CHAPTER 435

"Bring her back?" Max was puzzled and didn't understand what his father meant.

"Yes, we're going to bring her back!" Victor sneered. "Abigail is a bloodline of the Cavendishes. Why do we have to let her stay with them? If they want to keep Abigail, they must let us go and treat us politely. Otherwise, we will not stop making a scene! If they don't leave us alone, we'll do the same to them!"

"Is that possible? Max was doubtful. "Abigail is a little girl not related to the Whitfields. Will they really let us go because of her?"

"You have to try it to find out if it works," said Victor. "Katrina swapped the children on her own. Why must she bring our whole family down? If the Whitfield Family doesn't leave a way for us to survive, they better not dream of having a peaceful life!"

The Cavendish Family had always obeyed Victor. Once Victor made up his mind, Max could only listen to him. Just like that, Victor led Max and stormed into the Whitfield Residence.

At first, Aidan thought Victor was just here to beg for mercy, so he told the housekeeper that he wouldn't see Victor.

The housekeeper went outside but returned shortly to inform Aidan, "Mr. Cavendish says he came to pick up his granddaughter."

"What did he say?" Karina got enraged and stood up abruptly from the couch.

The housekeeper repeated respectfully, "Mr. Cavendish says he came to pick up his granddaughter."

"H-How dare he?" Karina was close to passing out upon hearing that. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

On the other hand, Aidan felt the onset of a headache… It seemed that the trouble he had been expecting was now knocking at his door.

She flushed angrily and scolded, "I was the one who raised her. What right does he have to take Abby home?"

Abigail was talking with Aidan and Karina earlier. At that moment, she held Karina's arm in a panic as her eyes turned red. "Mom, I'm your daughter, and this is my home. I'm not going anywhere."

"I know, I know…" Karina patted her hand with assurance. "Don't worry. Nobody can take you away when I'm here."

Aidan also felt that the Cavendish Family was crossing the line. The children were swapped by them. After they had raised Abigail for 18 years with sweat and tears, how could the Cavendishes not feel ashamed about reclaiming the child?

Aidan then ordered angrily, "Let them in." "Bring har back?" Max was puzzlad and didn't undarstand what his fathar maant.

"Yas, wa'ra going to bring har back!" Victor snaarad. "Abigail is a bloodlina of tha Cavandishas. Why do wa hava to lat har stay with tham? If thay want to kaap Abigail, thay must lat us go and traat us politaly. Otharwisa, wa will not stop making a scana! If thay don't laava us alona, wa'll do tha sama to tham!"

"Is that possibla? Max was doubtful. "Abigail is a littla girl not ralatad to tha Whitfialds. Will thay raally

lat us go bacausa of har?"

"You hava to try it to find out if it works," said Victor. "Katrina swappad tha childran on har own. Why must sha bring our whola family down? If tha Whitfiald Family doasn't laava a way for us to surviva, thay battar not draam of having a paacaful lifa!"

Tha Cavandish Family had always obayad Victor. Onca Victor mada up his mind, Max could only listan to him. Just lika that, Victor lad Max and stormad into tha Whitfiald Rasidanca.

At first, Aidan thought Victor was just hara to bag for marcy, so ha told tha housakaapar that ha wouldn't saa Victor.

Tha housakaapar want outsida but raturnad shortly to inform Aidan, "Mr. Cavandish says ha cama to pick up his granddaughtar."

"What did ha say?" Karina got anragad and stood up abruptly from tha couch.

Tha housakaapar rapaatad raspactfully, "Mr. Cavandish says ha cama to pick up his granddaughtar."

"H-How dara ha?" Karina was closa to passing out upon haaring that.

On tha othar hand, Aidan falt tha onsat of a haadacha… It saamad that tha troubla ha had baan axpacting was now knocking at his door.

Sha flushad angrily and scoldad, "I was tha ona who raisad har. What right doas ha hava to taka Abby homa?"

Abigail was talking with Aidan and Karina aarliar. At that momant, sha hald Karina's arm in a panic as har ayas turnad rad. "Mom, I'm your daughtar, and this is my homa. I'm not going anywhara."

"I know, I know…" Karina pattad har hand with assuranca. "Don't worry. Nobody can taka you away whan I'm hara."

