Too Much to Bear My Love

Chapter 373 Conflict Arising

Eleanor waved a hand dejectedly. “Benjamin, we’ve been at odds long enough. If you think I would be unfaithful to you with other men, we shouldn’t even remain married. Let’s get a divorce.”

At that, Benjamin’s features hardened.

“What did you say?”

“Let’s get a divorce,” she repeated. “I didn’t have the courage to say this to you twenty years ago, but I do now. I don’t understand you at all, and I don’t see the necessity of keeping this meaningless marriage going.”

Benjamin’s lips twisted into a cruel smile. “Eleanor, your illness is acting up again. I’ll have Dr. Perkins take a look at you when we get back to Saspiuburg. Your poor brain must be addled with imbalances for you to be spewing so much nonsense.”

Eleanor glared at him lividly.

“Benjamin, this child has been the cause of the wedge between us for over twenty years. You hate her, and I feel guilty about her. We will never be able to reconcile our opposing stances regarding her.” Her head drooped sadly.

Placing both his hands on her shoulders, Benjamin remarked, “Calm down, Eleanor. You are not well. When we return to Saspiuburg, I will have Dr. Perkins give you an examination.”

Eleanor stared at her husband, her mind racing with emotions she was too tired to identify.

The next moment, she smacked his hands aside and strode quickly toward the door before turning around. “Benjamin, I am extremely disappointed in you.”

Without another word, she exited the study and left him alone inside.

Benjamin clenched his fists, and his knuckles cracked menacingly. Moments later, Sean knocked on the door. “Dad.”

Looking at his son grimly, Benjamin ordered, “Sean, find out where that woman came from. I would like to see the woman brazen enough to swindle your mother like that.”

Sean entered and shut the door before approaching his father. “Dad, that girl does look a lot like Mom. If she really is our long-lost sister, why can’t we have her back in the family? It would make Mom really happy.”

who the patriarch of this family is.” Benjamin scowled at his son. “You will do as I say, you understand? Lest

in his heart for many years. “Dad, as early as I recall, you don’t like our

you calling her that one more time, you will

head. “Yes, Dad.

everything you have on

it done,

to the

credit, his son carried out his task with unbelievable speed. Within half a day, he had managed

for.” Sean placed the freshly printed pages on

pages, and when he arrived at the column detailing Amelia’s parents, his gaze darkened. It’s the exact same family I’d sent the brat

Benjamin tore up

me your sister,”

She is not aware of the grudges you

here,”

With that,

minutes, Amelia shuffled in reluctantly. “Daddy,” she greeted him

bring your mother

Mom told me it has been a long time since she had come to Beshya for

me the truth,” he

the disappearance of her daughter had been the cause of the illness, why should

it not? It was also you who was going around spreading rumors about having a sister. Only you and your

you being difficult? You know Amelia is my sister! I have even taken samples of her and Mom’s hair for a DNA test, which concluded that they have a similarity of ninety-nine point nine

this test result is sufficient as evidence that the girl is mine?” Benjamin snarled. “For the last time, there are only two heirs of the Hutton family. If you keep feeding your

of her father’s denial of refusing to recognize her long-lost sister as his daughter and even banning the servants

your daughter,” Amelia

we? Do I have to whip you for the message to sink through your thick