Love Me Or Leave Me

Chapter 270

"The other aspects are fine, but regarding work, if you don't mind, you can serve a temporary position at the Carter family's company," Adrian thought and said to Carly.

Carly was puzzled when she heard that. "I... I have an income, is that not enough?" she asked.

Adrian said seriously, "Having an income is indeed better than not having one. But, the profession of a freelance illustrator has great uncertainty in terms of income. If Connor clings to this, it might cause some trouble. To avoid unnecessary trouble and disputes, you should serve in a temporary position at the Carter family's company. Having a stable job will be much better." As he spoke, Adrian turned to Carly and continued, "You don't need to worry about the job. It's just a nominal position at the Carter family's company. If you don't want to go to work, just let them know. It's fine." Isabella also hurriedly added, "Carly, why don't you listen to Adrian? I think he is right."

Isabella was absolutely in favor of Carly divorcing Connor. However, if there were going to be a divorce, Ronald definitely had to stay with her sister and must not be taken by Connor.

Carly asked worriedly, "But if I go to work, will the court think that I don't have time to take care of Ronald?"

Upon hearing that, Adrian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The Carter family can draft a contract for you that allows you to work from home. This way, you will have a stable job and a steady source of income while ensuring you have enough time to take care of your child. With both of these in place, along with some other evidence we have, there will be no doubt about winning the custody battle."

Carly was at a loss for words.

Isabella took her hand and said in a deep voice, "Carly, just agree to it. No matter what, Ronald's custody is the most important."

Carly said hesitantly, "But... What kind of work is it at the Carter family? Can I... Can I handle it?"

Isabella was amused and she said, "It's not like you really have to do the job, you're just getting a title at their place."

Adrian looked at Carly and said with a smile, "If you really want to work with the Carter family, it's actually possible. The Carter family needs designers. Carly, you can draw, right? I've seen your drawings, they're beautiful! If you're interested, you could consider doing jewelry design. It shouldn't be too difficult for you."

When Isabella heard that, her eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Really?"

Carly was speechless. She looked at Isabella helplessly. "Isabella, it's not that easy. I... I was just casually drawing. I don't know anything about jewelry design," she sighed, feeling a little embarrassed.

Adrian smiled and said, "It's nothing as long as you can draw. If you want to learn jewelry design, Becky will arrange for a few people to teach you when we get to the company. You should be able to do it soon."

Carly felt that she was not capable, but after considering it for a while, she agreed to the position at the Carter family's company that Adrian had mentioned. The matter was crucial to whether she could win custody of Ronald, so she wanted to be cautious and avoid any accidents. After everything was arranged, Adrian, in his capacity as Carly's lawyer, helped her file for divorce in court.

Connor was in a particularly bad mood recently because Carly and Ronald had moved out.

He thought that Carly was just out of her mind. 'Doesn't she know what kind of person she is? Just because Isabella married a wealthy man, she's become so arrogant that she even wants to get a divorce from me? Hmph.'

Connor would never agree to divorce.

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The matter was known not only to Connor but also to his parents and sister. His parents and sister were angry about Carly leaving with Ronald and wanting to divorce Connor. The whole family even wanted to come over to find Carly. They intended to scold her and tell her to behave and stop causing trouble. However, when they all arrived, they didn't see Carly at all.

They wanted to go to Adrian's place to cause trouble, but they didn't know where his villa was at all. They asked Connor, but he would not say anything because he was very concerned about his reputation. He felt that having the whole family go there and cause a scene would be extremely embarrassing for him.

But not letting his family stir up trouble did not mean that Connor was not angry or annoyed.

Recently, every day, when Connor returned home, he would stare at the empty house, which no longer had Carly and Ronald in it.

The woman he once deeply loved and his biological son were no longer there. He truly loved Carly before, because she was a beautiful, virtuous, and gentle woman. She was completely his ideal type.

When they got married, Connor felt incredibly lucky, as if he was one of the luckiest men in the world, to marry the woman of his dreams. However, that happiness faded after Carly was forced into a compromising situation by a guest during a business event.

She was forced and defiled by others. Every time he thought of that matter, he felt extremely angry, enraged, and then disgusted.

He knew it was not Carly's fault. He also hated himself for not protecting her properly back then, which led to her being bullied by others. If time could be turned back, starting from the day they got married, he would have had Carly quit her job and focus on staying at home to take care of Ronald, avoiding the public eye. Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

He also could not control his feelings. Every time he saw Carly, he could not help but think of how she was defiled. He could not help but feel disgusted and simply did not want to be intimate with her as a couple anymore.

Yet, at the same time, he was unwilling to accept it. He could not forget the pure, gentle, virtuous, and beautiful Carly, who was his ideal type and perfect in every way. So, he did not want a divorce, and he did not want her to leave him.

However, while he held on to Carly, he could not convince himself to accept her after what had happened to her. Eventually, their lives got worse before they knew it.

Sometimes he would feel that the person he was now seemed very unfamiliar. He often lost his temper and hit Carly. He knew that he had unconsciously become a loathsome domestic abuser, but he just could not control himself.

Sometimes he could not even

control his thoughts. He believed it was all Carly's fault. Carly, knowing how attractive she was, still went out to socialize with clients. He thought she might be playing hard to get, deliberately trying to seduce that scion. Just like what the witnesses said in court, Carly was a bitch, trying to seduce the scion. But, when she was played with and found out he was not interested in

taking responsibility, she falsely

accused him of assaulting her.