Once she finished her conversation, ire took a moment to introduce her husband to the young boy. “Jon, this is my husband, Charlie.”


    “Husband?” Jon eximed, clearly taken aback. “ire, you’re married already?”


    ire gave a slight nod and smiled, “Yes, I’ve been married for over three years now. By the way, where’s your sister? Is she home?”


    At that moment, a young girl approached, her face marked with five fingerprints. She forced a smile and eximed, “ire, you’re here!”


    This girl was quite pretty, boasting a lovely figure that suggested she came from an upper-middle-ss background. However, she was dressed in a rather inexpensive wedding gown, with some of thece already torn.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Suddenly, a man and a woman emerged from a nearby room. They appeared to be in their early fifties and wore expressions that were decidedly icy. Upon spotting ire, the couple turned to Isabe and questioned, “Who are these two? Why are they here?”


    Isabe answered, “ire is my high school ssmate. She’s visited our home before, though you might not remember her.”


    ire interjected politely, “Hello, Aunt and Uncle. I should introduce you to my husband, Charlie.”


    Charlie offered a slight nod to the family but remained silent.


    The middle-aged woman continued her interrogation, suspicion evident in her tone. “Isabe, what’s going on? Why are they here?”


    Isabe rified, “I asked ire to drive me to Aurous Hill today.”


    “What?!” The woman’s expression darkened as she gritted her teeth and scolded, “You wastrel! Are you really determined to marry that bastard?”


    Isabe stood her ground, replying firmly, “Yes, I’m sticking to my decision!”


    Afterward, she turned to ire and said, “I’m sorry for the trouble of having you drive all the way here just to pick me up.”


    ire quickly responded, “Isabe, there’s no need to be so formal with me!”


    Isabe beamed and said, “ire, it’s gettingte, and it’ll take us some time to get there. Let’s get going!”<fn9169> Th?s chapter is updated by FindN0vel</fn9169>


    “Alright.” ire agreed, “Let’s leave now!”


    “Hold on!”


    At that moment, the middle-aged man, his demeanor fierce, stepped in front of Isabe and stated coldly, “You wastrel! The more we try to talk sense to you, the more defiant you be, don’t you?”


    “Let me be clear: you are not leaving this house today!”


    “I’ve already spoken with your aunt. She has a contact in the obstetrics and gynecology department at the county hospital who will work overtime this weekend to help you. You’d better behave and go for that abortion. And after that, I don’t want you to have any further contact with Steve!”


    Isabe shot back defiantly, “That’s not happening! I will not abort my baby, and no one can stop me from marrying Steve unless he decides he doesn’t want to marry me. Even if you cut ties with me, I will still marry Steve today!”


    Furious, the middle-aged man picked up a rolling pin as thick as his wrist and pointed it threateningly at Isabe. With anger in his eyes, he threatened, “If you dare to walk out that door, I’ll break your legs! And even if I do, I could still sell you to disabled people in the countryside for two hundred thousand dors. No way am I letting that Carson guy take advantage of you!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>