Chapter 4 The Martínez Family

The woman was none other than Emily.

Her hand stiffened in mid-air, and tears suddenly welled up on her face. "Owen, I am your mommy, how can you treat me like this... I carried you for nine months, went through a lot of hardships. Can't you speak to me more kindly...?”

"Hmph!"

Owen's face was full of disdain.

He was still young and didn't understand what it meant to carry a child for nine months.

But he was very clear that he didn't like Emily, he hated this woman who claimed to be his mommy.

"Owen, apologize to your mother!"

Ivan's eyes filled with coldness, ready to explode.

The children of the Winston family could be cold and heartless, but they must respect their elders.

Someone who didn't value their own mother would be expelled from the Winston family.

"Forget it, Ivan..." Emily choked, "Although I am the children's mother, I haven't fulfilled my responsibility of raising them for a single day. It's normal for Owen not to recognize me. Don't scare the child."

She paused and continued, "Ivan, we are not husband and wife. For the children, I am dispensable, so how can they respect me? In the future, I will appear less in the Winston family to avoid bringing bad influence to the children."

She wiped her tears, looking pitiful.

She knew exactly how to make Ivan pity her, putting on the most pathetic appearance.

Four years ago, she brought the children to the Winston family, thinking that she would become the mistress of the Winston family smoothly.

However, Ivan only wanted the children and had no intention of marrying her.

She tried all kinds of tricks but still couldn't marry into the Winston family.

In the end, she could only hold on to the identity of being Keith and Owen's biological mother to secure her position in the Winston family.

Her efforts over the past four years had paid off.

Although Owen didn't like her, Keith Winston, the eldest son, obediently followed her words.

Keith was designated as the next heir of the Winston family a year ago, as long as she held onto Keith, she could definitely take control of the Winston family.

As for Owen...

Oh, the worse Owen treats her, the more Ivan pities her.

One day, she will make Ivan become her man!

...

Haley walked out of the airport, holding the two little kids, and a car had been waiting at the entrance for a long time.

"Ms. DeRoss, please get in the car, the lady has been waiting for you for a long time."

Haley nodded and led the children into the car.

The car headed towards the Martínez family villa.

The Martínez family was Haley’s maternal family. They was the driving force behind the establishment of the DeRoss Group.

Therefore, when the DeRoss Group was first founded, her mother already owned fifty percent of the company's shares.

Later, after her mother passed away, the shares fell into her hands. With half of the family's shares, she grew up being loved by the DeRoss family.

On her eighteenth birthday, she was designated as the heiress of the DeRoss family.

Unexpectedly, the next day, she was caught by reporters in compromising photos...

After that day, she was locked up in a warehouse, and her life was completely ruined...

And all of this was Emily's plot.

After escaping from the fire that year, she intended to go to the Martínez family to seek refuge with her grandmother.

However, Emily intentionally held a press conference, publicly propagating her unmarried pregnancy, and saying that she gave birth to a stillborn child and set a fire in the DeRoss family, causing the DeRoss family to lose billions, and eventually committed suicide out of guilt. During those days, she, a "dead person," became the target of online public criticism.

She was the granddaughter of the Martínez family, and the Martínez family was also targeted by reporters.

She didn't want to involve the Martínez family, so she left.

In the eyes of many people, she was a dead person, and leaving this place of right and wrong was the wisest choice.

So, she lived abroad with her two children for four years.

Lying dormant and hidden for four years...

She was no longer the Miss Haley of the betrayed DeRoss family from back then, the old Haley was already dead.

The car soon stopped at the entrance of the Martínez family.

Martínez Villa

The Martínez family was located in a lakeside villa.

The scenery here was elegant and very quiet, a typical wealthy area.

The servants respectfully led the way, and Haley walked in with the two children.

"Haley, you finally came back..."

Madam Martínez said.

They waited for a long time at the entrance of the villa, and when they saw Haley walking in, she seemed to see her deceased daughter in a daze.

Her unfortunate daughter had a short and tragic life, and her unfortunate granddaughter also had a tumultuous fate...

"Grandma..."

Haley leaned on Madam Martínez' shoulder, finding a moment of tranquility in her heart.

If there was still someone she cared about in this world, it would be her grandmother...

She lived in a very small town abroad, but even so, her grandmother had managed to find her and often urged her to come back.

But she also knew that the Martínez family, except for her grandmother, did not welcome her, so she kept delaying...

"These must be Todd and Angela, they look so beautiful."

Madam Martínez bent down and touched the faces of the two children.

Todd smiled, "Grandma."

But Angela retreated cautiously, her beautiful face filled with indifference.

Madam Martínez knew the situation of the two children and sighed, "I have already contacted a doctor, and Angela will go for a check-up in a few days."

Haley had no hope at all, but she still nodded and held the children's hands, following Madam Martínez into the villa.

The members of the Martínez family had already gathered in the living room.

This was the Martínez family's villa, where only people with the same surname lived, including Haley's own uncles and aunts, as well as her cousins.

"Mom, Grandma asked us to come back today, what exactly is it for?"

Barbara Martínez said impatiently.

She was Haley's older cousin, twenty-eight years old, and had already been married. Today, she was told by her grandmother to come back without fail.

Her mother took a sip of tea and said, "Madam Martínez is getting old, and for her to be so serious about having us come back, I feel like it must be something to do with the will."