The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 1231 Broke Up With His Family
As soon as Garrett finished speaking, the corridor fell into a deathly silence.
Leo glared at Garrett with a livid face, barely able to catch his breath as he roared, “Garrett! How dare you! Are you going to sever the relationship with the Harding family?”
Vera was so furious that she nearly fainted. “Garrett, how could you abandon us for a woman? How come we have a son like you?” The assistant next to Garrett trembled in fear.
He thought that the document was meant to intimidate Leo, but he didn’t expect Garrett to be serious.
Garrett sneered and said, “If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want parents like you.
You only gave birth to me so that you could use me as a tool to take over the Harding Group. You not only controlled my life, but also my wife’s and my child’s lives. It’s because of you that Laney and I are in this situation!”
Vera gasped for breath as she listened to Garrett’s accusations. She could no longer maintain her elegant and dignified demeanor as a pretentious noble lady.
She snapped, “It’s all because of Laney that you’ve become like this. I’ll send someone to bring her back and you must get a divorce with her!”
Vera placed all the blame on Laney, believing she was the reason behind Garrett’s rebellion and decision to break away from the Harding family.
“Don’t you dare!”
Garrett said to Vera in a menacing voice, “If you harass Laney or the baby again, I won’t hesitate to cut ties with you.”
Turning to his assistant, Garrett ordered coldly, “Arrange a press conference immediately. I want to sign the Share Surrender Agreement publicly and announce my withdrawal from the Harding Group.”
“Wait!”
Leo was unsure if Garrett would really leave the company and didn’t want to take any risks. With a livid face, he compromised, “I promise to leave Laney alone. And I won’t interfere in your affairs anymore.”
“Absolutely not!” Vera was determined that Garrett must divorce Laney and the baby must return to the Harding family. She couldn’t stand Leo compromising and giving in.
“Shut up!” Leo glared at Vera.
Garrett sneered, ignoring them both. He turned around and left with his assistant.
Garrett couldn’t stand being in such a depressing place for even a moment.
After he got back in the car, his assistant could still sense the fear lingering from the intense encounter they just had.
The assistant asked cautiously, “Mr. Harding, was that a bit extreme? Your parents only miss their granddaughter, and besides… You know where Mrs. Harding is now, right? Why don’t you just go get her?”
The assistant didn’t understand why Garrett didn’t go directly to Laney’s location since Garrett had found out that Laney was staying with her friend, Teresa. He believed that this was a perfect solution.
Leaning against the back seat, Garrett closed his eyes wearily and said in a low voice, “I have to clear all the obstacles before I can bring Laney and the baby back. I won’t put them in harm’s way again.”
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Once Garrett left, Leo finally calmed down.
After all, he had been a big shot in Barnes for many years, and as soon as he recovered himself, he sensed that something was off.
Vera must have done something he wasn’t aware of, or Garrett wouldn’t be so determined to cut ties. Giving up the company’s shares to keep them away from Laney and the baby was a huge move.
Leo looked at Vera with sharp eyes and asked harshly, “What’s happened to Laney and the baby? Are you keeping something from me?” At first, Vera wanted to conceal the fact that she was deceived by Kailee, but Leo’s questioning left her flustered. In the end, she had to tell the truth to avoid losing Leo’s trust.
Hearing the truth, Leo flew into a rage.
He didn’t expect so many things had happened. No wonder Laney had to leave and Garrett was so angry that he wanted to cut off ties with the Harding family.
“How could you be so stupid?” Leo felt his blood pressure rise with anger. “It’s clear that Kailee wants to cause trouble between you and Laney. You’ve lived for so long, yet you are manipulated by a young woman!”