Chapter 250: A Long Time
On the highway, inside a black BMW.
Archie Summers glanced down at his watch, a rare look of urgency on his face. "Transfer all my assets to Mika’s name within the next half hour!" ’Even if he didn’t make it, he had to ensure his parents and sister would be provided for for the rest of their lives.’
’All his hard work over the years had been to give them a happy, stable life.’
’He absolutely could not let his personal mistake drag them down...’
"Yes."
"Louise, have you contacted the lawyer?"
"I’ve already contacted him. We’re meeting at the Elysian Bar in an hour."
Archie Summers let out a slight sigh of relief. His voice was weary as he said, "Okay. I’m going to get some sleep. Wake me when we get there..."
"Yes."
Archie Summers gazed out the car window, a distant look in his eyes. ’When he found out Eleanor Bishop had misappropriated funds, he hadn’t been angry, nor had he pursued the matter. Her motives for getting close to him had never been pure, so he wasn’t surprised. On the contrary, he would have found it abnormal if she had done nothing at all after getting close to him.’
’But the one thing she never should have done was steal the corporation’s confidential documents... Those documents could get him killed...’
He gave a self-deprecating laugh, leaned back against the seat, and closed his eyes.
「At the Summers family’s villa.」
Mika Summers pulled Eleanor Bishop up from the floor. Eleanor neither agreed nor refused.
’As far as she was concerned, she never wanted to have anything to do with the Grayson family ever again. But could she really stand by and do nothing for her brother?’
"Mika, what are you so conflicted about? He’s Kiki’s biological father. Is it really that hard to ask him for a small favor?" Una Sullivan demanded, growing impatient with Mika’s silence.
"Mika, your brother has always been so good to you. How can you not even be willing to help with this one small thing?" Joseph Summers added, utterly disappointed in his daughter.
Listening to her parents-in-law chime in, Eleanor Bishop cried even harder. "Mika, with Tristan Grayson’s abilities, he can definitely make sure Archie will be alright. Please, go and beg him. Just say a few nice things to him, ask him to step in and help Archie, okay?"
"He’s my brother. I won’t just stand by and do nothing," Mika Summers said, then turned and went back to her room.
"Mom, what should we do? If Mika won’t help, Archie is going to be in serious trouble."
Una Sullivan frowned, comforting her softly, "Eleanor, don’t worry. Those two have been inseparable since they were children. Mika will definitely help."
"Okay... Thank you, Mom and Dad."
"Silly girl, stop crying."
Eleanor Bishop nodded, but her eyes were filled with worry and complicated emotions. ’Her parents-in-law didn’t understand Mika’s situation, but she knew it all too well. She was the one who had wronged Mika this time, but she had no other choice...’
’She swore to herself this would be the absolute last time. After this was all over, she would never again do anything to wrong Archie.’
Back in her room, Mika started calling Archie Summers. She called over a dozen times in a row, but when no one picked up, she slid down against the door and sat on the floor.
’Did something really happen? But her brother was so capable. How could he possibly be in trouble?’
She sat there thinking for a long, long time before she finally got up from the floor. She walked to the bed, her expression complex as she looked at Kiki sleeping soundly. She leaned over and kissed Kiki’s adorable little cheek, her voice laced with suppressed anguish. "Kiki, Mommy is so sorry..."