Chapter 146

“Come on, kiddo, greet your grandpa,” Rhett tousled Summer’s hair, his voice a deep rumble.

The silence in the treatment room was palpable. Everyone was taken aback.

Rhett’s gesture was more than a claim of authority, which was a declaration to the Haywood family about where Summer stood in his heart.

Particularly to Holcomb, he was acutely aware of the actual ‘marriage‘ between Kristin and Rhett.

Holcomb darkened his face further as he spoke with a chilling tone, “Outside, now!”

“Grandpa…” Summer’s timid call was met only with a frosty glare from Holcomb.

Feeling slighted, Summer turned and buried his face in Rhett’s shoulder, whispering, “Mr. Rhett… Grandpa doesn’t seem to like me.”

“Just call me Dad,” Rhett said again.

Stunned, Summer looked up into Rhett’s eyes, searching for confirmation. “Could I really call this man Dad?” he thought.

After a long and intense gaze, Summer hugged Rhett tightly and called out with a shy voice, “Daddy…” His joy was unmistakable.

Summer liked Rhett.

Rhett felt a lump in his throat, his grip tightening around Summer involuntarily. He was surprised by how much he had come to care for this child.

Hertha’s eyes welled up with tears as she confronted Rhett. “Do you have to humiliate me like

this?”

Adopting a wild child as his son and letting that unknown kid call him dad in front of the Haywood family was an immense disgrace to Hertha.

“Humiliate? Where is this coming from?” Rhett asked calmly.

“Rhett, the FitzGerald family has already agreed to a merger with the Haywood family. Here your are, in front of Hertha, having some random kid call you dad. What are you playing at?” Richter pressed, clearly struggling to maintain his composure. “Holcomb, what is Rhett’s intention here?”

Holcomb was also a mask of barely concealed anger, signaling a warning to Rhett that he better know his place.

Adrienne was still on the ground, being comforted by

they are bullying her. It’s outrageous! There’s no way the Haywood family is going to let Kristin get away

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gone too far.”

her head down and her hands clenched tightly.

this have to do with Kristin? Adrienne was my doing.” Melissa greeted Holcomb with a nod. “Mr.

then did Holcomb notice the Lawrence family

been a while.” Holcomb acknowledged with

had to show some respect to the Lawrence family, after all, Melissa now had full control over the

do it in public. Don’t thank me too much. I

Abigail turned stormy. “This

Lawrence.” Holcomb whispered

“Isn’t this a bit too

shocked. “I was thinking on my way over, maybe the Haywood family only had one uneducated member, but it seems like the whole lot of you are cut from the same cloth. Adrienne and her bodyguards

Melissa could

he

Melissa’s words, then glanced at

of excitement, her eyes rimming with tears.

Was

he finally

the years, due to her and Ruby, Garner had faced controversy, enduring as much slander and defamation as she

who loved him would be

the rest of

care who she is. You have

seems like you’re all ganging up on my daughter.”

case of the

to speak,” Melissa mused as she stepped forward and kicked Adrienne right in front of Abigail. “Come on then,

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I want to see what the Haywood family

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