Chapter 1545


    Marcelo suddenly doubted the reason he had persister for all these years.


    Back when he was newly married, Tessa had treated him quite well. Although she had no feelings


    for him, she would still fulfill her duty as a wife. She would do the house chores and serve him hot


    food. However, but what had his rtives done for him?


    It was said that only through poverty and misery could one see the way of this world clearly. While


    Marcelo didn''t see these people''s true personalities after his family''s downfall, now he did notice


    their ungrateful nature. But it seemed to be toote.


    Marcelo suddenlyughed at himself mockingly. It was a sad sight to the heart.


    When Martina saw that her son was so disappointed, she shouted at them angrily.


    "Shut up! Without Marcelo, you would''ve starved to death long ago. Who is the one who enved


    Tessa to work and earn money to support your lifestyle? Is it not you guys? Who suggested that


    Sissaye should be sold to the acrobatics team so that she could earn money for her family? You


    said that she was a freeloader who did nothing at home. Aren''t you guys the ones who suggested


    it? Now, how could you ungrateful people hope for my son''s death so that you could survive? Do


    you have any conscience?"


    The other members of the Li family lowered their heads in shame upon hearing Martina''s


    questioning. They were afraid that Nathaniel would punish them as well.


    Mango felt that this farce simply showed her the ugly sides of humanity. She didn''t bother to watch it


    any longer.


    "Well, don''t make trouble. Hurry up and sign it. We don''t have so much time."


    At the thought that Walter had been taken to somewhere else and that they had also lost contact


    with Deborah, Mango became a little impatient. Thus, his tone became much colder.


    Martina still wanted to stop him, but she heard Marcelo say, "Mom, don''t stop me. I have always


    been a proud person, but I''m not myself during these years. Let me make my own decision. Don''t


    think of those rtives in the future. The Li family is doomed after all. I will not be with you and dad


    in the future. Please take care of yourselves. I hope that I can still be your son in my next life."


    "No, Marcelo, don''t do this."


    Martina was crying her heart out.


    Marcelo, however, smiled calmly and said, "Mom, you''ve treasured me like I''m your everything.


    Tessa used to be treasured by her family too. All these years, I''ve harmed her. Shouldn''t I pay the


    price for my wrongdoings? I''m an adult now. When I tortured Tessa, I should have known what


    would happen in the end. Right now, I don''t have anyints."


    Martina fell silent upon hearing this.


    She was a woman as well, so she naturally knew of Tessa''s suffering. However, Marcelo was her


    son, and Tessa was the reason he was infertile. Thus, Martina did not stop her son from beating


    Tessa. However, from a woman''s point of view, she knew that Tessa was miserable and pathetic.


    When Marcelo saw that Martina was no longer speaking, he turned around to look at Mango and


    Nathaniel as he said, "I will sign the contract and bear the consequences. It doesn''t matter even if I


    die, but you must treat my parents well. My father is currently bedbound because he has a stroke.


    He needs money for treatment. I don''t care about the other members of the Li family, but my


    parents must live a good life. This is what the Soo family owes us! Since you want to stand up for


    Tessa and let me pay the price, you must also agree to this condition of mine. Otherwise, I will seek


    justice for myself even if I have to lose my life in the process. Although you''re powerful and rich, it


    doesn''t mean that I can''t do anything to you, right?"


    The Li family burst into an uproar of rage upon hearing Marcelo''s words.


    "Marcelo, what are you saying? We''re the members of the Li family."


    "I''m sick of watching over your backs all these years. Don''t you dare hold the incident eight years


    ago against me! Even the incident eight years ago didn''t happen, you were just shitty rtives that


    did nothing but live off my wealth! I was the one who was earning all the money! I don''t want to take


    care of you now, and I believe I have done my best in taking care of you in the past. What''s lost is


    lost. The Li family is doomed and that''s a fact. Even if the incident eight years ago did ur, you''ll


    still be in this pathetic state if I don''t help you out. I''m just showing you to your ce where you


    belong."


    Marcelo was disappointed and crestfallen.


    These years, his rtives had not helped him out at all. In the future, he would not dare to expect


    them to treat his parents well for his sake. Therefore, cutting all ties with them was the best for his


    parents.


    He couldn''t help but be reminded of Tessa.


    Although he didn''t treat Tessa well, she was the one who had been taking care of his paralyzed


    father. Even if she didn''t have enough sleep, she still did what a daughter- in-w should do.


    However, what about the rtives who were supposed to be his family members?


    One by one, they hid far away from him. They even loathed his father for being unable to take care


    of himself. How stupid was he to enve his wife and child to work for these ungrateful rtives?


    Even if he had lost his ability to procreate, Tessa was still his wife. As long as he treated her and


    Sissaye well, he could have lived a blissful life, couldn''t he?


    Marcelo finally realized the truth, but it was toote.


    He quickly turned around, picked up the pen, and signed the divorce agreement.


    Mango saw the regret on Marcelo''s face. Nathaniel saw it as well. But so what? There was no


    moving back in the world. Furthermore, Marcelo had already harmed Tessa and Sissaye. Even if he


    were to apologize or regret his actions, it would not be enough to make up for the trauma that Tessa


    and Sissaye had experienced.


