Come on Daddy (Bright and Rose) novel Chapter 506

Staring at Bright's grim look, Hallie was so nervous that she firmly grasped her clothes. The creases on her clothes indicated her nervousness.

'What will happen if I tell the truth?'

Bright definitely would kick her out of the Lee family, since Marley was the brother that he admired the most. But, in his mind, she had hurt his brother and married his father with an ulterior motive.

"What? Do you still not want to tell the truth? Are you thinking how to make up an excuse?" Bright had lost his patience, seeing Hallie keeping her mouth shut. "You are straining my patience. This is the only chance. Don't hesitate. I won't give you another chance if I change my mind!"

Bright kept staring at her, as if he was seeing through her.

Hallie shivered when she met his eyes as cold as ice.

"I...I can tell you the truth, but please don't tell your father and don't put Zoe and Stefan in a difficult situation." Hallie didn't want to get her children into trouble.

"You can't bargain with me." Bright laughed about her ridiculous request. "But I won't lay a finger on them for your fault. I won't do anything to them if you play it straight."

Hallie felt relieved when hearing his words.

Pressing her chest and trying to repress her pain, she said slowly, "I didn't...push Marley. He jumped from the building on his own... And it's true."

She stared at Bright seriously, showing her honesty.

"What do you take me for? What do you take my brother for? He jumped from the building himself? I don't buy it. It seems that you won't tell the truth until I show you what I can do!" Bright didn't believe Hallie's words. He grabbed the folder and turned away without taking a look at her.

"It's true that he jumped himself. But I did have something to do with his suicide." Hallie didn't stop Bright but kept saying, "That day, we had a fight. I told your brother to let go of the past and live on. After all, a woman like me doesn't deserve his affection and an excellent man like him deserves a better wife and a better future.

But he kept pushing me. You know? I married your father. I didn't have the chance to regret. Your father treats me well and I don't regret marrying him. Your brother asked me why I didn't believe he could give me everything that Francis gave me and why I didn't believe he could bring me happiness.

Deep inside, I know he is an excellent and competent man. He is the son that your father values the most. I'm only a divorced woman with a child. I'm ten years older than him. The gap between him and me are not only status but also age.

I don't have faith in myself. Your father wouldn't agree on his marrying a woman like me. Even if we got married, he will still be young when I get old. I wouldn't know how to live on my own if anything bad happened to our marriage. Besides, I didn't know Marley is Francis's son when I first met him.

Hearing her out, Bright had mixed feelings. "It's true that you didn't push my brother. But he has been lying on the bed for years because of you. You've ruined his life. I can't forgive you. It's best for you to leave."

Bright left after saying that.

'That is the answer I want?'

'My brother was such a loser that he was so irresponsible for his life just because of a woman who didn't deserve his love.'

Marley could have a release by jumping from the building. But what he did left the pain to those who loved him. It was so hurtful.

Hallie gave loose to tears and started wailing after he left.

She knew this day would come sooner or later. She didn't cry for having to leave the Lee family and losing all she had got. Instead, she cried because she finally felt a sense of release. She had set herself free.