Chapter 541 - She Lost (1/2)
”Yet, this father who wants to steal my daughter right now, what has he done? He clearly could've saved my daughter, but he refused to. He threw away my sickly child to accompany his wife on a trip overseas, to tour the country, to spend large stacks of money… to show off their love. If it wasn't for the other man I met who could save my daughter, right now, would he still have this chance to be stealing my daughter?
”Chu Lui, speak for yourself, are you worthy?”
This was coming from a mother, an ordinary woman. These heart-shattering words, they were not an accusation; they were telling a story. Perhaps it was not much, but within every word and every sentence, there was the story of this woman's life for the past four years. How tough and how unbearable it was; and how what helped her pull through all those intolerable moments was right before their eyes, this man who was always at her beck and call. Indeed, he really had no right to want the child back.
Chu Lui let go of his clenched fists, revealing several nail marks within the palm of his hand. Actually right now, he couldn't bring himself to believe that he had done all these things. Was this all caused by him? No, it wasn't. It really wasn't. Back then, he really just wanted her to come back and beg him. That was all.
He never thought that he was forcing her into ruin. It was just that only he knew about this, Xia Ruoxin didn't. In the end, everything was his fault.
”Mr. Chu.” The lawyer lowered his head to look at Chu Lui. Did he still want to continue? He believed that right now, anybody with a conscience would not want to do anything more to a woman like this. Did he really want to continue?
Did he want to continue down such an immoral and unethical road?
”Continue.” Chu Lui lightly nodded his head. He placed his hands on his face. Faintly between his fingers, one could seemingly see a shimmer of liquid. Was this man crying? No, Impossible. Chu Lui was a person who would never shed a tear.
His heart was cold and tough.
Shen Yijun covered her mouth. She had never known that her daughter had gone through so much suffering. Even giving birth to her child alone. Compared to her—as a mother, she really felt ashamed.
It was also right then that she recalled how selfish she had been for the past few years. In order to curry favor from another person's daughter, she had actually hurt her own daughter this deeply. Even when her daughter desperately needed help, she went as far as to turn her back on her. While other people were leaving scars on her daughter—as her mother, she actually left another deep cut on her daughter's heart instead.
God, what had she done? As a mother, she even told her own daughter to go and die. She also cursed that child, that child that her daughter gave birth to. That child was her own granddaughter. She practically wasn't human, and she didn't deserve to be one.
Similarly, they were mothers; but her as a mother, was she really worthy?
Was she worthy of that word 'mother'?
Xinxin, I'm sorry. Mother's sorry; I've let you down…
Really sorry. But what could her apologies even get in return?
It was quiet all around. Chu Lui's lawyer stood up once again, deeply glancing at Xia Ruoxin. There was sympathy in his eyes; however, his sympathy didn't mean that his stand would change. He was probably about to let her down. Perhaps she really was pitiful and worthy of sympathy. However, this was where his job lied; and he had to ensure that his client wins this case.