Who does Avery care about the most?
Her grandparents.
What is the most important thing to her?
Wells Industries, the lifelong effort of her grandparents.
Alexis firmly grasped these two points to provoke Avery's heart.
"He's just the first person you met in your life. You will find a man who truly loves you in the future. But we only have one set of grandparents, Avery, I hopes you can think carefully and divorce him."
"Sis, you want me to think about it carefully." Avery's mood was very complicated.
Between her grandparents and Ethan, who should she choose? She hesitated.
What her sister said made sense. She couldn't give up her grandparents for a man.
Moreover, her grandmother was seriously ill and she didn't know how her grandfather was doing in the old house.
Suddenly, she remembered the phone call from Victoria just now.
The trial would begin in the afternoon.
Ethan would not let her father go. He would make him bankrupt and make Wells Industries disappear.
Once the company disappeared, her grandparents would probably not survive.
At that time, she would be the culprit, watching the company crumble without saving it.
Thinking of this, Avery felt extremely heavy-hearted.
She lowered her head, feeling a huge stone pressing on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.
Seeing that Avery seemed to be wavering, Alexis spoke again, "Avery, I know it's hard for you to make a choice right now. It's okay, there are still two hours before the trial. You still have time to think."
"Even if you choose Mr. Blackwood in the end, I won't blame you. It's just that Grandpa and Grandma might not be so forgiving, they've been so good to you..."
The more Alexis spoke, the more confused Avery felt. Her words had clearly struck a chord with her.
"Sister, please don't say anymore. I know what to do."
The answer to whether to choose Ethan or Grandpa and Grandma and the Wells family was almost a given. She had only known Ethan for a short time and their relationship was not deep enough to make her hesitate. But Grandpa and Grandma were different.
Alexis thought that Avery was preparing to ask for a divorce from Ethan, and a hint of relief appeared on her face. "Sister, I knew you were sensible. After you divorce Mr. Blackwood, I'll help you find someone better."
"No, sister." At this point, Avery raised her head. "I didn't say I want to divorce him."
"What did you say?" Alexis' face darkened. "At this point, you're not planning to divorce him? Are you really trying to anger Grandpa and Grandma? They've been so good to you all these years, and so have I."
"Sister, let me explain." Avery tried to clarify. "I'll talk to Mr. Blackwood first and ask him to withdraw the lawsuit. If he refuses and insists on causing trouble for the family, then I'll reconsider what you suggested about getting a divorce."
For Avery, she had already married Ethan, and regardless of whether they had consummated their marriage or not, she was still his wife.
Her thinking was quite traditional - she believed in loving only one person and marrying only one person.
She didn't want to divorce easily unless it was absolutely necessary.
When Avery said this, Alexis also didn't want to say anything more to force her.
"Okay, then ask him if he can withdraw the lawsuit. If he can withdraw it and spare my father and the Wells family, then you can continue to be with him. If he insists on not withdrawing it and wants to ruin our family, then you won't have a choice but to divorce him."
"Okay."
Avery didn't immediately call Ethan.
"Let's eat, sis."
She picked up her spoon and vigorously ate a few mouthfuls of food.
After that, there was silence at the table, and no one spoke again.
After finishing the meal, before Alexis returned to the hospital, she reminded Avery to persuade Ethan to withdraw the lawsuit before the trial. If he didn't listen, she should immediately divorce him. Avery listened and agreed. She also had the same idea.
Not long after Alexis left, she came out of the hospital.
In fact, Alexis had no hope for Avery. Ethan Blackwood was like the god of death, and what he did was like water poured out, impossible to take back.
Moreover, she didn't believe that her sister had the ability to do so.
Her real goal was to get her sister away from that man.
Such an outstanding man should be with an even more outstanding woman, like herself.
Of course, Alexis had already prepared for the possibility of divorce.
...
Classes at the school started at two in the afternoon, which was the exact time of the trial.
Before that, Avery wanted to try her best to persuade Ethan to drop the charges against Harrison.
She didn't care about Harrison, but she had to consider her grandparents' hard work for the Wells family.
She hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to bring it up with Ethan.
Because she knew very well what her position was in his eyes. As long as he was unhappy, he could replace her at any time.
She kept dragging it on until it was almost time for the trial.
Finally, she gathered her courage and picked up her phone, dialing Ethan's number. "Mr . Blackwood, there's something I want to ask you for..."
Babel Group .
Ethan was clearing up the documents on his desk, finishing his work for the day.
It was almost two o'clock, and he had to prepare to go to court.
Before the trial, he had to pick up Avery from school.
Today's trial was about his accusations against Harrison , based on the incident where he drugged him at the Wells residence and the extortion of thirty million dollars before that.
As the target was him, Ethan Blackwood, either of these incidents was enough to send Harrison to jail.
Even if he didn't go to jail, he could still make him pay until he was bankrupt.
Although the Wells family company was now just an empty shell, the Wells family still had the old mansion and the two properties where Harrison and his family lived. These were the three things that Ethan was after.
"And the reason why Avery was brought to the court as a witness is for a more important announcement,"
However, just as he finished packing up and instructed Chad to bring the relevant documents needed for the trial and got into the car to head to the school, he suddenly received a call from Avery.
"You want me to withdraw the lawsuit against Harrison?" After hearing Avery's plea on the phone, Ethan glanced at himself in the rearview mirror and narrowed his phoenix eyes.
"Where are you now? Let's meet and talk about it." "I'm at the courthouse entrance." Avery looked up at the big words hanging at the entrance of the courthouse, feeling heavy-hearted.
"Okay, wait for me there. I'll be right over." Ethan hung up the phone and immediately instructed Chad, "Go straight to the courthouse."
At this moment, it was already 1:20 pm.
The car was driving fast, and it would take less than ten minutes to reach the destination.
On the way to the courthouse, Ethan received a second phone call.
This second call was from Alexis.