    Therefore, there was no need to pity Marcelo.


    After signing the divorce agreement, Martina fainted from excessive grief. Nathaniel ordered his


    men to throw the other members of the Li family out before they could make any trouble.


    Marcelo didn''t care that they were thrown out. He had ceased to care about them when they asked


    him to die forthem.


    The room was soon vacant. Only then did Mango see Marcelo''s father in the corner.


    He was sitting on the groundpletely because he had led a poor life. Just now, the crowd had


    blocked him from view, but now he really looked a little pathetic.


    He wanted to say something, but he had trouble verbalizing it clearly. His clothes were soaked in


    saliva, but he couldn''t express himself. Despite that, it was evident from his eyes that he was


    reluctant to leave Marcelo.


    Marcelo teared up a little as well.


    He turned his head around and kowtowed three times to his father before he said, "Dad, I didn''t do


    my duty to you. I can''t take good care of you in the future. Please take care of yourself."


    His father let out some mufled cries.


    The more anxious he was, the harder it was for him to form a proper sentence.


    Marcelo said hurriedly, "I know what you want to say, dad. Since I was young, you have regarded


    me as your sessor. You spent so much effort in training me, yet I still took the wrong path. I


    failed to live up to your expectations. I''m the reason the Li family was destroyed, but I will definitely


    take revenge on the people who harmed us. Dad, I know that you don''t like what I have done all


    these years. Now that everything is in the past, I''ll bear the responsibility myself."


    Beads of tears streamed down from the turbid eyes of Marcelo''s father. Despite that, he no longer


    tried to stop his son.


    Compared to the other members of the Li family, Martina and her husband were much more


    honorable.


    Mango pulled Nathaniel''s sleeve and said in a low voice, "Does Marcelo have to die?"


    "I would think so."


    Nathaniel knew Carlson very well. Marcelo''s fate was already sealed when he treated Tessa and


    Sissaye badly.


    Mango sighed and said, "Even if you really want to do that, don''t do it here. At least spare his


    parents the pain of watching their son dye."


    "Okay."


    Nathaniel had always listened to Mango''s request.


    After Marcelo finished his words, he turned to


    Nathaniel again and whispered in a low voice, "Let''s go."


    Obviously, he didn''t want to receive his punishment here.


    Nathaniel took Marcelo out of the house, leaving Martina and her husband behind. He also


    dismissed the rest of the guards.


    After all, Eugene''s identity was special. If others knew that Nathaniel had used Eugene''s power for


    his own gains, it would affect Eugene badly. Nathaniel knew how difficult Eugene''s younger brothers


    were.


    Marcelo thought that Nathaniel would take him to a deserted ce to kill him, but he didn''t expect


    thetter to take him to the back alley. It was the ce where Walter had been imprisoned before.


    He couldn''t help but be dumbfounded.


    "What are we doing here?"


    "I need to ask you something. If you answer me properly, maybe I will point you a way out."


    Nathaniel said calmly.


    Eugene''s men were waiting outside. No one else other than Mango could hear their conversation.


    Marcelo was slightly surprised.


    "Are you not going to kill me?"


    "That depends on whether the information you give is enough to save your life."


    Nathaniel sounded ambiguous, but Marcelo still caught a glimmer of hope from his words.


    "Are you being truthful to me?"


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    Mango was surprised to hear Marcelo''s question, but Nathaniel was not surprised at all.


    Marcelo had to bepetent in order to be the head of his family at such a young age. There


    were some things that Nathaniel did not disclose, but Marcelo would probably be able to guess


    something else once he found out about the truth.


    Nathaniel nodded in response.


    "It seems that you yourself have noticed that something didn''t add up."


    "Yes, indeed."


    Marcelo had been tormented by hatred that blinded him. He felt that it was Tessa''s fault that he was


    now unable to father a child. Thus, he directed all his pain toward her. However, after leaving his


    hiding ce, he realized that the Li family had been used to achieve someone else''s purpose. The


    same could be said about him as well.


    He had some recollection of this man, who had poisoned him. That was why he told his father that


    he would definitely seek revenge on the man who framed the Li family.


    Now he understood from Nathaniel''s words that he could only rely on thetter to achieve his


    purpose of finding the real culprit. So this time Marcelo was really convinced that Nathaniel could


    help him.


    At first, Mango was still baffled. However, now that she saw Marcelo and Nathaniel''s expressions,


    she understood the situation after thinking for a while.


    "Do you mean the person pulling the strings back then might not be Susan?"


    "Yes, that''s what I''m saying."


    Marcelo and Nathaniel nodded simultaneously.


    "If my guess is right, some unknown incidents had happened back then. That was why the Li family


    asked Marcelo to propose to Tessa, right?"


    Marcelo paused for a moment upon hearing Nathaniel''s words. He looked a little embarrassed as


    well. After all, he had asked to marry Tessa as a suitor. This was well-known by everyone in his


    circle. Now, after hearing Nathaniel''s words, he realized the gap between him and Nathaniel.


    "Indeed, the Li family was forced to marry Tessa back then."


    Mango was stunned once she heard Marcelo''s words.