Chapter 299
Chapter 299
At the moment, Carmen felt a string of emotions when she was packing her things in the room. She still remembered how she felt when she moved into this big house more than a decade ago.
That time, she thought she could finally settle down, marry into a wealthy family and free from all types of men.
She would sleep soundly on that soft bed every night and she could put all her year-long clothes in that big wardrobe.
Everything was so beautiful that she felt like she was dreaming. No wonder there were so many women who wanted to marry into a wealthy family.
She was the only one who succeeded in the end and was married into a wealthy family. She was the ultimate winner.
She came in a blaze of glory in the past but now she was driven out in a wretched manner. There was a huge emotional difference then and now.
She had bought many things previously. How could she move everything within just an hour? Carmen was mentally prepared to leave temporarily. She would come back soon.
Therefore, she just packed some jewellery, clothes and important documents such as her identity card. She looked at the door from time to time, hoping Ben would come in and tell her that everything was a lie.
To tell her that he had changed his mind and she could stay in the Xia family. However, every time Carmen looked at the door, Ben wasn't there.
Renee and Leo had already gone to the study room and bombarded Ben. "Dad, what did Mom do wrong? Why did you kick her out?"
"That’s right. Even if she had done something wrong, it would be fine if she corrects her mistakes. We made many mistakes since childhood yet you never punished us. When you were a child, you said that the most important thing is to learn from your mistakes.
Why doesn't it work on Mom now? Mom has been in the Xia family for so many years. She is not a nanny. You can't kick her out as you like. She is our family."
Ben sneered when he heard what they said. "Family member. She is indeed a good family member. Don't you want to know what she has done? I just can't say it aloud. You can go to ask her yourself."
"If we could get answers from her, would we still come and ask you? Dad, just tell us, what did mom do wrong?" Renee and Leo were anxious and angry at the same time. Ben and Carmen didn't tell them anything.
"Anyway, I have nothing to say about her." Ben somehow saw a figure who resembled Venus in the crowd the other day.
The figure disappeared when he chased after her. Venus had never dressed like this. Therefore, Ben thought that it was just someone else who had a similar figure like Venus so he didn't think much about it.
Since that day, he had been thinking about the happy times he spent with Venus in the past, and he regretted everything he had done previously.
Ben made a lot of mistakes that led to the situation today. He felt sorry for what he had done.
He could still make up for Venus if she was alive but he couldn't do so if she was dead. His guilt towards Venus gradually turned into disgust towards Carmen.
"Dad, I know. That b*tch Tracey must have said something to you again. I am telling you, she is talking nonsense. You don't believe..." Renee thought this matter had something to do with Tracey
because Carmen was driven out as soon as Tracey came back.
Ben slapped Renee in the face before she could finish speaking. Renee was becoming mad because was slapped three times by three people in a day. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
"She is your sister. Mind what you say. All of you get out. I don't want to see you." Ben was so angry that he threw the expensive inkstone on the desk to the ground.
Renee and Leo could only leave when they saw that Ben was very angry. They went back to Carmen and saw her lonely back as she crouched on the floor and packed her things.
"Mom, has Dad lost his mind?" Renee felt aggrieved about how things had changed.
Her father who loved her the most in the past, had changed after Tracey came back. He would scold Renee whenever he wanted.
"Don't talk nonsense. Tracey would cause trouble again if she hears that. Have you forgotten what I said before?" Carmen quickly covered Renee's mouth and looked at the door warily.
Tracey's words could provoke Ben to get angry. The shrewd woman knew everyone's temper very well so it was easy for her to stir things up.
"Why are you so afraid of her? No matter how powerful she is, she is just like us." Renee became more and more angry.
"Silly girl, who told you that she is the same as us? Have you forgotten that she is the real heir to the Xia family's inheritance in terms of status?
I don't have a marriage certificate with your father until now and I am not considered as his legal wife. Your household registry is also under the name of other relatives of the Xia family.
All of these points to the fact that we are unworthy of the title. I wanted to make your grandfather accept you by bringing you to the company, but now..."
Carmen had worked hard for many years but she got nothing in the end. Ben’s father was furious when Ben took as a mistress last time.
Tracey's mother passed away after that, causing Ben's father to hold a deep grudge against Carmen. Over the years, he had kept Ben's household register very well.
It was to prevent a woman like Carmen, who wanted to marry his son for money, from obtaining a marriage certificate with Ben. Without the certificate, Carmen would not get any protection from the law.
He hated Carmen very much. He would let her be a mistress with no title for the rest of her life.
He did that not only to punish Carmen, but also to force her to leave so that Ben could see Carmen's true colors.
No woman would be willingly follow a man without having a title. Ben’s father did not expect Carmen to stay with Ben for so many years. He started to loosen up recently.
He felt that it was enough to punish Carmen for twenty years. The children had already grown up. He couldn't let Renee and Leo stay in a house under someone else’s name forever.
He came up with a plan. He asked Tracey to come back at this time and schemed to make him hate them again.
Carmen nearly got everything she wanted but she might not be have the chance to have them for the rest of her life now.
She said a few more words to Renee and Leo. Ben pushed the door open at the same time. "One hour is up. Time for you to leave."
He stood by the door and didn't enter the room. He just looked at Carmen coldly. Renee rushed over to him. "Dad, I am begging you. Let Mom stay. We apologize on Mom’s behalf for her mistakes. Please forgive her."
"Forgive her? Hehe, there is no way I would ever forgive someone who is unfaithful to marriage." Ben said coldly.
"You said that Mom is unfaithful to marriage... That's impossible. Mom would never do such a thing."
"She and I both know whether she did it or not. Carmen, you can leave now."