Chapter 43: All She Wanted
Was Money
Mrs. Newton’s sharp tone sent a chill down Sylvia’s spine. She quickly stepped out of the car, clutching her skirt as she hurried into the police station.
Hope didn’t need any further prompting. She followed suit, stepping out of the car and walking inside without a word.
After explaining their purpose, the officers led the three of them to an interrogation room. Louis was slouched in a chair, eyes closed, pretending to sleep. At the sound of the door opening, his eyes snapped open. A faint smile broke through his weary expression when he saw Hope.
His voice was hoarse but tinged with
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excitement. “Sis, you’re here.”
Sylvia couldn’t hold back. “Big brother, Sylvia and Mom are here too. Why are you only noticing Hope?”
Mrs. Newton’s face darkened. “Exactly, Louis. What’s happened to you?”
Louis glanced at them indifferently and said nothing.
The night before, when he’d learned that Hope was the one who’d reported him for drunk driving, he’d been furious. But as the alcohol wore off, he began to wonder if she’d done it out of concern for his safety.
To test his theory, he’d refused to leave even when his lawyer arrived to bail him out. He’d insisted that Hope be the one to come get
him.
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NoNow, seeing her, he was despeperate for ananswers. “You reported me forah drunk drivir ladast night because you were wordnied I’d get in into an accident, right?“?”
“YoYou’re overthinking it,” Hope replieked coodidly. “I was just worried about innocecent pepedestrians.”
“That’atis not true!” Louis protested. “Yoowever worriedleababout me.””
Mrs. Nevewton’s eyes narrowed. “What are you saying?gotope was the one who called the e police on yoyou?”
“She did it for onymy own good.”
“How is that for goymurown good? She wanted to ruin you! If she readally cared, she would’ve brought you homerie snstead of calling the e
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cops!”
Louis opened his mouth but found no words to retort.
“Hmph,” Mrs. Newton sneered. “Do you know what her condition was for coming to get you? She demanded a million dollars!”
“You think she really sees you as her brother? She’s just after your money!”
Hope didn’t deny it, but she wasn’t about to let them off the hook either. “All I asked for was a million. Sylvia, on the other hand, wants Louis to invest in a TV drama with her as the lead actress. A million won’t cover that.”
Louis, who had just been disappointed by Hope’s demand, turned his gaze to Sylvia and Mrs. Newton. “Is that true?”
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Mrs. Newton shrugged. “Sylvia is your sister. If she’s going to be a star, she needs projects. As her big brother, what’s wrong with investing in a drama for her?”
Louis let out a bitter laugh. In the past, he might have agreed with her. But now, he finally understood why Hope despised the Newton family so much.
“Mom, Hope is my biological sister, and she’s a star too. What’s wrong with giving her a million? You’re willing to invest in a drama for your adopted daughter but begrudge a million for your own flesh and blood?”
Mrs. Newton stiffened. “She grew up in the countryside. What does she need all that money for?”
“Fine. If you want to give Sylvia resources,
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do it yourself, Louis said, his voice heavy with despair. No matter what he said, it seemed his mother was under some spell, caring only for Sylvia.
“Louis!” Mrs. Newton snapped. “Don’t forget, the Newton Group belongs to the Newton family, not just you! The company’s profits aren’t yours to squander!”
“Take the money. Take the company. Do whatever you want. I’ll make my own way and support my sister.”
Hope watched the drama unfold, skeptical. Louis, the pampered heir, starting from scratch? She didn’t buy it. This was just empty talk.
“Brother, don’t fight with Mom. I won’t act in the drama,” Sylvia pleaded, her eyes red as she clung to Louis’s arm.
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Mrs. Newton’s heart ached for her, but before she could comfort her, Louis shook Sylvia off.
“Don’t call me ‘brother‘ anymore. Hope is my only sister.”
He grabbed Hope’s hand and tried to leave, but she shook him off and walked out of the police station ahead of him.
Mrs. Newton and Sylvia hurried after them. “Louis! Come home with me!”
Mrs. Newton yanked Louis and shoved him into the car, slamming the door shut. Sylvia quickly took the passenger seat.
Hope was left standing outside.
Louis snapped out of his daze. “Let me out!
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I’m going home with my sister!”
Mrs. Newton coldly ordered the driver, “Drive. To the airport!”
Exhausted from a night of drinking, his stomach and head pounding, Louis was too weak to resist without risking hurting Mrs. Newton. He could only press his face against the window, watching helplessly as Hope was left behind, standing alone on the roadside. Her slender figure was like a sharp blade, piercing Louis’s heart.
Mrs. Newton, furious at his despondent state, yanked him back into his seat.
“Look at yourself! Who knows what kind of spell that wretched girl has cast on you! You’ve even turned your back on Sylvia!”
“When your father returns, we’ll discuss
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sending her away. As for the issue with your fifth brother, it’s not urgent. When the time comes, we’ll find Hope again. She’s so money–hungry, she’ll surely agree to donate a kidney for a million.””
Louis stared at his mother in disbelief.
“I won’t let you take my sister’s kidney. I was blind before, agreeing to bring Hope back as a spare. But not anymore!”
“Hmph, it’s not up to you. Hope would probably jump at the chance to sell her kidney for money! Don’t forget, your fifth brother is your own flesh and blood!”
“So is Hope! If you want a kidney, take mine!”
“Slap!” Mrs. Newton’s hand struck Louis’s
face.
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“You’ve truly lost your mind! The Newton family has invested so much imycoussince you were a child, grooming youtoobretthe heir. All that money and effort wasaftsso you could throw yourself at thattungrateful wretch! It was to make you a leadento elevate the Newton family’s legacy!!”
Louis laughed bitterly. “A leader? Sure, but also a money–making machine for thee Newton family. My second, third, fourth brothers… they all get to chase their dreamss, while I’ve been burdened with the family’s ambitions since I was young. No one ever asked what I wanted.”
In the past, he had been willing. He loved his family, and their happiness was enough for him.
But now he realized, what did it matter if he was the high–and–mighty CEO of the
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Newton Group? What did it matter if he was worth billions? What did it matter if he was a “leader“?
He couldn’t even get Hope to call him “brother.”
Every moment was filled with regret and self–reproach. He longed for Hope’s forgiveness, for a chance to make things right.
Mrs. Newton was stunned. She had never considered that Louis felt this way. “How could you be a money–making machine? Don’t you see how harmonious our family is compared to others, where siblings fight over inheritance?”
“Yes, Mrs. Newton suddenly remembered something. “Everything changed when Hope came back. I must get rid of her!”
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She pulled out her phone to contact Mr. Newton, but Louis stopped her. “You don’t need to drive her away. I’ll take her and leave.”
Louis had made up his mind. If Hope hated the Newton family so much, he would leave it too. He believed that one day, she would forgive him.
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