Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike

Chapter 654 - 625: You Are Not Worthy

(Extra update for monthly votes 8.5/16, finally over the halfway point, so happy!)After Simon Forrester finished speaking, the cars behind began to honk. He quickly separated from Sienna Thornton, fastened his seatbelt, and started the car.

The blocked traffic began to move slowly and orderly, and as the speed picked up, Sienna Thornton saw the accident site.

The truck’s front tilted to one side, the private car had been knocked a hundred meters away, and its body was shattered into several pieces, with debris scattered everywhere.

No victims were seen at the scene; they should have been taken away by ambulance.

Sienna Thornton asked softly, "I wonder if there were any casualties..."

Simon Forrester glanced at the rearview mirror, solemnly saying, "Looking at this scene, the chances of anyone in the private car surviving are not high."

Sienna Thornton’s eyes reddened, "Life is so fragile."

"Yes." Simon Forrester withdrew his right hand to hold hers, "So after handling this matter, let’s live well and stop dwelling on the past, alright?"

"Alright."

...

Returning to Fenmore Hill was already late at night. The Forrester couple did a quick wash, ate some soup Sylvia Langley had left for them, and then turned off the lights to rest.

During this time, when it was time for the child to eat, Simon Forrester carried the baby to bed for Sienna Thornton to nurse. Once the baby was full and satisfied, he put the baby back in the crib, and only then had the chance to get some good sleep with his wife.

They decided to discuss with Quentin Thorne the next day. If Quentin Thorne didn’t negotiate with The Grant Family, they would personally visit the Grant Family and demand an apology from Old Master Grant.

The next morning, after nursing the child, Sienna Thornton used the excuse that she and Simon Forrester had things to do and had the driver bring Melinda Linton over to Fenmore Hill to take care of the child with Sylvia Langley. She then went to The Springs Residences with Simon Forrester to see Quentin Thorne.

Quentin Thorne, upon seeing them, guessed they must have sent Melinda Linton away to settle past matters.

He said nothing more, quietly sitting on the sofa, waiting for Sienna Thornton to speak.

Since realizing Quentin Thorne knew about past events yet chose not to seek justice for their mother-daughter duo, Sienna Thornton had already lost faith in him.

No matter Quentin Thorne’s reasons, his choice to let her bear the label of illegitimate daughter and let Melinda Linton carry the stigma of being a mistress indicated he didn’t really love them much; perhaps he loved himself most.

Sienna Thornton said nothing, directly playing the recording from yesterday.

Quentin Thorne clasped his hands against his forehead, eyes closed, listening to the recording content. As he heard, "Is it possible that members of The Grant Family, in the process of taking my mother for a forced abortion, killed the child and accidentally killed the adult?", his originally intertwined hands clenched into fists.

When the recording ended, Sienna Thornton put away her phone and coldly stared at the middle-aged man with closed eyes, tears already pooled in his eyes.

"I only have two demands — One, I want the masterminds from back then to apologize to my mom! Two, I want The Grant Family to admit my mom wasn’t a mistress, and I’m not an illegitimate daughter!"

Quentin Thorne said nothing, supporting his forehead with his fist, eyes closed.

Sienna Thornton said, "Legally, I wasn’t a legitimate daughter, but according to what you promised my mom back then — you were planning to marry her, so it didn’t matter if she was pregnant; and you even took my mom to an abandoned chapel where you held a Western-style wedding, with the officiant being your classmate who also volunteered with you? So, did you have at least a year-long de facto marriage with my mom before marrying Ian Grant?"

Quentin Thorne weakly nodded, "Yes."

"Before 1994, were de facto marriages recognized by law?"

"Yes."

"So why am I the illegitimate daughter?" The last three words, Sienna Thornton almost shouted.

Quentin Thorne raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, but he dared not look at the enraged daughter sitting before him, avoiding her gaze.

Sienna Thornton repeated, "So why am I an illegitimate daughter?"

"Annie!" Quentin Thorne also shouted.

He had never been questioned like this in his life, couldn’t take it, and stared at Sienna Thornton with bloodshot eyes, "You are not an illegitimate daughter!"

Sienna Thornton shed tears of grievance, "It’s not difficult to correct my status legally! Who can argue against you, Dean Thorne? But you refuse! You’d rather let people call me an illegitimate daughter, all the time. You won’t step up to The Grant Family about this! It’s not because I’m not worth it! It’s because you’re cowardly! Timid! Selfish!"

"Annie... not..."

Quentin Thorne couldn’t finish his sentence before being interrupted again by Sienna Thornton, "On the third day of Lunar New Year, at grandma’s place, you saw it, right? Mina Thorne said my mom was a mistress, said I was an illegitimate daughter?! She dared say it to my face, who knows what she says behind my back! And The Grant Family, will they tell my son, and my son’s son later — Hey! His mom, his grandmother was an illegitimate daughter back then!"

"Annie..." Quentin Thorne softened his tone, his voice lowered.

Sienna Thornton suddenly stood up, shouting with all her might, "You’re so selfish! You never considered for me! You don’t deserve to be my dad, nor my son’s grandfather!"

This was probably the loudest she had ever spoken since birth.

Quentin Thorne was stunned, staring at his eldest daughter speechlessly. Even when Sienna Thornton had run out of the house, he hadn’t yet regained his senses.

Simon Forrester frowned at him, coolly saying, "For this matter, you better first communicate with The Grant Family, or when Annie and I go ourselves, who knows how things will turn out. We’ll only wait for three days."

After speaking, he also left.

Quentin Thorne closed his eyes, his stunned heart unable to calm down for a long time.

...

Two days after the incident, while preparing to return to work the day after tomorrow, Sienna Thornton pondered how to negotiate with The Grant Family the next evening.

Simon Forrester, busy in the adjoining study, suddenly entered the master bedroom and said, "My grandpa just called saying The Grant Family is having dinner with old neighbors tomorrow night, inviting both of us."

Sienna Thornton instinctively thought, could this be a trap?

But even if it was a trap, she had to go!

She agreed, "I was planning to settle things with The Grant Family, let’s go!"

Simon Forrester laughed, "I’ll have my mom go along; if we need to argue with The Grant Family, she alone can take on ten of them."

Sienna Thornton, initially heavy-hearted, burst into laughter at his words, "Has mother-in-law quarreled with The Grant Family before?"

"My mom has quarreled with all the neighbors around the old house, but the fiercest, most frequent quarrels were with The Grant Family." Simon Forrester shook his head, smiling, "She quarreled with the mothers of Gage Grant and Ronan Grant, and also Ian Grant."

"Who won those quarrels?"

"No one could ever out-argue her."

Sienna Thornton: "..."

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