Orphan To Unbreakable Queen - Chapter 80: Chapter 80

Aubree chuckled and wondered, 'As if I came here to ask the Wilson family's permission?'
"Looks like I can't avoid troubling Caesar after all," Aubree said. She had already anticipated the Wilson family's dogged refusal to sign, and the two lawyers she'd originally hired had prepared all the necessary groundwork.
On the way here, Caesar had assured her that if the Wilson family proved unwilling, she could leave it entirely to his discretion.
With that assurance from Caesar, the two lawyers Aubree had hired gladly handed over the case, without her needing to say another word.
This was none other than Caesar, the Legal Titan. They could gain invaluable insights just by watching him defend a case.
Alice's face darkened with rage, while Ronald's eyes were blazing with suppressed fury.
Upon receiving Aubree's instruction, Caesar stepped forward and gave a courteous bow. "Mr. Wilson, Ms. Diamonde, if you refuse to sever all ties with my client, I will initiate legal proceedings against you on her behalf."
'What the hell,' Ronald thought, his face twisting in disbelief. 'Sue me? What right does Aubree have to sue me?
'I raised her for three damn years. Didn't even demand she repay me for everything I've done, and now she wants to sue me? That's completely outrageous.'
Bryan pleaded desperately, "Aubree, please don't cut ties with me. Just name it. Whatever you want, if it's within my power to give, I'll give it to you."
To everyone's astonishment, Bryan was the first to erupt.
Bryan suddenly spoke up, his eyes bloodshot. "Didn't you say last time I should repay what I owe you? You told me if I cut myself—to match the scar on your abdomen—you'd consider coming back. I'll do it. Please, Aubree, don't leave, okay?"
Aubree glanced at him and smirked. Bryan was actually begging her now. He would even go so far as to hurt himself just to keep her here.
This realization filled Aubree with savage satisfaction, yet her gaze remained icy. They never gave her an ounce of hope before, so she wouldn't offer them any either.
Under Bryan's hopeful gaze, Aubree smirked coldly, "I refuse. Even if you died right in front of me, I still wouldn't stay, let alone stab yourself.
"That was last time's condition. Since you didn't act on it then, there's no way I'm reconsidering now. Or rather, even if I did consider it, the answer would still be no."
As her words sank in, the light in Bryan's eyes flickered and died, inch by agonizing inch.
Alice seethed with rage as she wondered, 'Bitch, is she really trying to incite Bryan to commit suicide? How could she be so heartless?'
Seeing that Aubree showed no reaction, Caesar cleared his throat and continued, "Regarding this adoption arrangement, ever since you took in my client, she was repeatedly injured to the point of hospitalization, systematically deprived of adequate nutrition.
"Despite her outstanding academic record, she was forcibly transferred to an art program. These documented patterns of behavior allow me, on behalf of my client, to file a lawsuit asserting that what you called adoption was, in reality, systematic abuse and maltreatment."
He continued, "Regarding the biological parent-child relationship, despite being her biological parents, after locating my client, you chose to register her as an adopted daughter rather than acknowledge her as your own.
"I have reasonable grounds to suspect that your true intention was, in fact, to abandon her.
"Mr. Ronald and Ms. Diamonde, you must understand that if I proceed with a lawsuit on these grounds, the inevitable outcome would be the complete severance of all legal ties with my client, and you could even be facing criminal charges and prison time."
The man standing before them was Caesar, and every word he said was no laughing matter.
Ronald's expression grew grim. This was Caesar, the undefeated Legal Titan. Ronald simply couldn't afford to gamble against him.
No matter what, the Wilson family was clearly in the wrong. Aubree's medical records, medical examination reports, and school transfer records were all hard evidence.
"Are you truly going to sever all ties with us?" Ronald asked.
Aubree nodded, her voice unwavering. "More than anything."
"But have you really thought about what comes after severing ties?" Ronald coaxed gently.
'I can't let Aubree cut ties with me,' Ronald thought anxiously. 'Otherwise, wouldn't all my schemes go down the drain?'
But Ronald knew he truly couldn't afford to cross Caesar. At this point, his only hope was that Aubree still held a sliver of compassion for them, or maybe, just maybe, she still needed something from the Wilson family.
