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Chapter 148 - 148: He Said, Sorry
Chapter 148 - 148: He Said, Sorry
Chapter 148: Chapter 148: He Said, Sorry
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What misunderstanding could there be between her and Michael Gallagher?
Molly Walker’s heart suddenly sank, her eyes filled with fear as they fell upon her stomach.
The baby was not even two months old, and her stomach had not started showing yet. If her mother-in-law insisted on telling Michael Gallagher about this…
Molly gave a bitter smile. What could she do? She could only resign herself to her fate.
Michael Gallagher caught a glimpse of Molly’s nervous appearance from the corner of his eye, and his eyebrows raised slightly.
“Do you remember when you both got drunk earlier this year?” Lana Lewis’s voice was low and hoarse, sighing as she spoke. “That time, it was I who put something in your food. I was so eager to have a grandson that I disregarded your feelings.”
She knew Michael had always thought it was Molly’s scheming.
She had been afraid that her son would hate her and had never dared to come forward and clarify. Now, she decided to reveal everything.
If the child Molly was carrying wasn’t Michael’s, she planned to take some matters to her grave. But the child in Molly’s stomach was Michael’s, and deep down, she still hoped that the two could reconcile.
She never liked Isabelle Richardson to begin with, and after going through everything these past few days, she felt that Molly was more suited to be with Michael.
Lana looked at Michael Gallagher and said, “Actually, Molly was unaware of it at that time. Both of you were manipulated by me.”
Shock simmered in Michael’s eyes, gradually spreading to his entire gaze, his eyes dark as ink, containing a ferocious beast within the darkness.
“Why are you only telling this now?” His voice was very low, and the surrounding air pressure seemed to be stifling.
Molly’s mouth hung open slightly, her face full of surprise.
She had her suspicions, but she never expected that her mother-in-law was truly behind what happened that night…
Lana’s eyes were downcast as she said softly, “Seeing you two hadn’t been intimate for three years, I couldn’t sleep because of my anxiety, especially this year, as I felt that my health was declining. In a fit of anger, I did this. I was afraid you would blame me and didn’t dare to say anything. You two acted normal in front of me, so I thought everything was fine until you filed for divorce …”
At that point, Lana looked at Molly and said, “Molly, Michael has never done anything to wrong you. Bailey Gallagher’s father is not him, but Xavier… ‘
“I know…” Molly interrupted her guiltily.
Mother-in-law thought that their only issue was Isabelle Richardson, but their complex relationship had long transcended Isabelle’s involvement.
Remembering Michael’s questioning, Molly’s heart ached slightly.
If he knew the truth about their marriage, he wouldn’t forgive her either, just like she couldn’t forgive him for helping Isabelle in the past.
She could accept if he didn’t like her, but she couldn’t accept that he, her husband, would completely stand on Isabelle’s side.
Thinking about how her grandmother still died in such a vague and unsettled manner, Molly’s eyes grew teary. She dared not look at her mother-in-law’s expression any longer and said faintly, “Mother-in-law, we’re divorced.”
Once divorced, there was no turning back…
Lana’s mouth opened, her face growing even paler.
She knew what Molly meant: she didn’t want to remarry and had no intention of forgiving Michael.
Lana’s face remained unchanged, but bitterness welled up in her heart.
It truly was a doomed relationship…
Michael Gallagher’s expression was clear, his face as cold and indifferent as ice.
Molly didn’t care; she didn’t care about him, his past, or his future.
She only cared about the people and things she wanted to care about.
Michael Gallagher’s gaze drifted faintly to her stomach, a corner of his lips curled in a cold smile. “Yes, we’re already divorced; there’s no need to bring up the past.”
With that, he withdrew his hand.
This attitude made Lana’s breath hitch, and she glared at him resentfully, “Don’t think I don’t know that at that time, you thought she had schemed against you. Now that you know the truth, you should apologize to Molly at once!”
Molly coughed softly, quickly turning her face away. “It’s okay, it’s all in the past.”
She never expected her mother-in-law to bring this matter into the open.
Pursuing this further would only make both of them feel embarrassed.
Her tone was gentle, dodging his gaze, and her words carried a hint of anxiety.
Michael Gallagher’s eyes darkened, and he pressed his lips together in silence.
Indeed, he had misunderstood her for many days because of that incident, and she had even proposed a divorce to prove her innocence.
On the contrary, it was he who had always held onto this matter and refused to let it go.
