Dear Sweetheart Chapter 587
Chapter 587
Two weekster, Theodore returned to the country and headed straight to the Xavier residence.
Theodore’s father, Barnaby Xavier, had a few days off and came homest night. He was currently
having breakfast with Emma.
Emma was pressuring Barnaby to go to Xyperia, much to his fury.
“He’s unconscious. What good would it do for me to be there?” Barnaby snapped angrily. “You, on the
other hand, shouldn’t have done that. I know you dislike Jasmine, but she won’t be marrying into the
Xavier family. Why would you hire someone to kill her?”
Initially, Barnaby couldn’t be bothered by who Theodore was dating.
Theodore would ultimately have to marry a daughter of a military official, so Barnaby kept silent even
though Emma had used his name to make arrangements for Selena to travel to Xyperia.
Rage seared through Barnaby when he recalled how Theodore approached him in a disrespectful
manner after Jasmine got into trouble. Livid that Theodore disrespected him and Emma, he blew his
top and shouted at Theodore in an enraged tone.
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Despite his fiery disposition, Barnaby was ovee with worry for his unconscious son’s wellbeing.
“I wasn’t in my right mind,” Emma exined as she wiped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Overwhelmed by regret, she continued, “I wouldn’t have done that if I knew the child by Jasmine’s side
belonged to Theodore.”
“That’s enough!” Barnaby cut in impatiently, frustrated by her sobbing. “What use is there to regret
now? I’ll get someone to arrange a ne for me to fly to Xyperia this afternoon. How is that child
doing?”
Emma took a deep breath and hung her head. “I met him once at the hospital, but he was hostile to
me. Despite his cold demeanor, however, I can tell he is intelligent, and his personality is reminiscent of
Theodore’s.”
“Talk to Curtis and convince him to let us bring that child back home,” Barnaby ordered. “If our son
remains in aa, the child will be the Xavier family’s only bloodline. We can’t let him stay alone
outside.”
Emma said nothing.
She had to be cautious when speaking with Curtis, so she didn’t have the nerve to inquire if they could
bring Carl back to the Xavier family.
Besides, she had a hunch Carl wouldn’t want toe and live with them.
“I’ll find a time to talk to Curtis,” Emma finally relented with a sigh.
She had no choice but to give it a try.
They were having breakfast when they vaguely heard the housekeeper talking.
“Mr. Xavier, you’re back! Your father and mother are having breakfast. I’ll get the kitchen to prepare
yours as well—”
“No need for that!”
Emma thought her ears were ying tricks on her when she heard that frosty voice.
She jolted up excitedly from her seat when Theodore entered the living room and came into her view.
“T-Theodore?” Emma stuttered. “You’re awake?”
Theodore strode over to them, his expression stone cold.
Emma pushed away her chair and hurried over to him as tears brimmed in her eyes. “When did you
regain consciousness? Why didn’t you ask someone to inform your dad and me? Do you feel unwell?”
She reached out to touch Theodore, but he roughly grabbed her hand and pushed her away, causing
her to stumble backward.
“What are you doing?” Barnaby mmed his fork on the table in anger. “She’s your mother! How could
you hurt her instead of greeting her?”
“I’m fine, Barnaby. Our son is finally back home, so don’t yell at him.” After regaining her bnce,
Emma quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare another serving of breakfast. Softly, she told Theodore,
“Theodore, take a seat. Let’s have breakfast together.”
Without a word, Theodore came forward a few paces to stand in front of Barnaby, covering thetter in
his frosty judgment.
A few seconds of silenceter, he pulled out a ck and heavy item from the back of his waist and
ced it right beside Barnaby.
Parting his lips, he said flintily, “Here’s the gun. You two eithermit suicide, or I’ll ask someone to
send you to the countryside so you can spend the rest of your retirement lives there.”
Barnaby was taken aback by Theodore’s demands, but he quickly regained hisposure and
hollered, “Theodore, are you crazy?”
Rage surged through Barnaby as he grabbed the gun from the table, loaded it, and pointed it at
Theodore.
Barnaby was astonished when Theodore suddenly produced another gun, loading it with only one hand
before pointing it at his head.
“Theodore, no!” Emma rushed over and tried to push down the gun in Barnaby’s hand. She pleaded,
“It’s my fault. Your father has nothing to do with it.”
Theodore’s hand didn’t move an inch. He ignored Emma’s plea and said, “Three minutes.”
“Let me go!” Barnaby hissed angrily as he tried to push Emma away. “Let’s see if he has the guts to kill
me…”
Theodore adjusted his gun and pulled the trigger. The bullet grazed Barnaby’s face and lodged into the
wall behind him.
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The loud crack caused the help to scurry out of the dining room in a haste.
The bullet that grazed Barnaby’s cheek left behind a bloody trail.
Emma nearly screamed in shock. She wrapped her hands around Barnaby tightly to stop him from
getting up. She gazed sadly at her heartless child while tears ran down her face.
“Your dad and I will move to the countryside. We will nevere to Norwal City ever again,” she
choked out in distress. “Theodore, I’m sorry for hurting you and Jasmine. I won’t ask for your
forgiveness, but please don’t disown us.”
Barnaby growled, “Why did you say that? We worked hard to bring him up and don’t owe him
anything!”
“That’s enough, Barnaby,” Emma cut in. “You’ve worked hard for a long time, so you must be tired. It’s
time for you to retire. Head to the baseter and hand the reins to Theodore.”
“I worked hard to get where I am today. Why should I hand everything to him? How dare he shoot me?”
Emma wiped her tears away and said gently, “He’s your only son. Who else can you hand your position
to? Theodore only wants us to move to the countryside, so the Xavier family will be fine.”
Her response caused a ball of frustration to manifest in Barnaby’s chest, but he couldn’t bring himself
to hit her. Furious, he eximed, “You ruined everything!”
Right then, two men d in suits entered the living room.
Theodoremanded coldly, “Old Mr. Xavier is heading to the base. Give him a ride there and bring
the stuff back to me.”
“Got it.”
The men went to Barnaby. Their attitude was polite, but it was obvious they were wary of him. “Old Mr.
Xavier, if you’re done, we’ll give you a ride there.”
A deep line appeared between Barnaby’s brows. He was about to unleash his wrath when Emma
grabbed his arm and shot him a pleading look.
In the end, he gave Theodore a re and rose to his feet.
Before leaving, Barnaby warned, “Don’t you darey a hand on your mom. Even if you’re my son, I can
disown you!”
After Barnaby left with the men, Emma trudged over to Theodore carefully.
She hesitated for a few moments before saying, “It was all my fault, so stop ming the Xavier family.
Don’t destroy our family’s reputation.”
Theodore responded coolly, “If you lead a peaceful life in the countryside, nothing will happen to the
Xavier family.”
“Remember to use the connections your dad left for you. I…” Emma trailed off, not knowing what to
say. She wiped her tears away with a handkerchief and added, “Please apologize to Ms. Sanders on
my behalf.”
“She doesn’t need your apology.” Theodore’s face was devoid of expression. “She will never respect
you or call you ‘Mom’.”
Emma couldn’t stop tears from streaming down her cheeks after hearing his words.
She had no idea her actions would lead to the destruction of her family.
Without a word, Theodore went outside and waited in his car.
Around an hourter, Theodore’s subordinates brought Barnaby back along with a box of documents
that was delivered to his car. He then told his driver to head to Kristie’s house.
James opened the door, not at all surprised to see him. “Have you had breakfast yet?”
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