“You little bastard. All right, you may get a divorce if you insist but Tommy must stay in the Chambers
family.” Mr. Chambers has the same attitude as Mrs. Chambers.
Zachariah’s eyes became serious. “Dad, Tommy’s young. He’s supposed to be with his mom.”
Mr. Chambers was angrier.
“Bastard! Tommy is the oldest grandson of the Chambers family. I will not allow him to wander far from
the family.”
“Dad, Ophelia and I are just splitting up temporarily. I will bring her and Tommy home in due course.
Ophelia will still be the daughter-in-law of the Chambers family and Tommy will still be the oldest
grandson of the Chambers family. Everything will be the same” Zachariah promised.
Mr. Chambers waved his hand and said, “Don’t tell me this bullshit. I can’t get your point, young man. But
I’m not going to let Tommy go. I won’t give Tommy up to anyone else. You don’t care about dignity but
your mother and I do.”
Zachariah’s attitude was resolute. “Dad, Ophelia and I are Tommy’s guardians. We have the right to
decide who gets the custody of him.”
Mr. Chambers looked at him seriously.
“Zachariah, let me be clear. I have no objection to your divorce but Tommy will stay in the Chambers
family.” Mr. Chambers said firmly.
Zachariah pursed his lips and stared at Mr. Chambers, hating to show white feather.
“Get out of here. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.” Mr. Chambers waved his hand and bade him go.
Zachariah left anyway.
It’s gonna be a rough night for everyone.
The next morning, after breakfast, Mr. Chambers called the servants out and the family sat down in two
groups. Group 1: Mr.
Chambers, Mrs. Chambers and Savannah; Group 2: of course, Zachariah and Ophelia.
Mr. Chambers took a quick look at Ophelia and said, “Ophelia, I heard from Mrs. Chambers that you’re
getting a divorce with Zachariah. Is that true?”
Ophelia folded her hands nervously.
“Mr. Chambers, I was going to talk to you about it a few days later but now that you know it, I have
nothing to hide.”
“You and Zachariah were doing great. Why do you make the decision all of a sudden?” Mr. Chambers
asked forcefully and aggressively.
“I...”
Zachariah patted her hand and answered for her, “Dad, we have discussed it. It’s all my fault. Don’t be
hard on her. It was me to mention a divorce first.”
Mr. Chambers’ face clouded.
“Ophelia, tell me. Are you really going to divorce Zachariah?” Mr. Chambers kept asking, still looking at
Ophelia.
“Okay, it is your own decision and as an elder, I don’t want to interfere with you too much but Tommy
must stay in the Chambers family.” Mr. Chambers assumed an air of negotiation.
Ophelia’s hands were tightly clasped with her face growing pale.
“Of course, you were the Chambers family’s daughter-in-law so we’ll take care of you after the divorce.
I’ll ask Zachariah to help you settle down and live in plenty the rest of your life. But you’re not allowed to
visit Tommy. He will be the heir of the Chambers family and must not become indecisive because of you.”
Mr. Chambers said coldly.
Ophelia stared at Mr. Chambers in disbelief.
“I can forgo anything else after the divorce but I have to go with Tommy,” Ophelia blurted out excitedly
and nervously, with her heart racing.
“Ophelia, you know it well. Did you see any children of the Chambers family living outside the family?
You may get a divorce but I won’t let Tommy go with you.” Mr. Chambers said with a faint smile on his
face.
Ophelia was so nervous that her palms were sweating.
Zachariah patted her hand and said, “Dad, I’ll deal with Tommy’s custody. Can you and Mom leave us
alone?”
Mr. Chambers glared at him and said to Ophelia, “Ophelia, we don’t approve of the divorce. We won’t
interfere if you insist on it but you can’t take away Tommy. Of course, we’ll give you a substantial sum of
money after the divorce but you can’t visit Tommy in future.”
Ophelia was stunned. She hadn’t expected Mr. Chambers to say such unkind words which were almost
the same as Mrs. Chambers said and she started to wonder whether their love for her was real or just
pretence.
Zachariah frowned and said, “Dad.”
Mr. Chambers gave Zachariah a defiant look and said, “Zachariah, I know it’s up to both of you but as I
said, I’m not interfering with your marriage but Tommy’s custody is vested in the Chambers family.”
Ophelia stood up from the sofa suddenly. Suppressing the anxiety, she said seriously, “Mr. Chambers,
giving birth to Tommy was a near-death experience for me. He’s my life. I could get over what Savannah
did to me but I could never leave Tommy in the Chambers family. Savannah hired someone to run me
over when I was pregnant and maybe she might have a grudge against Tommy. I don’t trust her who is
not friendly to Tommy. I’ll take Tommy with me even if I get divorced. I can give up any penny from the
Chambers family but I’ll take Tommy. That’s my bottom line.”
Savannah, who had been gloating, jumped to her feet and pointed to Ophelia after she set her on fire.
“Ophelia, you’re slinging mud at me. I surely was unwise and made an unforgivable mistake but I
apologized and I was chided seriously by Zachariah. I have realized my mistake. What are you doing by
bringing this up again and again and making me the bad guy?”
Ophelia took a look at her indifferently.
“Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, Tommy is young and it’s best for him to stay with me. Even if Zachariah and I
get a divorce, you can visit Tommy any time you want. I’m not gonna stop you from seeing each other.
After the divorce, I will have almost nothing left and if I give up Tommy, I will have nothing to look forward
to. For the sake of our kinship for years, please give me the custody of Tommy and I’ll ask for nothing
else.” Ophelia looked at Mrs. And Mr. Chambers, bowed, and said very sincerely.
Mrs. Chambers pursed her lips, still feeling sorry for Ophelia but she would not budge on Tommy’s
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Mr. Chambers gave Zachariah a defiant look and said, “Zachariah, | know it’s up to both of you but as |
said, I’m not interfering with your marriage but Tommy’s custody is vested in the Chambers family.”
Ophelia stood up from the sofa suddenly. Suppressing the anxiety, she said seriously, “Mr. Chambers,
giving birth to Tommy was a near-death experience for me. He’s my life. | could get over what Savannah
did to me but | could never leave Tommy in the Chambers family. Savannah hired someone to run me
over when | was pregnant and maybe she might have a grudge against Tommy. | don't trust her who is
not friendly to Tommy. I'll take Tommy with me even if | get divorced. | can give up any penny from the
Chambers family but I'll take Tommy. That's my bottom line.”
Savannah, who had been gloating, jumped to her feet and pointed to Ophelia after she set her on fire.
“Ophelia, you’re slinging mud at me. | surely was unwise and made an unforgivable mistake but |
apologized and | was chided seriously by Zachariah. | have realized my mistake. What are you doing by
bringing this up again and again and making me the bad guy?”
Ophelia took a look at her indifferently.
“Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, Tommy is young and it’s best for him to stay with me. Even if Zachariah and |
get a divorce, you can visit Tommy any time you want. I’m not gonna stop you from seeing each other.
After the divorce, | will have almost nothing left and if | give up Tommy, | will have nothing to look forward
to. For the sake of our kinship for years, please give me the custody of Tommy and I'll ask for nothing
else.” Ophelia looked at Mrs. And Mr. Chambers, bowed, and said very sincerely.
Mrs. Chambers pursed her lips, still feeling sorry for Ophelia but she would not budge on Tommy’s
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