Chapter 7
“Dad!” Sean cried out, clearly upset as he rushed over.
When Franklin noticed Sean’s puffy, red cheeks, his whole body started shaking with rage.
“Chelsea would never hurt a kid like this!”
“Hah!” Della gave a cold laugh. “Are you seriously still thinking about her?
“That troublesome woman is gone. Aren’t you happy about it?
“Now, the three of us can finally be together, without any excuses.
Franklin paused, then asked in a quiet, tense voice, “Was it you who drove Chelsea away? You were the one who sent that video, weren’t you?
“She would never have ended up behind bars if not for what you did!
“She wouldn’t have left me over something like that!”
Della suddenly let out a sharp, mocking laugh.
“All I had to do was fake a few tears, and this brat managed to steal his mom’s important competition work.
“Don’t forget, Franklin, without your part in it, how could a child possibly have stolen an antique?
“Isn’t all of this something you’ve brought upon yourselves? I just gave
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it a little push.
“How did everything suddenly get blamed on me?”
“Enough!” Franklin shouted and slapped Della across the face.
She stumbled, holding her check, her voice filled with fury. “Franklin, why didn’t you agree to Dad’s request to marry me?
“I’ve looked after you and your son all these years, even though people judged me of being a mistress. Even Sean calls me his mom! Why won’t you make it official?”
“Leave. Get out of my house! Now!” Franklin said, voice shaking.
Terrified by Della’s unhinged expression, Sean screamed, “I want my real mom, not this awful woman!”
Franklin’s face was dark with anger. “Della, stop dreaming!
“I won’t divorce Chelsea. So stop hoping for that!”
Della slowly lowered her hand, her left cheek already showing signs of a slap.
She scoffed, “Franklin, aren’t you the one dreaming?
“You already shattered Chelsea’s heart. And now you think she’ll forgive you?
“With how stubborn she is, she’s not coming back. Ever. If you’re turning me away too, then be prepared to die alone.”
She slammed the door as she stormed out. Franklin’s legs gave way, and he collapsed to the floor, still muttering.
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“No… that’s not true. She cared about me and Sean… She wouldn’t just abandon us.”
But no matter how hard he searched, it was like she’d vanished completely.
Meanwhile, I was sitting comfortably in a spacious villa overseas, sipping coffee and enjoying the peace.
The owner, Harvey, was someone I used to be close to when we were kids, though we lost contact for a long time.
The hardest time I spent in prison, I never expected to run into him
there.
At that time, he looked at me with disdain, my body covered in wounds, not even sparing me a word of mockery.
“Chelsea, look at what you’ve become in just a few years,” he had said.
I glanced at him in his inmate clothes and didn’t bother being polite.
“Mr. Rowland, aren’t you just like me?” I asked.
He let out a dismissive snort, lifting his chin in a proud manner, looking nothing like someone who belonged in prison.
“Can we really be compared?” he replied.
Ever since meeting him, my life behind bars had become more bearable. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have lasted five years. I would have been tortured to death long before that.
When he got out of jail, he asked if I planned to leave Franklin behind.
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I thought of how Franklin and Sean had stood by me through everything, and no matter what, I just couldn’t bring myself to leave.
He gave me a look with a deeper meaning, then finally just warned me to stay cautious around Franklin and offered me an escape route.
The person I am today is no longer the same Chelsea from before.
Thanks to Harvey’s support over the years, I’ve honed my skills in jewelry design.
I now create custom pieces for wealthy ladies.
The jewelry I made is always striking, leaving people in awe.
This time, with Harvey’s assistance, I entered an international jewelry competition again.
My design was a major hit, earning first place in the competition.
At the award ceremony, I made my way down the red carpet in a couture gown worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The diamond earrings in my ears and the gemstone necklace around my neck perfectly complemented each other, making me shine.
Standing elegantly under the flashing cameras, I waved, and when my gaze accidentally shifted to the guest section, I locked eyes with
someone familiar.
It was Franklin.
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