Ronald said, "Bryan must have already told you about Playzy's vulnerabilities. As long as you remain with the Wilson family, as my daughter, the Wilson Group will step in and handle this trouble for you."
Ronald paused, his expression softening. "Aubree, I still remember how happy you were when you first came home and finally found your family. And now, are you really going to abandon us?"
Aubree remained unmoved, a faint, cynical smile even touching her lips. Three years ago, she had believed nothing in the world mattered more than these so-called family members before her.
Back then, in her old life, she had bent over backward for them, no matter how low she had to stoop, just craving their approval. But what she got in return was nothing but abuse to the point of death.
"I can manage my company just fine," Aubree shot back. "As for ditching this so-called family? Ronald, you abandoned me first. Since you all despised me so much, what's wrong with me walking away from you?
"Just sign these two agreements already. Search your conscience. Do I owe the Wilson family anything?"
Ronald was rendered speechless.
"We raised you for three years," Alice roared in fury and wondered, 'How could Aubree be so ungrateful? She is just an ungrateful wretch.'
Aubree shot back at Alice, her voice icy with contempt, "Are you senile? Do I really need to spell out what I went through these past three years?
"Oh, so this is what you call raising me for three years? Starving, forced to stand in the corner every three days, beaten black and blue every five. Even a stray dog wouldn't be treated this way."
Alice fell silent, her face darkening with rage and embarrassment. She suddenly remembered all the ways she had disciplined Aubree.
'But even then, so what?' Alice thought defiantly. 'As her mother, everything I did—even hitting and scolding—is for her own good. Carmen turns out just fine under my discipline.'
Aubree tossed the documents at their feet, her gaze fixed on them. "Take my advice. Signing would be in your best interest. Trust me, if this goes to court, it won't be nearly as civil."
Both escape routes were sealed. Ronald was trapped. He stared intently at the documents at his feet.
'I can't sign this,' he thought. 'Aubree is now backed by the Turner family and has Bree Technology in her hands. How could I possibly sign?'
Once the papers were signed, Aubree's entire future, everything she had and would ever have, would be completely severed from the Wilson family.
Ronald took a deep breath and bent down to pick up the documents from the floor. His eyes gleamed with terrifying malice. After dominating the business world for decades, he never imagined he'd be tricked by his daughter.
'Like a father, like a daughter?' Ronald thought bitterly.
"No," Emery cried out in despair, mistakenly thinking Ronald was about to sign.
'Even after Bryan went that far, he still couldn't win Aubree back. She utterly despises the Wilson family,' he wondered, 'Right, what Aubree truly despises is the Wilson family. If I weren't a Wilson, would she finally look at me differently?'
Emery pleaded, "Aubree, if you're really going to cut ties with the Wilson family, how about I come with you? I'll leave the family too. From now on, as your brother, I'll take care of you. No one will ever bully you again."
Aubree's expression instantly turned icy. "I'm not some refuge for rejects. Even if you dropped dead right in front of me, it wouldn't mean a damn thing to me. Don't you dare try to emotionally blackmail me."
Emery's heart shattered into pieces. All eyes locked on Ronald as they wondered what he would do next.
With a violent motion, Ronald tore all the documents to shreds, scattering the fragments across the floor.
Shredded paper scattered across the floor as Ronald tore all the documents to pieces. "Name your price. I'll give you anything," he snapped, "but cutting ties with the Wilson family? That's absolutely out of the question."
Alice let out a quiet sigh of relief. 'Aubree is still my daughter, after all,' she thought. 'How could I ever truly sever ties with her?'
Alice snapped, "We're your family, Aubree. That's never going to change, not in this lifetime. If you want to take this to court, just go. Don't think the Wilson family is an easy target."
Caesar might have an undefeated record, but that was only because he had never faced the likes of the Wilson family.
Ronald seethed. 'Time to teach Aubree a lesson,' he wondered.
'Even a saint has their limits,' she wondered.
"Fuck," Aubree swore, her fury boiling over. "Since you're spurning my goodwill, you'll regret this. So you refuse to sever ties, huh? Don't say I didn't warn you when you regret this."
Ronald's expression turned to ice. 'Signing this would be my only real regret,' he seethed inwardly.