Chapter 2168
Just like what Old Madam said, she had to face and solve any problem with Zayn. Maybe she was easy-going and soft- hearted, but for Zayn and their future, she had to be strong and able to resist more setbacks and storms!
Thinking of this, Nia slowly touched her belly. She had heard a sentence since she was a child: "It's hard to be a mother..." She had no way out because Zayn was her child's father.
"...Maxwell, did you hear what they said? How can you not come back?" On the other side, Mrs. Bishop was getting more and more excited when she heard what Maxwell said. "How can you stay in the Bishop Family? The Mu Family is your home!"
Nia slowly raised her head and looked at Mrs. Ali.
Old Madam sighed. "Look, what I'm worried about finally came. I knew that Kate would be a thorn if she was released from prison."
Zayn gritted his teeth. "Mom, give me the phone!"
"Maxwell, don't make a decision yet. Zayn wants to tell you something. You should tell him the situation first." While coaxing his grandson, Mrs. Ali walked to Zayn. When she gave him the phone, she covered it with her hand and said to Zayn anxiously in a low voice, "I don't care. You must coax Maxwell back! Maxwell can't stay in the Bishop Family!"
Mrs. Ali called the Bishop Family directly because Kate's mobile phone was turned off, so Maxwell didn't bring her watch.
Zayn took the phone and said, "Maxwell, I won't talk nonsense with you. I've already sent someone to Bishop Family. Come back with them immediately."
"Daddy, I was just about to tell you that I plan to stay with Bishop Family for a few days." On the phone, Maxwell said, "I will go back in a few days, so that grandma and grandma don't have to worry about me."
"Stop it." Zayn gritted his teeth. "I don't care what Kate told you, but I tell you, don't believe what she said. You don't know her, but I know her. I won't let you stay in Bishop Family. She doesn't deserve to be your mother !"
"Daddy, you promised me that you wouldn't scold her again." On the phone, Maxwell's voice gradually lowered and she sounded a little aggrieved.
Hearing his son's voice, Zayn closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them. "I promised you, but the premise is that she won't hurt anyone again..."
"She didn't hurt anyone!"
"She took you away and hurt the Ali Enterprises." Zayn said, "Do you know how anxious and sad they are when your grandma and grandma know that you followed her? Besides, you, Nia, went out with you to play, but you left her in the restaurant like this? Don't you know that in order to pursue you, your Aunt has been angry with you and is now in the hospital!"
Nia's lips moved. She wanted Zayn to not be too angry. She didn't want to scare Maxwell.
But when she heard Zayn's words, she felt a little sad.
Perhaps, he had hit the nail on the head. At that time, she was really sad when she saw Maxwell leave with Kate without any explanation.
"What? Aunt, she..." On the phone, Maxwell obviously didn't know anything about Nia. When she heard that Nia was in the hospital, she was silent for a while before she said in a low voice, "Apologize to Aunt for me."
"Come back and tell her yourself!"
"If I don't go back now, you won't let me out when I go back. After all, she is my biological mother. I can't see her suffer a lot in order to see me." Maxwell said, "I promised her that I would accompany her for a few days in Bishop Family. Moreover, Grandma saw me and went to the mall to buy food. She said that she would cook in person at night."
"Damn it!" The coldness on Zayn's face became more and more serious, and his black eyes were full of coldness. "You are indeed deceived by her. I knew you wouldn't go with her in person. Maxwell, you have already entered primary school. Don't be fooled by that woman's words, okay?"
"Daddy! Don't talk about her like that. She's very sad." Maxwell said, "Besides, you said that she lied to me. Could it be that she was kicked out of the Ali Enterprises's house yesterday and was struck by lightning? Is that a lie?"
Zayn narrowed his eyes coldly. "Oh, did she tell you about this?"
"Is this true? I saw the wounds on her body. It's shocking." Maxwell's voice trembled slightly. "Daddy, she was struck by lightning when she went back to visit me yesterday. She didn't stay in the hospital because she wanted to see me. She misses my dad. At least she gave birth to me. That's why I came to this world. She just came out of prison and is about to accept a new life. I should accompany her for a few days and give her new confidence in life..."
Zayn could tell that his son was distressed about Kate. "Maxwell, listen to me. The matter of being struck by lightning has nothing to do with the Ali Enterprises. It didn't rain when she left. Besides, the Bishop Family has a driver. She didn't ask the driver of the Bishop Family to pick her up. It's common sense that she can't stand under a big tree on a rainy day. It's she who ignores these common sense..."
"Daddy, I know you don't love her and you don't love her, but I just want to do my best as a son and come to accompany her." Maxwell said, "Besides, didn't your grandma and you disagree with her coming to the Ali Enterprises to see me? Why didn't you let her in? This morning, she was kneeling outside the door of the Ali Enterprises just to see me, but you didn't tell me about it, nor did you tell me that she was struck by lightning. You didn't tell me anything."
