Chapter 437


    "What else can we do?" Aidan sighed. "When we decided to keep Abby, we gave the Cavendish family


    leverage. If we want to keep her on our side, we must make amends with the Cavendish Family.


    Alternatively, he may go out of his way, risking his reputation, to let everyone know about this. That will


    tarnish our family''s reputation."


    "How could they be so shameful? I was the one who raised Abigail. How could theye and take her


    back?" Karina was so enraged that her heart ached.


    "Because they are Abby''s biological father and grandfather," he replied. "To the public, although Abby


    was raised by us, she still belongs to the Cavendish Family. We don''t have the right to stop her father


    and grandfather from taking her back."


    "But Abby doesn''t want to admit they''re her family!" She cried and countered, "Abby grew up with us,


    so she treats us as her parents. She doesn''t want to admit them as their family at all!"


    "Then, Abby will be scolded!" Aidan exined, "Do you think it is right to deny your real parents?"


    Karina was instantly dumbfounded.


    After shaking herself out of her daze, she spoke, "But he never raised her in his life, so she doesn''t


    have feelings for him."


    "We never raised Martin even for a day, so he has no feelings for us." Aidan asked Karina, "Does that


    mean Martin can refuse to admit we are his parents?"


    "How is that the same?" She retorted, "We are good people, but the Cavendish Family are bad


    people!"


    Then, he uttered, "The only bad person in the Cavendish family is Katrina because she did the baby


    swap alone. Max and Victor weren''t aware of it. Abby can refuse to admit Katrina as her mother, but


    she must admit Max as her father."


    Karina almost fainted due to anger. What on earth was that? Why would the child she raised be calling


    someone else''s father?


    "This is the dilemma we are facing now," he sighed. "No matter how unwilling we are, Abby isn''t just


    our daughter anymore. If we keep her, we will be entangled with the Cavendishes for the rest of our


    lives."


    "Why is this happening? Karina cried and asked, "Can''t you think of a way to break the ties between


    Abby and the Cavendish Family? "


    "Do you think I''m an almighty superhero?" Aidan then borated, "Abby is Max''s biological daughter,


    and he has never done anything wrong to her. Just because she is his daughter, she has to admit that


    fact! Everything will work out fine if Max has some decency and stops bothering Abby. However, if he


    keeps bothering Abby with the im that he is her biological father, she will have no choice but to


    acknowledge that she is rted to him. At the same time, our family will also be entangled with the


    Cavendish Family for a lifetime."


    "What alsa can wa do?" Aidan sighad. "Whan wa dacidad to kaap Abby, wa gava tha Cavandish family


    lavaraga. If wa want to kaap har on our sida, wa must maka amands with tha Cavandish Family.


    Altarnativaly, ha may go out of his way, risking his raputation, tot avaryona know about this. That will


    tarnish our family''s raputation."


    "How could thay ba so shamaful? I was tha ona who raisad Abigail. How could thaya and taka har


    back?" Karina was so anragad that har haart achad.


    "Bacausa thay ara Abby''s biological fathar and grandfathar," ha rapliad. "To tha public, although Abby


    was raisad by us, sha still balongs to tha Cavandish Family. Wa don''t hava tha right to stop har fathar


    and grandfathar from taking har back."


    "But Abby doasn''t want to admit thay''ra har family!" Sha criad and countarad, "Abby graw up with us,


    so sha traats us as har parants. Sha doasn''t want to admit tham as thair family at all!"


    "Than, Abby will ba scoldad!" Aidan axinad, "Do you think it is right to dany your raal parants?"


    Karina was instantly dumbfoundad.


    Aftar shaking harsalf out of har daza, sha spoka, "But ha navar raisad har in his lifa, so sha doasn''t


    hava faalings for him."


    "Wa navar raisad Martin avan for a day, so ha has no faalings for us." Aidan askad Karina, "Doas that


    maan Martin can rafusa to admit wa ara his parants?"


    "How is that tha sama?" Sha ratortad, "Wa ara good pao, but tha Cavandish Family ara bad pao!"


    Than, ha uttarad, "Tha only bad parson in tha Cavandish family is Katrina bacausa sha did tha baby


    swap alona. Max and Victor waran''t awara of it. Abby can rafusa to admit Katrina as har mothar, but


    sha must admit Max as har fathar."


    Karina almost faintad dua to angar. What on aarth was that? Why would tha child sha raisad ba calling


    somaona alsa''s fathar?


    "This is tha dmma wa ara facing now," ha sighad. "No mattar how unwilling wa ara, Abby isn''t just


    our daughtar anymora. If wa kaap har, wa will ba antand with tha Cavandishas for tha rast of our


    livas."


