Relentless Pursuit After Divorce-Chapter 1042. Showing a sense of shame on one’s face

"You’re saying I, a grown man, fought like a shrew with a few women?"

Melody Baker wanted to say what’s wrong with that, if there was a fight, there was a fight, a joke was a joke, would it matter if you lost a piece of flesh?

But seeing the impatience overflowing from James Campbell’s eyes, she forcefully held back those words.

She had already keenly sensed that James Campbell’s fondness for her was no longer as strong as it used to be. fгeewebnovёl.com

Perhaps it was because he already had her, the novelty no longer there, right?

Melody Baker still hoped to become Mrs. Campbell, to walk among the high society ladies and be revered.

She was counting on James Campbell to support her for the rest of her life, and if he truly grew tired of her, it would be incredibly difficult for her, with her current reputation in the circle of wives, to find another wealthy man willing to take her as his lawful wife.

She had put in so much effort to get to where she was today and wouldn’t allow herself to be discarded by James Campbell.

Thinking this, she softened her tone and said:

"Brother Sheng, I’m not blaming you for not helping us, but my heart aches for our Sophie."

She glanced at Sophie Baker, whose face still had not completely lost its swelling, and said:

"Our Sophie has been carrying the stigma of being a bastard since she was young, always being bullied. Fortunately, you’ve been good to both of us, mother and daughter; we haven’t lacked for luxuries."

As she spoke, Melody Baker wiped away a non-existent tear in a very aggrieved manner, glanced at James Campbell, and continued:

"Sophie was pampered by you as she grew up, when has she ever suffered?"

"But look, ever since you brought her in front of Elly Campbell, how much has Sophie been wronged? One word and Elly would hit her. Okay, let’s put that aside, since she is the daughter of the lawful wife and we’re the mistress and bastard who aren’t supposed to be seen, it’s only right for her to hit us..."

"But what about now? Even your sister, your niece dares to lay hands on us, what does that mean?"

"I’m a mistress and I deserve it, but what about Sophie? Being a bastard isn’t her choice; she is the product of our passion, and it’s our duty to be responsible for her. Don’t you agree?"

"Seeing her suffer such humiliation, laughed at, and shamed, my heart as a mother aches..."

As she spoke, she began to sob woefully.

Melody Baker knew exactly why she could keep a hold on James Campbell for over twenty years, even leading him to divorce his wife.

Her skills in acting weak when it’s time to be weak and pitiful when needed were not something just anyone could learn.

She knew how to exploit a man’s disposition to feel weak; she had been with James Campbell for twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, she knew him too well.

Confronting him fiercely wouldn’t work; she had to show vulnerability and make him feel like a dependable man.

Moreover, James Campbell truly cherished Sophie as his daughter.

Thinking of her suffering due to her status as a bastard, James Campbell’s face clearly showed a hint of guilt at this moment.

Melody Baker seized this point clearly and took the opportunity to say:

"Now the internet is cursing her as a mistress, just like they used to curse her as a bastard, nasty and venomous. You can go online and see for yourself what a state Sophie has been cursed into."

"Besides, even if Sophie is a mistress, it’s not like she could just decide to be one all on her own, does Adam Jones bear no fault?"

"It was Adam Jones who pushed Sophie into this storm, if Adam Jones hadn’t gotten involved with Sophie, could she have become a mistress just by wanting to?"

Melody Baker argued with reason and logic, and James Campbell couldn’t refute a single word.

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