Zayn frowned. The more he listened, the more strange he felt. "Maxwell, I have to figure it out in advance..."
However, it was obvious that Maxwell was very angry that the Ali Enterprises was hiding these things from him. "If anything happens to her, if she were to really be struck to death by lightning, Father would definitely not be sad. Because you already have Aunt, but she's my biological mother, If something happens to her when I don't have a son, I will be sad. Father, I'm telling you, if I don't go back now, I won't let her meet me other than coming to the Bishop Family to see her!"
Zayn closed his eyes deeply and gritted his teeth.
Maxwell had always been a sensible and gentle child, and he had never spoken much.
For a while, he was worried that his son would be too introverted and would have some psychological problems.
However, he had said so much for Kate's sake on the phone. Zayn knew that he must have been moved by Kate's words!
Kate was Maxwell's mother. Maxwell had never seen her mother since she was a child. She must be eager for her mother's love in her heart. Now Kate shed a few drops of tears in front of him, Maxwell would definitely feel distressed... And Kate was best at these means!
"I didn't say that I wouldn't let you meet her in the future." Zayn said, "Because she came to the Ali Enterprises yesterday and said something about hurting your Aunt, so I didn't allow her to enter the Ali Enterprises again. But as usual, I will take you to the Bishop Family occasionally to visit your grandparents. By the way, I may visit her."
Zayn hoped that he could persuade Maxwell first and let her come back first!
Unexpectedly, Maxwell seemed to have been warned by Kate's words. She answered Zayn with clear thoughts, "Since Dad will bring me to Bishop Family more often than you agree, I can stay in Bishop Family for a few more days. Dad, don't try to persuade me. I will go back in a few days. By the way, ask someone to bring my schoolbag and review information. I can do homework on my own. On Monday, Bishop Family's driver will send me to school..."
"Maxwell!" Zayn was furious and suddenly stood up. "I don't want to waste time talking on the phone with you. I'm very busy with your wedding. I don't have the energy to deal with your little temper. I tell you, you will only be ruined by her if you stay with Kate. Come back quickly!"
"Daddy, you've gone too far. I just said that I would accompany her for a few days. Why don't you understand? She is my mother. How could she bring me down? Even if you don't love her, you have to respect her." Maxwell said. She paused for a moment and seemed to take a breath to argue with her father. "If you speak ill of her again, I, I... won't go back." She lowered her voice, as if she knew how angry Zayn would be when she said these words.
Zayn's whole face was really terrible.
He gritted his teeth and endured the volcanic eruption. He closed his eyes and blue veins stood out on his forehead. "If you come back now, I won't tell you what you just said. Otherwise, do you think I can't deal with a little kid like you?"
"I... I just want to stay in Bishop Family for a few days." Behind her, Maxwell's voice changed and she sobbed. "Dad, don't be angry. I just think she is very pitiful."
"She is pitiful? Then what about your father? Don't forget who raised you!" Zayn roared, his eyes turning red. "For you, before your Aunt, I didn't find a woman. Almost all men of the same age as me are married at this time! Didn't you ask me to find a girlfriend to let me get married before? But now, when I got married with your Aunt, you ran away with that woman? Aren't you playing tricks?"
"Daddy, I didn't run away. I didn't have a bad temper..." Maxwell cried.
He found that Zayn and Maxwell could break the deal. Nia pulled his sleeve desperately and told him not to talk to the child like this.
It was normal for Maxwell, who was only a few years old, to feel sorry for her mother. There were some things that she had to talk to him about.
"Cut the crap. Come back now!" Zayn looked at Nia and tried to calm down.
"I'll go back in a few days!" Maxwell sniffed and made a deal with her father Zayn. "Also, because she is my mother, Dad has to help her with something. She was photographed by another woman in that restaurant. Those women laugh at her and may even send it to the media. Dad has to help her take back those photos. She is my mother. I can't let others laugh at her and bully her!"
When Zayn heard this, he laughed. That woman was really good at using children!
Zayn asked, "Did she ask you to say that?"
"No, I told her this. I said that Dad would help her," Maxwell said.
Zayn held back his anger. He knew that his son might have been coaxed by Kate, but as a businessman, he, who was the leader of a big enterprise, quickly calmed down. "Let me tell you, you don't know much about what happened between me and her. Don't listen to her one-sided judgment. What she said to you may not be all true. Remember, over the years, how your grandma and grandparents spoiled you and loved you, how I took care of you while working, and how Aunt treated you as her own child. If you still have a conscience, don't let us worry."
Finally, Zayn said, "Understood. Just give the phone to Kate. I'll talk to her!"