You, Me And Our Genus Twins

Chapter 123 Broken and Hysterical

The slap landed hard and fast on Nicholas’ face, and he staggered backward a few steps, nearly toppling over.

He could feel his cheek tingling, and after a few seconds, a painful and stinging sensation started creeping under his skin. “Just because you deny it doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened! All of us know what you were planning, and you know it too. You can argue all you want, but it won’t change Dad’s mind about the divorce!” He licked his lips and scoffed as he gave Erin a baleful look. Then, he turned to leave.

“Nicholas, where are you going?” Jack hurried after him. Nicholas was not in the right headspace at the moment, and he couldn’t risk having him go out alone.

“Leave me alone!” Nicholas shrugged him off. “I need to go out and clear my head, so don’t follow me!”

He walked out the door without so much as a backward glance.

Jack took two steps after him, but he stopped and turned to look at his crying mother. He was torn, and he quickly beckoned his bodyguards. “Follow Nicholas and keep an eye on him. Make sure he’s safe!”

The bodyguards nodded and immediately went after Nicholas.

On the other hand, Jack went back to his mother and said, “Mom, stop kicking up a fuss. Dad’s already made up his mind to divorce you, and there’s no point in you protesting against it. You have nothing to worry about even if the divorce goes through; you’ll still have me and Nicholas. I promise I’ll take care of you.”

“No, I won’t divorce. I refuse to! I won’t sign those papers even if it means I have to die!” Erin cried, shaking her head vehemently.

If she hadn’t signed that dreadful agreement with Robert all those years ago that compelled her to give up any settlement in the event of a divorce, she might’ve just gone along with Morgan and gotten the paperwork over with. However, with that agreement prevailing over this, she would rather die than divorce!

would come to an abrupt end.

was adding trash to the recycling pile. “I’ll give you three days to consider this, and if you don’t sign those papers by the end of three days, I’ll

broke into long strides

ground, looking defeated. For a while, she couldn’t summon the strength

as she begged wildly, “Jack, I know I was wrong, but please go and talk

a sad look. “Mom, you know how Dad is. When he

Nicholas would die with me if he insists on going through with the divorce! I’m sure he’ll change his mind then. He only has the both of you, and if you were gone, he would have no successors! You and Nicholas are the only ones he’ll

at her, clearly in disbelief that she would even suggest something like this. Using suicide as an excuse to get one’s parents to abandon divorce efforts was immature. Moreover, he and Nicholas had long outgrown their teenage angst to ever consider doing that. They were already

from and putting up with Erin’s nonsense. As things were, he had every

long, hard look, and it took him a while before he found his voice again. “Mom, you’re not thinking

“Do you call yourself my son, Jack? Why won’t you help me with this? If your father goes through with this divorce, it will affect you too! Once he’s a bachelor again, he’ll marry someone new and have some mongrel child with her, and eventually, everything that’s supposed to be yours and Nicholas’ will be given to

have a job, and I never wanted any share in Dad’s fortune,” Jack bit out coldly. “It is only honorable that I make it on my own as a man, and if I want

going out of her mind. “How could I have given birth to

Say what you will about me, Mom, but I won’t stay to hear any of it. I have to go now, so take this time to calm down and think things through. If you agree to the divorce now, Dad will still give you a roof over your head

“Jack, get back here! Get back here

He had initially been worried that she would be devastated enough to act impulsively, but after talking to her, he realized that she would rather pawn anyone else’s life

with money and fortune, and as greedy as she was, she couldn’t possibly take her own life

on the ground and wailed when