Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 205 Sign the Divorce Agreement or Go to Jail When Wade heard this, his face darkened. He remembered how Eleanor had slipped up multiple times, calling her a "d*mn girl," and how she always had a fiery temper.

The adoptive mother's happened right when and fake behaviour got focused on them.

exposed, and it who had just found the child, was completely Wade, fuming with anger, was ready to confront her right then and there.

Realising she couldn't keep up her act as the perfect wife and mom, Eleanor just dropped the pretence altogether.

She shamelessly started demanding money from Wade for all the years' worth of living expenses, rent, school fees, food, clothes, and even a sip of water Isabelle drank, plus her so-called hardship fees.

"I might not have treated her as well as the other two, but my family did save her life and worked hard to raise her.

"I'm not asking for much, just 7.5 million dollars. Givethe money, and you can take her right away," Eleanor demanded.

She even thought 7.5 million was too little.

Originally, she wanted 75 million dollars.

"You... "Wade was speechless, having never dealt with someone so unreasonable and shameless.

"You still want money? You abused her! I'm calling the police! Let you rot in jail!" Wade was furious.

At first, when Wade saw how well Isabelle was taken care of and dressed, he thought the adoptive family was well-off. When he found out they weren't, 1/4 .48%0 * Chapter 205 Sign the Divorce Agreement or Go to Jail he believed they genuinely loved her, raising her well despite their tough situation, which he found admirable.

So, in his initial excitement, he impulsively thought about rewarding them. He figured giving them money would also make it easier to take the child back to the Sullivan family.

Never did he imagine this.

"Don't try to scare me. We raised her for eighteen years. No matter what you say, you owe us," Eleanor shot back, raising her voice.

She spewed nonsense, one absurd claim after another.

Her nasty attitude pushed the usually calm Wade to clench his fists in anger.

At that moment, William, who had been crouching by the door, erupted in anger.

"Enough!" William stood up and said to Wade, "I found the kid and raised her all these years. I don't need your gratitude." Then he turned to Eleanor and said, "She called you 'mom' for over a decade, and you still treated her badly." After that, he turned and went into the room.

He grabbed his pen and quickly walked to the table.

With a firm resolve he'd never had before, he signed the divorce agreement Isabelle had brought.

Slamming the pen down on the table, he said to Eleanor, “I don't want this house either. I'll move out tonight.” Then he turned to Wade and said, "I don't want your money. If Isabelle. wants to mo with vol Vou can take her 2/4 Chapter 205 Sign the Divorce Agreement or Go to Jail "But your family better treat her well. If you dare mistreat her, I, William Jenkins, won't stand for it!" With red eyes and a hoarse voice, he shouted as if raising his voice would give him more strength.

William spent most of his life working on construction sites, taking insults from younger bosses without a word. But this time, for the sake of the daughter he picked up, he stood tall for the first tagainst the wealthy and influential Wade.

Eleanor lost it right then and there. "Wow! Now you're tough, huh, William? You've been a pushover for years, draggingalong with you. But now that we're splitting, you suddenly have a backbone?! "Why shouldn't I take his money? I've put in just as much effort raising her. Why do you get to decide we don't need it? Oh, I get it. You want a divorce so you can keep it all to yourself, don't you?" Wade and his assistant were completely taken aback by this behaviour as if they had suddenly woken up to reality.

At this rate, Eleanor would keep causing a scene for days on end, so Isabelle pulled out her phone.

"Looks like you're not gonna sign this Om anytsoon. Well, whatever Whether you sign it or not doesn't make a difference. Going to jail or getting divorced, it's all the same." Seeing Isabelle reaching for her phone to call the cops, Eleanor and her daughter started to panic.

"Mom, just sign the paper. I don't wanna go to jail." Layla was scared, grabbing her mother's arm and urging her to sign.

At first, Eleanor didn't believe Isabelle would go through with it, but when she saw her dialling the police, Eleanor panicked.

"Mom, just sign it already." 3/4 21:53 Mon, 10 Jun Chapter 205 Sign the Divorce Agreement or Go to Jail Under her daughter's urging, Eleanor was forced to sign it.

After that, she sat on the ground and started wailing, lamenting hermisfortune and her Xusband's cruelty, saying she had raised someone else's daughter for over a decade. Isabelle found her behaviour annoying.

She left William a lawyer's business card, saying calmly, "If she dares to bother you, call this lawyer." As she was leaving, Wade tried to stop her, but Isabelle threw a cold remark at him, "Don't disturb my life," and walked off.

William watched her leaving, taking a couple of steps forward without even realising it. With tears his eyes, he saw her walk out of the gate, suddenly looking like he had aged ten years. 48% Isabelle hailed a taxi and called Timothy, asking him to arrange a place for William in his current job..

Later, Wade also left the Jenkins Residence. He had wanted to give smoney to William, but it was obvious that William wouldn't accept it.

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