Chapter 235 Clarissa Threatened to Jump
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Wade’s face turned dark with anger as he pointed at Kelly, cursing, “Crazy woman!” He stomped his foot in frustration. “Great, great! This crazy woman… Zion, look at the insane woman you’ve found!”
Zev was also stunned. His wife was amazing.
“Clarissa, come with me,” Wade said, urging Clarissa to take the child and leave.
Being with a crazy woman like this, who knows what she might do next.
Kelly raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zev.
As expected, going crazy could solve some problems.
Zev silently gave Kelly a thumbs up.
Clarissa glared at Kelly with a look full of resentment. This Kelly is so lucky. How did she not end up dead out there? And now she dared to come back and compete with me. She deserved to die.
Holding her son, she shook her head with red–rimmed eyes. “Grandpa, Shane is Zion’s son. The child is innocent. At least … he should be allowed to stay.”
Clarissa hoped to have the child stay, wanting Zev to recognize him. That way, the child would become a rightful member of the Lockhart family.
Once Zev passed, the child would be able to inherit his fortune without any issues.
After Zev’s parents passed away, they left him quite a bit, especially the family business they had built. Now, Caden’s older brother was managing it. The Lynches had been eyeing that company for a long time.
“Zion, the child is innocent. I was the one who brought him into this world. As his father, you must take
responsibility.” Wade angrily lectured Zwy
Zev pointed at Shane. “No, Grandpa, if your eyes aren’t working properly, you should get glasses. Do you honestly think this kid looks like me?”
“Bastard!” Wade angrily pointed at Zev. “The child is yours! Clarissa carried him for ten months and almost dying to give birth!”
Zev sneered. “I think you’re getting old and blind. I don’t acknowledge this child as mine. If you’re so sure, bring me a paternity test.”
Clarissa confidently picked up the child. “I’m fine with a paternity test, but don’t mention it in front of the child.”
Instead of leaving, Clarissa walked into the living room with the child in her arms. “If the test shows that the child is yours, you must let me and the child stay.”
“Are you crazy?” Zev snapped, frustrated. He couldn’t think of any other way to describe Clarissa.
“It seems like there’s no way you’re taking the child today,” Kelly said, looking at Clarissa and then glancing outside. “Those reporters, you brought them, didn’t you? If you leave now, you’ll put yourself at a
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“When you obtained this child through illegal means, you should have known that he would never receive equal love from his father,” Kelly replied, turning to Wade. “Your decision will ruin this child’s life!”
At that moment, Kelly couldn’t help but feel pity for the child.
He wasn’t Zev’s child, and he wasn’t loved by Clarissa either.
He was just a tool, a pawn brought into this world.
If Clarissa knew the child wasn’t Zev’s, she’d probably abandon him without a second thought.
“He’s a Lockhart. You don’t have the right to say anything about it,” Wade snapped, his anger clear.
Kelly sneered, grabbing a vase from the table and shattering it. “Let the world burn.”
Dealing with these people was just too damn tiring.
Wade tightened his grip on the cane, stepping forward to protect Shane. “Clarissa, let’s leave for now. Don’t argue with this crazy person. I’ll fight for the child’s rights, but now isn’t the right moment.”
Clarissa was reluctant to back down. If she left with the child, it would look like Zion had kicked her out. How would the media spin that? It would hurt her position in the current situation.
Wade was close to death, and without a will, Zev was the primary heir, while Shane would fall behind in the inheritance line.
She had calculated everything, but she never expected Kelly and Zev to return alive.
If she had known, she would’ve done anything to trick Wade into making a will first.
Over the years, Clarissa had learned Wade’s personality. He was easy to manipulate, but when it came to his inheritance and Zev, he was meticulous. If he refused to make a will, it meant that as long as Zev was alive, all of the Lockharts‘ wealth belonged to Zev.
Wade’s promise to help Shane was really just him trying to secure things from Zev’s side.
Clarissa clenched her fists in anger. “Grandpa … all Shane and I want is fairness.”
Wade sighed. At this point, he couldn’t push any further. Zev wouldn’t listen to him, and he couldn’t force Zev and Kelly to divorce. “Clarissa, I know I’ve wronged you in this. If there’s anything you want … I’ll do my best to make up for it.”
Clarissa’s nails were digging into her palm, and she took a deep breath. “All I want is for you to keep your promise. Everyone in Seaville knows I’m his fiancée, and Shane is his firstborn. If I give up, my son will be nothing but an illegitimate child, and I’ll become the joke of Seaville. In that case … it’s better for both of us to be gone.”
Then, she held the child tightly and started heading upstairs, likely intending to jump.
