Although their return to the Lierger residence would also be fraught with dangers, Carla was determined to bring the kids with her.
She had already made up her mind. If they could no longer stay in the Lierger residence, she could leave Erihal with the kids and start over a new life in a foreign place.
For these two years, Daemon had done a good job protecting her. Until now, she had not been involved in the conflicts between the families and corporations.
Hence, she could leave easily in the future.
"You're so stubborn…" Zayn was on the brink of fury. Just when he was about to continue persuading her, his phone rang and he immediately picked up the call. "Hello?"
"Mr. Zayn, Mr. Giblo can't hang in there anymore!" said Thompson anxiously. "Come back quickly!"
"What?" Although Zayn knew that Jombo's condition was quite severe, he did not expect this moment to come so quickly. Panicking, he said, "I'll come back right now!"
"Wait." At that moment, Naya snatched the phone away. "Mr. Zayn, Jombo wants to meet Ms. Lierger before he goes."
"He wants to meet her?"
Zayn was surprised. Shouldn't Jombo want to see the kids instead?
"Mr. Zayn, bring Ms. Lierger and the kids over now. There's not much time left!" urged Thompson worriedly.
"Yeah, Mr. Zayn. Come back now!" added Naya.
Zayn ended the call and pleaded with Carla anxiously, "Jombo would like to see you. He's already on the brink of death! Please, I'm begging you to bring the kids to the hospital. Let's talk about everything else later, okay?"
"No." Carla was very resolute. "Sign this contract and I'll bring the kids to the hospital. Otherwise, there's nothing for us to talk about."
"You…"
"Mommy…"
Just when both of them had reached a stalemate, Josh's voice sounded from outside. "Can we enter?"
When Carla heard his voice, she quickly collected herself. She shot a glance at Zayn before opening the door. "Randy, Josh, Venus, why are you here? Didn't I ask you to wait for me in the study room?"
Carla's voice became gentle whenever she talked to the kids. A warm smile had also spread across her cheeks.
"We were getting impatient from the wait…" Before Josh could finish his sentence, he spotted Zayn and immediately ran over. "Daddy!"
"Josh!" Zayn bent down and carried him up.
"Daddy…" Hugging his neck, Josh burst into tears. "Daddy, what happened to you? What did you do to make Mommy angry? Apologize to her now! Otherwise, if she doesn't want you, we can't see you
anymore."
When Zayn heard that, tears welled up in his eyes.
He hated himself for allowing things to lead to this. Why did I let my kids suffer with me? Despite being able to dominate the corporate world, why am I incapable of protecting my own family?
"Daddy…" Randy tugged Zayn's pants and asked anxiously, "What happened? Tell me now! I'll solve it with you!"
"I just want our family to be together. I don't want us to be separated!"
Unable to hold herself back, Venus, who was sitting in her wheelchair and hugging her stuffed toy, burst into tears.
Now that the children were all crying, Carla felt extremely flustered. She rushed forward to console them.
"Mommy, please forgive Daddy. I'm begging you!" Josh tugged Carla's sleeve and pleaded with her tearfully, "If Daddy bullies you again, I'll beat him up for you."
"Mommy, please…" begged Venus as she pulled Carla's hand.
"Don't cry…" Zayn quickly squatted down and hugged Elle. Then, he told the three of them, "Randy, Josh, Venus, Great-grandpa is critically ill. Before he passes away, he'd like to see you and your mommy. Let's go to the hospital together, okay?"
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