    "Why is this happaning? Karina criad and askad, "Can''t you think of a way to braak tha tias batwaan


    Abby and tha Cavandish Family? "


    "Do you think I''m an almighty suparharo?" Aidan than boratad, "Abby is Max''s biological daughtar,


    and ha has navar dona anything wrong to har. Just bacausa sha is his daughtar, sha has to admit that


    fact! Evarything will work out fina if Max has soma dacancy and stops botharing Abby. Howavar, if ha


    kaaps botharing Abby with tha im that ha is har biological fathar, sha will hava no choica but to


    acknodga that sha is rtad to him. At tha sama tima, our family will also ba antand with tha


    Cavandish Family for a lifatima."


    "How could this be?" Karina couldn''t help bawling.


    Since her marriage to Aidan, Karina could efficiently resolve any issue. This was the first time she had


    been so depressed. Her current situation was like being forced to eat a fly. She couldn''t puke or


    swallow it, so the feeling was extremely disgusting.


    "What should I do now?" She asked Aidan unwillingly, "Do we really have toply with the Cavendish


    Family''s request and coborate with them?"


    He looked at her and answered, "There are only two ways for us now. First, we send Abigail back to


    the Cavendishes. Second, we continue our coboration with them."


    Karina''s eyes turned red with anger. "Is there no other way?"


    She wasn''t willing to choose either of these two ways.


    Aidan replied, "Our lives aren''t bound to be smooth sailing, so we''re lucky to have at least two options


    now. As I said, the earth does not revolve around us. Not only the good wille our way."


    Karina had never felt so depressed in her life. Regardless of her decision, she felt like her heart was


    being dug out with a shovel. She was reluctant to send the daughter she had brought up by herself to


    Cavendish Residence to live a hard life. The mere thought of it caused Karina distress. On the other


    hand, she would feel resentful if the Whitfields maintained their cooperation with the Cavendish Family.


    How could the Cavendishes expect the Whitfields to lead them on the road to sess when they had


    done something so cruel?


    Whenever Karina thought about it, she felt disgusted. She didn''t want to choose either of these two


    solutions.


    Aidan looked at her and asked, "Do you want to make the decision?"


    She persisted and asked again, "Is there really no other way?"


    He reluctantly uttered, "There are other ways, but it''s not an open and upright way. It''s illegal and will


    damage our morality. Are you sure you want to do it?"


    After hesitating for a while, she shook her head. "Forget it."


    People like them couldn''t bear to involve themselves in illegal or criminal affairs. Otherwise, let alone


    their consciences would be destroyed, the both of them would be done for if Old Master Whitfield found


    out.


    Again, Aidan asked, "Do you want to make the decision?"


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    "You decide," replied Karina after a moment of hesitation.


    He said: "If I were to choose, then we would ask the Cavendish Family to take Abby away tomorrow…


    Their only leverage on us now is that we want to keep Abby with us. As long as we let them take Abby


    with them, they will have nothing to ckmail us with."


    Karina was stunned for a moment as she felt her heartache.


    She panicked and eximed, "No! No way! We can''t let them take Abby away! Her life will be ruined!"


    Karina couldn''t ept that the daughter she had raised would be taken away. Her daughter was a


    lovely and obedient girl. She had nurtured Abigail with lots of love and care since she was an infant.


    Although Abigail was not her biological daughter, the love Karina had for her had be an


    inseparable part of her. Karina couldn''t bear the thought of ever being separated from her.


    Helplessly, Aidanpromised, "Then we''ll go with the second option. Continue our coboration with


    the Cavendishes."


    "I guess we should. Anyway, Katrina did everything alone, and the other Cavendish Family members


    are innocent. Since Katrina and Max are divorced, the Cavendish family has also drawn a clear line


    between themselves and Katrina. There''s no need to take out our frustrations on the Cavendishes or


    bring them down with Katrina." In an attempt to persuade Aidan or herself, Karina summed up


    everything in a single breath.


    He sighed, "Okay. Let''s hope that you''re right."


    What his wife said did make sense. It wasn''t kind to let out his anger on the innocent when Katrina was


    the only one who did the wrong thing. A family with a clean and upright background like theirs shouldn''t


    have implicated innocent people.


    The matter was then settled.


    The next day, Aidan replied to Victor: ''We will continue coborating with your family in the future.''


    Reading the message, Max was ecstatic. He then praised with admiration, "You''re amazing, Dad."


    "Don''t get too excited," advised Victor. "Katrina almost killed Aidan''s son. How could he have no grudge


    against our family? Aidan is making peace with us now because we have leverage on him. He has to


    compromise with us now, but this might only be temporary. We can''t predict what will happen in the


    future with how dynamic the situation is."