Chapter 370 - Stuck in a Dilemma
Chapter 370: Stuck in a Dilemma
Karen had always thought that William wasn’t aware of these things because she would often make up excuses and lie that the money had been misplaced or stolen.
But to her surprise, William remembered every single time it happened. She didn’t expect him to expose everything now.
Cheyenne and Charlotte finally learned that Karen had made Lucas take the blame for the missing money and accused him of absconding with it just so she could take the money to her maiden family.
They also realized why Karen forced them to give her a large portion of their monthly salary but had never bought them anything nice…
It turned out that Karen had given all the money to her siblings and their children.
Cheyenne and Charlotte had extremely complicated emotions.
The atmosphere in the living room once again became exceptionally bizarre.
Alex, whom William had called out just now, stood up immediately and retorted, “William Carter, what nonsense are you saying?! We bought these two villas with our own money. It has nothing to do with Karen, much less you! Don’t spout nonsense!
“When have I ever asked you and Karen for money? Six years ago? Nothing of the sort! Do you have any IOUs to prove that I took money from you?”
After saying this, Alex was confident and self-righteous.
He was certain that William couldn’t produce any evidence at all! He was Karen’s brother, so she would never make him sign an IOU whenever he took money from her!
Gretchen hurriedly chimed in, “William, don’t malign me! I… I indeed borrowed some money from Cheyenne before, but I’ve never taken any money from Karen!”
Seeing that they were all refusing to admit it, William didn’t continue speaking and instead turned to look at Karen. “Tell me in front of your family. Was anything I said just now untrue?!”
Karen looked around anxiously and tried to avoid the question. “Those things happened so many years ago. Who would remember?! I… I’ve long forgotten about them!”
“Mom, did you do those things or not?” Charlotte asked while biting her lips hard and staring into Karen’s eyes.
Cheyenne’s eyes were red too as she looked at her mother stubbornly and quietly.
The last time William and Karen had a tiff in the villa, he had once mentioned that Karen had secretly stolen the money meant for Cheyenne’s and Charlotte’s college tuition and gave it to her family.
At the time, they already found it unbelievable. But after hearing what William said today, they felt that it was harder to accept than what they had found out previously!
At a time when their family was in a difficult predicament and needed money the most, Karen nonetheless ignored their problems and gave all the money to her family. How could a mother do such a thing?
She kept taking money from her daughters and gave it all to her siblings, niece, and nephew. How could a mother do something like that to her children?
Cheyenne and Charlotte stared at Karen, waiting to hear her answer.
At this moment, Alex frantically urged, “Karen, quickly tell him that I’ve never taken a single cent from you!”
Gretchen immediately chimed in, “Yes, I didn’t take a single cent from you either. You must clarify this and vouch for us!”
With a dark face, Eddie said in a deep voice, “Karen, you are my daughter. You have to think carefully before saying anything. If you dare to malign your younger brother and sister, I won’t acknowledge you as my daughter from now on!”
Eddie was clearly threatening her.
As the head of the family, he was naturally aware if his other two children had ever taken money from Karen in the past few decades.
But if Karen admitted that she had indeed been constantly taking money from her husband and daughters and giving it to her siblings, that would mean that she had used this money to pay for the villas they were living in now, which would be a huge embarrassment to him!
The Turners were not the only ones present. There were many other relatives too. If word about it spread, they would definitely be deemed as bloodsuckers who lived off their son-in-law.
All the Turners, including Karen, would become huge laughing stocks!
So he would never let Karen admit to it!
Seeing this, Lucas sneered.
He had long known that Karen was a distasteful person who had no bottom line. But he never thought that she would go that far.
They had initially come here with the intention of bringing some wedding gifts to the newlyweds and other members of the family. Lucas wanted to do Cheyenne proud so that the Turners would know that she was not a laughing stock who had to be subject to the ridicule of others just because she had married a good-for-nothing. So he had specially chosen to buy expensive gifts for the Turners.
Unfortunately, his kindness wasn’t appreciated. And in turn, the Turners even humiliated him. As a result, William even exposed all of Karen’s and their misdeeds because he could no longer tolerate it any further.
But Lucas didn’t have a good impression of Karen and the Turners. He felt that they had all brought it upon themselves.
Hearing what her siblings and father said, Karen seemed hesitant.
William Carter wanted her to tell the truth, but her family obviously wanted her to deny it.
She hesitated for only a brief moment before deciding to say what her family wanted her to.
At this moment, William said coldly, “You really should think clearly before you say anything. If you tell a single lie, we’ll get a divorce immediately!”
Karen immediately closed her mouth! No, I can’t divorce William Carter!
If she got a divorce now, she would be left with nothing, and she would no longer have a share of William’s and her daughters’ money, as well as Lucas’s villa!
Besides, at her current age, it would be difficult for her to find another man to marry after divorcing William. She couldn’t go back to her maiden home and live off her family either…
Once she got a divorce, she would really end up with nothing!
Karen began feeling extremely conflicted, as she was truly at a loss for what to do. What should I say?
If she admitted to the accusations and told the truth, she would definitely offend her parents, siblings, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. She would also embarrass herself in front of all her relatives and end up being blamed for everything!
But if she denied it, William would divorce her… She would then end up with nothing!
In the hall, it was so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping on the ground would be audible.
Everyone stared at Karen, waiting to hear her answer.