He sat quietly for a moment, and then he said in a low voice, âI just want to see my mommy.
I donât want anything else.â
In fact, the word âfatherâ was a strange word to him because Yousef seldom came to see him for fear that others might find out that he had an love child.
As a result, the little boy had only met Yousef a few times, and each of those times, Yousef seemed to be in a hurry.
Sometimes, he even scolded the little boyâs mother and blamed her for being an incompetent parent.
Elissa clenched her fists and tried to will herself to not be softhearted.
In fact, she felt she should have just turned around and left the place.
But yet, she remained in the living room, unable to bring herself to leave the little boy behind.
Raphael didnât say anything in support of the boy.
Instead, he patted her on the shoulder and said in a gentle tone, âIâll wait for you outside.
Itâs still early, so we can probably stop by the supermarket on our way back, get some groceries for the next few days, and then have a pleasant dinner.â
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But Elissa looked at him and asked with her lips trembling, âYou also think that Iâm cruel and heartless, donât you?â
She paused for a brief moment and continued in a trembling voice, âThere were a lot of negative thoughts coming up in my mind⦠but how could I be so cruel to a little child?!â
Raphael quickly held her in his arms and patted her on the back comfortingly.
âDonât be too hard on yourself.
Itâs normal for you to feel this way, after everything that happened.
But you didnât actually do anything to harm the little boy, right?â
He understood what Elissa was feeling.
She hated her father and she didnât give a damn about his money.
But when she found out that Yousef had left everything to his illegitimate child, she hated him even more.
But still, she was naturally a kind person and she pitied that little boy.
That was why she felt so devastated right now.
After a moment of silence, Elissa turned to look at the little boy and said flatly, âYou can only choose one thing â either the money or me! If you want to go with me, then all the money you inherited from the Palmer family would be donated to charity.â
The little boyâs eyes lit up when he heard this.
He stood up immediately, and without a word, tightly grabbed Elissaâs dress again.
This nearly brought tears to Elissaâs eyes.
Without another word, she took the boyâs hand and led him out of the Palmer mansion.
This was how Elissa left the place she had lived in for almost thirty years.
From now on, the little boy would no longer be seen as Yousefâs illegitimate child but as her younger brother.
The lawyer was stunned by the scene he had just witnessed.
He never knew that members of the Palmer family were so crazy.
Had Elissa and the boy lost their minds?!
How could they give away billions of dollars to charity just Like that? They had to be insane!
âIâll take Elissa and Brantley to go do the paperwork for the donation another day,â Raphael said flatly and walked away too.