[Hudson wants the public to think the baby is yours. After it’s born, you can hand it over to him for adoption to make it look proper. Don’t say anything you shouldn’t.]
I quietly deleted the message, then opened one from my lawyer. [President Palmer, if you choose to leave with nothing, the divorce will move fast. But once property division is involved, it’ll take more time.]
Reading it, I replied, [I want you to handle my rightful share. I won’t walk away empty-handed.]
From the day I graduated and joined the failing Leighton Group, I worked alone to build a company that earned over a hundred million dollars in just three months. Why should I leave like a fool with nothing?
I just wanted what belonged to me. Even if I ended up donating it, I wouldn’t let that bastard child get a share.
By Wednesday, I arrived right on time.
Raline walked through the crowd with Hudson by her side, smiling as the guests offered their congratulations. Hudson also laughed and chatted with everyone.
I quietly handed the gift to Raline. She glanced at it, then stepped a few feet away, as if trying to avoid any misunderstanding.
“Alright, Hudson has already given me more than a dozen gifts, so don’t bother.”
I gave a faint smile. "Okay!"
So she already saw Hudson as her husband. Her real husband giving her a gift only made me look nosy.
I passed it to the butler, Alvin. “Alvin, this is for your wife. Please take it to her.”
Alvin immediately thanked me sincerely. “Mr. Palmer, you’re too generous. I’ll thank you on behalf of your wife.”
He bowed to me.
See? Sometimes, a small act of kindness from a stranger could touch someone deeply.
Some people, no matter what you did for them, stayed indifferent, treated you like nothing and thought you were just trying to please them.
A business partner came over to congratulate me. “Mr. Palmer, congratulations on your son’s birth!”
Then, looking confused, he asked, “Mr. Palmer, why don’t you take care of President Leighton yourself? Why do you keep asking Mr. Pellegrini to handle it?”
I smiled lightly. “It’s all the same. We’re one family, no need to make it sound so formal.”
The people around me watched me with curious looks, then turned their eyes to Raline and Hudson, who stood close together. They seemed to get the idea and smiled in understanding.