Chapter 274: Parental Pleadings

As Tom had indicated, the Brooks family was indeed beyond saving. Victoria probably couldn’t spare a moment to deal with them after looking into their situation. Ellis felt much less anxious than before; life was a bit more pleasurable. Unbeknownst to her, Victoria harbored a deep hatred for Ellis, so intense that she contemplated having her eliminated.

In desperate times, when assets needed to be liquidated quickly, many swooped in to take advantage, pressing prices even lower. As the situation worsened daily and the financial chain crumbled, the family’s slow decline suddenly accelerated. Victoria’s dad, Peter, was frantic, pinning his hopes on his daughter.

At that time, her parents urged her to ask Easton for help, which put Victoria in a difficult position. “Dad, Mom, Easton… he…” Victoria started, but Peter cut in, “Can’t you ask Easton for help?”

Since Easton had found out that she had taken revenge on Ellis and subsequently pulled all support from her company, leading it nearly to bankruptcy, it was clear Easton was unlikely to assist her family. Victoria had also heard rumors that her family’s troubles were partly due to Easton’s influence behind the scenes.

“Dad, I can’t see Easton,” she admitted, not daring to reveal what Easton had done behind the scenes, especially since it was all triggered by her own actions. “He’s made up his mind not to marry me.”

Victoria herself had initiated the breakup of her engagement with Easton, so she couldn’t blame her daughter. But since both Easton and Ellis were now divorced, and Easton had previously treated Victoria better than he had Ellis, it frustrated Peter that Victoria hadn’t seized the opportunity to reclaim what was rightfully hers.

“Easton grew up with you; you were childhood sweethearts. How are you any less than Ellis, that woman who wants for nothing! How many times have I told you about our family…”

Victoria listened to her father’s ramblings, unable to argue back. Ellis was, after all, Easton’s ex-wife, and she had initiated their divorce. Easton had often told her how clueless Ellis was, his words laced with annoyance.

And yet, Easton had chosen to disregard their past relationship for Ellis, to the extent of harming her and her family this severely! If murdering Ellis weren’t illegal, Victoria would be the first in line to do it. Everything she and her family were suffering was because of Ellis. Past lessons reminded her, however, that Ellis was untouchable. If she acted against Ellis, Morty would retaliate on Ellis’s behalf, and Easton wouldn’t let her off either.

For the first time in her life, Victoria, who had always had things go her way, felt utterly powerless. Having studied a great deal of theory, Easton was pondering which approach to use now. However, Ellis had already blocked all his means of contact; he couldn’t reach her even if he wanted to.

Others might start pursuing a girl by obtaining her contact information, having a channel to express their feelings even without mutual interaction. If he didn’t go to Ellis, she wouldn’t even know what he was up to.

Frustrated by the situation, Easton had subconsciously chosen to stay with his mother recently, ensuring that Sophia saw her son every day. One morning, as he was about to have breakfast in the dining room, Sophia saw her son waiting and frowned disapprovingly before remarking, “You have the energy to live with me, why not try living with Ellis?”

Chapter 274: Parental Pleadings.

Living with her, that could possibly come of it!

Easton’s whole heart was set on remarrying Ellis, which was where his focus should be. Thanks to Ellis’s disdain, Easton had developed a keen ability to detect whether people were disgusted with him.

Ignoring Sophia’s disapproval, he responded, “I’d like to live with Ellis, but she’s not willing.” Hearing this, Sophia put down her fork and looked directly at her son. Her silence and steady gaze puzzled Easton.

“You say you want to remarry Ellis, but not even Ellis can see your sincerity, let alone me, even though I’m supposed to be biased in your favor,” Sophia stated seriously.

Easton’s brows furrowed slightly. “I haven’t shown my sincerity yet.”

“Start by not calling Ellis by her full name every time. Can you do that?” Sophia had long advised her son to drop the formal address, but he wouldn’t listen.

“I’m used to it,” Easton stood his ground, leaving Sophia speechless.

“A title doesn’t signify…” Seeing his mother’s exasperated look, Easton tried to convince her not to mind the formalities, but thinking about how Ellis had stopped using formal titles for him made him swallow the rest of his words, his lips pursing slightly.

“Why stop talking?” Sophia wanted to hear her son’s reasoning, curious to see how he might frustrate her further.

“There’s nothing more to say,” Easton replied, his lips forming a thin line.

“Girls pay attention to the details; constantly using someone’s full name doesn’t sit well with people,” Sophia hoped Easton would stop being so stubborn and listen to others for once, instead of always doing as he pleased.

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