Chapter 1500: Chapter 1510

Realizing what had happened, Sadie felt the sting on her cheek and started to cry, her eyes wide with disbelief.

She turned to Holden, sobbing.

“I was just trying to be nice, taking Adele and her son out… And she hit me?”

Sadie was a wreck, tears streaming down her face from feeling so wronged, while Holden just watched her with cold eyes.

He then picked up Adele and started for the car.

Seeing Holden about to leave, Sadie panicked and screamed, “Holden!”

But Holden didn’t look back.

He just continued walking to the car with Adele.

Chasing after them, Sadie’s voice trembled.

“Holden! Do you really trust her that much? Are you that heartless to me? Remember, I’m still Adele’s mom, and the baby I’m carrying is yours…”

Hearing this, Holden stopped walking and turned around with Adele in his arms to face Sadie.

Sadie hoped she still had a chance and was ready to plead her case once more.

But Holden just gave her a mocking look and said sarcastically, “Adele? The baby? Are you really that naive or just playing dumb? Did you think I wouldn’t find out how you treated Adele?”

Sadie froze.

She had feared this might happen but couldn’t figure out how her secret had gotten exposed.

She began to defend herself, saying, “How could I mistreat Adele? I’m her mother…”

“Enough, you’ve lost the right to call yourself her mother,” Holden interjected sharply.

“I know everything you’ve done.

You can’t play the loving mother card with Adele anymore.

”

Shocked but not ready to give up, Sadie responded, “Holden, you can’t do this.

What about the baby I’m carrying? He’s waiting for you to be his father!”

Holden glanced at Sadie’s belly with visible disdain.

“That child? Maybe you should discuss the matter about the child with Zayden.

”

With a scoff, Holden continued, “Didn’t Zayden tell you? Once I’m out of the picture, the Fredrick Group’s fortune is supposed to go to that child in your belly, his son?”

Sadie went pale.

These were the words she and Zayden had shared over the phone.

“And you mentioned that by having this child, you’d still reign as the lady of the Fredrick

Group, surrounded by endless riches and prestige, didn’t you?” Holden taunted with a smirk.

Startled, Sadie’s eyes widened as she stared at Holden, trembling.

“Are you spying on me?”

“So what if I am?” Holden responded casually.

“I’m only using the same tactics you’ve used.

Are you really that shocked?”

Sadie trembled uncontrollably.

She hadn’t expected Holden to know so much and instinctively tried to justify herself, her voice quivering.

“Adele.

”

“Yes, you are Adele’s mother, but you’ve never acted like one,”

Holden stated, his tone heavy with disdain.

“I can’t believe you’ve actually been mistreating Adele.

”

He had hoped at the very least Sadie would show some basic maternal warmth towards the girl, but it turned out Sadie had been harming Adele behind closed doors, all the while hoping the child she was now expecting would be a boy.

Holden gave Sadie a frosty look.

“Keep your distance from Adele.

Whatever motherly love she’s been deprived of, I’ll ensure she receives twice as much from someone who truly cares about her.

”

Hearing this, Sadie completely fell apart, screaming, “Someone who truly cares? You think that bitch Ariana can be her mother? How could Ariana possibly be a good mother? She’s just faking it! She only wants to get close to Adele to take her from me, to steal you away! She’s always been an outsider! She could never truly care for Adele!”