Chapter 1536
Susan''s face turned gloomy when she heard Tessa say that.
"It''s a trivial matter ages ago. Why did you bring it up?"
"Uncle, why do you think I''m telling you this right now?"
Tessa was a little agitated.
"When you wanted me to marry him, I did as you said. The Soo family can''t afford to be humiliated.
Although I suspect that it was your arrangement and that the cup of water was drugged, everything
had already happened. I admit defeat since it happened because I was careless. Besides, you told
me that Carlson was arrested. As long as I broke up with him and married someone else, Brenson
will save Carlson. That was the reason I married Marcelo."
She didn''t want to say these things, but right now, she was blinded by hatred.
Harris''s frown remained on his face.
Carlson had caused a hugemotion when he killed someone by ident. Even Brenson was
not able to help him. Furthermore, the other members of the Mo family were not stupid. They would
love it if Carlson were to lose his status as theirpetitors. That was why Carlson was in a
precarious situation back then. Many had secretly wanted him to die. Various underhanded methods
were deployed against him.
In the past few years, Carlson had not had a proper sleep while he was in jail. He was in danger of
being killed at any time. So when Harris heard Tessa saying that Susan had a way of saving
Carlson as long as she married Marcelo, he was quite astonished.
After all, Tessa knew Carlson''s situation and also the dangers he was facing. Was she actually
trying to save him?
Harris nced at Tessa and remained silent.
Susan''s brows was knitted together tightly.
"What exactly are you trying to tell me?"
"I only wish to ask one question. I want the best for the Soo family. Why did you set me up?"
Tessa raised her voice a few notches out of the blue.
Susan, however, replied somewhat impatiently, "Set you up? Tessa, you should be thanking me. If I
hadn''t schemed against you, would you marry Marcelo? Considering your feelings for Carlson, you
would be waiting for him to be released from jail if you hadn''t gotten married, wouldn''t you? Or
perhaps, you might do something extreme or unreasonable. It was unknown if you would harm the
Soo family in order to save him. You might even be noticed and killed by the enemies of the Mo
family. So, you should be thanking me. I schemed against you and persuaded you to marry
Marcelo. The way I look at it, I have saved your life."
"Is that so? Did you do this for my sake?"
Tessa broke intoughter abruptly with a cold look in her eyes.
On the other hand, Susan said, "Of course it''s for your own good. Anyway, you''re a member of the
Soo family. You''re also my niece."
"So you acknowledge that I am your niece! Then why did you poison Marcelo after I married him?
Was it really for my own good? Why did you render him into someone who can''t bear children?"
Harris lifted his head all of a sudden upon hearing Tessa''s questions.
What did she mean?
Was Tessa living like a widow all these years? Did this mean that she had never consummated her
marriage with Marcelo?
Harris was shocked to the core.
When Susan heard Tessa''s question, he knew that she already knew the answer. He didn''t bother
to hide it from her as he said, "Even if I didn''t poison Marcelo, would you be willing to have him as
your husband? The man you love is Carlson, so how could you forget him in such a short amount of
time? Even if you marry Marcelo, you won''t let him touch you intimately. Since that''s the case,
what''s wrong with me helping you out? What''s wrong with settling the problem once and for all?"
"Were you doing this for my own good? Yes, I admit that if I marry Marcelo, I may not consummate
my marriage with him, but you shouldn''t interfere in my matter! Have you thought about what
situation you''ve put me in once you poisoned him? You are a member of the Soo family, but you let
him think that Carlson was the one who poisoned him. Marcelo married me and lost his ability to
procreate as a man. His head was messed up ever since. He kept beating me up at home. This is
what you want to see, right? You actually hate me, don''t you?"
This question had been bugging Tessa. She couldn''t understand why Susan would do that to her.
Was it hatred? She finally figured it out after sitting in the living room for the entire night.
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When Tessa and Susan fought for the position of the head of the family, they had already fallen out
with each other and be enemies.
On the other hand, Susan was able to manipte Marcelo so that he could make Tessa''s life a
living hell. He was also able to vent his anger while not viting the ancestral rules of the Soo
family, where members were prohibited from harming each other. He was truly a shrewd schemer.
Susan didn''t deny it when Tessa brought it up.
"Yes, I hate you! You''re my niece, so the position of head of the family should be mine. Why would
you, a youth, take part in it? If it weren''t for you and Noah, why would father look down on me?
Because of you and Carlson, he even wanted to pass the position to you. You''re just a young girl.
How can you lead the Soo family to glory? Moreover, you must have been proud that you''ve kept
the rtionship of you and Carlson a secret. If I hadn''t cleaned up your tracks, people would have
known about your rtionship with Carlson. What''s the matter? Do you hate me now? You slept
with Carlson and didn''t even know you were pregnant. If Marcelo actually slept with you, who could
tell if the baby was Carlson''s child? Since you are a member of the Soo family, you should make
some contributions to the family."
Everything was clear to Tessa now. Her love and enthusiasm for her uncle dissipated gradually as
well.
"I won''t me you for what you did for the sake of the Soo family. However, you married me off to
the Li family. Then you destroyed the Li family. Are you really doing this for the Soo family''s glory?
