CHAPTER 9: CHAPTER 9: LET ME GO—DO YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS EVERY TIME?

Everyone in the private room instinctively made way.

Jamila Jacobs, Angie, and the others all looked flustered.

"President Gallagher, please don’t misunderstand, Josephine came with us."

"We were just having some drinks, a little get-together among sisters."

Nathaniel Gallagher’s face was sullen, ignoring everyone.

Surrounded by a group of bodyguards, he forcibly took Josephine Thompson away.

...

Back at home.

Nathaniel Gallagher, both angry and furious, threw her heavily onto the bed, "Josephine Thompson, we aren’t even divorced yet, are you so eager to find another man?"

Josephine was dizzy from the fall, "I didn’t..."

Nathaniel stripped off his suit while irritably pulling at his tie, "Didn’t? Then why were you hugging that man earlier? Do you really think I’m dead?"

Josephine retorted coldly, "Weren’t you also hugging Vivian Shaw? Why can you do it and I can’t hug other men?"

Nathaniel’s temples throbbed with veins after hearing this, "What did you say? Say it again!"

He climbed onto the bed, pushing her back into place like a hungry wolf.

Josephine couldn’t break free, her heart sank into despair as she stopped struggling, "Let’s not say anything more, let’s get a divorce!"

Nathaniel sneered, "Ha! So this was your plan all along!"

"Have you been cheating and then deliberately causing a divorce with me?"

Josephine felt a stab in her heart, "Nathaniel Gallagher, I’m not as lowly as you think. I wouldn’t look for another man until our marriage ends."

He believed her words.

She had always been dutiful, very traditional and conservative, and she rarely went out at night.

Besides, when they got married, she was still a virgin.

This time, she probably went to the nightclub on purpose to anger him.

"...I don’t want to see a second time of this. But you still made me very angry tonight."

"I’ll have to punish you."

With that, he pressed heavily on her, forcibly pulling open her dress zipper.

"Mmm... ah..." Josephine was both angry and furious, desperately trying to escape his domineering kiss.

"Nathaniel, don’t! Can’t you stop using this method every time?"

"I’ve really had enough of you. You must explain to me today why our son has A blood type."

"You clearly told me before that Henny is O blood type."

Nathaniel paused for a few seconds, his eyes flickering unknowingly, "Maybe the hospital made a mistake."

Josephine didn’t believe his nonsense at all; he was clearly lying to her, "Nathaniel, I’m taking Henny for a paternity test."

"I’m beginning to suspect Henny isn’t even my child."

Nathaniel showed a trace of irritation on his handsome face, "What kind of madness are you up to now? Can you stop making trouble?"

"No, I’m taking him tomorrow."

Nathaniel didn’t bother to explain further, already furious tonight.

So, without any foreplay.

He launched straight into it viciously.

"I’m talking about serious matters now, don’t touch me."

"Ah..."

But unfortunately!

Her resistance was completely ineffective.

The sudden brutality nearly knocked her out.

Aside from the fact that they had not seen each other for a week, it excited him all the more.

Normally, their marital life was very regular. Basically, once at night, once in the morning.

Sundays, they would rest for a day.

But tonight, he seemed particularly enraged, disrupting all routines.

He kept tormenting her unceasingly.

...

The next day.

Josephine was exhausted and couldn’t get up at all.

She slept groggily until the afternoon, waking up half-conscious. Her head was heavy, and every joint in her body ached.

Nathaniel had already gone to work.

It was always like this.

Every time they had a conflict, he would torment her fiercely in bed.

And he was very experienced, always making her lose control several times. After that, they would reconcile as if no conflict had ever occurred.

But not this time.

She went downstairs.

Josephine weakly asked the maid, "Where’s Henny..."

"The young master went to the old house, he hasn’t come back yet."

"Hasn’t school started already?"

"President Gallagher said the young master will be staying with the old lady from now on."

Josephine was taken aback, "Why?"

The maid shook her head respectfully, "I don’t know, Madam. You should ask President Gallagher yourself!"

"Okay, I got it."

"Beep beep beep..."

Josephine Thompson was extremely angry and immediately called Nathaniel Gallagher.

She called several times, but he didn’t answer.