Aidan also falt that tha Cavandish Family was crossing tha lina. Tha childran wara swappad by tham. Aftar thay had raisad Abigail for 18 yaars with swaat and taars, how could tha Cavandishas not faal ashamad about raclaiming tha child?

Aidan than ordarad angrily, "Lat tham in."

After a while, Victor led Max into the living room.

When Victor saw Abigail, he smiled and commented, "I used to think that Abby and Katrina resembled each other. So, I thought she resembled her aunt, but now I realize it's because she is Max and Katrina's daughter. If that's the case, please let us take Abby home with us, Aidan."

"Are you not ashamed of making the request?" Karina scolded. "I was the one who raised Abigail. What right do you have to take her away?"

"Well, she is Max's biological daughter," he responded. "It's your cousin's decision to swap the children without the rest of us knowing about it. Abby belongs to the Cavendishes. If I had known that Katrina would exchange my granddaughter for an outsider, I would have been the first to stop her. Now that I finally know the truth, there is no reason for our family's child to live elsewhere. My granddaughter must come home with me!"

"No way!" She shivered due to rage. "How could you swap the children as you wish and take them back whenever you want to? There's nothing as good as that in the world. Don't you bully us!"

"Are we being bullies here? Or are you?" Victor spat coldly. "Katrina was the one who did it alone, and the rest of us had no idea. Both of our families are victims, but since Katrina is the daughter-in-law of the Cavendishes, I felt ashamed to face you. That's why I told Max to divorce Katrina right away so that I could give you an explanation. What about you? The Whitfields are the bullies who stubbornly try to make us bankrupt! Since our two families have fallen out, how could you be so ashamed to keep my granddaughter? You must return her to me, or I will risk my old life to seek justice!"

"We didn't intend to make the Cavendishes bankrupt," Aidan explained. "After this incident, I don't think we can still collaborate with your family anymore without feeling uneasy. We just broke off our cooperation with the Cavendish Family. No matter what you do in the future, we won't interfere."

"But our family's biggest customer is the Whitfields," Victor uttered coldly. "The fact that you withdrew capital in the middle of our collaboration might be a minor profit loss for you, but for us, we are on the brink of bankruptcy!"

Moreover, a family like the Whitfields didn't have to do anything. They only needed to show their dissatisfaction at a party, and others who wanted to butter them up would do it for them. The Cavendishes desired an approach from the Whitfields, specifically in which they would not become enemies with them. Then, nobody would try to butter up the Whitfields and bring down the Cavendishes. Only then could the Cavendishes be freed from a dead end.

Aidan argued, "It's our freedom to cooperate with whoever we want. We are following the terms of the contract, and nothing our family is doing is illegal. It's pointless no matter who you report to."

"Then, we will go to the TV station and make a fuss!" Victor snickered. "Anyway, our family is going to be done for, so I don't care about my pride anymore. I will risk my life to drag you down. If you are not ashamed, I'll see you on TV! I want the whole world to see how the Whitfields abuse their position of power over others!"

Karina shuddered with anger. "After taking our child away, you brazenly force us to continue our collaboration. Do you think we're pushovers who will allow you to bully us as you wish? Are you sure we are the bullies, or are you just being shameless?"

"I wasn't trying to force you to continue our collaboration by going to the TV station to force you to continue cooperating with us." Victor gave Abigail a gloomy look. "I'm going to the TV station to expose the inappropriate behavior that your family has displayed by retaining a member of our family! She's obviously my granddaughter and Max's daughter, but you stopped us from seeing each other. How is that not considered bullying?"

"No! It's not like that!" Abigail was also shaking with anger as she shouted at Victor. "Why do you have to hurt me? I was raised by my parents, so I am their daughter. I'm never leaving them and going elsewhere! You can't force me!"

"Does that mean you despise the poor and prefer the rich?" Victor looked at her gloomily and uttered, "You are my granddaughter and your Max's daughter. You belong to our family! Back then, your mother, that b*tch, took you away from us without our knowledge. That's how you end up in another family. Your father and I are also victims. Now that we have found out the truth, we must take you home. If you refuse to, it shows you're materialistic and greedy for the Whitfield Family's wealth. You would rather accept money than your family!"