Rex led Elliot by the hand into this luxurious villa.
It was the first time Elliot had seen such a luxurious house.
There was a garden in the front yard.
Next to it was a swimming pool.
In the back was a large golf course.
He had only ever seen houses like this on the road but had never set foot inside one.
Walking into such a house for the first time, he widened his eyes in astonishment, like a curious baby, looking here and there.
Rex felt extremely unbalanced as he looked at Suzy living in such a luxurious house, while he and his son could only squeeze into a cramped rental house.
Suzy and Sarah sat on the sofa in the living room.
Seeing the shabbily dressed Rex leading a boy with half his face swollen, their faces instantly turned unpleasant.
Especially Suzy.
She wished she could see through her own eyes.
She just couldn't understand, how did she ever fancy this man?
So ugly, so greasy, so incompetent, and still a scoundrel.
Sarah had already been very disgusted with Rex and was prepared not to give him a good look.
However, when she saw Elliot next to Rex, her heart softened slightly, her hands nervously clutching her clothes, trying to control her emotions as much as possible.
Four years since they last met.
She didn't expect the child to be so grown up.
Although he looked more like Rex, she could still see traces of Suzy in his features.
He was her grandson!
But she couldn't acknowledge him.
What happened to his face?
Was he beaten?
By whom?
Rex?
Damn it, how dare he hit her grandson.
Rex, seeing Suzy indifferent to Elliot, angrily pushed Elliot towards Suzy. "This is your real mom, go over and call her mom."
Elliot's eyes were red, looking excitedly at Suzy, his small lips trembling excitedly, "Mom..."
Before he could finish his words, Suzy mercilessly interrupted him.
"Nonsense, I'm not your mom, don't call me mom..."
Upon hearing this, Elliot swallowed back the rest of his words, tightly pursing his lips, tears of grievance shimmering in his eyes.
Rex was furious.
With hands on hips, he scolded like a shrew, "Suzy Miller, your heart is harder than stone! Elliot is the child you carried for nine months, how can he not be your son? If you refuse to acknowledge him, then let's go to the hospital for a paternity test right now."
Hearing the mention of a paternity test, Suzy immediately refused.
"Why should I go for a paternity test with him? If every child that comes along claims to be my son and demands a paternity test, won't I be busy all the time?"
Rex hadn't expected Suzy to be so ruthless, to handle things so decisively. Pointing at her, he cursed loudly, "Fine, I've fucking seen through you! You're just a slut, a despicable woman who attaches herself to powerful men, a vain and pretentious bitch..."
Suzy pushed his hand away forcefully.
"What right do you have to talk about me like that? How are you any better than me? If it weren't for your deceit, would I have ended up with you? Take a good look at yourself and your own behavior."
Five years ago, the James family had fallen into an economic crisis, and the conglomerate was on the brink of collapse.
But Rex never mentioned it to her, instead deceiving her, saying that if they were together, they could support the Miller family.
She believed his lies, which led to her losing her virginity to him.
And what was the result?
He deliberately deceived her.
Wanting to use her, to use the Miller family to help the James family through the difficult times.
Fortunately, she found out early.
After giving birth to the child, she handed him over to Rex, decisively severing ties with him.
And then, she ingratiated herself with the Steele family with Samantha's child.
Otherwise, the Miller family wouldn't have their current status.
Seeing them arguing endlessly, pushing blame onto each other, Elliot's nose turned red, his eyes brimming with tears, his heart aching in waves.
Indeed.
He was just an unloved child.
His existence was a burden, unnecessary.
Seeing him like this, Sarah felt extremely heartbroken, almost unable to resist.
Seeing them quarrel endlessly, Sarah impatiently stood up, blocking Suzy, and said sternly, "Stop wasting time, let's get straight to the point. What do you want by coming here today?"
Rex also didn't beat around the bush, directly extending a finger, "Give me one million."
"One million?" Suzy exclaimed, "Why should I give you one million?"
Rex shrugged indifferently, "You're so wealthy, you shouldn't mind this one million, right? You are living so well, while my son and I have nowhere to stay. Don't you think you should get us a house?"
Suzy's chest heaved violently with anger, "Even if I have money, I'd rather donate it to an orphanage than give it to a scoundrel like you. Immediately take this illegitimate child and get out of here, never appear in front of me again."
Being called an illegitimate child by his own mother, Elliot's heartache intensified. An unprecedented chill enveloped him. His blood was slowly turning cold.
Rex wasn't angry either, calmly saying, "If you don't want to give it, that's fine. I'll just take my son to find Ethan. I believe he would be very interested to know who your son really is."
Suzy was trembling with anger.
"How dare you!"
Rex provocatively stared at her, "You see if I dare! If you push me too far, there's nothing I won't do. Don't think I don't know what you've been up to these past four years. Whether Noah Steele is really your biological son, a paternity test will reveal it."
"You..." Suzy was so angry that she couldn't speak. Her blood was boiling. She wished she could kill the scoundrel in front of her.
Sarah pressed her arm, looking at Rex, she said calmly, "It's just one million, right? I'll give it to you!"
With that, she took out her phone, let Rex provide his account number, and transferred one million directly to his account.
Seeing the one million added to his account, Rex's eyes lit up with excitement.
Seeing his expression, Sarah tried to suppress her anger as much as possible and smiled, "Now that you have the money! You should know what to say and what not to say, right?"
Rex made a gesture of zipping his lips.
"Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut tight. I won't say a word that I shouldn't."
After saying that, he uncommonly patted Elliot's head affectionately, "Elli, quickly thank Grandma."
Elliot looked at Sarah and said without any emotion, "Thank you, Grandma."
Sarah looked at his swollen face, displeased, and warned Rex, "Did you hit him and cause those injuries on his face? Let me tell you, if you dare to lay a hand on him again, I won't be polite to you."
With the money in hand and in a good mood, Rex didn't argue with her and replied casually, "Don't worry, now that I have money and I'm in a good mood, I won't hit him anymore."
After saying that, he took Elliot's hand and walked towards the door without looking back.
Elliot's back was stiff, without even turning his head. It seemed that he had no attachment to this mother and grandmother he had only met once.
Sarah's heart ached faintly, adding a touch of pity and sympathy for Elli.
Suzy, on the other hand, felt no emotion at all and exclaimed angrily, "Mom, why did you give money to that scoundrel? Do you think he'll really keep quiet after taking the money? No, he won't! When he runs out of money, he'll definitely come back to me for more. He'll keep using this to threaten me and force me to give him money."
Sarah snapped back to reality, squinting her eyes to hide the killing intent in her eyes.
"Don't worry, he can take the money, but he also needs a life to spend it..."
Suzy instantly understood her mother's meaning and quickly chimed in, "Then you have to quickly find someone to get rid of them both. If you don't eliminate the roots, weeds will grow again in spring..."
Sarah didn't respond to her, already having a plan in mind.
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