Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Cloud Family Members_1
Translator: 549690339
Sophia Cloud woke up early in the morning to the news of money being deposited into her account.
The full ten million, not a cent less. She had merely vented in frustration and hadn't really expected Leo Harrell to give her that much, but now that it was hers, she wasn't going to quarrel with money, especially since Arthur was still young and there were expenses at every turn.
She didn't have much to pack, just some necessities; the majority belonged to her son.
Holding a suitcase in her left hand and cradling her son in her right, Sophia Cloud did not look back as she walked towards the main entrance.
Aunt Martin emerged from the kitchen, trying to persuade her, "Madam, I know you've suffered here, but you have to think of Young Master. He is of the Harrell lineage; the family won't mistreat him."
Aunt Martin was probably the only person who treated her as the Madam.
Sophia Cloud gave her a grateful glance, indicating that she must take her son with her. Better to follow a begging mother than a governing father—she learned that truth as a child.
Leo Harrell stood silently behind the carved windows on the second floor, observing all of this with a heavy heart that would not dissolve, ultimately saying nothing.
The Mediated Agreement he held in his hand—where his signature was supposed to be—remained blank.
Leaving the Harrell Family, Sophia Cloud could only return to the Cloud Family.
Her mother had died when she was very young, her stepmother cold and disdainful. When the old master was alive, he would protect her, but after he passed away, the stepmother became even more malicious.
She didn't want to return to the Clouds, but aside from them, there was nowhere else that would take her in.
As expected, Natalie Carter saw her carrying her suitcase and screamed, "Sophia Cloud, what happened to you? Were you kicked out?"
Now more than ever, the Cloud Family needed to cling desperately to the Harrells' coattails to profit. How could she be kicked out!
Sophia Cloud, expressionless, raised her phone to show her—I'm divorced, I need to stay here for a while, it won't be long.
She had no intention of living in the Cloud house permanently; as soon as a suitable opportunity arose, she would move out, as the place had become her stepmother and half-brother's territory.
"Divorced?" Natalie Carter cried out in disbelief, "How could you divorce? With a family like the Harrells, where could you, a mute, find another? Have you gone mad?"
The stepmother ruthlessly ripped open her wounds, but Sophia Cloud was unaffected.
"Divorce is good!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the staircase. It was her half-brother, Noah Cloud.
"Divorce means she can get a share of the Harrell fortune. The Harrells—just a tiny bit from them is enough for us to spend! Mom, how could you be so confused!"
Natalie Carter smacked her forehead, "Yes, how could I be such a fool, my son is the smart one." She turned to Sophia Cloud, "How much money did the Harrells give you? It must be a few tens of millions at least!"
Sophia Cloud instinctively gripped the handle of her suitcase tighter.
—I have no money, and even if I did, I wouldn't come back here. Leo Harrell is so fond of Evelyn Smith, go ask her for it.
With a mixture of gestures and writing, she made her message clear, leaving no room for misinterpretation. The ten million was the security for her future life with Arthur; it was not for this mother and son.
"Sophia Cloud, don't be ungrateful!"
Noah Cloud was dissatisfied with her attitude, seeing no sister in her.
Arthur was startled by the shouting and began to cry, his little face collapsing into sobs. Sophia Cloud silently dragged her suitcase up to the small attic room at the top of the house.
Without offering money, the Cloud family would not provide her with a room; only this cramped attic could accommodate her and her son.
Sophia Cloud set down the suitcase and started to soothe her son.
Arthur would turn one year old the following week and was usually very well-behaved. He had just been frightened by Natalie Carter and her son's loud voices, but now in the quiet atmosphere, he looked up at her with tearful eyes.
Sophia Cloud felt an indescribable sorrow. If not for her circumstances, Arthur should be the beloved Young Master of the Harrell Family.
The little guy was still sick and not fully recovered, but after some coaxing, he quickly fell asleep, so she began to pack her luggage.
In fact, there wasn't much to take; the most important thing was that card, which contained the ten million given to her by Leo Harrell.
Just as she was holding the bank card, pondering where to hide it, the attic door was suddenly pushed open.
Natalie Carter stood at the doorway with Noah Cloud, looking furious.
"Well, well, Sophia Cloud, you have ten million in your hands, yet you're thinking of keeping it all for yourself? How heartless! "
Sophia Cloud instinctively turned her back, hiding the card behind her. How did they find out she had money?
After Sophia went upstairs, Natalie Carter called Evelyn Smith to ask whether the divorce was real. To her surprise, she also learned about the ten million in Sophia's possession.
Ten million, that's not a small amount! How could they let her have it all to herself?
A gleam of cunning flashed in Natalie Carter's eyes, her gaze landing on Sophia's back: "What are you hiding in your hand? Hurry up and take it out!"
Sophia Cloud shook her head. She couldn't make a single gesture — that would give her away.
"Sophia Cloud, your mother died early, and I've raised you for so many years. Even if I haven't made contributions, I've put in the hard work. Now it's time for you to show your gratitude. Hand over the ten million. The Cloud Family can still accommodate you!"
Natalie Carter stepped closer and closer, and Sophia Cloud was forced to retreat step by step, desperately shaking her head.
The ten million was her last lifeline; she couldn't let Natalie Carter take it.
"You think you can hide it while in the Cloud house? Give it to me right now!" Natalie Carter's expression grew increasingly fierce, completely fixated on the ten million.
If persuasion didn't work, she would go for a direct snatch.
Sophia Cloud resisted with all her might, her voice hoarse and unpleasant as the two of them scuffled together.
The small attic was instantly thrown into chaos, waking up Arthur Harrell.
"Sophia Cloud, if you don't want your son hurt, then stop right now!" Noah Cloud, who had been silent till then, suddenly picked up Arthur and stood by the window.
Sophia Cloud's eyes widened in shock, and she stopped moving.
— What are you doing? Put Arthur down!
Unable to help herself, she started gesturing, and in the process, the card was flung onto the floor, quickly snatched up by Natalie Carter.
At that moment, Sophia Cloud was no longer concerned about the card; Noah Cloud held half of Arthur's body out of the window, looking like he might fall at any moment.
She grabbed her phone in a panic and quickly typed.
— The card is yours, just let Arthur go.
"Sophia Cloud, do you think we are fools? What's the use of just having a card? Where's the password? Say it and I'll let your son go!"
Arthur was already crying out in terror, his little face bright red and gasping for breath between sobs.
Sophia Cloud had no choice but to write down the password for the bank card on her phone.
"That's more like it!"
Having obtained the password, Noah Cloud immediately tossed the child disdainfully into Sophia Cloud's arms and, along with Natalie Carter, left satisfied.
Sophia Cloud hugged her son tightly, her previously taut muscles relaxing as she collapsed onto the bed, her heart still racing.
She could no longer stay in the Cloud Family. Even if they would let her stay for the sake of the ten million, Sophia Cloud feared for her son's safety.
The luggage she had just taken out was packed away again, and Sophia Cloud, holding her son, hurriedly left the Cloud family behind.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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