Chapter 107
Even After Death
Marina waited for a while to no avail. She vented her anger on Connor.
âYou brat! I gave birth to you and raised you! And you canât even call me your mother! Youâre so happy
whenever you call that bitch your mother, huh?
âWhy did I give birth to an idiot? Other than your face, youâre useless!â
She turned him over to spank him. He cried as he didnât know what he did wrong.
Mina hurried over to the scene, and Marina stopped.
Marina threw Connor at her, threatening, âYou have quite the temper.
But Iâm warning you, if you let anyone know about this, you ought to leave this house tomorrow.â
Connor wasnât Ethanâs biological son. Yet he resembled Ethan so much.
Besides, Ethan gave him paternal love in order to placate the guilt of losing a child.
Thus, Marina needed Connor so she could become Mrs. Miller. She didnât want to infuriate Ethan with
such a matter.
Marina left. Minaâs eyes reddened when she saw Connorâs swollen butt.
She had been babysitting him for a year, and she had grown attached to him.
She thought, âHow could she do this to a little kid? As a mother, sheâs nowhere as good as Olivia.â
Mina initially thought of reporting it to Ethan, but she deemed it as a lecture from mother to son.
Marina didnât really hurt Connor.
If Ethan found out about it, that would reveal her disloyalty toward Marina.
Judging from Marinaâs character, she wouldnât allow Mina to take care of Connor if she knew.
She suppressed the grievance and comforted Connor.
At the roadside of Sea Crest Port, Brent was checking the surveillance footage of Collington Cove.
There were a few hidden surveillance cameras within the house.
When Ethan saw Marina pouring eggs over Olivia, he clenched his fists.
The crease between his eyebrows smoothened a little when Olivia fought back.
However, that was only the beginning. Marinaâs following actions made their skins crawl.
Connor cried and fell off the stairs. Yet, the first thing she did wasnât protect him but ruin Oliviaâs face.
Had Olivia not protected him by risking her life, he wouldnât have been able to stay uninjured from
falling down the stairs. Brent was surprised by the event. âIf anyone sees this, one might mistake Ms.
Fordham as Master Connorâs mother. âMs. Carlton didnât care about her son. Sheâs so cruel, Mr. Miller.
Are you going to take this kind of woman as your wife?â
There were no surveillance cameras in the bedrooms.
Based on the surveillance footage of other areas, Marina was not affectionate to Connor and acted
indifferent.
On top of that, todayâs incident had hardened Ethanâs understanding of her selfish character.
He reclined in his chair, sighing. âI owe her. I donât have other options.â
Brent wasnât aware of their past. So he was curious as to what made Ethan end up like this. âHand over
the Fordham residence to Olivia. You take on the procedures,â Ethan instructed.
âGot it.â
Ethan shut his eyes, replaying the scenes in his head again and again.
The scenes of how Olivia was drenched in egg stains and how she hugged Connor and rolled over the
stairs.
Brent reminded him, âMs. Fordham almost fainted when she left the house. Mr. Miller, you keep saying
that sheâs ill. I think she really is.â
It pained Ethan to know that.
He opened his eyes and coldly said, âTell the Carltons that the engagement party is postponed.â