Chapter 9

In his heart, Charles genuinely liked Evelyn.

He never imagined he could find such a wonderful daughter-in-law.

At this moment, Charles opened his mouth, the words of reluctant goodbye already on his lips.

But Evelyn interrupted him.

"Mr. Caldwell, I know what you're thinking. But I've completely given up on Adrian. Or rather, it's not giving up. Our relationship should never have been like this from the start."

Evelyn smiled self-deprecatingly.

"I just wanted him to love me."

"But no matter how hard I tried, his eyes never had room for me."

"Mr. Caldwell, I've completely let go."

Evelyn bowed deeply to Charles.

"I know you've truly taken care of me all these years. My flight is about to leave, but I know this place doesn't belong to me. Staying here would only add to my troubles."

Evelyn was too rational. So rational that even though Charles wanted to make her stay, he didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, Charles took out the documents Evelyn needed, along with a bank card containing an extra ten million dollars.

"Take the money in the card. This is my gift to you. Evelyn, take good care of yourself out there. Now we must truly part ways."

Evelyn knew that even if she refused, Charles had the ability to get this money to her, so she didn't decline again.

"Thank you, Mr. Caldwell. Then, I'm leaving."

After seeing Evelyn off, Charles walked back and happened to see Claire and Adrian standing not far away.

As soon as Claire saw Charles, she fell directly into Adrian's arms.

"Adrian, do you know how mean Evelyn was to me just now! Why did she treat me like that? I didn't do anything wrong!"

Adrian smiled at her, though his eyes swept over Charles.

"Dad."

He knew Charles cared deeply about inappropriate relationships between men and women.

Unexpectedly, Charles just looked away, gave a slight nod, and left.

Seeing this, Claire thought she had gained Charles's approval and clung even more eagerly to Adrian.

"Adrian, it looks like Dad has accepted me too."

Hearing this, Adrian just nodded slightly.

Though he should have been happy, somehow he couldn't feel any joy.

When he returned home, he found Evelyn wasn't there. For some reason, panic surged in his heart.

Claire smiled and hooked her arm around Adrian's neck, walking toward their bedroom upstairs.

"Adrian, can I sleep in your room tonight?"

Hearing this, Adrian frowned, forcibly suppressing the panic in his heart, and pushed her away.

"Claire, you're crossing the line."

As the words fell, Claire opened the bedroom door.

Adrian was horrified to discover that his and Evelyn's bedroom was completely empty.

All of Evelyn's things were gone!