Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0019

Nelson chuckled. Although he appeared very amiable, there was an authoritative air about him that felt oppressive even to me. The men who had been showing off in front of my mom were all too scared to sit down.

"Since this is a special circumstance, a special way of handling it is necessary," Nelson added with a smile. He patted the shoulder of the man next to him. His tone was slow and commanding. "Do I need to teach you how to do it?" "No... There's no need, Mr. Fisher. I'll pour you a drink. If I had known you were coming, I would have waited on you personally from the moment you got out of the car."

I supported my mom by holding her hand. I noticed she was trembling. I couldn't tell if it was from drinking too much or due to something else. She kept staring at Nelson, and I knew if he didn't step in soon, it would be too much. Nicholas had once said that one should know when to stop and not go overboard for the sake of future dealings. I couldn't let Nelson belittle the men present too much. Otherwise, they would bear a

grudge, and it would be hard for my mom to do business with them later on.

I had to step forward. I took the bottle of wine they were going to force on my mom and went around to toast each person. I did my best to show respect to them by going around and toasting each of them. At last, the bottle was emptied. When everything was settled, I felt that a huge wet li

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lifted off my shoulders. It seemed that having Nelson as my godfather had its perks, after all. Tears of relief filled my eyes. It didn't matter if I couldn't rely on Nicholas. I could still take good care of my mom! Wasn't Nicholas all confident that I would beg him in three days? In three days, he would receive my divorce papers!

eyes. Nelson, thinking that those were tears of gratitude, spoke some words of comfort to me. Ariana, no need to see me off. Next time,

better than to be ungrateful and saw him to his car. Before he left, he patted

wiped the corner of his eyes with his pruney fingers.

looked very glad. "You can handle things on your own now. Your old

his youth. His assistant reminded him to leave at long last, thereby curbing his urge to reminisce continuously. As his car drove away, I ran back with excitement overriding any

the door open, I was greeted with a slap that left me

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sharp buzz in my ear as I clutched my cheek. I wasn't

streamed down my cheeks. This was the first time my mom had

was on the floor and curled up from the shock. The more I thought about it,

a hand to her forehead as she swayed unsteadily. I rushed to support her, but she pushed me away. Didn't I