Married the Sick Uncle – Just Waiting to Inherit His Fortune

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Ian Likes Her

She absolutely could not accept her best friend’s daughter marrying better than her own.

Previously, when she saw how miserably Anne Sutton was doing, she had actually been quite happy.

Back when she and Mrs. Sutton first met, Mrs. Sutton had been luckier, marrying Sean Sutton.

Sean Sutton was decent-looking, ran a small business, and had a bit of money.

Her own family’s circumstances were poor back then. Stella Shields’s father was just an artist’s manager at the time, with nothing to his name.

Since she hadn’t married well, she couldn’t stand the sight of Mrs. Sutton.

After all, it didn’t matter if other people were better off than her.

But when someone close to you was doing better, it was hard not to feel a sense of disparity.

Later, she married Mr. Shields, and the Shields Family slowly grew prosperous. Now, Stella Shields had even managed to get in with the Linden Family...

Naturally, she felt she had finally one-upped Mrs. Sutton.

Every time she visited Mrs. Sutton in the hospital and heard her talk about the Sutton Family’s hardships, she felt quite pleased.

After all, other people’s misfortune was what highlighted her own good fortune, wasn’t it?

But now, Anne Sutton had gone and stolen her son-in-law?

...

Downstairs, Justin Shields was greeting Nathan Fawcett and Anne Sutton.

He looked at Anne Sutton and asked, "Anne, how has your mother been doing recently? I went to the hospital to see her a couple of days ago and heard she had been transferred."

Anne Sutton said, "Yes, she was transferred to our hospital."

Speaking of which, Anne Sutton stared at Justin Shields. "And for that, I have Auntie Shields to thank."

"My mom?" Justin Shields looked astonished.

Anne Sutton said, "What, you didn’t know? Your mother went to the hospital and told my mom that I was with Ethan Linden, that I stole Stella Shields’s fiancé, and that I was a homewrecker. My mother got so upset her condition worsened, and because of that, she’s still angry with me."

Justin Shields knew the situation perfectly well. Anne Sutton had no intention of letting the Shields family save face for what they’d done, but she was quite curious to know what he was truly thinking.

Hearing Anne Sutton’s words, Justin Shields also looked surprised. "I didn’t know about this. I’ve been busy with company matters recently. If that’s really what happened, I apologize to you on my mother’s behalf."

"You really didn’t know?"

Justin Shields said, "Anne, are you suspecting me? No matter what, I would never do anything to make Ethan unhappy. It’s just... my mother didn’t do it on purpose. She doesn’t know the situation; she only knows that Stella likes Ethan Linden. After all, Ethan’s situation is a secret from the outside world. I didn’t dare tell her, for fear that she’d go running her mouth everywhere, which wouldn’t be good for Ethan."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Nathan Fawcett. He could tell Nathan was furious and hadn’t come today to celebrate a birthday—he was clearly here to put the Shields Family in their place.

Hearing Justin Shields’s words, Nathan Fawcett said, "I don’t want something like this to happen again."

He was very unhappy about the rumors being spread about him and Stella Shields.

Nathan Fawcett had already shut down some of the clickbait accounts that had previously started rumors about him and Stella Shields having a child.

"I understand," Justin Shields said. "Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to make things clear to my mother later and tell her not to go spouting nonsense in front of Auntie Sutton again. Is Auntie Sutton’s health okay? Give me the address, and I’ll go visit her again later."

"That won’t be necessary." Anne Sutton was wary of the Shields family now. "Just let her rest and recover in the hospital."

Justin Shields could see that she no longer trusted his family, so he didn’t press the issue.

Nathan Fawcett sat to the side, and seeing that Anne Sutton was no longer as warm toward Justin Shields as she had been before, his mood improved considerably.

Hmph!

’As my woman, this is how she should be! Stay far away from other men.’

...

Only after finishing dinner at the Shields family’s home did Nathan Fawcett leave with Anne Sutton.

Anne Sutton followed him into the car. Looking at him, she couldn’t help but be impressed. He had brought her with him today, and despite how awkward the atmosphere was, he had actually managed to stay and finish the entire meal.

Anne Sutton said, "You’re really something else."

Nathan Fawcett looked at her and asked, "What about me?"

"In a situation like today’s, if it were me, I wouldn’t have been able to eat a single bite."

Nathan Fawcett said dismissively, "Why not? They’re the ones who did something wrong, not me."

Anne Sutton felt vindicated, but she was a little worried about him. "Your mother asked you to go celebrate someone’s birthday. By doing this, didn’t you just screw things up? Are you going to get chewed out later?"

Hearing her words, Nathan Fawcett fell silent for a moment, thinking of his mother...

He could already picture how angry she would be.

...

And sure enough, right on cue, his phone started ringing.

He glanced at the screen and answered the call.

"Mom."

Anna Linden said, "I heard you took Anne Sutton to the Shields family’s home today, and even said she’s your girlfriend?"

Sitting beside him, Anne Sutton could hear the fury in Anna Linden’s voice.

Nathan Fawcett said, "Yes."

Anna Linden laughed coldly. "Are you trying to humiliate me? I sent you over there, and you just went to cause trouble? If you didn’t want to go, you could have just said so. I wouldn’t have bothered you with such a trivial matter."

Nathan Fawcett said, "I don’t know what I did wrong. Why is bringing my own girlfriend over considered humiliating you?"

Anna Linden said self-righteously, "You know perfectly well that I want you to be with Stella! Don’t you forget, you are Ethan Linden right now. Stella and Ethan were very close, and Ethan liked her. If he were here, they would be together."

"So, I’m supposed to steal the woman my own brother likes?" Nathan Fawcett retorted. "Do you think that’s reasonable? Is that even proper? If Ethan knew about your plans, would he be happy? I don’t have such strange tastes! I can go along with you on anything else, but not when it comes to women."

’Especially being with the woman his own brother liked!’

’He could take Ethan Linden’s place in everything else, but not this.’

Anna Linden was silenced for a moment by Nathan Fawcett’s words. Then she said, "Fine. Even if, as you say, you don’t want to be with Stella, let me ask you: why Anne Sutton? Why are you with her? Nathan Fawcett, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten why I saved you in the first place! I healed you, but not so you could be with the person your father chose! Are you with her just to spite me?"

Her hatred for Chairman Fawcett ran deep, so there was no way she could ever like Anne Sutton. She detested everything he had left behind.

Nathan Fawcett turned his head, glanced at Anne Sutton beside him, and said to Anna Linden, "Ian likes her."

Hearing this, Anne Sutton glanced at the man beside her.

’So he’s only with me because Ian likes me.’

Anna Linden said, "Ian is just a child, what does he know? Have someone send him back to me immediately! I can’t control you if you want to stay there, but you will bring Ian back to Veridia!"

Nathan Fawcett said, "Ian likes it here."

"So it seems you’re planning to take your child with you to the Fawcett Family?" Anna Linden said. "Are you saying you want to abandon everything from the Linden Family and sever ties with me?"