The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 783

"Why are you laughing? Mango, quit your nonsense as I didn't do anything... I didn't! I'm not the culprit!"

Mango did not retort and she just looked at Delilah with a smile.

Delilah felt a chill down her spine.

She rubbed her arms and looked around subconsciously with a guilty expression while everyone else was staring at her with different looks.

"That's it, Delilah, I have no interest in arguing with you what you did to me anymore and you can spill the beans when you arrive at the police station. I don't want to see you anymore and I've already told the servants to pack up your stuff so that you can take them with you and leave now."

Delilah couldn't accept the way Sophia talked to her as if she was the matriarch of the household.

"Who are you to give orders here when you've just returned whereas I have been supporting this house for nearly two decades?"

"She has all the rights to do so as she is my legal wife and the true Mrs. Song!"

Delilah became angry after hearing Carter's words.

"Carter, that's not what you told me when we slept on the same bed! You bastard! It's all because of you! Sophia would've become a nobody if it weren't for you who refused to make me your legal wife deep down! I've served the Song family for so many years but I got no benefits in the end... How unfair!"

Delilah rushed toward Carter as she spoke.

At that moment, Thomas frowned and he blocked Delilah's way in time.

"Mom, stop it! Can you come to your senses? Are you going to keep on yelling and shouting here like a clown? I'm Mitchell's and your child yet you forcefully send me to the Song family... Have you ever thought about my feelings even if you don't feel ashamed yourself? What on earth am I to you? Other parents shower their children with love as they grew up, but what about me? Why did you even give birth to me in the first place? Why?"

Thomas was having a mental breakdown.

He could no longer hold back his emotions at that instant although he had was a tough person deep down.

Delilah became speechless all of a sudden as she looked at Thomas's tearful red-rimmed eyes.

"My dear son, I do love you and I did everything all for you! The Song family is very wealthy and I have been very poor since I was young, so I'm really scared and I didn't want to suffer as I did, do you understand? I wouldn't have let Mitchell send you away if it weren't for this reason... I have been pregnant with you for ten months and you're practically part of me!"

Thomas felt displeased deep down after hearing Delilah's words.

"Money and money! All that you care about is money! You lost your morality and ethics for the sake of the Song family's property and you even abandoned your own son. I see that the Song family is very rich as you said? Ha! You think that they are wealthy? Well, you could've just told me that you are short of money and I will give it to you! Mr. Ye has guided me to invest in Ornato Group and renewable energy systems all these years and even gold resources. I can tell you frankly that I'm probably wealthier than the Song family! You could've just asked me if you needed money and we could earn it legally! Why must you use such distorted methods to gain wealth and even murder a person? Is money or life more important to you!"

Thomas growled as his tears blurred his eyes at that instant.

Mango wouldn't have wasted her time arguing with Delilah if it weren't for her concern toward Thomas. It was all because of Thomas and Nathaniel's relationship with him that she held back her actions. On the other hand, Delilah asked after hearing what Thomas said, "Son, is what you said true and that you're very rich? Are you wealthier than the Song family?"

"Yes, I can give you everything if you wanted but what the h*ll have you done?"

"Son, just forget what I did and quickly hire an outstanding lawyer for me since you're so rich as I can't go to jail... I'm already so old and I'll surely die in there if I'm imprisoned!"

Delilah held Thomas's arm tightly.

However, Thomas felt incredibly disappointed.

Delilah wasn't regretful of what she did at all even at this point.

Why would he have such a mother?

Delilah was looking at Thomas eagerly as he stared back at her and withdrew her grasp on him before saying coldly, "Mom, you are no longer a child and you should've known that you will eventually get your punishments when you decided to murder a person. Now, you must pay for what you've done."

"Excuse me? Are you even my son? How can you treat me like that when I'm going to jail? Thom, hurry up and get a lawyer for me! I'm the one who raised Novalee and she spent a lot of my money, so how can I not let her return the favor?"

"You're letting her return the favor by killing her? Your intentions are incredibly terrifying!"

Thomas's words were extremely harsh but he actually felt incredibly heartbroken deep down that he could barely bear it.

At that instant, Delilah pushed him away.

"You unfilial son! What an unfilial son! I should have strangled you to death last time if I knew that you would become such a person now!"

Delilah's words were cruel and they were tearing Thomas's heart out.

"Mrs. Ye, please let the police in."

Thomas closed his eyes wearily as he said to Mango.

"Alright."

Mango nodded her head.

The police had already arrived at their place for a long time but the Ye Family's bodyguards blocked them and let them stay outside for a moment because those in the house needed a talk with Delilah. However, Mango knew that Thomas had already made up his mind after hearing what he said.