She kept calling until the eighth time.

He finally picked up, his voice cold and deep, "I’m in a meeting, what’s up?"

Josephine was furious, "Nathaniel Gallagher, what do you mean by sending Henny to your mom’s place?"

Nathaniel responded indifferently, "No particular reason."

Josephine was even angrier, "Are you just afraid I’ll take him for a DNA test? What exactly are you hiding from me?"

"You’re overthinking; mom just wants her grandson, wants to personally educate and take care of Henny in the future."

"You’re lying!"

Before she could finish, Nathaniel dismissed her, "I’m in a meeting, not going to talk to you."

"Hey, hey..."

The call was already cut off.

He must be hiding something.

"Fine, since you won’t let me see the child, I’ll go to the kindergarten to pick him up!"

She glanced at the time; it was already half past one in the afternoon.

The prestigious kindergarten in Audenburg lets out at half past two.

If she rushed over now, she’d just make it in time to pick up the child.

Josephine had no mind for anything else, changed her clothes, and drove straight to the school.

No matter what, today she was going to take her son for a DNA test.

...

At half past two in the afternoon.

The kindergarten dismissed on time.

There weren’t many parents picking up the kids; mostly it was servants or nannies.

After all, this is Audenburg’s best kindergarten; the children studying here are either rich or noble.

Henny Gallagher was picked up and dropped off by a dedicated driver and nanny every day.

Soon.

The nanny led Henny out of the kindergarten, followed by four bodyguards.

Henny was hopping and skipping towards the car, holding the handmade cookies that the teacher had taught them to make today.

"These are the handmade cookies I personally made, took me a whole day, I’m going to give them to Auntie Vivian."

Josephine hurried forward to stop her son, "Henny, Mommy’s here to pick you up!"

Henny glanced at her, and proudly made a face, "Hmph! Bad woman, I don’t want to see you!"

"..." Josephine felt as if another knife had pierced her heart.

Even though she suspected there might be issues with her son’s origin.

She still missed her son very much these days.

But her son remained hostile to her.

While she stood there in a daze.

A familiar figure approached from a distance, wearing a white dress, kindly waving to Henny Gallagher, "Henny, Auntie is here to pick you up."

Seeing Vivian Shaw coming.

Henny’s eyes lit up instantly, and he joyfully ran over to her, "Auntie Vivian, these are the cookies I made, especially saved for you."

Vivian Shaw took the cookies, smiled, and kissed him on the cheek, "Henny is such a good boy..."

Josephine could no longer control her emotions and walked straight over, "Henny, come with Mommy."

"No way, you stinky woman, let go of me."

Vivian Shaw was also taken aback, hurriedly stopped her, "Josephine, what are you doing? How can you handle a child so roughly?"

Josephine was seething with anger, "Vivian Shaw, this is my son, and I’m taking him with me now."

"No can do, Henny and I have a plan to have dinner at the old house with godmother this afternoon."

"Fine then!"

Josephine said coldly, then directly stepped forward, intending to pull out a few strands of her son’s hair.

For a DNA test, a few hairs are enough; she didn’t need to take him personally.

Vivian Shaw quickly pushed her away, "What are you doing?"

"Bad Mommy, go away."

"Hurry and stop her, don’t let her get close to Henny."

The four bodyguards, following Vivian Shaw’s orders, indeed stepped forward to block Josephine.

"Ma’am, please don’t approach the young master."

Josephine was even more infuriated to the point of seeing red.

These bodyguards wouldn’t listen to her, but they listened to Vivian Shaw.

"Henny, let’s get in the car quickly."

Vivian Shaw quickly got Henny into the nanny car, Henny made another face through the car window, "Hmph~, you’re not my mommy! Auntie Vivian said she’d be my new mommy!"

This sentence was like a heavy hammer striking Josephine’s heart.

She staggered back half a step.

Vivian Shaw gently patted Henny’s back, the corners of her mouth curling into a smug smile. On her ring finger was a large diamond ring, flashing dazzlingly under the sunlight.

The sight of this made Josephine’s heart ache even more.

She coveted that ring a long time ago, even went to an auction to bid for it with Nathaniel Gallagher.

She never thought it would end up on Vivian Shaw’s finger.