Chapter 1039 Wilhelm froze for a moment, his eyes welling up with tears as confusion and hurt clouded them.

"Mommy, do you really not want me anymore?" he asked, his voice trembling.

Jane's gaze flickered with a brief trace of pain as she looked at Wilhelm sitting pitifully on the floor. But the softness in her eyes vanished as quickly as it appeared.

She stared at him coldly. "That's right. I never wanted you. I hit you to try and get your father to come back.

"The other day, when I took you out for steak, I deliberately let you eat that hazelnut cake. You started itching later because you're allergic—that was intentional, too. I wanted you hospitalized so I could force your father to see me."

Her tone grew harsher. "Now that Gabriel and I are divorced, you're of no use to me. You're just a burden. Taking you with me would only drag me down.

"And I hate your father. Naturally, I hate you, too. Don't show up in front of me again!"

Wilhelm sat frozen, her words cutting into him like shards of glass.

Then, his body trembled as tears streamed down his cheeks. "No! That's not true! Mommy, you're lying! You would never abandon me!"

face

doorway and paused briefly before saying coldly, "Gabriel, I'm leaving the country soon. Why do you keep bringing Wilhelm here to disgust me? Take him and leave-I don't want to

room, his gaze indifferent as it swept over the mostly packed belongings.

now?

hate you! I'm not going with you! Neither of you wants me, so I don't want either of you

rubbed his tear-streaked face with his sleeve and

him-the service staff wouldn't let Wilhelm leave the

he turned his attention to Jane, his voice calm. "Wendy told me you're

"Isn't that exactly what

sighed, his tone measured. "Jane, even though we're divorced, you're still Wilhelm's mother. If you ever face difficulties abroad,

need your charity, Gabriel," Jane

in the Wilkie Group and the money Gabriel had given her, she could

As for Wilhelm...

firm. "Since you've taken custody of Wilhelm, I hope you'll treat him well. Even if you remarry and have other children,

"You can rest

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