The Return of the War Legate by Celestial Clouds

Chapter 490

was pregnant to prevent her from becoming tao exhausted or from falling Meanwhile, in the DuPont family home in Northrive…

Patrick had traveled all night from Swallowston to Northrive but had yet to calm down.

He stormed into the living room in a rage.

“You’re home, Father.” Jimmy hastily walked over to welcome his father’s arrival.

Jimmy’s mother, Rosie, quickly came out of the room too.

Rosie Wade was forty years old this year and was ten years younger than Patrick. She had become his mistress when she was eighteen and became pregnant with Jimmy. She only married Patrick legally after Joanna’s mother passed away.

Rosie said, “How’s everything, Pat? Did you manage to bring Joanna home?”

“Hmmph!” Patrick slammed the table loudly and grunted.

“Jim, get your father a drink. Quickly now!” Rosie hastily said to Jimmy.

of whisky. “Have a

angrily said, “Let’s not talk about it anymore. Joanna is dating someone in Swallowston, and that man is wildly conceited. He showed me no respect and hugged Joanna right in front of me. He says I

“What?”

Joanna respond?” Rosie asked hastily.

slept with that man. Hugging a man

yet she behaves in such a

consider that she was the mistress who had ruined other people’s relationships.

what should we do if she won’t come back? You already agreed to marry her to the Drake family on the

of next month.

refuses

I brought with me for no apparent reason. That boy is so good at fighting that the few

bring more bodyguards. I refuse to believe that he can’t be defeated with more men. Cripple him and bring back Joanna by force. As long as she’s here, she won’t have a choice in whether she’s marrying

he had come up with

“I’ll make arrangements in the next two days and bring more people with

bullied me. I won’t be able

when he heard

about I go with you to Swallowston? I’m acquainted with quite a few influential heirs in Northrive and I’ll invite them