69novels Chapter 662 - 633: Second Wife
Chapter 662 - 633: Second Wife
(Monthly vote extra update 10.5/16)Old Master Grant hesitated at first, unable to get the words out no matter what, and it was only when Old Master Blackwood helped to say a few words from the side that he managed to stammer out each sentence like a recording machine.
"The Grant Family wronged you and your mother. It was my momentary lapse of judgment that caused harm to you both. From now on, the Grant Family will no longer hurt you and your mother. I hope the grudges between our two families end here."
Seth Sutton recorded everything on his phone, and as Grant Two and Grant Three stepped forward to snatch his phone, they were blocked by Kevin Chaucer and Zollner.
Sienna Thornton still didn’t drink that cup of tea, her eyes coldly staring at the ninety-year-old man sitting across from her: "It doesn’t matter if the Grant Family doesn’t acknowledge that I’m Quentin Thorne’s eldest daughter; this matter doesn’t require your recognition! But, please don’t spread rumors anymore; don’t tell others that I’m a child of Quentin Thorne’s relatives from the countryside, or maliciously claim that I’m Quentin Thorne’s illegitimate daughter! My mother had a factual marriage with Quentin Thorne a year and a half before, and if we must differentiate, I believe everyone knows the truth in their hearts!"
Her words were final, and Old Master Grant’s drooping eyelids suddenly lifted, glaring: "What are you saying, girl? Are you implying that my Ethie is a mistress?"
Sienna raised her eyebrows and didn’t respond.
Old Master Grant got angry, picking up the teacup in front of him and splashing it. Fortunately, Sienna was quick-eyed and quick-witted, dodging her head, causing the hot tea to splash against the wall behind her, creating a sizzling sound.
Standing nearby, Simon Forrester immediately stepped forward, pulling Sienna Thornton into his arms, leading her away from the seat.
At this moment, Quentin Thorne, who was standing nearby, came over and sat in the seat Sienna had just vacated.
Old Master Grant splashed another cup of tea, and Quentin Thorne didn’t dodge, getting splashed in the face with hot tea.
He turned to Seth Sutton: "Make sure to capture it well."
Seth Sutton gestured an OK sign.
Old Master Grant looked blankly at his son-in-law, then at his grandson-in-law, and muttered, "What are you two up to?"
Quentin Thorne didn’t respond, raising his hand to signal silence at the scene.
The scene, which was originally filled with small discussions, immediately turned silent.
Quentin Thorne began to speak gently: "In 1987, I went to Crestfall Township under Wrayhaven County for a teaching support activity, and that same year I met Annie’s Mom. After pursuing her for a year, in 1988 we were together and held a simple Western-style wedding in an abandoned local church witnessed by our fellow classmates involved in the teaching support."
Similarly educated in law, Tobias Blackwood explained to Kevin Chaucer and Zollner: "This involves a factual marriage."
Quentin Thorne continued: "At that time, I promised Annie’s Mom that I would take her back to the city to get married and have children after graduating from university. Because of this plan, in early 1990, we started planning for a pregnancy."
Zollner quietly asked Tobias Blackwood: "Does this really count as a factual marriage?"
Tobias Blackwood nodded.
Quentin Thorne went on: "However, in June 1990, one month before my graduation, my parents, unbeknownst to me, accepted the Grant Family’s proposal, arranging an engagement between me and Ian Grant. Upon learning of this after returning home in July, I clearly expressed my opposition, prompting my parents to negotiate with the Grant Family about canceling the engagement. As a result, when I returned home in August, I was grounded by my parents, who were threatened by the Grant Family, for four months. In December of the same year, I escaped back to Wrayhaven to find pregnant Annie’s Mom, only to be captured by the Grant Family and subjected to further confinement. To escape, to find Annie’s Mom again, I had to agree to marry Mina’s Mom. Once Mina’s Mom became pregnant, I finally regained my freedom..."
After speaking, Quentin Thorne was already in tears, unable to tell whether his face was drenched more by the splattered tea or more by the tears.
