Victoire Wentworth looked at Simone Lefoux with resignation in her eyes, a look of sadness from being misunderstood on her face.
"Fine, I understand. I'll go."
Simone Lefort, filled with heartache, stuffed a bank card into her hand. "Be careful when you get to school. Come back when your father calms down."
Just as Victoire Wentworth reached out to take the bank card, Claire Wentworth's voice rang out.
"Bank card?"
Antoine Wentworth turned his head, and upon seeing this, his anger flared up again. "Simone Lefort, who told you to give her a bank card?"
"Antoine, Victoire is our daughter. How can you be so heartless as to let her..."
"I don't have such a vicious daughter! First, she schemes against her sister, and now her brother. Look at what she's done to this family!"
"And you, if I catch you secretly giving her a single cent again, you'll leave with her!"
Simone Lefort immediately fell silent, not daring to say a word.
"Dad, I'm leaving. I'll go right now. Please don't blame mom. Don't blame her," Victoire Wentworth said through sobs, then turned around resolutely.
Seeing that her daughter was still protecting her at this moment, Simone Lefort's heartache grew even deeper. She turned her head and glared at Claire Wentworth hatefully.
"Are you happy now?"
Claire Wentworth shook her head. "Should I be happy just because you failed to harm me? No. The day you all stop trying to harm me is when I should be happy. Will you? When will you stop trying to harm me?"
Pushed by Claire Wentworth's questions, Simone Lefort stepped back.
"Who's trying to harm you? It's clearly you who don't care about this family..."
"Fine, since you say I don't care about this family, then I'll..."
"Claire, don't be impulsive."
After calming Claire Wentworth down, Antoine Wentworth turned his head and gave Simone Lefort a warning glare. "Say one more word, and you can leave right now!"
Simone Lefort immediately fell silent.
Claire Wentworth glanced at her indifferently, then walked away with a lack of enthusiasm.
She had only taken two steps when a man blocked her way.
"Miss, the matter of the young master hasn't been clarified yet. You'd better wait for a while before leaving," Hector said.
Claire Wentworth looked at Hector who was blocking her, and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.
"Why are you so concerned about Damian Wentworth?"
Hector was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure.
"The young master is my master. I won't allow anyone to harm him."
"Is that the only reason?" Claire Wentworth's words seemed to carry an underlying meaning.
Simone Lefort's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly interrupted.
"Hector, let her go. As soon as she came back, something happened to the young master. Even if, even if it's because... Forget it. Claire Wentworth, since you've got your things, leave now. You're not welcome here."
Claire Wentworth tilted her head.
"But I suddenly don't want to leave!"
"I'm really curious. Why are you so agitated when I mention the relationship between you and Damian Wentworth? Could it be that you two..."
"Shut up, shut up!"
Simone Lefort was so angry that her voice cracked. "Claire Wentworth, you have nothing to do with this family anymore. What right do you have to stay here? I order you to leave this house immediately!"
Claire Wentworth laughed happily.
"That's right. If you hadn't reminded me, I might have kept wondering about your relationship with Hector and forgotten about the severance of parent - child relationship agreement I signed with Mr. Antoine."
"What agreement?" Antoine Wentworth frowned.
Claire Wentworth cooperatively took out an agreement and handed it to him.
Antoine Wentworth took a glance and his face instantly changed.
"Severance of father - daughter relationship agreement?"
He murmured, then suddenly flew into a rage. "Who agreed to this? Who signed it?"
"Of course, it was you, Mr. Antoine, who signed it personally. Not only did you sign it, but you also stamped it with your private seal. Oh, by the way, Ms. Simone even specifically found two notaries from the notary office. So, legally speaking, our father - daughter relationship no longer exists."
Antoine Wentworth's face changed abruptly. His head was buzzing, and without hesitation, he slapped Simone Lefort.
"You lied to me?"
Simone Lefort was slapped so hard that she lost all her dignity. She covered her cheek with her hand.
"I didn't lie to you. It was this damned girl who didn't want you as her father."
"Honey, wake up. In this world, only I, Victoire, and Damian are your family!"
"What do you know?" Antoine Wentworth roared.
At this moment, Simone Lefort couldn't care less.
"Yes, I don't know. Antoine Wentworth, you've been pining for a dead person and bending over backward to be nice to this little slut. In the end, you'll still be abandoned by her."
Antoine Wentworth was furious. "Shut up, you stupid and ignorant woman!"
"Why should I shut up? I'm telling you, the agreement was made by her. I just stamped it for you. If you want to blame someone, blame her for being heartless!"
The commotion they made caused Victoire Wentworth, who had already reached the yard, to turn back. She had always been puzzled. Why did Antoine Wentworth not like Claire Wentworth but still not allow them to drive her away? There must be a reason she didn't know.
Damian Wentworth, who was lying on the ground, was so frightened by his parents' quarrel that he didn't even dare to whimper.
Realizing that he couldn't argue with Simone Lefort, Antoine Wentworth turned directly to Claire Wentworth.
"I've never seen this agreement before. I don't recognize it. Claire, you're my daughter. Our blood - tie can't be ended by a piece of paper."
Claire Wentworth said coldly, "Sorry, whether you recognize it or not is your business, but I do. And the law also recognizes it."
Hearing this, Antoine Wentworth became angry again and started beating Simone Lefort.
Simone Lefort was chased and beaten, running around in a panic.
Victoire Wentworth rushed back and stood aside, looking hesitant to intervene. She could only cry out from the sidelines, "Mom, Dad, stop fighting. Stop fighting."
"Ah~~"
Startled by his parents' fight, Damian Wentworth subconsciously moved backward. A wave of pain swept through his body, and he involuntarily curled up. Then a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth.
The broken rib had pierced into his lung. Unfortunately, no one noticed.
Hector also rushed into the fray to protect Simone Lefort.
Antoine Wentworth suddenly remembered what Claire Wentworth had said earlier. Looking at Hector's actions now, he suddenly suspected that he might have been cuckolded. He became even more furious and exerted all his strength, kicking and hitting.
Hector held Simone Lefort in his arms to protect her.
Simone Lefort was afraid that Antoine Wentworth would get the wrong idea and tried desperately to break free. But every time she showed her head, Antoine Wentworth would attack her. She could only shrink in Hector's arms and explain loudly.
Seeing her hiding in Hector's arms, Antoine Wentworth became even angrier. While kicking and hitting Hector, he stretched out his hand, trying to pull her out of Hector's embrace...
Claire Wentworth watched the scene with pleasure. The severance of the parent - child relationship meant that the inheritance left by her mother had nothing to do with Antoine Wentworth. So now, he probably really wanted to beat Simone Lefort to death.
However, after watching this fight for a while, it became boring. Claire Wentworth turned around and was about to leave when a weak voice stopped her.