After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas)

Gorden and Tracy exchanged a glance.

Now that their true intentions had been exposed, there was no need to keep pretending.

Gorden's expression hardened as he spoke bluntly, "Since you already know, it's simple-you, as the older sister, should help your brother. Give us sixty thousand dollars to pay his debt, and we won't make a fuss about you not taking care of us." Maria burst out laughing as if she'd just heard the punchline of a great joke. She turned to Sidney, "Isn't this hilarious? They abandoned me at an orphanage because I was a girl, and now they come crawling back asking for money." Sidney's face grew cold as he listened. He hadn't known about Maria's past, and hearing it now left him angry on her behalf.

After a moment's pause, he said, "We can call the police. You can report them for abandonment."

Maria blinked in surprise. "Why didn't I think of that? Let's do it."

"Alright," Sidney responded, pulling out his phone and swiftly calling the police.

Gorden hadn't expected things to take this turn. Not only did Maria refuse to give them any money, but now she was going to call the cops on them!

"Ungrateful wretch!" Gorden spat angrily, rolling up his sleeves like he was ready to fight. "I should've drowned you the moment you were born. You've done nothing but bring me bad luck!"

Tracy quickly stepped in to stop him. "Gorden, stop it! What are you saying? That's our eldest daughter! Don't be rash. Let's talk this through."

She turned to Maria, her face full of false concern. "Mary, apologize to your father. He's just upset. He doesn't really mean it."

Maria watched them, unimpressed. "What a shame you two didn't end up in show business. You'd make quite the duo."

One played the bad cop, the other the good cop, all in a pathetic attempt to win her over.

But their plan had failed.

At that moment, the security team arrived and quickly restrained Gorden and Tracy.

"How did you even get in here? You're coming with us!" one of the guards said as they dragged the two away.

Meanwhile, Sidney completed the call with the police, reporting the incident.

In the underground parking lot, a heavy silence filled the air.

Maria lowered her gaze, her face devoid of any visible emotion.

Sidney gently took her hand and said, "Maria, don't be afraid. I'll always be by your side."

He thought she might be feeling upset, given the situation with her parents. But Maria shook her head and replied, "It doesn't matter. Theyre just strangers to me en FindNovel

"Let's go," she continued. "The police will be here soon." "Alright." Sidney nodded.

QUMS

As expected, the police arrived quickly. When Maria made it clear she intended to press charges, the arrogance Gorden and Tracy had shown earlier quickly vanished.

They suddenly realized the gravity of the situation-they could actually go to jail! No! If they were imprisoned, what would happen to Gorden's son? He wouldn't survive!

Panicked, Tracy fell to her knees, pleading with Maria, even banging her head on the ground. "Mary, we were wrong. We shouldn't have come after you. Please, don't press charges. We'll leave right now and never bother you again, I swear."

"No," Maria said firmly, her tone light but resolute. "You broke the law. You should be held accountable."

Without hesitation, she contacted her lawyer to handle everything.

After they left the police station, the sky was completely dark.

Sidney had stayed by her side the entire time and then said, "Would you like to go meet my mom?"

Maria blinked in surprise, feeling an unexpected wave of nerves.

Meeting the mother-in-law!

Historically, the relationship between a wife and her mother-in-law had always been a delicate one, full of potential for trouble if not handled carefully.