Bab 159: Perceraian?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Nyonya Allen dengan hati-hati mengamat-ngamati ekspresi Poppy.
Poppy dengan cepat mengadakan diri seperti sosok fierced. u201cSiapa kamu yang mencela dengan omong kosong? Nona Isla adalah puteri keluarga Olsen. Bagaimana mungkin dia bisa menjadi anakku?!u201d
Namun, Nyonya Allen dengan sensitif merasakan kilat kilatan panik di matanya.
Ia melangkah maju dan berkata, u201cKamu sangat melindungi Isla tetapi sangat membenci Keira. Ibu yang seperti apa ini yang bertindak begitu terhadap putrinya yang sejati?u201d
Ekspresi keras terlihat di mata Poppy, lalu ia mengangkat kepala sambil tertawa sekaligus dingin. u201cApa salahnya membenci dia? Susah sekali untuk hamil, dan ketika akhirnya bisa, ternyata bukan anak laki-laki, yang mengganggu peluangku untuk mendapatkan status melalui anakku! Nilai bagusnya, aku beruntung tidak menggantungkan dia di tempat itu. Aku sudah cukup baik untuk membesarkannya! Adapun Nona Isla, Taylor mencintainya begitu, dan hanya dengan cara memuaskan Nona Isla, aku bisa hidup nyaman di keluarga Olsen! Apa kamu tahu, tertumpuk di urusan kami!u201d
Sikap itu adalah epitome seorang ibu yang lebih mencintai putra daripada putri dan egois hingga tulen.
Nyonya Allen menyempitkan mata. u201cAdakah benar demikian?u201d
u201cApa lagi?u201d Poppy mencemahkannya. u201cJika aku bisa melahirkan anak seperti Nona Isla yang Taylor sayangi, betapa bernilainya itu!u201d
Setelah mengatakan itu, Poppy memandang ke arah Nyonya Allen dengan menghina. u201cKenapa aku harus memberitahumu ini? Keira Olsen, kamu bencana! Keluar ke sini! Aku adalah ibumu yang melahirkanmu!u2026u201d
Lalu ia terus meneriak dengan kata yang kasar ke arah pintu.
Nyonya Allen berbalik dan berjalan menuju mobil dengan Tuan Allen.
Tuan Allen meringkukkan kening. u201cKata-katanya terdengar masuk akal.u201d
u201cMemang benar,u201d jawabnya.
Tuan Allen menghela napas. u201cAku terlalu berpikir berlebihan?u201d
u201cJustru, aku rasa spekulasimu lebih akurat lagi,u201d kata Nyonya Allen.
Tuan Allen terseram. u201cKenapa?u201d
Nyonya Allen menatapm Poppy. u201cBertingkahnya sangat yakindan meyakinkan, tetapi pernahkah kamu melihat seekor tupai berbicara dengan sangat logis? Serta dengan sabar menjelaskan banyak hal padanya? Saat seorang wanita terlalu banyak menjelaskan, hanya ada satu makna yang mungkin ia gambarkan.u201d
u201cApa itu?u201d
u201cMenyembunyikan sesuatu,u201d jawabnya sambil tersenyum. u201cAku dulu pikir itu hanyalah imaginasi liarmu, tetapi sekarang, aku merasa konjekturmu kebanyakan benar!
u201d
Saat Keira kembali ke ruang tamu setelah menemuhi tamunya dengan Lewis di pintu, ia menemukan suasana di dalam aula makan tidak enak.
Nenek Tua Horton sedang dalam konfrontasi dengan Nathan.
Ekspresi sang nenek melebar. u201cSaya tidak peduli, aku hanya mengakui ini—satu-satunya sepupu menantuku, tidak ada yang lain!u201d
Melihat mereka mendekat, sang nenek berbalik ke arah Lewis. u201cBocah, kamu tiba-tepat waktu! Ayahmu akan membuatku mati!u201d
Keira menatap ke arah Lewis dan seperti yang diperkirakan, ia melihat keningnya berkerut sambil memberi tatapan dingin padanya.
