Chapter 408
Married at First Sight
âTell her that you wonât go halves on everything anymore and give her a little more allowance in the
future, so donât get divorced. You and Jessica should do your best not to let her see you two together.â
âMom, I want to divorce her!â
Hank was insistent. âJessica has never been married before and sheâs dating me. I have to take.
responsibility for her. I donât want Jessica to suffer any more grievances.â
Olivia said unkindly, âWasnât Liberty a beautiful maiden too before she married you? I donât see you
taking responsibility for her to the end. And now youâre making her suffer for another woman?â
âMom, whose side are you on?â
Olivia pursed her lips.
Jessica was very good at buttering them up and making them like her, but Olivia felt that when it came
down to it, Liberty was better at facing life than Jessica was. Liberty had gone through hardships and
had tenacity. Jessica, on the other hand, was the youngest in her family, was coddled by her parents
and her older brother, and had never gone through much hardship in
her life.
A woman like that would be with him through the thin, but not necessarily through the thick.
âI told Liberty that we should take these two days for us both to calm down. The day after tomorrow, Iâll
go talk to her about getting divorced. Weâll discuss the terms first. If we canât come to an agreement,
she can sue me then! Either way, this marriage must end. I started. hating her a long time ago.â
Hank now seemed like he was possessed, insisting on getting divorced.
Although he said he would give Liberty some money, that was but a fraction of his assets.
The sum of money he had saved under his fatherâs nameânow that was the biggest portion of them.
There were more than a million bucks there.
Liberty had no clue about that, and even if she guessed of its existence, she had no proof and could
not nail him for doing that.
Hankâs parents looked at each other.
Finally, Mr. Brown said, âSince youâve made your decision, your mother and I canât say anything either.
Just make sure you apologize to Liberty properly and negotiate the terms of the divorce. Other than
giving her a bit of money, donât give her anything else. And see if you can talk her down the sum of
money a little. Is ten or twenty thousand alright? Two hundred thousand is just too much.â
âThatâs right. She didnât even earn a cent after she got married, but she wants to take two hundred
thousand with her when she leaves? Sheâs basically hitting the jackpot. Just get married to a few more
men, and get divorced a few more times. Wouldnât she become a rich woman then? Hank, you have to
stand your ground. Give her twenty thousand bucks at most. âYou donât have to fight her over this,
Mom will do it! Iâm already old and Iâm not afraid of
being embarrassed. Iâll fight her to the bitter end and I definitely wonât let her take so much of your
money. I donât believe sheâll dare to hit back at me!!
Olivia resolved to be an unreasonable, savage shrew of a motherâinâlaw and was determined. not to
let Liberty take her sonâs two hundred thousand dollars.
âTwo hundred thousand could build you a twoâstory house in the countryside. Now, materials are
costly. If this was back then, two hundred thousand could not only build you the house, it could pay for
all the fixtures as well.â
Hank sighed. âWeâll see what terms Liberty puts forward when we discuss it the day after tomorrow.â
Olivia hummed, thought about it, and said, âWhat about Sonny? Why donât we bring Sonny back here
for now? I heard that when kids are too young, theyâll generally award the rights to the mother, as long
as the mother has the ability to support the kid. Sonnyâs only a little over two years old, and itâs always
been Liberty and her sister whoâs looked after him. The court. might really give Sonnyâs custody to
Liberty.â
When the court made its decision, it would not take into consideration that Sonny was the only paternal
grandson the Browns hadâonly the childâs best interest would be taken into. consideration.
HATIMAE
âIf the custody falls to you, and Sonny comes to stay with us, weâll be able to cultivate the bond. If the
custody falls to Liberty and Sonnyâs here with us, we can just insist on not giving Sonny back. What can
Liberty do then? Sonny is my grandson!â
Mr. Brown also was more concerned about the issue of his grandson than other divorce matters. He
said to his son, âHank, your motherâs right. First, bring Sonny to stay with us as soon as possible. Your
mother and I will take care of him for now.â