You''re just trying to take revenge on me and torture me. If I wasn''t pregnant with Carlson''s child,
you might have killed me straightaway, right? But this humiliation is more terrible than killing me.
Don''t you agree? You ordered Marcelo to poison me and make me lose my fighting skills so that
you can do whatever you want with me. Isn''t that right? That was how you exert control over me
and my child. You wanted her meek and docile so that you can grovel to Carlson in the future,
right?"
"Yes! You''re right, but so what? You''re now at the bottom of society. It''s extremely difficult for you to
get in touch with people like Carlson. So what if someone rescued you now? Can you go straight to
Carlson? I''m telling you, Tessa, I''m the only one who can offer a home to Sissaye. So you''d better
be polite to me. Over the years, I knew about everything that Marcelo has done to you. You''ve
suffered for so many years. Now that you''ve escaped, I won''t make things difficult for you. As long
as you return to the Soo family obediently with Sissaye, I promise you''ll still be the treasured
daughter of the Soo family. As for Marcelo, I''ll help you settle your problem with him. I''m sure you
don''t want your daughter to be rid of her family, do you? So let''s call it a day, shall we?"
After hearing such shameless words from Susan, Tessa was so angry that she felt likeughing.
She asked, "Is this your decision, or is it the decision of the entire Soo family?"
"Is there any difference between the Soo family and me? Tessa, I am the head of the Soo family. My
words are the will of the Soo family. I determine the future of the Soo family. What about it? Do you
still want someone else to help you? Let me tell you something. Not long ago, father had issued an
announcement to expel your brother, Noah, from the Soo family. His name was even removed from
the genealogy archives. If you want him to stand up for you, you''d better save your breath."
Tessa heaved a sigh of relief instead upon hearing Susan''s words.
She knew that the Soo family deserved what wasing, but she cared about Noah''s safety as
well.
Tessa immediately understood the reason behind Nn''s actions. It was likely that he had already
known the ins and outs about this matter.
However, he didn''t call her at all. He didn''t even say a word of apology to her.
Tessa was sorely disappointed.
She sneered while saying, "Susan, cherish your time in the Soo family. You won''t be the head of the
family for long."
"What do you mean by that?"
Susan was taken aback for a moment, but Tessa could not be bothered to say another word to him.
She hung up the phone.
Tessa was in a bad mood, but she had to be on the move for her daughter.
Harris knew Tessa well. He said softly, "I''ll tell Carl the truth. However, the things between you and
him..."
"! understand your concerns. Regardless of whether I''m celibate or not for the past few years,
there''s no way I can be together with him anymore. I only hope that he can acknowledge Sissaye as
his daughter. She has gone through too much hardship over the years."
Tessa felt sorry for Sissaye.
If she had known that she was pregnant with Carlson''s child, she would definitely not marry
Marcelo. She thought that she was pregnant after she was drugged and had sex with Marcelo. On
second thought, since Susan had nned to take advantage of her and Sissaye, he would naturally
not allow her to sleep with Marcelo. In that case, she actually did not consummate her marriage with
Marcelo. Instead, she did not know that she was pregnant because she did not pay attention to
herself.
Later on, Sissaye was born prematurely. Tessa thought that the recent incidents in her family had
affected her health. It didn''t ur to her that Sissaye was a full-term baby.
Now she had figured everything out, but it made her even more upset.
Although she still loved Carlson, she was no longer someone who matched his status.
Nathaniel and Mango waited for Tessa and Harris to finish their conversation before they went
downstairs.
"Are you here?"
"Yes."
Harris nodded at Nathaniel as he greeted him.
"Let''s have our breakfast together."
Mango smiled and went to the kitchen after that.
Tessa also stood up to help her out at the kitchen.
Mango saw here in, so she couldn''t help but say, "You should keep an eye on Sissaye. I''ll take
care of things here. Furthermore, there are maids here who can lend me a hand. I''m just looking at
the recipe. Sissaye has suffered quite a few injuries that aren''t visible to the naked eye. It''s better if
you can get Harris to do a full-body checkup for her."
"Thank you. If it weren''t for you, Sissaye and I would still be in that hellhole. Mrs. Ye, I''ll keep your
kindness in mind."
Tessa wasn''t the ungrateful type, but Mango didn''t think too much about it.
"I didn''t know that I would be saving you and Carlson''s child. I just couldn''t bear to see such a
young kid suffer like that. You''re being too polite to me. Nathan, Noah, and Carlson are good
friends. Since Nathan said that you are the best soldier under hismand, he will definitely not
ignore your plight. But you have to know that the Ye family is now in trouble, so we can''t be involved
in this now. That was why we called Harris. I hope you can understand our action."
Tessa immediately understood the situation.
She frowned slightly and whispered, "Is Carlson nning to make a move on the aristocratic
families now?"
"Even if he does nothing, the head of the Mo family will do something. It''s time for a regime change.
You''re a member of the Soo family, so you should understand..."
Mango didn''t say anything else, but Tessa knew what she meant. Since she understood the
situation, she realized the great gap between her and Carlson. Moving forward, it seemed
impossible for her to continue her rtionship with Carlson.