Kemudian, ia menyadari tatapan memandang rendah Nathan, diikuti oleh perintahnya. u201cLewis, aku ingin kamu bercerai dengan dia sekarang juga!u201d
Lewis meringkukkan kening. u201cKenapa?u201d
u201cKenapa?u201d Nathan tertawa dingin. u201cApakah kamu bahkan tahu siapa wanita di sampingmu? Jika dibandingkan dengan Isla, dia bahkan tidak setingkat dengannya, hanyalah anak di luar nikah dari keluarga Olsen! Bagaimana seseorang seperti itu bisa menjadi istri keluarga Horton?!u201d
Oliver juga menyela. u201cLewis, ayah tidak sedang membuat hal sulit untukmu. Bukannya kamu tidak mendengar orang-orang membahas istrimimu tadi?u201d
Keira menurunkan pandangan dan mengatupkan gigi. u2026
Tapi pria di sampingnya mengambil tangannya dan berkata dengan suara dalam. u201cSaya tidak mendengarnya.u201d
Oliver terdiam sejenak, lalu berkata. u201cItu karena kamu telah lama berada di posisi tinggi, dan orang-orang tidak berani meremehkan kamu di hadapan kamu, namun apa yang mereka katakan di belakang pun sangat jijik! Jake, datang dan ulangi apa yang kamu dengar kepada kuncungku.u201d
Jake langsung melangkah ke depan, mata tertuju pada Keira sambil menyampaikan kata-kata tidak enak.
u201cMereka berkata, u201cAnak di luar nikah dari Keluarga Olsen sungguh hebat. Siapa tahu dengan cara apa dia berhasil memasukki Keluarga Horton lewat nikah!'
Dan kamu sangat terjebak, bahkan memilihnya lebih buruk dari memilih seorang kau yang berasal dari latar belakang bersih! Sungguh malu!
Lebih lanjut lagi, u201cJika istri keluarga Horton adalah anak di luar nikah, bagaimana kita bisa mengadakan acara di masa depan? Apakah kita mengharapkan untuk menempatkan anak di luar nikah di atas semua orang?'
Dan ada juga hal-hal yang lebih menjijikkan, yang memang terlalu menjijikkan bagiku untuk diulangi. Intinya, semua orang sedang menertawakan kamu, Kuncung!u201d
Jake mencungkil kelamin, memandang ke arah Keira dengan ekspresi dingin. Seekilas kemalingan datang dari keinginan yang tidak terbalas sekaligus permusahan untuk menghancurkan, disertai sebuah nyala apanya yang berapi-api dan tidak dapat dijelaskan.
Ia menatap Keira dan perlahan berkata. u201cKuncung, Keira memang wanita yang cantik. Aku bahkan sudah mencintainya selama empat tahun di kuliah, namun selama itu semua, dia menyembunyikan fakta bahwa dia adalah anak di luar nikah! Setelah mengetahuinya, aku langsung melepaskannya karena aku menyadari bahwa keluarga seperti kami tidak mungkin bisa mengambil seorang anak di luar nikah sebagai istri! Betapa malunya jika hal itu terungkap? Itu seperti sekarang ini, dengan kamu, Kuncung, sedang ditunjuk dan dibicarakan...u201d
u201cSeketika!u201d
Tanpa ragu, Lewis menendang jauhnya.
Jake terbang melalui udara, lalu jatuh berat dengan keras, sakitnya hingga tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa untuk bangun.
Oliver mata hitam. u201cLewis, apa kamu melakukan ini? Kita sedang hanya berbincang. Bagaimana kamu bisa kekerasan?!u201d
u201cOliver, kamu menghina seniormu. Jika kamu tidak mendidiknya dengan baik, maka tugas itu ada di tangkuhanku!u201d Lewis menatap dengan ekspresi dingin. u201cJika suatu hari kamu kembali menghina bibinya lagi, jangan salahkan aku karena kudekati disiplin keluarga!u201d
Jake gemetar di bawah kata-katanya.
