Chapter 153 Chapter 153: I Won't Allow Cristofer To Marry Other Woman
Gary looked at Melody with disdain in his eyes as if looking at a scoundrel. “Then what did you call me here for today?”
York pounded the table and snapped, “Cristofer must marry Gretchen!”
“You want me to force Cristofer to marry your daughter?” Gary asked.
“Cristofer's parents have passed away. You are his only elder now. It would help if you let him be responsible for what he has done,” York said bluntly.
“You are so ridiculous,” Gary said with a sneer. “Cristofer is an adult. He can marry whomever he wants. I have no right to interfere with his affairs.”
“Old Mr. Hans, what do you mean? Are you going to let Cristofer shirk his responsibility?” York shouted rudely.
Ignoring him, Gary shifted his gaze to Estelle and looked at her up and down.
Then he frowned slightly and asked, “You are Estelle? Cristofer often mentions you in our talks.”
Estelle straightened with a wary look and stood before Aurora to protect her. Then she said softly, “Yes, Grandpa Gary. I’m Estelle.”
“I’ve heard a lot about you.” Gary’s voice tone softened when he spoke. “I can see that you are a good girl. Cristofer really has a great discernment in his choice of wife.”
Estelle licked her lips and explained, “Grandpa Gary, Cristofer, and I will get divorced.”
“What?!” Gary frowned and said. “I disagree! I won’t let Cristofer divorce you!”
Hearing this, York was displeased and immediately said, “Old Mr. Hans, you just said that you wouldn’t interfere with Cristofer's affairs, but now you are going to stop him from divorcing. You’ve got a double standard.”
Gary responded with a sneer and said, “Mr. Grantham, does what I do to discipline my grandson have anything to do with you?”
“You...”
“I’ve got a double standard. So what? It’s none of your business,” Gary said bluntly.
“Old Mr. Hans, you...”
“What’s wrong? Did I say anything wrong? Mr. Grantham, I respect you just because you are the uncle of my granddaughter-in-law. Do you understand?” Gary said.
When York heard this, his face darkened in embarrassment.
He had wanted to ask Gary to force Cristofer to divorce Estelle. However, he didn’t expect that the situation would become like this.
York tried hard to hold back his anger and then said in a deep voice, “Old Mr. Hans, you can do whatever you want to discipline Cristofer, and it has nothing to do with me. But my daughter’s affairs have everything to do with me. Cristofer got my daughter pregnant. He should be responsible for it, shouldn’t he?”
“He should be responsible for it if the child is his,” Gary said leisurely with his legs crossed. Then he reached out his hand to Gretchen and asked, “Have you done the paternity test? Show me the report.”
Melody immediately stood before Gretchen to shield her and asked Gary, “Old Mr. Hans, what do you mean? You’ve gone too far. Gretchen is a victim who suffers grievances on this matter. How could you say such hurtful words?”
“She’s a victim?” Gary said and wagged a finger. “I don’t think so.”
Hearing this, Melody also got furious. “Okay. Cristofer will come soon. You can ask him about what he has done to my daughter!”
As soon as she finished her words, Cristofer appeared at the door.
He looked around the living room and was slightly surprised to see Gary. The next moment, he saw Estelle, and his face darkened immediately.
“The stuff that you said you would do tonight is to come here?” Cristofer said with a gentler voice than before as he walked toward her. “You should have told me about it then. I thought you were going to...”
Estelle, who didn’t bother to look at him, said coolly, “I was going to have dinner with him, but your sweetheart didn’t want me and my mother to live a peaceful life, so I must come here. Cristofer, you promised me before that you would discipline Gretchen. You broke your promise.”
Cristofer then frowned slightly and looked at Gretchen. “What did you do?”
“I did nothing.” Then, with red and swollen eyes, Gretchen said with an aggrieved look, “Cristofer, I’m pregnant with your child!”
Cristofer was stunned.
“When you returned to our apartment that day, I thought you had changed your mind. And that night we... we had sex. I was happy and thought that you would be reconciled with me. But after that night, you refused to see me and blocked me. I called Vincent but also couldn’t get through. I managed to contact you and persuaded you to go shopping with me, but unexpectedly, we were photographed by the reporters in the store, and now I’m regarded as your mistress. Shouldn’t I ask for an explanation and let you be responsible for me?” Gretchen pitifully reacted.
Without saying anything, Cristofer gritted his teeth with a darkened face, and blue veins stood out on his temples.
Seeing his reaction, Gary couldn’t help but ask, “Cristofer, did you really... have sex with her?”
“I was drugged that night. I can’t remember what happened exactly,” Cristofer sighed and explained.
“You brat! How dare you cheat on Estelle! Do you still remember what you told me before you got married? You said that Estelle was the only one you wanted to marry, and you would cherish her and protect her for the rest of your life. But now you... How could you do such a thing?” Gary was so angry that he knocked his crutches hard on the ground.
“Grandpa Gary,” Estelle called him in a soft voice.
“Estelle, what’s wrong?” Gary softened his tone and asked.
Estelle sighed and said gently, “Cristofer and I won’t get back together with each other. Getting divorced as soon as possible is the best choice for both of us.”
“I don’t agree,” Gary said without hesitation. “I only recognize you as my granddaughter-in-law. I won’t allow Cristofer to marry others!”
“They’d better get divorced,” Aurora, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
She wiped the tears on her face and continued, “Old Mr. Hans, thank you for speaking for Estelle. But now that Cristofer has fallen in love with another woman, Estelle does not need to maintain her marriage. Although Estelle has lost her father, she still has me! I won’t let anyone bully her anymore. I thought that Cristofer loved Estelle very much and was good to her. But it was not until today that I knew that he had had an affair with Gretchen for six years. I can’t imagine how much Estelle has suffered in the past few years. It’s time to end such a painful marriage! They must divorce as soon as possible!”