Chapter 469
"Dahlia, I—" Marlon gulped nervously. His insistence and stubbornness faltered once Dahlia confronted him. "I did it for us. He is your son, and you come from such a prestigious family. Wouldn’t you be ashamed knowing that you will have a woman with a shady background and no manners to continue your legacy?"
"I like her," Dahlia said. "Despite her flaws, Katherine is exactly the kind of woman that I want to be as my daughter-in-law. She is as kind as she is strong. She is a great mother as well. What more do you need?"
"She’s not like us. She’s born as a commoner," Marlon scorned. He had no intention of changing his way because this was the idealism that he held since he was young. "Have you seen what happened to our family? We got ruined because of Penny. That low-born street skank ruined everything for us, and Katherine will also do the same."
"Is it really Penny’s fault that you can’t control your penis back then?" Dahlia rolled her eyes. "As much as I hate her, it still takes two to tango. You fucked her, and she gave birth to your son. I won’t abandon an innocent child just because of two irresponsible pieces of shit."
Henry scoffed and added, "Besides, don’t you see that your actions ruined your family? You killed James, put my mother in a mental hospital, ambushed the woman I love, and still expect us to be a family? Don’t joke, Marlon. I’m not a braindead idiot that will accept all the abuse from you."
Marlon felt that he had been persecuted and wronged by the two people he wanted to see the most. In his mind, he did everything to protect the dignity of his family, yet everyone saw him as this ruthless man.
But he was truly so exhausted right now. He had been fighting with so many people for so long, and all he wanted was peace while surrounded by people he loved.
"So this is how you repay me?" Marlon asked. "After all I’ve done for the two of you, you’re just going to force me to sign this and let me rot in here?"
"Yes," Henry said without hesitation while Dahlia said nothing. "Come on, Marlon. Why don’t you make it easy for all of us? You’ve been a shitty father for so long. This is how you redeem yourself."