Oliver, marah, menunjuk ke arahnya, jari-jempolnya bergetar. u201cLewis, kamu telah melakukan hal yang terlalu jauh! Ayah...u201d
u201cCiprat!u201d
Nathan, sangat marah, memerintah. u201cLewis Horton, kamu hanya memiliki dua pilihan hari ini! Atau kamu bercerai dengan ini—anak di luar nikah, atau mundur sebagai CEO dari Horton Group!
Ketika mendengar ini, Lewis tertawa dingin.
Justru saat itu juga, seorang pelayan masuk dengan hati-hati. u201cBapak, keluarga Allen dari keluarga Allen telah kembaliu2026 Mereka bilang mereka memiliki sesuatu untuk dibicarakan dengan kamu dan Nona... maksudnya, Nyonya Horton!u201d
Chapter 159: Divorce?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Mrs. Allen carefully watched Poppy’s expression.
Poppy quickly presented herself as a fierce figure. “Who are you to spout such nonsense? Miss Isla is the daughter of the Olsen family. How could she possibly be my daughter?!”
Yet, Mrs. Allen sensitively caught a flash of panic in her eyes.
She stepped forward and said, “You’re so protective of Isla but so hateful toward Keira. What kind of mother would act like this toward her biological daughter?”
A fierce look flashed through Poppy’s eyes, and then she lifted her head with a cold laugh. “What’s wrong with hating her? It was so difficult to get pregnant, and when I did, it turned out not to be a boy, which ruined my chance of gaining status through my child! A losing proposition, I was generous not to drown her right then and there. I was kind enough to raise her! As for Miss Isla, Taylor loves her so much, and only by currying favor with Miss Isla can I have a good life in the Olsen family! What do you know, meddling in our affairs!”
That attitude was the epitome of a woman who favored sons over daughters and was selfish to the core.
Mrs. Allen narrowed her eyes. “Is that so?”
“What else?” Poppy sneered. “If I could have given birth to a child like Miss Isla, who Taylor fondly adores, what a blessing that would be!”
After saying that, she disdainfully glanced at Mrs. Allen. “Why am I even telling you this? Keira Olsen, you catastrophe! Come out here! I am your birth mother!…”
She continued cursing toward the doorway.
Mrs. Allen turned around and walked toward the car with Mr. Allen.
Mr. Allen frowned. “It sounds like what she said makes sense.”
“Indeed, it does.”
Mr. Allen sighed. “Am I overthinking?”
“On the contrary, I think your speculation is even more accurate,” said Mrs. Allen.
Mr. Allen was startled. “Why?”
Mrs. Allen looked at Poppy. “She acts really convincingly, but have you ever seen a shrew speak so logically? And patiently explaining so much to us? When a woman explains too much, there’s only one thing it may indicate.”
“What is it?”
“She’s covering something up.”
Mrs. Allen smiled. “I used to think it was all your wild imagination, but now I feel that your conjecture is mostly true!”
When Keira returned to the living room after seeing off guests with Lewis at the door, she found the atmosphere inside the banquet hall a bit odd.
Old Mrs. Horton was currently in confrontation with Nathan.
The old lady’s eyes widened. “I don’t care, I recognize only this granddaughter-in-law, no one else!”
Upon seeing them walk over, she turned to Lewis. “Brat, you’ve arrived just in time! Your dad is going to be the death of me!”
Keira looked at Lewis and, as expected, saw his brow furrow as he gave Nathan a cold look.
Then, she noticed Nathan’s disdainful glance at her, followed by a command. “Lewis, I want you to divorce her immediately!”
Lewis frowned. “Why?”
“Why?” Nathan laughed coldly. “Do you even know who this woman beside you is? She’s not even as good as Isla but just an illegitimate daughter of the Olsen family! How can someone like that become the hostess of the Horton family?!”
Oliver also chimed in. “Lewis, Dad isn’t trying to make things difficult for you. Didn’t you hear how everyone was discussing your wife just now?”
