Chapter 8 Seeking Justice for Her Babies
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Many people turned to gaze at Erica as soon as she finished speaking. Especially Tanya, who gave her a look full of warning and dissatisfaction. If there were not so many people present, she might hit Erica with her cane.
Erica swallowed nervously and stepped back. And she happened to stamp on her son's foot, causing him to burst into tears in pain.
Erica was annoyed and slapped on his son's face. "Why are you crying? Shut up!"
Richard Lampert, who was about five or six, sobbing and shouting, "You are a bad mother! I hate you!"
Erica was not in the mood to comfort her little boy. Instead, she got angrier when Richard talked back. The atmosphere in the living room got tense.
Tanya's face darkened as well, but she still said calmly, "Lynn, come with me after you sign the contract."
Lynnsey nodded and signed her name on the contract. Then, she said to Liam, "Keep an eye on Nikii for me, Liam. I will be back soon."
Liam had already got used to it, and he said naturally, "Don't worry, Mommy. I will take care of Nikki."
Lynnsey wouldn't worry about it. It was Liam who had been helping her to take care of Nicole for the past two years. Sometimes when she went to work, Liam would take good care of Nicole at home. He had become quite a competent big brother.
Lynnsey followed Tanya into the study.
"Lynn, I know the past four years have been hard for you." Tanya took Lynnsey's hand and let out a long sigh.
"I thought that you ran away from home in a fit of pique. I never thought that Cain, that old bastard, would lock you up for eight months. After the Bridge family declared your death, the shares under your name were transferred to your half-sister, Amber. Now that you come back, they have to return what they took from you!"
Lynnsey snuggled on Tanya's lap.
Tanya still cared about her as she used to be. Part of the reason Lynnsey brought Nicole back was because she hoped that Nicole could also be loved by her family, and she knew that she would be.
She said softly, "Grandma, I don't need you to worry about these trifles for me. I will take back what belongs to me. Don't worry. I'm no longer the naive girl I was back then. I will seek justice for myself and my two babies."
She recalled the two babies she gave birth to when she was locked in the warehouse back then.
Her two poor sons. She didn't even know where they were buried.
Tears welled up in Lynnsey's eyes as she thought of it.
"Lynn, it's the past." Tanya patted her on the back and comforted her, "Move in and stay here. Here is your home."
Lynnsey nodded slightly. Tanya was in charge of the Watkins family. Since she said so, Lynnsey would do as she asked.
Besides, she wasn't a freeloader. The chip she developed would help the Watkins Group to reach another level. She was qualified enough to become a Watkins.
Just when the two were talking, suddenly, they heard a shrill crying outside.
Tanya frowned, "Did Richard cry again?"
Every time Erica came back, she would always bring her son with her and make a scene.
Tanya didn't want to get involved and continued talking to Lynnsey. But somehow, Lynnsey got a bad hunch.
She got up and walked over to open the door. Then she saw Erica raising her hand and trying to slap Nicole on her face.
Nicole stared at Erica blankly, completely unaware of the danger at all.
"Hey!" Lynnsey yelled angrily and rushed over.
Seeing Lynnsey, Erica narrowed her eyes and decided to slap Nicole harder.
She hated Lynnsey ever since she was little. Lynnsey was not a Watkins, but she got all the good things from the Watkins family.
In Erica's eyes, Lynnsey stole her thunder all the time.
When she heard that Lynnsey became the heroine of a scandal and the biggest laughingstock in East Plergant, she was extremely delighted. Later, when she knew that Lynnsey had given birth to a bastard and killed herself after setting her home on fire, Erica even opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
But she never thought that Lynnsey would come back alive and disrespect her. She couldn't deal with Lynnsey, but she could handle this little bastard easily.
With a fierce look in her eyes, she was about to give Nicole a stinging slap.
"Aargh!"
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