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Chapter 536: 531 Second Brother, Don't Blame Me_1
Chapter 536: 531 Second Brother, Don't Blame Me_1
Chapter 536: Chapter 531 Second Brother, Don’t Blame Me_1
“Second brother…” Gillian Thompson’s face was filled with joy, “I thought you were still angry with me and wouldn’t come to visit.”
Last time after I jumped off a hill, Nicholas Thompson told her not to repeat such action.
However, she had clearly ignored Nicholas’s advice this time.
Fortunately, second brother didn’t mind.
Nicholas Thompson watched Gillian from a distance, his feelings were complicated.
Perhaps the previous jump was an accident and done in the heat of the moment, but this time, Gillian’s response was truly over-the-top, resulting in harm not only to herself but also to the Fourth Sister…
Nicholas Thompson sighed, “Gillian, this time, even your second brother can’t help you.”
Gillian’s lips twitched, she asked tremblingly, “What do you mean?”
“You should leave the A-class project to Ethan Hopkins,” said Nicholas Thompson, his face sombre.
Gillian’s face paled slightly, “But second brother, you promised me… Doing this, how will people from the Hopkins family view me… Especially Ethan Hopkins’ mom, she’s always been unsatisfied with me and now she’s expecting things from me.”
This time, Ethan Hopkins had promised confidently in front of his family that he would secure the A-class project and maintain the stability of the entire company.
When Ethan Hopkins talked about this, he didn’t hide anything from Gillian. Gillian understood that this was the Hopkins family’s way of accepting her as one of their own.
Upon learning of her pregnancy, Ethan Hopkins’ mother was first shocked, then scornful of everything.
Gillian knew that she must think that she had done everything in her power to secure a higher position by using her baby.
It’s normal to not use protection when in love, but coupling that with leveraging the baby for power? She wouldn’t admit to that.
“Second brother, I know you disapprove of Ethan, but he is the father of my child after all. I really don’t want the family to fall apart before the child is even born…”
Upon hearing this, Nicholas Thompson was somewhat disappointed, “Did you know that the news about Ethan Hopkins and Liliana Leaford has come out?”
“I…” Gillian dodged his gaze, biting her lips until they turned white, “Second brother, Ethan said that it’s Liliana Leaford who’s attached to him, he didn’t respond to this shameful woman, he said he would definitely treat me well…”
Nicholas frowned, clearly not convinced.
If she was a proud girl, she would have ended the relationship as soon as she encountered such an incident, but Gillian was dragging the situation along…
He thought of Ivy Thompson. Upon learning of Michael Gallagher’s “infidelity”, she made the decisive choice to divorce him and raise the child alone.
This decision may seem impulsive but it shows strong determination.
Nicholas thought for a moment, “Gillian, if you give birth to this child, even if you bring him up alone, as long as you educate him well, the child won’t go astray…”
“Second brother!” Gillian quickly interrupted him, “The child can’t be without a father!”
“I was adopted as a child, and I know the pain of not having parents around… I know you’re looking out for me, second brother, but I still choose to trust Ethan. You may think I’m blinded by love, but I can feel how he treats me… He’s been so good to me, he won’t betray me.”
Nicholas Thompson looked at her in silence, not speaking for a long time.
“If Fourth Sister were in this situation, she would definitely choose to raise the child by herself.”
It was only at this moment that Nicholas Thompson realized that blood ties also influenced character.
Although Gillian was not related to him by blood, her choice greatly disappointed him.
Gillian’s heart skipped a beat as she avoided his penetrating gaze and bowed her head, “Michael Gallagher and Isabelle Richardson’s affair was well-known to everyone, but now haven’t they reconciled…”
There was a hint of derision both within and outside her words.
Nicholas frowned, “But Michael Gallagher was never involved with another woman from beginning to end.”
“Who says? Molly Walker? And you believe her?”, Gillian laughed scornfully, “At that time, everyone in Sunnydale knew about the ambiguous relationship between Michael Gallagher and Isabelle Richardson. Now if you say that there was nothing between them, would you believe it? I certainly don’t.”
Her words were scoffing, and they were extremely harsh in Nicholas’s ears.
He realized that no matter what he said now, it would be useless as Gillian had unconditionally trusted Ethan Hopkins.
“Since you choose to trust him, your second brother won’t say anything more, but I won’t help him again, and I have guaranteed this to our eldest brother.”
Gillian’s face froze solid.
She didn’t expect that pretending to jump off the building this time would not only yield nothing but she would also lose the benefits she had already received.
Just then, the phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, Gillian’s face turned pale and then white.
She glanced at Nicholas Thompson, took a deep breath, and answered the phone, “Hello, Daddy…”
“Where have you been? Didn’t you say you were going to look after me? I haven’t eaten or drunk anything until now. What exactly are you and Ethan Hopkins up to?”
On the phone, Daniel Thompson was filled with anger.
No wonder he was angry. Initially, two caregivers took good care of him, but Gillian Thompson insisted on stepping in to take care of him.
Not only did these two dismiss the caregivers, but in the end, they weren’t even around.
Gillian Thompson was also panicking, she had completely forgotten about taking care of Daniel.
“Second brother, I forgot about taking care of Dad… the doctors say I need to stay in the hospital for observation because of the baby. Can you… ”
Gillian spoke with a growing sense of shame.
She initially wanted to score some good points with Daniel this time, but she messed it all up.
This time, she truly lost more than she gained.
Gillian somewhat regretted her rashness.
If Ethan found out that Nicholas wasn’t helping him, he’d probably berate her to death.
However, it seemed as though Ethan was afraid of making a big fuss about his situation with Liliana and hadn’t brought it up.
“I’ll send someone to take care of him,” Nicholas stood up, “I have matters back at the company, I won’t continue to stay here. If you need anything, call the nurse. Oh right, Ethan is in the room next to yours. He was badly beaten up and might not be able to use his hand anymore.”
Upon hearing the words “can’t use his hand,” Gillian’s face changed drastically, she squeaked, “Who did this?!”
So far, no one had told her about Ethan, and she was utterly unaware that Ethan was injured.
“He hurt Fourth Sister,” Nicholas said with a cold face, recalling what Ethan had done. “Only disabling one hand is already considered merciful to him.”
Gillian’s lips moved with difficulty, her body trembling intensely.
She thought she was impulsive, but Ethan was even more so.
Who gave him the nerve to lay a hand on Ivy!?
Ivy has the “W” organization behind her!
“I hope you won’t regret every decision you make,” Nicholas left after dropping this line.
Gillian remained in a daze, even after Nicholas left for a while.
Regret?
In fact, she had regretted her decisions long ago.
From the moment Ivy entered the Thompson family, if she had been kind to Ivy back then, would she have avoided this catastrophe?
But what use is regret now? Since she had opted for that path, she was doomed to see it through.
Who could be sure that her path wouldn’t lead to a brighter future before they saw the light?
Thinking of Ethan, Gillian was full of confidence.
What’s the big deal with intimate photos? They weren’t explicit.
As long as she and Ethan joined forces, no one could tear them apart.
Thinking of Nicholas’ changing attitude towards her, Gillian’s heart grew colder.
Her once doting second brother was also about to give up on her.
Gillian’s eyes were red, and the beaten side of her face was still throbbing with pain.
She remembered that she had copied all of the Thompson family’s information.
Originally, she only gave half of the stuff to Ethan. That information was enough to heavily damage the Thompson Group, but not enough to overthrow the Thompson family.
But now, she planned on giving the remaining half to Ethan as well.
“Second brother, don’t blame me for being unforgiving…”
You were the one who abandoned me first.
Gillian closed her eyes, her tears slowly falling down.