Chapter 678

“I’m with you,” Mr. Paterson said, trying to soothe her. “We can’t let Kian throw his life away, but don’t wreck your health over it. If you get sick, the whole family falls apart.”

Mrs. Paterson’s eyes lit up. “What if I pretend to be sick? Say I’m in the ICU. Kian’s loyal—he’d come home, even if he’s still in love with Ophelia.”

“You can’t fake something like that,” Mr. Paterson said, alarmed.

“It’s not real,” she said, annoyed. “We’ve got money—we can stage an ICU admission. It’ll bring him home and push him closer to Teresa.”

Mr. Paterson chuckled. “I must be getting old. That’s actually smart. Kian’s a good son—he won’t ignore his mother.”

They’d poured everything into Kian—love, money, their entire lives. No matter what Ophelia said, he couldn’t just cut them off. Now that she was gone, it was their chance to end things for good.