Chapter 125 Familiar Strangers
Pitiful people always had a detestable side to them, and Jack no longer felt like racking his brains to find a villa for his mother to live in.
“I’m glad you understand.” Morgan stood up. “Come with me to your Uncle Michael’s house. I need to tell him that I divorced your mom.”
His insistence on divorcing Erin was also for his two sons’ sake.
After all, unity was strength.
Michael’s four sons were all successful in life, and Morgan did not want Jonathan and his brothers to grow distant from Jack and Nicholas simply because of what Erin had done.
Morgan hadn’t seen Nicholas in a few days, and Michael had sent people to keep an eye on him. Morgan knew that Nicholas had been drinking away his troubles every day, but since he wasn’t in a good mood himself, he didn’t want to deal with Nicholas just yet. He allowed his son this short-lived freedom until his mood got better before dealing with him.
Morgan took Jack to Michael’s place.
These days, the atmosphere at Michael’s place had been pretty good.
Crystal’s health was recovering at a visible rate every day. Madeline let Philip take care of Aldo and Buddy while she accompanied Crystal at the hospital. Then, she would return home at night to put her sons to sleep.
Meanwhile, Sebastian alternated between Dusktown and Wendel City every day. He would go to work at Dusktown in the day, and he’d return to Wendel City to accompany his father and sons at night.
Philip only felt that ever since his wife passed away, his days couldn’t be as wonderful as they were recently.
He could bring his grandchildren out on trips every day, and when he returned home at night, he would be welcomed with the joyous laughter of his son and daughter-in-law. He began to live life with renewed strength and vigor.
Meanwhile, Crystal was more or less the same.
After Crystal’s illness had stabilized, she was allowed to be transferred from the ICU to a normal ward.
Once she was transferred there, her family would be allowed to visit her.
Madeline went to the hospital every day to spend time with Crystal, and her relationship with her mother improved by leaps and bounds.
Some people never knew each other even if they grew old together, but some strangers would immediately click with each other.
Crystal never thought that this would apply to a mother-daughter relationship.
Ever since she discovered that Madeline was her biological daughter, she was filled with love and guilt toward Madeline. When she saw Madeline again, she found that she loved her deeply, and she would willingly give Madeline the best she could offer to make it up to this daughter of hers.
Madeline had already liked Crystal to begin with, and now that Crystal treated her with so much love, she also responded in kind. She took good care of Crystal, and the woman only loved her more.
Madeline made sure Crystal was happy every day, and Crystal’s health recovered steadily. Soon, she would be discharged in a few days.
Now that his wife was recovering, Michael could finally cease his anxiety. He saw that his wife was pleased with Madeline, so he took a liking to Madeline as well.
He was in a good mood, and he didn’t put on a sour expression even when he saw Morgan. He even invited Morgan and Jack to have a seat with a smile on his face.
Morgan asked about Crystal’s health, and when he heard that Crystal would be discharged in a few days, he was sincerely happy for his brother.
After asking about Crystal’s condition, Morgan cut to the chase. “Michael, I’ve divorced Erin.”
Michael was stunned.
He knew that Morgan wanted to divorce Erin, but he also knew that Erin had been struggling and refused to get divorced.
In fact, he thought that the divorce wouldn’t happen for Jack and Nicholas’ sake.
He never expected them to get divorced for real.
For a moment, he didn’t know what he should say.
Nonetheless, he was supportive of the divorce between Morgan and Erin.
They were a family, but Erin actually plotted against his wife. If Erin were still his sister-in-law, he wouldn’t be able to face that woman, and even his own brother and nephews by extension.
If Morgan hadn’t divorced Erin, Michael’s family would have distanced themselves from Morgan’s family until they were complete strangers to each other.
Their mother had passed away early on, and their father was busy with work. Michael had brought up Benjamin and Morgan himself, and he really didn’t wish to become strangers with Morgan’s family.
A woman like Erin did not deserve Morgan, and it was good that they’d divorce soonest possible.
The only regret was that Jack and Nicholas would no longer have a complete family.
Fortunately, they were all grown up now and could take care of themselves. Hence, they wouldn’t be affected too much by changes at home as compared to their younger years.
He felt that Morgan’s decision to divorce Erin was the best he could make. After all, it wasn’t because their personalities didn’t match; it was simply because Erin’s character was terrible.
At the thought of his brother having a cruel woman by his side, Michael didn’t feel too happy about it.
Nonetheless, he couldn’t say things like that in front of Jack.
He simply sighed and withheld his comments.
Morgan continued, “Michael, this recent incident isn’t the only reason I divorced Erin. To be honest, we stopped understanding each other a long time ago. She was like a stranger to me, and sometimes I didn’t even want to go home because she would be there. In the past, I could endure for Jack and Nicholas’ sake, but this time, I couldn’t endure it anymore when I saw her ugly side…”
Michael nodded. “I understand.”
If it were an accidental mistake, a couple that had been married for 20 years would forgive each other if possible.
However, Erin didn’t commit a mistake by accident; she harbored malicious intent and had been plotting for a long time.
What was more, she had been plotting against her own family, which made it worse.
This sort of woman had a heart so cruel that it was disgusting.
Any normal man wouldn’t wish for their wife to be such a disgusting woman.
Morgan chatted for a while longer with Michael, and he left with Jack not long after.
A few days later, Crystal was discharged from the hospital.
Madeline went to the hospital every day to take care of Crystal, and she even made soup for her while making sure she had everything she needed.
Crystal was in a good mood, so her health also recovered rapidly. She looked quite healthy and spirited when she left the hospital. Even though her body was still weak and unsteady, which was quite pitiful in itself, there was happiness and vigor on her face; this was unlike her near-death expression when she was first hospitalized. Michael was greatly pleased by that, and his smile never left his face as he praised Madeline repeatedly for being a considerate and warm person.
Crystal even held Madeline’s hands; they looked so intimate as though they couldn’t bear to part with each other even for a moment.
Once Crystal was discharged, the four Taylor brothers put down their work and went home for a reunion.
At night, Michael had the kitchen staff prepare an entire table of delicacies. Sebastian also attended with Aldo and Buddy, so everyone in the Taylor Family was present.
When she saw her children, son-in-law, and her grandchildren all gathered at the table, Crystal had mixed feelings in her heart. She was joyful yet grieved, but joy won in the end.
After a toast, Crystal announced to her sons, “I’ve talked this through with your dad, and we shall hold a welcoming cocktail party for Maddie next weekend. We’ll invite all the relatives, friends, and partners of the Taylor Family, and we shall announce that Maddie is officially part of the Taylors…”
She produced a stack of printed name lists and passed it to Jonathan and his brothers. “This is the list of guests your dad and I have decided on. See if there’s anyone we left out.”
The names on the list were all squished together, and there were probably hundreds of people listed. It was obvious how important this cocktail party was to Michael and Crystal.
