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.

still on the ground, being comforted by a

our daughter and look at how they are bullying her. It’s outrageous! There’s no way the Haywood family is going to let Kristin get away with this!” Abigail

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too

down and her hands clenched tightly.

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

notice the Lawrence

been a while.” Holcomb acknowledged with a

to the Lawrence family, after all, Melissa now had

don’t teach her at home, then someone else has to do it in public. Don’t thank me too

and Abigail turned stormy. “This is…”

Holcomb whispered an introduction.

“Isn’t

like the whole lot of you are cut from the same cloth. Adrienne and her bodyguards trashed my boyfriend’s place and even hurt my kid. We haven’t even settled

looked up sharply. Melissa could lie with

when had he become

was also shocked by Melissa’s words, then glanced at

surge of excitement, her eyes rimming

Was

he finally

years, due to her and Ruby, Garner had faced

hoping that a woman who loved

of his life.

I don’t care who she is. You have to teach her a

he grunted. “It seems like you’re all ganging up on my

case of the

to the senseless is like teaching a mute how to speak,” Melissa mused as she stepped forward and kicked Adrienne right in front of Abigail. “Come on

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teach me a lesson. Today I want to see what the Haywood

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