The people present sighed deeply.
Kevin Chaucer quietly asked Tobias Blackwood: "Does this count as bigamy?"
Tobias Blackwood didn’t answer.
Seth Sutton, holding the phone, pulled a few tissues from his coat pocket, patted Quentin Thorne’s shoulder with one hand while handing him the tissues: "Dad, wipe your face."
Quentin Thorne casually wiped his face, looking at an angry Old Master Grant: "There won’t be a third time."
Old Master Grant didn’t understand.
Quentin Thorne looked over at Old Man Blackwood, nodded to him, and said, "Since you’re here today, Old Man Blackwood, I’d like to ask you to witness something."
Old Man Blackwood nodded with a troubled expression.
Quentin Thorne turned his gaze to Old Master Grant, speaking seriously: "I, Quentin Thorne, hereby declare that from this moment on, I have no further relations with the Grant Family. From now on, I am no longer a son-in-law to the Grant Family, no longer a brother-in-law to Zachary Grant, nor an uncle to the Grant Family’s children. But I still acknowledge Ian Grant as a member of the Thorne Family, as my second wife."
Having said this, he quickly stood up and, holding Sienna Thornton, started to walk out: "Annie, let’s go."
Simon Forrester and Seth Sutton hurried out with them.
Zachary Grant’s face was utterly dark, and as he raised his hand, Grant Two and Grant Three also followed to chase after them, but Kevin Chaucer and the others had already blocked the study’s door firmly, allowing no one else to enter or leave except the departed Simon Forrester couple, Quentin Thorne, and Seth Sutton.
Old Master Grant still hadn’t understood what had happened, asking The Eldest Grant: "What nonsense did your uncle just say?"
The Eldest Grant looked uneasy: "Uncle said he’ll have nothing to do with the Grant Family in the future, that he’s no longer your son-in-law, nor our uncle, but he said..."
Old Master Grant understood, seeing his grandson falter, and immediately shouted: "What else did he say?!"
The Eldest Grant: "He also said he acknowledges Aunt as his second wife..."
Before finishing, the old man’s pained cry was heard. Old Master Grant clutched his chest and fainted.
The Eldest Grant quickly took out the small pills from his pocket and put them into the old man’s mouth, while Grant Two fetched water, and Grant Three pinched his acupuncture point. After struggling for a while, the old man slowly regained consciousness.
Once awake, he clung to Old Man Blackwood’s arm, crying uncontrollably: "I already apologized to that girl, what more do they want... Quentin won’t associate with the Grant Family anymore..."
Old Man Blackwood was at a loss as well, having talked himself hoarse in hopes of resolving things smoothly, only for them to mess it up again themselves.
Old Man Blackwood patted his old friend’s back, sighing: "Thankfully, the neighbors left later. Otherwise, hearing what Thorne said earlier, I’d feel embarrassed for the Grant Family. Why do you insist on turning good relatives into enemies?"
Zachary Grant sat there with a serious expression, filled with regret, saying nothing and not even checking on the condition of his ninety-year-old father.
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Elsewhere, Quentin Thorne led his daughter and son-in-law out of the Grant Family’s gate.
Sienna Thornton suddenly felt a wave of nausea in her stomach and didn’t manage to reach the old Forrester Family residence next door before vomiting under the courtyard wall of the Grant Family’s siheyuan, bringing up everything she’d eaten that night.
Simon Forrester hurried to the Forrester Family’s old house to get bottled water and disposable towels.
Sienna Thornton supported herself with one hand against the courtyard wall of the Grant Family’s siheyuan, clutching her chest with the other, continuing to retch.
Quentin Thorne gently patted her back, softly reassuring her: "It’ll be better after you throw up, it’ll be fine, it’ll be fine."
Seth Sutton stood by and suddenly asked out of the blue: "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant with your second child?"
Quentin Thorne immediately turned and rolled his eyes at his silly son-in-law.
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