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Chapter 287 - 286: Let Her Go
Chapter 287 - 286: Let Her Go
Chapter 287: Chapter 286: Let Her Go
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Nicholas Thompson closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he met Molly Walker’s smiling eyes straight on.
Her beautiful eyes smiled, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes.
She knew what he was going to say.
His heart seemed to be struck by a heavy hammer, guilt forcing him to look away.
He clenched his teeth, pushed Joshua aside, and said to the people in the room, “I know, you all think I’m foolish, not caring about my own sister but caring about my adopted sister. But have you ever thought, this adopted sister was once our flesh and blood sister too ”
He looked at Joshua Thompson, and his pale face showed a bitter smile, “A few months ago, you were planning on going abroad to see Gabriel, talking about sending her off for marriage. And now in just three months, everyone has become like this ”
He walked pityingly towards Gillian Thompson, staring at her almost ruined face, and then his gaze fell on the crutch tucked under her arm.
Nicholas Thompson’s naked gaze made Gillian’s tears immediately flow.
Embarrassment and awkwardness ate away at every cell in her body like worms.
“You all think she’s a bad person, but I remember that she used to be my family,” he said, staring at Gillian’s missing half-leg, his eyes gradually growing hollow.
In the room, no one spoke up. Nicholas’s voice flowed through the space, ethereal and sad.
Michael Gallagher crossed his arms, leaning against the door with a sneer on his lips.
A familiar scene
He’d done this before, protecting Isabelle without regard for what she had done, even knowing about the bad deeds she had committed, blaming it on a sense of responsibility while being blinded by dust.
This Nicholas Thompson was just like him back then, but unfortunately, some things had to be lost and more broken before awakening came.
“Family ” Joshua sneered, “You’re right, she’s your family alone.”
“She didn’t hire anyone to kill you, nor did she give money to a swindler to fool you. You can treat her as your family, but don’t impose your morals on others.”
He tilted his head, looking at Molly with a wicked grin, “How do you want to get even? Third brother will back you up.”
His simple words ruthlessly struck Nicholas’s face.
Nicholas’s face turned from blue to white, and Gillian retreated in horror.
Molly looked at Gillian’s horrified expression without a trace of a smile.
They hadn’t seen each other for a few days, and Gillian had turned into this.
Joshua’s cold lips showed no hint of a smile, and Gillian’s parents beside him trembled with fear.
SWAT officers were still outside, and their attempt to cause trouble at the hospital today had been unsuccessful. Most likely, they would be detained.
Molly was about to speak when Nicholas fixed her with a stare, “Fourth Sister, you ”
“Do you want to say, ‘Spare her for my sake, and give her another chance?’” Molly interrupted Nicholas’ words.
Nicholas’s face changed dramatically.
“Don’t say that anymore,” Molly said with a playful smile, “Because you have no face in my eyes.”
“I remember on the day we acknowledged our relationship, you told me to apologize to Gillian Thompson, saying she was my sister and asking me to be magnanimous and appease her.”
“I also remember you destroying the recording of her hurting Mom in front of everyone.”
“I still remember that she threw my things into the pond, and even though you watched the surveillance, you falsely accused me of framing her.”
“Nicholas Thompson, you don’t deserve to be a lawyer.” Molly said, cold as icy thorns.
Nicholas lowered his eyes, his hands clenching tightly.
“You also don’t deserve to be my brother.”
Molly’s words stabbed into his heart like a steel knife, blood pouring out profusely.
The atmosphere plummeted, Joshua’s face darkened, and Amanda Leaford’s teeth chattered with anger.
How could she have given birth to such a foolish son!
“What’s wrong with you, Nicholas?!” Amanda felt as if she had been struck by a blow. Thinking about something, she stared at Nicholas sharply, “You you wouldn’t have ”
Nicholas knew what she was thinking, and gloomily shook his head, “I only treat her as a sister.”
“I don’t want her to die. If it were you, I would also protect you like this.”
Nicholas raised his chin and said to Molly, “I know I don’t deserve to be a brother. You’ve seen Gillian’s condition now too. She’s disabled and her face is ruined. Her future life won’t be easy either. Please just pity a stranger and let her go. Whatever sin she has, I’ll carry it for her.”
Molly smiled knowingly and stopped Joshua from stepping forward with a clenched fist.
“Gillian Thompson has not wronged me. The ones she has wronged are Third Brother and Mom. If they are willing to forgive, I have no objection.”
After saying that, she quickly turned around and escaped from the hospital room.
Michael followed her at a slightly disorganized pace.
Neither of them spoke.
Walking to the window, Molly rubbed her slightly reddened eyes and took deep breath after deep breath.
Michael looked at her with a complicated expression.
It turned out that every time she was wronged, she would lick her wounds in a corner all by herself.
When he had protected Isabelle, she must have felt the same way too.
“Captain Forest said that Gillian’s parents could be taken away for their actions that disrupted public order.” His voice was soft and comforting as he walked to her side and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
Molly looked at the falling leaves outside the window, her eyes clear, “There’s no need.”
At their core, they were only trying to protect their own child.
She had considered this point when she chose not to pursue the matter when they had kidnapped her last time.
“Nicholas said to let go of Gillian, but you’ve actually let her off the hook so many times already.” Michael looked at her steadily, with a smile in his eyes, like an ink painting gently unfolding.
Molly was slightly startled.
Michael said again, “Your heart is too soft.”
With the way she had dealt with Isabelle, she had always gone easy on Gillian.
Nicholas asked her to be tolerant, when in fact, she had been every time.
Molly pursed her lips, her heart stirring slightly.
She had never expected Michael to see through this layer.
Indeed, she had let Gillian off time after time, almost turning a blind eye to everything Gillian had done with her naturally abrasive character.
Michael smiled knowingly, “Nicholas is blind.”
Just like him back then, unable to see even his own heart.
“It’s because my heart is too soft ” Molly’s nose stung, and she looked out the window, “I should be more heartless in the future.”
Michael raised his eyebrows, staring at her beautiful side profile, his eyes deep and profound.
No matter how soft or hard-hearted, they were all Molly’s principles in dealing with others.
Sometimes he wondered why he was so moved by her.
Now, however, he had an answer.
Whether cruel or kind, it was her, and only her.
“Thank you,” Molly suddenly said, turning her head and giving him a radiant smile, “Thank you for saving me.”
After surviving the ordeal, she could finally thank Michael Gallagher in person, rather than repenting at a grave.
“Then consider my proposal,” he paused, “Remarry me.”