NovelEnglishChapter 524 Meeting Up With Magnus.
At the café, Magnus stirred his coffee.
He had been waiting here for a while.
When he finally saw Cecilia walk in, he stood up immediately, forcing a smile. “Cecilia, have a scat.”
Cecilia ignored his attempt to be nice.
“I heard from the security guard that you clooking for me. What's the matter?”
“Mom has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer,” Magnus said, staring at her, enunciating every word.
Cecilia was stunned, disbelief evident in her eyes. “What did you say?”
“The police calledyesterday. Mom collapsed in jail. They took her to the hospital, did stests, and found
out she has a late-stage brain tumor,” Magnus continued.
Cecilia looked at him seriously, then scoffed, “Are you askingto write a settlement agreement? To spare her
life?”
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Paula had been pampered all her life. How could she possibly be diagnosed with cancer, let alone a brain tumor?
Martha had no relatives, and Cecilia could be considered her foster daughter.
If Cecilia wrote a settlement agreement, Paula could get a lighter sentence.
“Cecilia, are your heartless? She’s our mother! Are you really going to watch her die? She already toldthat
the housekeeper committed suicide,” Magnus said, glaring at her with hatred.
Cecilia’s face turned cold. “Suicide? My mother was killed by Paula.”
“Who do you recognize as your mother? She was just a housekeeper, a lowly commoner...”
Slap!
Before Magnus could finish, Cecilia raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
He looked at her in disbelief. “You're hittingover a housekeeper?”
“Martha wasn’t just a housekeeper to me. She was more of a mother than Paula ever was. So, watch your
mouth!”
Magnus’s cheek burned. The insults he had been ready to hurl were swallowed by Cecilia's fierce glare.
For sre an inexplicable fear of his sister suddenly washed over him.
“Fine, let's not talk about her. Let's talk about our actual mother. No matter how wrong you shouldn't have
driven her to prison, right?”
Driven to prison?
she was,
Cecilia let out a bitter laugh. “Was itwho drove her there? All Martha and | wanted was a peaceful life. It was
her who kept coming after us, again and again! She's the one who wouldn't leave us alone! If | had a choice, |
would have rather never been born than be her daughter! Tell her, faking illness won't work. Even if she really
does have cancer, | won't let her off that easily!”
With that, Cecilia picked up her bag and walked out.
Outside, the cold wind howled. Rain and snow hit her face, instantly stealing all the warmth from her skin.
Magnus left the café. As he watched Cecilia's retreating figure, worry clouded his eyes.
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He picked up his phone and called Paula at the hospital.
“Mom, Cecilia doesn’t believe you're sick. | think if she finds out you faked an illness to get bail, she definitely
won't let it go.”
Paula was lying in a luxurious hospital room getting a massage. Hearing his words, her brows furrowed. “That
ungrateful wretch. Does she really wantdead?”
According to the law, all prisoners have the right to life, and those with cancer can apply for medical parole.
Paula had seized this loophole and cout with a fake medical report. But if it were exposed, it would be much
harder to pull off again.
“Mom, Cecilia has always been soft-hearted. | think she’s just talking tough. If you play weak and act a little, she
definitely won't make things difficult for you.”
Magnus recalled that when he was young and got into trouble, all he had to do was ask Cecilia, and she would
take the blfor him.
There was even a twhen he gave her one of Paula’s discarded dresses, and Cecilia was overjoyed for days.
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“If you just sweet-talk her a little, send her srandom gift, I'm sure she’ll write the settlement agreement.”
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