Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 573 Adeline frowned, a cold tremor running through her from head to toe. The son she had carried to full term and raised with such effort now treated her with open indifference because of a woman. "What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? I'm your mother. Is it wrong for me to worry about your marriage?" she demanded. Caleb's expression turned even paler. "You're my mother. Of course you're not wrong. But when you went behind my back to handle the divorce paperwork, you should have expected this. outcome.

You also know I'm your son, not a puppet you can control." Adeline froze, while Caleb strode away without looking back. Timothy came charging downstairs like a cannonball and latched onto her leg. "Grandma, Grandma, was Uncle Caleb just back? Why didn't he come upstairs to see me?" Adeline snapped out of it and gathered her only grandson into her arms, her voice heavy with heartache. "He was busy today. Next time he comes back, he'll see you before he leaves." "You're not lying, right?" Timothy puffed up his cheeks, then ---- remembered something Penelope often told him on the phone.

" Oh, right. Is my mom really coming back? Will Uncle Caleb marry her?" After a brief pause, Adeline answered, "Yes." No matter what Penelope had done before, the Hutton heiress title allowed Adeline to overlook everything. The Hampton family needed the Huttons. And Adeline needed a daughter-in-law with the Hutton name. At future social gatherings, who would dare look down on her then? Tomorrow, she planned to visit the Huttons and settle the engagement. At the charity gala in a few days, she would announce the marriage in front of the city's elites.

headed to the study. When the door clicked open, Julian looked

weighed on Sydney all evening. If they could identify the person who

He worked at a Fortune 500 company. He was imprisoned last year for embezzlement and released a few days ago." The name meant nothing to her. Sydney reeled. She was certain