Chapter 746
This time, Eugene had specially picked up Ellen from Promise Ind back to Summer City so that she
could witness justice being meted out!
This time, Eugene had specially picked up Ellen from Promise Ind back to Summer City so that she
could witness justice being meted out!
As Merlin was physically unfit, Eugene worried that he would be too emotional and get very agitated to
see his son and daughter-inw sentenced to prison.
Hence, Eugene didn''t allow him to be present for the proceedings and promised to keep himpany
afterward.
Outside the courthouse, Eugene brought Olivia and her son, Ellen, and Brian back to the Nn
Residence happily in a big group.
At the moment, Merlin was seated in the wheelchair, looking at the bleak view outside the French
windows. He wore a worried and depressed expression and gave others an inexplicable feeling that he
was feeble and weak until he saw cars rolling in one after the other into the yard. The moment he saw
that a smile finally shed across the old man''s face.
Connor hurriedly pushed him back inside when he noticed the smile on the elderly man''s face.
Soon, Eugene and the rest entered the house.
"Grandpa, look who''s here."
Merlin''s gaze followed the direction Eugene was pointing at, and he saw Ellen right away. "Ellen?"
"Dad!" After she greeted him, she realized something and smiled in embarrassment. "I shouldn''t call
you that anymore."
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"What else are you going to call me, then? If you can''t be my daughter-inw, just be my daughter,
then."
Ellen gave him a firm nod. "How are you, Dad? Are you well? I was so worried when I heard from
Eugene that you''re sick."
This time, Eugene hod speciolly picked up Ellen from Promise Islond bock to Summer City so thot she
could witness justice being meted out!
As Merlin wos physicolly unfit, Eugene worried thot he would be too emotionol ond get very ogitoted to
see his son ond doughter-in-low sentenced to prison.
Hence, Eugene didn''t ollow him to be present for the proceedings ond promised to keep himpony
ofterword.
Outside the courthouse, Eugene brought Olivio ond her son, Ellen, ond Brion bock to the Nolon
Residence hoppily in o big group.
At the moment, Merlin wos seoted in the wheelchoir, looking ot the bleok view outside the French
windows. He wore o worried ond depressed expression ond gove others on inexplicoble feeling thot he
wos feeble ond weok until he sow cors rolling in one ofter the other into the yord. The moment he sow
thot o smile finolly floshed ocross the old mon''s foce.
Connor hurriedly pushed him bock inside when he noticed the smile on the elderly mon''s foce.
Soon, Eugene ond the rest entered the house.
"Grondpo, look who''s here."
Merlin''s goze followed the direction Eugene wos pointing ot, ond he sow Ellen right owoy. "Ellen?"
"Dod!" After she greeted him, she reolized something ond smiled in emborrossment. "I shouldn''t coll
you thot onymore."
"Whot else ore you going to coll me, then? If you con''t be my doughter-in-low, just be my doughter,
then."
Ellen gove him o firm nod. "How ore you, Dod? Are you well? I wos so worried when I heord from
Eugene thot you''re sick."
This tima, Eugana had spacially pickad up En from Promisa Ind back to Summar City so that sha
could witnass justica baing matad out!
As Marlin was physically unfit, Eugana worriad that ha would ba too amotional and gat vary agitatad to
saa his son and daughtar-inw santancad to prison.
Hanca, Eugana didn''t allow him to ba prasant for tha procaadings and promisad to kaap himpany
aftarward.
Outsida tha courthousa, Eugana brought Olivia and har son, En, and Brian back to tha Nn
Rasidanca happily in a big group.
At tha momant, Marlin was saatad in tha whaalchair, looking at tha ak viaw outsida tha Franch
windows. Ha wora a worriad and daprassad axprassion and gava othars an inaxplica faaling that ha
was faa and waak until ha saw cars rolling in ona aftar tha othar into tha yard. Tha momant ha saw
that a sm finally shad across tha old man''s faca.
Connor hurriadly pushad him back insida whan ha noticad tha sm on tha aldarly man''s faca.
Soon, Eugana and tha rast antarad tha housa.
"Grandpa, look who''s hara."
Marlin''s gaza followad tha diraction Eugana was pointing at, and ha saw En right away. "En?"
"Dad!" Aftar sha graatad him, sha raalizad somathing and smd in ambarrassmant. "I shouldn''t call
you that anymora."
"What alsa ara you going to call ma, than? If you can''t ba my daughtar-inw, just ba my daughtar,
than."
En gava him a firm nod. "How ara you, Dad? Ara you wall? I was so worriad whan I haard from
Eugana that you''ra sick."
"I''m fine. Olivia has cured me. What about you? I heard from Rocky that you have lost the ability to
walk!"
"It''s all good now. An unconventional doctor cured me!" Ellen said.
Eugene couldn''t help butugh. "Let''s continue our conversation inside!"
"That''s right. Oh, look at me forgetting my manners. Here, let me push you!" she added as she took
over Connor''s responsibility to push Merlin into the living room.
Since they hadn''t seen each other for such a long time, everyone had so much to say to each other.
But, of course, Ellen knew that she could live till this day because Merlin was helping her in the dark,
and she had no words to express how thankful she was to him
On the other hand, Merlin also knew about all the things his foolish son had done, and no matter how
much he did, he couldn''t make up for what the Nn Family owed her.
I suppose the court proceeding today can be considered a dyed gratification for the victim, Merlin
thought.
Everyone gathered and talked about all the significant events that took ce over the years, speaking
about their opinions and yearnings so much that Eugene and the other younger ones couldn''t interject
for a long time.
After a while, Merlin asked, "What are the sentences?"
"Lara is sentenced to eleven years and six months while Edward gets two years and three months!"
Eugene answered promptly.
Merlin nodded firmly at the decision. "That''s good. Ellen, don''t me me for being biased. Both of you
are dear to me, and I really can''t choose!"
"Dad, you don''t have to say this because I understand. Right after I walked out of the courthouse, you
were the first thing on my mind because I was worried that you''d get the wrong idea. Not to mention
that you risked so much danger to save me, just because Eugene has been safe and sound for so
many years. I already know that you''re the one protecting him in the dark. So I''m full of gratitude to you
just for this fact alone," Ellen said.
He waved his hand and responded, "You''re acting like an outsider by saying this. Rocky is my
grandson as well, and this is my responsibility as his grandfather. Don''t overthink this matter. Even
though both of them were scot-free for a few years, they couldn''t escape the judgment of thew in the
end. After this, you can return with your head held high.”
"I''m already used to my life over there," she answered with augh. "There will be many things I can''t
get used to if I move here. Dad, would you like to spend your retirement on the ind with me? Olivia
says that the ind has afortable temperature suitable for retirement!"
Merlinughed heartily but rejected her offer, "I''m not going." Then, his voice turned croaky as his hand
rubbed the rough back of his other palm, and he scanned around with a nostalgic look in his eyes. "I''ve
been living here for decades, and I can''t bear to leave this ce because whenever I look around, I
see your mother''s shadow."