Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Agreement on Divorce_1
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Sophia Cloud waited all night but did not receive a reply; the hospital had already urged her once.
Looking at her son who remained unconscious, Sophia Cloud thought for a moment, then entrusted the nurse to take care of Arthur and rushed out of the hospital desperately.
After all, Arthur was the Harrell Family's child, and if Leo Harrell didn't care, the Harrell Family couldn't neglect the matter either. Right now, the only thing to do was to visit the old house and ask Emma Ethan for some money.
Emma Ethan was her mother-in-law, Arthur's biological grandmother, but this grandmother wasn't very concerned about her grandson because he was born to a mute like her.
Old Master Cloud and Old Master Harrell were comrades who had faced life and death together on the battlefield, which was what led to the marriage arrangement between Sophia Cloud and Leo Harrell.
But ever since the grandfather passed away, and the extravagant and incompetent Mr. Cloud failed to manage the business, the Cloud Family had fallen from grace. Aside from Old Master Harrell, not a single person in the Harrell Family agreed to the marriage.
Old Master Harrell fell ill in anger, and the Harrell Family, having no choice, had to fulfill the marriage arrangement and married Sophia Cloud, the mute, into their family.
Upon arriving at the Harrell Family's old house, Mother Johnson, who opened the door, rolled her eyes at her and said, "Well, what wind has blown you in?"
Sophia Cloud forced a smile; in the Harrell Family, no one cared for her, the nominal young mistress.
In the living room, when Emma Ethan heard of her arrival, it took quite a while before she descended from the grand spiral staircase, only to glance briefly at her before looking away.
"What is it? You're here so early in the morning!"
Emma Ethan was very attentive to her beauty routine and was accustomed to beauty sleep, appearing quite impatient at the moment, and even more so when she heard that Sophia Cloud had come for money.
"Sophia Cloud, you need to get this straight, our Harrell Family may be wealthy, but we are not the Cloud Family's ATM! Your stepmother and brother are constantly finding ways to take money from our Harrell Family, and now you're doing the same, a family of vampires!"
The more Emma Ethan spoke, the angrier she became, breathing heavily.
Sophia Cloud was unaware of the stepmother and brother's actions in taking money, and hearing this now, she felt guilty, but still steeled herself to explain about Arthur's illness.
Upon hearing that Arthur was sick, Emma Ethan's eyelids almost flipped to the sky.
"What bad luck! If it wasn't for the old master insisting on letting a mute into the house, our Harrell Family wouldn't have ended up with a sickly child! Haven't we provided enough food and drink? Not even the money for a small treatment!"
Emma Ethan kept on cursing and showed no intention of giving money.
Sophia Cloud bit her lip forcefully, then immediately dropped to her knees with a thud.
—Mom, Arthur is very sick; he has pneumonia and needs a lot of medical fees, and I really don't have that much money!
Her hands were waving in the air, frantically gesturing, as tears uncontrollably fell down her cheeks. It didn't matter if she suffered, but the delay at the hospital was unacceptable.
Emma Ethan frowned and waved her hand to cut her off, "Enough, enough, stop showing me all that, I don't understand! I'll tell you, considering Arthur is my grandson, this is the last time!"
After Sophia Cloud realized what was happening, she nodded her head repeatedly in thanks. Emma Ethan no longer looked at her, murmuring complaints as she went upstairs.
The money from Emma Ethan solved the urgent crisis, and Sophia Cloud brought her son back home. From then on, she just needed to visit the hospital regularly.
At night, after she had soothed Arthur to sleep, she found herself unable to fall asleep.
In the two years of marriage, she had seen Leo Harrell only a handful of times; she was treated like a rat crossing the street in the Harrell Family.
There was always a mediated agreement lying in the drawer at home, and Leo Harrell had said whenever she came to her senses, she could sign that paper.
With that thought, Sophia Cloud was impulsively compelled to pick up her phone and send a message to Leo Harrell.
——"I can sign the mediated agreement, but you have to meet my conditions."
This time, the reply came back quickly, just a single short word.
——"Speak!"
Sophia Cloud pulled the corners of her mouth into a bitter smile. It seemed that as long as she was willing to leave, Leo Harrell was willing to pay any price.
Perhaps this mistaken marriage should end.
She pulled open the drawer and found the agreement in its deepest part. Sophia Cloud signed her name and then took a picture of the signed document and sent it over.
——"I only want five million for child support. I don't want anything else."
Leo Harrell stopped responding. Sophia was puzzled. Five million to the Harrell Family was but a drop in the bucket. Was he unwilling to provide even this small amount for child support?
She checked her phone every minute but couldn't get a message, eventually falling deeply asleep with the phone in her arms.
In her sleep, Sophia's brow was furrowed, holding her phone tightly, the other arm encircling her son.
The scene Leo Harrell walked in on was just like this.
His wife and son were sound asleep—an image that should have been tender, but Leo Harrell's face was stern. He had broached the subject of divorce more than once, and Sophia had always disagreed. So why was she so carefree this time?
Tossing his coat onto a chair, Leo Harrell lay down on the other side of the bed.
Sophia was on high alert. As soon as she felt the mattress dip beside her, she immediately opened her eyes. In an instant, she met those familiar eyes.
There was a moment of blankness in her mind before she realized who was lying beside her—it was Leo Harrell.
Under the dim light, Sophia's eyes were clear, resembling those in his memory.
Leo Harrell suddenly stood up with a hint of annoyance on his face. How could her eyes compare to Evelyn's? They couldn't!
He got out of bed, turned on the light, and sure enough, Sophia instinctively closed her eyes in the bright light. When she opened them again, the clarity was gone.
"Why the sudden agreement? Can't the Harrell Family, this big fish, satisfy the Cloud Family anymore?"
Leo Harrell stood by the bed, a scornful smile on his lips.
His series of movements woke Arthur, who whimpered twice and burrowed into his mother's arms.
Sophia, who also didn't want to explain, wrote on her phone: "Do you agree with my condition or not? If you agree, I'll move out tomorrow!"
Leo Harrell's sarcastic smile grew wider: "Agree. Of course, I agree. Not just five million, but ten million is fine too, as long as you're willing to sign."
His callous words ignited her anger. As Sophia picked up her son, she messaged back: "Then make it ten million! I've already signed the document. Tonight, I'll sleep in the guest room; you sleep here!"
Leo Harrell watched her leave, stunned. After a long while, he rolled up his sleeves in irritation. When he finally snapped out of it, he wanted to chase after her to ask if she would readily agree even if he said one billion.
That moment, the hospital diagnosis on the bedside fell into his sight.
He suddenly recalled her weary face when he had entered. The anger in his heart gradually dissipated.
But in a moment, it returned to cold indifference. This marriage still had to end.
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