“I’m sorry.”
His voice was hoarse, and his hot breath intertwined beside her ear.
Hearing his apology, Molly’s heart stirred slightly, and her eyes grew a little warm.
When she first married him, she had hoped for some progress between them and was even prepared to give herself to him. However, he had always respected her, often sleeping in separate rooms.
Perhaps that’s why her mother-in-law couldn’t stand it anymore.
In fact, that night, she herself was a victim, but he didn’t believe her despite explaining multiple times.
Fortunately, there was now a baby, so it wasn’t all loss.
Worried that her mother-in-law might bring up the issue of her pregnancy,
Molly stood up and said, “I have something else to do, so I’ll leave first. Oh, Aunt, I’ll pick up Bailey from kindergarten tonight. If you have any other issues, you can contact me at any time.”
When she heard Molly mention picking up Bailey, Lana was a little surprised but nodded approvingly. “Then I’ll leave it to you.”
“You don’t have to pick up Bailey.”
Suddenly, Michael Gallagher’s voice sounded, and Molly was stunned.
Michael thought of the call he received from Jake Leaford, claiming that Bailey had hit Arthur Leaford and that it was Molly who instigated it.
Although Bailey eventually won the fight, fighting in school was not a good habit.
“Michael, why are you stopping Molly when she volunteered to pick up Bailey?” This time Lana was truly angry.
She thought her son was just being straightforward, but now he seemed to be a typical overly rigid man.
“Molly, don’t listen to him. If you want to pick up Bailey, go ahead.”
Molly remained silent. In fact, she didn’t want to pick up Bailey either, but she had promised him that she would listen to his secret.
She didn’t expect Michael to be so resistant.
“Bailey fighting with Arthur Leaford today was your doing, right?” Michael narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.
Instigator?
Molly’s lips twitched.
“What’s going on?” Hearing this, Lana sat up straight, her voice panicked. She looked at Molly and asked, “Bailey had a fight? With whom? Who started it first?”
“Bailey started it first, and it was me who told him to fight,” Molly said with a calm face, smiling, “That person was verbally abusive to him, and I suspect someone else beat him up in private too. Only you didn’t know about it.” Lana’s face changed, and Michael also furrowed his brows.
“You should have noticed that he’s very resistant to going to kindergarten. Because people in the school are waiting to bully him. Coincidentally, I saw Arthur Leaford bullying him, so I told Bailey to fight back once.”
She didn’t think she was wrong.
Especially in the face of such violence, she even advocated fighting back.
Having heard her explanation, Michael’s doubts were somewhat allayed.
On hearing this, Lana thought about Bailey’s recent reluctance to go to kindergarten and trembled with anger, “I can’t believe an aristocratic school would raise children like this! Michael, you need to investigate this matter thoroughly. I won’t allow Bailey to be wronged.”
She then turned to Molly, taking her hand, “You did the right thing. Encountering such violence, one should fight back. Thank you for picking up Bailey tonight.”
Molly nodded, and was about to leave when she saw Michael also following her out.
Lana immediately said coldly to Michael, “You stay, I have something to say to you.”
Michael stopped in his tracks, watching Molly’s back as his eyes deepened.
At sunset, Sunnydale Star International Kindergarten entrance was crowded with luxury cars.
In the classroom, children were picked up one by one, and Bailey was sitting in a corner, reading a storybook attentively. “Bailey, your guardian is here to pick you up.”
Hearing the teacher’s words, Bailey happily grabbed his backpack and ran towards the entrance with excitement.
Upon seeing the person who arrived, Bailey stopped.
“Bailey!” Isabelle Richardson walked over quickly and hugged him affectionately. “Do you miss Mommy?”
Bailey’s body stiffened for a few seconds before gently pushing her away, “Why did you come?”
It wasn’t that person…
Bailey’s little face quickly fell.
Isabelle’s smile froze, and her tone instantly turned cold, “Who do you wish were here instead?”
Bailey’s little mouth pursed into a straight line.
Seeing Bailey like this, Isabelle became taken aback with anger, her face turning pale and then green.
She had received a message that Bailey had been in a fight, and the person who instigated him was called Molly.
Bailey was her last hope, and she couldn’t allow a woman like Molly to have any influence on him!
Despite the doctor’s warnings, she secretly ran out to pick up Bailey, only to find that Bailey wished for the other woman to pick him up instead..