Chubby Mommy: Scheming Daddy, Surrender Now!-Chapter 241: An Unbearable History

Ethan Sterling noticed Ruby Sullivan’s pale complexion and quickly moved between her and Brandon Sullivan, patting her shoulder, "Ruby, stay calm."

Ruby Sullivan finally emerged from her deep emotions, taking a deep breath and instinctively grabbing his fingers. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Ethan Sterling held her hand tightly, sitting down beside her. He didn’t want to interfere with her decision, but he meant to be the one to catch her whenever she fell again, never letting her face the abyss alone!

Ruby Sullivan softened her tone, "Rhonda Sullivan and I are not blood related. Five years ago, she forced me to drink abortion pills, nearly killing me. Last year, she made my delivery difficult, cutting off Honey’s greatest chance for survival. Now, she just directly wants me dead. Dad, tell me, how can I forgive her?"

Brandon Sullivan listened to his daughter’s choking voice but didn’t dare meet her eye, shamefully lowering his head. These things, he had been informed of by Mama Bennett early on during family chaos. Ethan Sterling wasn’t being unreasonable—Rhonda Sullivan had gone too far.

But what could he do? Both were dear to him; could he really watch them destroy each other?

He hesitated for a while before saying, "Rhonda... she is your biological sister, your half-sister."

Ruby Sullivan almost burst into laughter, "Dad... do you know what you’re saying?"

She could barely remember her Mother’s face, but scenes of her parent’s love were etched in her mind. Her father never remarried out of loyalty to her mother. Now he’s telling her he has an illegitimate daughter who was older than her by two years?

Brandon Sullivan harbored this shameful memory, knowing that only sharing it might save Rhonda Sullivan’s life.

He sighed, then began to narrate slowly.

Brandon Sullivan had a close lover in college, Rhonda’s mother. After graduation, he deliberately approached Ruby’s mother, Lana Shaw, to secure startup funds.

Back then, Lana was fond of Ethan Sterling’s father, and they were deeply in love. But unexpectedly, he cheated on Lana with her friend, Rachel Lawson, and married quickly.

Lana Shaw faced betrayal by both a friend and lover, becoming disheartened. Maybe motivated partly by spite, upon realizing Brandon Sullivan had an interest in her, she outright asked him if he’d marry her.

That was precisely the answer Brandon Sullivan wanted. Although he knew he was nothing but a substitute for this heiress, he agreed immediately.

After they married, Brandon, while outwardly attentive to Lana, always missed his lover, maintaining the marriage while secretly keeping the first love.

Soon, the lover became pregnant, but at that time, Brandon hadn’t yet escaped reliance on Shaw Family’s wealth, so he had to stick to discontent between his lover and child until the Shaws learned of the lover’s existence. They approached him behind Lana’s back, hoping he would end the relationship. Brandon feigned agreement but did not comply.

In reality, he believed such relations could persist indefinitely, even imagining the day he succeeded enough to bring it public, at least allowing his daughter to enter the family.

From then on, he began secretly harming the Shaw Family’s business.

Lana, being the pampered youngest daughter, lived in a princess world, having never faced crises. Her breakup was her life’s greatest setback. The elder brother of the Shaw Family, aware of Brandon Sullivan’s persistence but unwilling to see the sister hurt, addressed him covertly.

The lover died in a car accident; Rhonda, who was also in the car, miraculously survived but lost her memory and was sent to an orphanage.

Upon knowing this, Brandon Sullivan furiously quarreled with Lana, leading to severe consequences: the elder Mr. Shaw died from a heart attack, the Sullivan Family faced malicious reports delaying project approvals. Brandon dragged Sullivan Group financially, forcing them out of Ariston to retreat homeward.

The elder brother left, hoping the sister would divorce, but Lana, though gentle outside, was utterly stubborn inside. Refusing to divorce, she didn’t comply with their wishes. Cold wars before their child ensued, while heated arguments happened hidden behind, yet Lana appeared indifferent, maintaining day-to-day normalcy.

Unsuccessfully coping with internal turmoil, a cancer diagnosis followed soon, despite early detection and treatment, failing to contain cancer’s spread; from diagnosis to her passing, barely half a year elapsed.

After the wife’s death, Brandon Sullivan immediately brought the orphanage’s elder daughter home, presenting her to the younger daughter as company, that girl being Rhonda.

He dared not confess truth to Rhonda, feeling too guilty toward his elder daughter. Since she’d forgotten, let’s keep it forever unsaid.

He outwardly pampered the younger daughter endlessly according to her whims but secretly reserved real goodness for Ruby Sullivan, grooming her into his right-hand; The Sullivan Group was intended for her.

Knowing Rhonda fancied Ethan Sterling, he sought The elder Mrs. Sterling but found her unpersuadable knowing Lana Shaw as an old pupil and recognizing Rhonda was adopted. Despite the sentiment for his younger daughter, he reluctantly consented. Later recognizing Rhonda’s stubbornness, partiality led him to permit it.

After awakening, he momentarily forgot another daughter existed, but memory resurfaced, increasingly recalling alongside growing guilt for Rhonda Sullivan.

Tears flowed as Brandon Sullivan concluded, "Ruby, the wrong is with your father. I caused Rhonda’s mother’s death; she shouldn’t perish youthfully." Stumbling from his chair, "Your father wronged your mother too. Therefore, I’ve never remarried, only hoped for your good upbringing. For your father’s sake, forgive your sister this time; here, I kneel."

As he spoke, he really knelt on the ground.

Ruby Sullivan chuckling coldly, observed the pleading Miss Sullivan knelt elder father, feeling nothing but ridicule. After a moment, turning her head, slowly closing eyes, abandoning herself to tears, she hoarsely spoke, "Leave, Dad...I don’t want to see you."

"Ruby..."

"Please leave." Brandon Sullivan wished to plead further, but Ethan Sterling interrupted coldly. Ethan sensed Ruby’s reluctance, stepped in doing acts fitting youth, approached, pulling Brandon Sullivan up.

Brandon Sullivan immediately shifted demeanor, angrily shaking him off, "If not for both sisters succumbing to you, Mister Pretty Boy, our family wouldn’t become this way!" After scolding, catching a glimpse of Ruby’s silhouette, he unwillingly left.

The room fell silent, Ruby Sullivan’s soft sobbing distinctly echoed, endlessly pushing Ethan Sterling towards losing control...