On the other hand, Delilah was extremely shocked when she heard that her own son wanted to get the police to arrest her.

"No, I'm not going to jail! There's no way I'm going to jail! Thomas, you're a freaking coward and scaredy-cat! Are you going to stand aside idly and watch your mother get arrested?"

However, Thomas didn't spare a glance at her as he was utterly disappointed in her.

Delilah kept on yelling when the police entered the house.

"Mrs. Delilah, please come with us for investigation!"

"What are you investigating? I won't leave with you! What did I do wrong! You don't touch me! Don't touch me!"

Delilah screamed as she struggled but she could not free herself from the police's constraint and she was taken away while cursing.

Then, Sophia faked a cough now that the issue has been settled before saying, "Alright, this matter is over. I came back here this time because there's something I need to tell you, Carter, and I might as well announce it now since everyone is here."

"You should stop exerting yourself as your body is still weak... I'll ask Walter to take you upstairs to have a rest."

Carter stopped Sophia hurriedly.

However, Sophia looked at him and uttered word by word, "Carter, don't try to avoid the issue as we should solve it now. I have been living muddleheadedly for so many years and my son has been heavily burdened since he was young because of this. I have not done anything wrong to you in my entire life but I have surely owed my son. Carter, I'm really exhausted having entangled with you for so many years, so let's get divorced now."

Sophia felt relieved after saying these to Carter.

It felt as if a weight had been lifted off her heart after ending their marriage that no longer had love.

Why hadn't she figured this out throughout the years?

However, Carter shook his head subconsciously after hearing that Sophia wanted to divorce him.

"Sophia, I don't want a divorce and I know that I was wrong for neglecting you throughout the years...but just think about our past and consider how happy we used to be! Please trust me as I truly love you! Delilah is right, I left you the title of

Mrs. Song as I'll not let anyone take that title except for you."

"What's the use of it? Isn't everyone else addressing Delilah as her Mrs. Song now? Don't you feel embarrassed about what you've just said?"

Walter spoke directly in front of Sophia.

Carter felt even more heartbroken deep down as he heard how much his son detested him.

He used to be really close with his son but their relationship soon deteriorated and there was no turning back.

Carter looked at Walter in sorrow as he said, "Walter, I'm father, your biological father! You should be telling us not to divorce instead of the other way round!"

"There's no need for you to emphasize our relationship as I would've beaten you to death if you weren't my father. I'm all grown up now and I can survive on my own, so I won't interfere if you want to divorce as I just want my mom to live happily."

Sophia held Walter's hands after hearing what he said and she uttered with gratification, "Son, thank you as my life become meaningful and worthwhile all because of your company." "Mom, what are you talking about? You're my mother and of course I should protect you."

Sophia's eyes were filled with tears as she heard Walter's words.

She placed the divorce settlement agreement in front of Carter and said in a low voice, "I didn't contribute anything when we got married so I won't ask for anything from you either for our divorce. Carter, we've been intertwined with each other for most of our lives and I'm really exhausted. I just want to live the rest of my life peacefully with my son and I only have a few days left."

"No, I won't agree to it as I didn't divorce you even when I cheated, so I will definitely not divorce you now in consideration of your health."

Sophia sighed softly as she saw how insistent Carter was and she said, "To be honest, I have already let go of my love for you all these years because of Delilah, although I had once lived in the dream of warmth and love that you gave me in the past. I remember very well that you were the one who provided me shelter and protected me when my mother passed away and you also encouraged me to carry on persistently. You were my Prince Charming and my savior at that time but I had no idea why our love came to an end just within a few years' time. You started drinking and began to neglect our son while having an affair. I didn't know how to save our relationship and I could only live aggrievedly while trying to please. I had always hoped that you can return to our family for our child's sake but at the same time I have forgotten that love starts disappearing in a relationship that is filled with grievance. I know that you didn't divorce me previously because I went crazy and now that I have been poisoned with only a few days of life left, you would surely not agree to our divorce. However, Carter, I want to tell you today that even if I could only live for another day, I don't want to be buried at the Song family's ancestral graveyard after I die."

"Sophia, do you really hate me to such an extent? I just made a mistake that is common among men yet you're not willing to forgive me even after you die?"

"Never, because I'm a clean freak and I can't accept a dirty person like you whether in terms of relationship or your body."

At that point, Carter was extremely hurt by Sophia's words.

"If you truly pity me and have a sense of kindness, please sign the divorce agreement considering our past relationship and I'll genuinely thank you."

Sophia stared straight at Carter but he couldn't bring himself to look into her dazzling eyes that he once fell in love for as he felt pressured by her gaze.