After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire novel Chapter 212

Chapter 212 Being Contemptible

Everyone inside the ward was being too astonished to make a comment because of Manuel. As taciturn as Manuel had always been, never had they expected that such astonishing words would actually burst out of his mouth.

"Manuel, Susan didn't mean to do that. Don't you think your request is being too contemptible?" Henry huffed with a livid face.

Manuel stared at him. He didn't seem to change his mind. Then he continued frankly, "Back into the old days, you also took her away from me."

"What are you talking about? Susan and I truly love each other. Your so-called relationship with her only relied on your own wishful thinking!" Henry shouted.

"No…"

When Manuel was about to refute, Susan suddenly interrupted, "Listen, I have no feelings for you! And I had made it clear to you tonight! Manuel, I don't even like you. Why are you pushing me? Stop making yourself disgusting!"

Obviously, Susan was with the side of Henry. Manuel lowered his head, looking upset. In the eyes of others, he would probably compromise again just as usual. No matter how upset he felt, he never went against others' will.

The next second, he continued with a bitter smile, "I have lost my right leg. Don't you think you gotta compensate for it?"

"Susan didn't mean it. If it weren't because of you quarreling with her tonight, she wouldn't have pushed you away. You are partly responsible for that! How could you blame it on her all alone in a way like that?"

"Because I love her. I don't want her to marry you." Manuel stressed out his words to answer.

"No, I won't agree." Susan stared at him coldly, her eyes filled with hate. Her sympathy and pain had both dissipated a second ago.

She used to hate Manuel just because of his identity, his excellency, based on which she often got compared with and found it annoying. But now she hated him from both the inside and outside.

"I can do anything to compensate for your loss even including cutting off one of my legs, but never will I marry you! Never!" at the edge of breakdown, Susan screamed out.

Silent, Manuel fixed his eyes on her. He noticed the pain brought by his request was hidden within her eyes.

His attitude softened a bit. He looked away and said, "You maliciously pushed me to the road with the knowing that there would be cars running toward me. And that caused the accident tonight, which led to the disability of my right leg. I am gonna call the cops."

Susan sneered as if she heard of something ridiculous. Manuel was gonna threaten her with the cost of imprisonment.

She shed angry tears while questioning, "Manuel, could you stop your dirty tricks?"

Manuel responded with silence. So did everyone around, including Hannah.

Staring at Manuel, Hannah used to deem him despicable back into her previous life, whom she found no longer kind and pure. Because of what he said at that moment, she used to stay away from him and disdain him together with Susan. However, at this moment, she finally realized Manuel's reason to make such a 'despicable' request.

She truly felt sorry for this man.

"Call the cops to arrest me." Susan didn't seem to care, "Yeah, I pushed you and made you disabled. I am willing to be imprisoned for however long the sentence would be, a decade or two or even a lifetime. Even if there's gonna be a death sentence. I don't care. I would rather die than marry you!"

Susan was actually speaking what was on her mind. She would be willing to take a price if Manuel wanted to revenge. However, she would never marry him.

"Susan!" Edward suddenly uttered, "We are family. And we should have a nice talk…"

"No! We are not! We are not family!" Susan shouted at him and continued, "We're not family ever since you marry Justine! I have never lived with you like a family! In my eyes, Justine has been a mistress and Manuel a bastard!"

"Enough!" Edward snarled.

His face turned livid.

"I am enough with you!" driven by burning anger, Susan showed no fear, "For all these years, I am enough living with all of you! I am enough seeing your mistress and your bastard every time I wake up!"

Edward suddenly slapped on her face out of fury. With a hand on her face, Susan was hugged into Henry's arms.

Tear welled up in her eyes, "That's who you are, right? Start with mom, you are gonna dump me for both of them, right?"

"Your mom and I divorced based on mutual consent! I dumped nobody including you! Pay respect to your stepmom! She has been nice to you during all these years!" Edward's voice started trembling because of anger.

"Mom kept on begging you to see her before she passed away. Why hadn't you paid a visit? A divorce based on mutual consent? So ridiculous!" tears of breakdown streamed down her face, "If it weren't because of you cheating on my mom, she wouldn't have divorced you. I would rather pay respect to a bastard than to her!"

Out of madness, Edward raised his hand and was about to slap her once again. Susan stood still, showing no intention to dodge. Henry stayed between them to protect her.

"I don't want your respect." Justine suddenly uttered.

Susan looked at her coldly.

"For all these years, I have done everything with due diligence. I owe you nothing. I don't care if you pay me respect. Nor will I push you." Unlike the quarrel between Susan and Edward, Justine appeared composed.

Susan looked at her with a satiric look.

"What happened between us no longer matters. But now, Manuel's request is the most important thing for me. Give him whatever he asks for!" Justine appeared tough at this moment.

"Who do you think you are?" Susan mocked.

Give him whatever he asked for?

Hilarious!