Charlotte Thompson simply responded, and after a bit of idle chatter, Jordan Thompson hung up the call.
With Charlotte’s prior alert, neither the Thompson nor Battleson families suppressed the trending topic online. However, due to Ethan Allen’s ambiguous stance, the online fervor didn’t last too long before other entertainment news took over.
Online comments on the matter were mixed. Charlotte wasn’t interested and proceeded to continue with her work at hand.
Yet, just as the hot topic started to fall in rankings, Charlotte received a call from the Allen family. This time, unlike before, she chose to answer instead of hanging up right away.
Ethan Allen hadn’t expected that, after having his calls ignored all morning, Charlotte finally picked up now, thinking that it must be due to the recent trending topic.
Indeed, Charlotte still cared about her reputation.
"Charlotte, you must have seen the trending topic," Ethan’s voice contained a hint of smugness.
"What do you want?" The corners of Charlotte’s mouth curved slightly.
At the same time, Ethan, who was at the Allen residence, glanced at Mia Stewart, who came out from the kitchen after hearing voices, and gestured for her to be quiet. He then continued to speak slowly.
"Charlotte, you are my daughter, and I really don’t want to take things too far."
"So, is that why you’re spending money on trending topics now?" Charlotte retorted.
"I’m merely reminding you." If it weren’t for Charlotte hanging up on him all morning, Ethan would not have resorted to such actions.
"Charlotte, do you know? The Allen family is in a really bad situation right now. I’ve raised you for so many years; it’s not too much to ask for some payback, right?"
Charlotte had heard these emotionally manipulative words so many times they were practically causing calluses in her ears.
"Ethan Allen, don’t forget, it’s always been Aunt Watson who has taken care of me over the years, not your Allen family." Charlotte said nonchalantly.
Ethan was taken aback by being addressed so directly and felt displeased at Charlotte calling him by his full name. Anger surged within him.
However, his desire for profit had now blinded him to all else.
"Charlotte! No matter what, I am your biological father! The Allen family needs support, and you should contribute financially!"
"Ethan Allen, you’re extorting me right now. I can completely take this to court," Charlotte said. Read full story at novel_fіre.net
"You wouldn’t dare!" Ethan barked back, although his voice had lost some of its force.
"Even if I decided to fund the Allen family now, enabling it to recover, Ethan Allen, do you think you can manage it well?"
The Allen family’s company prospered because of my mother. Since her death, the company has been on a steady decline from its peak.
Back then, the Allen family’s company appeared prosperous, but in reality, it had been hollowed out by parasites from both the Allen and Stewart families.
Charlotte hadn’t demanded the company back from Ethan, which was already sparing his dignity. And now he expected her to help the Allen family rise again?
That was her mother’s legacy; why should she hand it over to such people?
"Charlotte, don’t think just because you have the backing of the Thompson family that you can act tough,"
Ethan’s voice rose again from the other end of the line, but Charlotte didn’t entertain it this time and promptly hung up.
At that moment, Ethan was seething with rage, clutching his phone tightly, his eyes filled with dark shadows.
"What happened? What did Charlotte say?" Mia Stewart couldn’t hold back any longer and asked.
However, before Ethan could answer, the room door was pushed open.