Keira lowered her gaze and clenched her jaw.
But the man beside her took her hand and said in a deep voice, “I didn’t hear it.”
Oliver choked for a moment, then spoke up, “That’s because you have long been in a high position, and those people don’t dare to be presumptuous in front of you, but what they say behind your back is really nasty! Jake, come and repeat to your uncle what you’ve heard.”
Jake immediately stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Keira as he relayed the unpleasant words
“They say, ‘The Olsen Family’s illegitimate daughter is truly capable. Who knows by what means she’s managed to marry into the Horton Family!’
“And that you’ve been so charmed by her, marrying her is even worse than marrying some commoner with a clean background. It’s so embarrassing!
“Furthermore, ‘If the Horton family’s future matriarch is an illegitimate daughter, how would they even host events in the future? Do they expect to elevate an illegitimate daughter above everyone else?’
“And there are even more disgusting things being said, things I simply can’t bring myself to repeat. In short, everyone is laughing at you, Uncle!”
Jake’s expression was icy as his gaze swept over Keira, a flash of madness sparked by unrequited desire and destruction flickering in his eyes, along with an indescribable wicked flame.
He looked at Keira and slowly said, “Uncle, Keira is indeed a natural beauty. I even courted her for four years in college, but all that time, she hid from me the fact that she was an illegitimate daughter! After finding out, I immediately chose to let go, because I’m well aware that families like ours cannot possibly take an illegitimate daughter as a wife! How embarrassing would that be if it got out? It’s just like now, with you, Uncle, being pointed at and talked about….”
Before he could finish, Lewis suddenly interjected, “When they were pointing and gossiping, what were you doing?”
Jake was dumbfounded. “What?”
Lewis, with a frosty gaze, stared at him. “The Horton family’s matriarch is insulted, and you have no reaction? Is this how you uphold the dignity of the Horton family?”
Jake immediately swallowed.
Oliver took a step forward. “Lewis, you can’t say that. Today is the Horton family’s birthday feast, after all. Do you really want to cause trouble at old Mrs. Horton’s party?”
“Is discussing the Horton family’s matriarch behind her back their idea of manners?”
Lewis looked straight at Jake. “If you’re too cowardly to defend the Horton family’s honor, then give me a list of those who’ve been gossiping, and I’ll go find them one by one.”
Jake was stunned; how could he possibly produce such a list?!
Doing so would offend the rich second-generation cliques of Oceanion!
Seeing him too frightened to speak, Keira glanced at him.
It was this disdainful glance that triggered a sudden collapse in Jake’s mentality, and he blurted out, “Uncle, is she really worth it? You may not know, but although you’ve been married for two years, these past two years, Keira has been leading me on at college, even almost agreeing to my confession of love! She’s such a flirtatious woman and is toying with people all the time! If it weren’t for the fact that she’s an illegitimate daughter, I would have almost ended up with her!”
“Bang!”
Lewis kicked him away without hesitation.
Jake went soaring through the air from the kick, then crashed heavily to the ground, in so much pain that he couldn’t even pick himself up.
Oliver’s eyes darkened. “Lewis, what are you doing? We’re just talking. How can you get violent?!”
“Oliver, he disrespected his elder. If you didn’t teach him well, then it’s up to me!” Lewis’s gaze was icy as he stared unyielding at Jake. “If I ever hear you disrespecting your aunt again, don’t blame me for enforcing family discipline!”
Jake shuddered under the reprimand.
Oliver, shaking with anger, pointed at him, his finger trembling. “Lewis, you, you’ve gone too far! Dad…”
“Snap!”
Nathan was enraged and commanded, “Lewis Horton, you only have two choices today! Either divorce this illegitimate daughter or resign as CEO of Horton Group!”
Upon hearing this, Lewis let out a cold laugh.
Just then, the butler entered carefully, “Sir, Mr. and Mrs. Allen from the Allen family have come back… They said they have something to discuss with you and Miss… I mean, Mrs. Horton..”
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