Chapter 661 One Last Chance

"So now you feel wronged?" Esmae asked with a sneer.

"I won't say how wronged I am, but Lucia's indifference to me is a part of all this! You knew from the beginning that this could happen between us, but you put Lucia in my hands because you hated Edwin and Sophie. Now you're upset, so you're just gonna back out? Ms. Wilson, am I that easy to deal with?"

Spencer scoffed. He had long stopped being a gentleman and looked like a rogue.

Esmae stood up slowly. She was petite but the years of self-control and charisma were beyond anyone's reach.

Standing proudly in front of Spencer, Esmae said in a calm voice,

"You may have mixed feelings about Lucia, but the real reason is to use the Brown family's power to take down Davonnis Corp? Spencer, you're the one who put profit first, so why are you talking about emotional pain in front of me now? I did speculate that you and Lucia would end badly, but I'm giving you a chance, which means I'm telling you what I want you to do, but you're letting me down." Before Spencer could speak again, Esmae said,

"I do hate Edwin and Sophie. I don't want Lucia and Arthur to be together, but I don't want her to marry a duplicitous and ruthless man. Since you're not willing to restrain yourself, I'll bring Lucia and the baby girl back to my family. At most, my family will protect them for the rest of their lives!"

"Once Lucia leaves me, she's going to do everything she can to get back to Arthur. Don't you care?" Spencer asked, clenching his fists.

"So, I'm going to let her marry Reynolds," Esmae said, unashamedly, to show Spencer that she was not just saying that.

"So you had it all figured out..." At the mention of Reynolds' name, Spencer knew what happened instantly.

"Go home and get ready." Esmae's words were like a death sentence for Spencer.

Spencer's face was pale.

If he were to break away from the Brown family and be criticized by the public for Nia, wouldn't all his efforts so far be in vain?

After getting a foothold in Athegate, after getting Arthur's woman...

Spencer murmured in his heart.

"Ms. Wilson, I'm begging you to give me another chance. We just had a christening for the baby. If we're calling off the engagement now, it's not good for Lucia or me." Spencer gave in in the end. "How dare you still care about your reputation..." Esmae thought it was ridiculous.

"If I have known the consequences today, how could I have been so easily provoked by Nia? Am I really stupid enough to bring ruin upon myself? Ms. Wilson, have you ever considered that I'm also a victim..." Spencer's expression changed instantly. He frowned slightly, and his every word sounded bitter.

Esmae pursed her lips and said nothing.

Spencer continued, "Ms. Wilson, even if you let Lucia marry Reynolds, do you really think you can stop her from siding with Arthur? Last time at the christening, Reynolds openly used an excuse to help Arthur get close to the baby? I saw it with my own eyes. I'm afraid Reynolds has realized that his feelings for Lucia are not possible, and he's now supporting her and Arthur. Aren't you afraid that you might accidentally help Edwin and Sophie?"

"Are you serious?" Esmae was finally moved.

Spencer told Esmae what Reynolds had done that night, and Esmae looked down and thought to herself that she had decided to make it work with Lucia without telling Reynolds.

"You go back first. If I can find a way to calm this storm, maybe I'll think about it again." Esmae was still thinking about how to keep Lucia and Arthur out of each other's lives. Even though she had already given up in front of Lucia, her performance at the christening was so disappointing.

"Ms. Wilson! Thank you!" Spencer thanked Esmae, thinking she was willing to give him another chance.

Having the servant send Spencer away, Esmae talked directly to Reynolds on the phone.

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"What do you want, Mom?" Reynolds now got a call from Esmae, and knew she must have something to ask him.

"Reynolds, something happened to Spencer. I want to break off his engagement to Lucia and let her marry you. Are you happy?" Esmae asked her son calmly.

Reynolds was silent for a moment before asking, "Mom, why are you making this decision all of a sudden?"

"Aren't you happy?" Esmae insisted.

"Mom, you know Lucia doesn't have feelings for me, and I've come to my senses," Reynolds said with a wry smile,

"Feelings can not be forced. If I say yes, then neither Lucia nor I will be happy."

Now Esmae believed Spencer's story. She didn't expect that her son had moved on, so what other means could she use to control Lucia's feelings for Arthur? Esmae frowned deeply.

"Mom..."

Esmae didn't say a word, so Reynolds, for some reason, can't help but exhort, "I always thought I was as stubborn as you are, that I could never change, but sometimes the exit opens in a split second. Mom, your hatred of the Edwins can be resolved, too. If you just think about it in a different way... for Lucia, for Helena ...."

It would be fine if Reynolds did not mention Helena at this point, but Esmae's brow furrows even more.

Yeah, and Helena, if she gave in, didn't Helena have to go to the Davies family?!

Never!

"I know," said Esmae, without a hint of emotion, "Come back and see me and your dad when you have time.".

"Of course." Reynolds was happy and thought his mother had listened to his words?

When she hung up, Esmae's face darkened. She asked the servant, "Where is Helena now?"

"Yes, Ma'am, Miss Brown has returned to Los Angeles."

"Who told her to leave?!" Esmae fumed.

Frightened, the servant lowered her head and replied respectfully, "Madam, didn't you say that you were ready to relax your restraints on her? So we thought..."

"You thought?!" Esmae thought it was not good and her face darkened. "All I said was that you wouldn't have to follow her around for twenty-four hours. When did I allow her to go back to Los Angeles?!"