Chapter 286 You’re A Scourge To The Shaws

Julian’s eyes shrank when he heard Madam Shaw’s stern voice.

He had been trying very hard to keep his mother in the dark regarding Susan’s heart disease, and had even made the decision to shoulder all the responsibility when he had to tell his mother that they weren’t going to have any children.

However, he didn’t expect his mother to know about it so soon.

Julian’s expression turned grim. It now appeared to Julian that the one who sold him out was the same person who divulged Susan’s abortion to Luke.

“I won’t let the matter rest so easily this time, Julian. Let me in, I want to talk to Susan. I want to ask why must she do this to us. Why must she harm us like this? Does she really want to see the Shaws fall so much?” Madam Shaw shouted, her voice growing sterner with every passing second.

Julian narrowed his eyes. Considering the current situation, he had to stop his mother from seeing Susan at all cost.

If she were to confront Susan in her current condition, it would make things even messier.

Just as Julian was about to settle the matter on his own, Jacob’s voice rang out, sounding surprised, “Susie?”

Jerking his head back, Julian saw Susan had already come out of her room and was now standing on the staircase.

He did not know how long she had been standing there and how much of the conversation between him and Madam Shaw she managed to hear.

“That’s Mom, right?” Susan asked, her expression was calm.

Holding her gaze, Julian nodded. “Susie, don’t worry. I’ll handle it.”

“I can’t let you handle everything,” Susan said, holding her head low. Her countenance was calm and serene as the face of heaven. “Let mom in.”

“Susie…” Julian frowned.

“I can’t always run away from everything.” Susan intercepted calmly, “What’s coming will come and we’ll meet it when it does. Since Mom already knows about it, we should talk to her.”

It was inevitable that war would ensue if he let both of them meet up. Susan wasn’t in the right shape to confront his mother so he figured that he shouldn’t allow his mother to come in right now.

As if able to read his mind, Susan smiled at him and said, “Don’t underestimate me, Julian. I don’t always have to stay under your wings.”

After that, she walked down the staircase toward the telephone before making a call to instruct the guard, “Let her in.”

Julian wanted to stop her, but he suddenly felt a tug at his arm. Turning his head, his gaze turned to Jacob.

There was a serious expression etched on his face, and his gaze was determined. When he opened his mouth, his voice sounded firm, “It’s time to put an end to this. I won’t let anybody hurt Susie any longer.”

He picked up his phone and called Seth. “Bring the equity contract and my cask check. Come to Susie’s house straight after that.”

“Susie’s house? What happened? Do you know how busy I am, Mr. Jacob Shelby? Our company has just started! I can’t just leave like that.”

“Hurry up. I’ll give you 20 minutes,” Jacob ordered after looking at his watch.

“What? 20 minutes? I…” Seth was trying to say something but Jacob didn’t give him the chance. He hung up the call right after he finished his order.

Looking at the beauty in front of him, Seth’s face scrunched up.

He wondered if Jacob installed a bug on him. He had just started his break to hang out with a woman when Jacob’s call came in.

“He really did come to collect his debt from me,” Seth mumbled. He sent the disappointed woman away and went to prepare the equity contract.

The Shaw Household.

Madam Shaw entered the house. She flashed a dark look at Susan as she pressed her lips tightly together.

Tension hung heavily in the air.

“Have a seat, Mom. It must be freezing out there. Mama Jean has prepared us some nice and hot milk teas. It’s her one of specialties so you should have some to warm yourself up,” Susan spoke, shattering the silence.

Madam Shaw sat down with her leg-crossed. A sardonic smile hopped onto the tips of her lips as she sneered, “You can save the tea for yourself. I mean, I wouldn’t know if you poisoned the tea or not.”

“Well, your concern is not totally unfounded. Since you don’t want the tea, Mama Jean, could you do me a favor and take the tea away?” Susan smiled and said.

Mama Jean came forward and obediently took the tea away.

Madam Shaw was beyond furious. She had no idea what had gotten into Susan’s mind. She seemed different today.

‘What did she mean when she said my concern wasn’t totally unfounded? Did she really want me dead so much? Shouldn’t she be trying very hard to explain herself right now? Why does she look like she did nothing wrong? I’m right about her! She’s really a petty woman!’

With those thoughts in mind, Madam Shaw harrumphed and gazed morosely at Julian. “Did you hear that? She really wants to poison me.”

“Don’t you just love a daughter-in-law who doesn’t argue with you the most, Mom? Well, Susie is just doing what you have been wanting her to do,” Julian replied.

Madam Shaw was so choked that she could hardly speak when she saw the serious expression on Julian’s face.

She took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, “Stop beating around the bush. Susan, answer my question. Is it true that you have a heart disease?”

“I probably do,” Susan answered indifferently.

“Probably?” Her nonchalant attitude completely aggravated Madam Shaw, causing her to shoot up from the couch. Her gaze grew sharper as she sneered, “Then why do you still want to marry Julian if you have a heart disease? Why do you have to do this to us? Do you know that disease could be passed on to the next generation? Is it because you don’t want to die alone, so you’re dragging the Shaws down with you? If I were you, I’d file a divorce right now and get as much distance as I can between us. I don’t want to make things difficult for others.”

Listening to Madam Shaw’s words that were sharp as daggers, Julian’s brows were tightly creased. He wanted to say something, but Susan did not permit him to do so.

Calmly, she listened until Madam Shaw finished her long tirade before saying, “So? We’re not the same.”

“What do you mean?” Madam Shaw was on the verge of exploding. Susan had always been a yes-man the entire time, sitting in the palm of her hands. However, Master Shaw didn’t have the slightest idea of what happened to her today. She felt like Susan was getting free from her control.

“I’m destined to have this disease, and Julian is destined to fall in love with me,” Susan said monotonously. “If Julian doesn’t love me anymore and wants me out of his life, I’ll do it without hesitation. However, if he still loves me, I’ll never give up on him.”

“You…” Madam Shaw did not know what to say to counter her argument so she turned to Julian and said, “Julian, you are your father’s only son. You’ve got to carry the family on. I can wipe the slate clean and bury the past, but there’s no way I’m going to give in regarding this matter.”

“You only live once,” Julian said. “I’m in charge of my own life. If you really want a child, we can adopt one for you.”

Madam Shaw was dumbfounded. She stamped her feet exasperatedly and went on a tirade, “How can you be so dumb, Julian? If your dad knew how you were so willing to abandon your duty to the family just because of this woman, he’d never forgive you! He’d climb out of his grave to haunt you!”

“Well, I’ll see what I can do when the time comes.” Julian chuckled.

Madam Shaw was helpless against his stubbornness. She turned back to Susan with an angry and sullen look. “Although Julian can’t see the gravity of the situation, are you telling me you can’t see it as well? If you really love him, you shouldn’t make him out to be the traitor of the Shaws. I didn’t help you save your brother just so you could harm the Shaws.”