CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: I WON’T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU

In recent days, spending time with the child, she became increasingly aware and sighed that this child was indeed Hugo Quinn’s son, possessing a strong presence at such a young age.

When he shed that layer of obedience, his demeanor was indeed somewhat intimidating.

Just at that moment, Hugo Quinn pushed the door open and came in, seeing his son staring intently at Eleanor Hollis, his expression unsightly, found it somewhat amusing.

"What did you say to him?"

Eleanor Hollis felt embarrassed, scratched her head, "He called me Mommy, I corrected him, afraid the Quinton Family might hear."

"Marcus, call her Sister."

Hugo Quinn said to Marcus, considering that Eleanor Hollis looked somewhat young, with her round, chubby face making her seem a few years younger than her peers, calling her Sister wasn’t wrong.

"No."

Marcus looked down, fiddling with the controller, his words were resolute.

Hugo Quinn was almost amused by this, as it was the first time he saw the child misidentify relatives.

"You might make Miss Hollis very embarrassed this way, be careful she won’t accompany you to play anymore, and then you’ll never see her again."

Hugo Quinn threatened, seeing Marcus’s face suddenly turn pale, his shoulders trembling, indicating he was genuinely scared.

"Why are you frightening the child like this?"

Eleanor Hollis patted Marcus’s shoulder, immediately beginning to comfort him.

"Marcus, I will play games with you, come, let’s continue."

Marcus shook his head, sitting sullenly on the bed, setting the controller aside.

Eleanor Hollis felt a headache, this child was too stubborn.

Hugo Quinn hadn’t expected the child’s reaction to be so severe, he was somewhat uneasy, as the child was too dependent on Eleanor Hollis, and Eleanor really couldn’t stay by his side all the time.

He slowly sat down beside them, noticing Eleanor Hollis was about to appease Marcus, and said, "Let him think for himself, not everything should be his way."

Eleanor Hollis was surprised, usually, this person would spoil Marcus to no end, why was he suddenly saying such things now.

"What I just said wasn’t wrong, Miss Hollis, you can’t always be by his side, when the elders recover, you will have your own matters to attend to."

Eleanor Hollis’s body paused, realizing it was true.

She was currently with the child only because her grandmother happened to be hospitalized here too.

Once her grandmother recovered, she would have to find something to do.

Grace Lynch wanted her to leave Serenford, but she had never been to any other city before, once she left Serenford, she truly didn’t know where she should go.

Her grandmother’s body couldn’t endure disturbances, leaving Serenford was not a good choice.

Eleanor Hollis’s lips pursed; now she still had money. Initially, she accepted Grace Lynch’s terms because she had no other options, but now she didn’t want to leave.

She wanted to rent a house in Serenford and take good care of her grandmother.

She took out her phone and returned the money Grace Lynch had transferred previously, considering it settling the accounts, leaving no reason for the other party to demand her departure.

Grace Lynch almost went crazy upon receiving this money.

She couldn’t wait, eager for Eleanor Hollis to leave, but this person suddenly transferred the money back, does it mean the previous deal is void?

She took a deep breath and immediately called her.

"Eleanor Hollis, you promised me before, do you intend to go back on your word?"

Hugo Quinn was sitting beside Eleanor Hollis at this moment, hearing Grace Lynch’s voice, his brow furrowed.

"I’ve already returned the money to you, and I can refuse that condition."

Eleanor Hollis’s emotions were steady, just as she was about to hang up, she heard Grace Lynch’s threat.

"You want to stay in Serenford? Do you think this place is safe, maybe your grandmother’s life will be lost at any time, Eleanor Hollis, Serenford’s leading family is the Quinton Family. I’m part of the Quinton Family, dealing with you is easy, besides, Joelle seems to still hold a grudge against you, if I tell her your address, do you think she would come to cause trouble for you?"

Eleanor Hollis hadn’t intended to say much to Grace Lynch, because with Hugo Quinn present, she only wanted to return the money.

But Grace Lynch not only called but also said so many things all at once, she could feel the chill beside her freezing her.

She quickly hung up the phone, mustering up the courage to glance at Hugo Quinn.

Hugo Quinn’s face was somber, his frowning gaze fixated on her.

"Is this how you’ve been bullied all along?"

Enduring five years of marriage, enduring her husband’s and Grace Lynch’s affair, and enduring Grace Lynch’s harassment towards her relatives.

She had never contemplated revenge against Grace Lynch, unsure if it was stupidity or kindness.

Eleanor Hollis suddenly didn’t know what to say, or perhaps five years of marriage had dulled her temperament.

She was not a woman to accept things meekly, yet she had miraculously endured Grace Lynch for so long.

"Mr. Quinn, have you ever loved someone?"

When you love someone, you’ll become humble.

Newlyweds, she loved Nathaniel Quinn but constantly doubted herself due to Nathaniel Quinn’s coldness, ultimately leading to her melancholy.

She sometimes felt that Nathaniel Quinn liked Grace Lynch precisely because Grace was prettier, better than her; after all, the difference between her and Grace was vast.

She couldn’t help but compare herself to Grace, yet in the end, she became reconciled.

Hugo Quinn did not speak, love? This word was too distant for him; marrying Grace Lynch was following his father’s advice.

"I wasn’t enduring Grace Lynch; I was too insecure in that marriage, constantly feeling Nathaniel Quinn’s infidelity was my fault, that I lacked charm, couldn’t keep my own man. Grace was indeed pretty, what could an extremely insecure person hope for? What you mentioned of being bullied was all before the divorce; after the divorce, I have never allowed anyone to bully me."

Because she no longer loved, so Nathaniel Quinn and Grace Lynch’s affair stirred no waves in her heart.

"What if she really wants to harm your grandmother?"

Hugo Quinn looked at her with interest; before, he thought this woman was delicate like a cassia flower.

But now it seemed her heart was incredibly strong.

"I won’t let her succeed; you don’t like her, and in the Quinton Family, she actually has no support."

Women who marry into such large families relied on the man’s love, but this man didn’t love her.

Grace Lynch’s fierce exterior was just a facade, especially now that it seemed even Nathaniel Quinn wasn’t doting on her as much; the old man had issues with her due to online rumors.

She was probably busy repairing her image, leaving her temporarily with little energy to deal with her.

Hugo Quinn smirked, slowly narrowing his eyes.

"Miss Hollis, Marcus’s condition still needs your help, I won’t let anything happen to you."

"Thank you."

Eleanor Hollis said calmly, after transferring the money back to Grace Lynch, she suddenly felt relieved.

In the evening, she was feeling somewhat better and went next door to visit her grandmother, finding that she too was slowly recovering.