Chapter 232

Chapter 232

Inside the room.

The place had been cleared out, leaving only Michael, Sophia, and Azalea's parents.

Of course, Sophia also met Aiden's so-called girlfriend, Azalea, again.

The two had been together for so many years, but this Azalea was very arrogant and rarely visited their home, so this was the first time both sides had met.

Azalea looked Sophia up and down, finally settling her gaze on Michael.

"No wonder you didn't want to be with that Griffin. Turns out you already have someone you like. You two look so perfect together."

Azalea said they were perfect together, but the contempt in her eyes was undisguised, as if she were looking at something dirty.

When her gaze fell on Michael, there was a hint of greed.

Sophia sighed lightly. "Let's just talk about how to solve this. I believe after being together for so many years, you two must have feelings for each other. You definitely won't send Aiden to jail. Making such a big fuss is just about money. So let's get to the point - how much money do you want to settle this?"

In the end, it all came down to money.

Whether there were any real feelings between this Azalea and Aiden was unclear, but it was definitely about money.

Before coming, Sophia had already investigated Azalea's family situation thoroughly.

They were just a middle-class family. Her parents were ordinary workers, and Azalea herself hadn't studied much and didn't work, just living off her parents.

Birds of a feather flock together - both of them were standard losers.

Yet now, Azalea was covered head to toe in designer brands.

Her outfit alone was worth at least tens of thousands of dollars; she used the most expensive phone, and wore jewelry on her hands and neck.

A rough estimate put it at least over a hundred thousand dollars.

And all this money came from the hard-earned savings of Aiden, Preston, and Ella.

Although Sophia had decided to cut ties, she didn't want to see her family taken advantage of like this.

"You're right, I do have feelings for Aiden. After all, we've been together for so many years. But you know, neither of us has a stable job. We'll need to have kids after getting married, which requires a lot of money. So our demands aren't much - a house paid in full, a car paid in full, plus 2 million dollars. That settles it. How about that?"

After speaking, Azalea's gaze fell on Michael. "Hello, I should call you brother-in-law, right? That car of yours outside is worth millions of dollars. I'm sure this amount of money is nothing to you."

Thinking of Michael's car outside, she knew this money was just a drop in the bucket.

Sophia didn't let Michael speak. Instead, she looked coldly at Azalea.

"Impossible. I won't tolerate such greedy demands. In other words, I've already discussed with my family - I'll give at most 1 million dollars, and after that, I'll completely cut ties with my family. Whatever happens between you is none of my business. Of course, if you insist on being this greedy and want to push people to the edge, I'm sorry, but I'll hire a lawyer."

"You might not think much of 1 million dollars, but lawyers do. I believe with that money we can clear Aiden's name, right?"

Azalea and Aiden had been together for so many years, always appearing as a couple in everyone's eyes.

This matter could only scare Sophia's parents, but to someone who truly understood the law, those little tricks were nothing.

Of course, Aiden would still face consequences, but compared to rape charges, they were minor.

As for compensation, it wouldn't be much.

This kind of lawsuit was difficult, but if it really came to that, neither side would benefit.

Azalea was obviously stunned.

Azalea's parents slammed the table.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by this? Are you trying to back out? Fine, fine, fine. You don't want to take responsibility? Then I'll take Azalea to the hospital right now to abort the baby."

"Right, right, Azalea doesn't care about your little bit of money. If it weren't for the feelings they've built over so many years together, I wouldn't marry Azalea off to a rapist."

They spoke righteously, but their words never actually said they didn't want the money.

Sophia sneered. "Fine, there's nothing more to say. Let's get lawyers and prepare for court. As for that baby, do you think we care? With money, Aiden can find anyone he wants."

Azalea's mother was so angry her chest heaved violently. She grabbed Azalea and headed for the door.

"Fine, I was wrong about you people. You're so heartless, you don't even care about a life. Then what do we have to worry about? We'll go abort the baby right now. Don't regret this."

In a flash, they reached the door, but they stood there without actually leaving.

Clearly, they came to negotiate money, not to actually break up or abort the baby.

Sophia had the upper hand and was about to speak when several people walked in from outside.

The two sides met.

Azalea's parents immediately changed their attitude, shouting aggressively.

"Your family is something now, aren't you? With a daughter who's latched onto a rich man, you don't take us ordinary people seriously anymore. You even talk about suing us. Fine, fine, fine. I'll take Azalea right now to abort your grandchild, then we'll see you in court."

Hearing this, Ella immediately panicked. "How can that be? That's my precious grandson. I already had a fortune teller predict it - this child is definitely a boy, and he'll have a life of great wealth and fortune."

"Right, right, let's talk this through. Besides, Sophia is just a woman. When have you ever seen a family where women make the decisions? As parents, we'll make the call and definitely won't let Azalea suffer. Just tell us what you want and we'll try our best to satisfy you. Just please don't abort my grandson."

For the older generation, a grandson was precious.

Preston was furious. If it weren't for Michael being there, he probably would have slapped Sophia already.

His grandson - why should someone else decide his fate?

In short, the grandson must be kept. Anyone who dared harm the grandson would not be forgiven.

Seeing Ella and Preston's fierce looks, Sophia knew this family had been completely manipulated by those people.

So whatever she said next would be useless.

Sure enough, Azalea's parents directly stated their demands again.

Then Ella and Preston turned their gaze to Sophia.

They could tell Sophia had money, but she just wasn't willing to give it to them.

So the two knelt on the ground.

"Please, I know you have money, and this man beside you has a lot of money too. This is nothing to you. Help Aiden, help your future nephew."