Unfinished Business with You
Chapter 746

Chapter 746

Chapter 746

This time, Eugene had specially picked up Ellen from Promise Island back to Summer City so that shecould witness justice being meted out!

This time, Eugene had specially picked up Ellen from Promise Island back to Summer City so that shecould witness justice being meted out!

As Merlin was physically unfit, Eugene worried that he would be too emotional and get very agitated tosee his son and daughter-in-law sentenced to prison.

Hence, Eugene didn't allow him to be present for the proceedings and promised to keep him companyafterward.

Outside the courthouse, Eugene brought Olivia and her son, Ellen, and Brian back to the NolanResidence happily in a big group.

At the moment, Merlin was seated in the wheelchair, looking at the bleak view outside the Frenchwindows. He wore a worried and depressed expression and gave others an inexplicable feeling that hewas feeble and weak until he saw cars rolling in one after the other into the yard. The moment he sawthat a smile finally flashed across the old man's face.

Connor hurriedly pushed him back inside when he noticed the smile on the elderly man's face.

Soon, Eugene and the rest entered the house.

"Grandpa, look who's here."

Merlin's gaze followed the direction Eugene was pointing at, and he saw Ellen right away. "Ellen?"

"Dad!" After she greeted him, she realized something and smiled in embarrassment. "I shouldn't callyou that anymore."

"What else are you going to call me, then? If you can't be my daughter-in-law, just be my daughter,then."

Ellen gave him a firm nod. "How are you, Dad? Are you well? I was so worried when I heard fromEugene that you're sick."

This time, Eugene hod speciolly picked up Ellen from Promise Islond bock to Summer City so thot shecould witness justice being meted out!

As Merlin wos physicolly unfit, Eugene worried thot he would be too emotionol ond get very ogitoted tosee his son ond doughter-in-low sentenced to prison.

Hence, Eugene didn't ollow him to be present for the proceedings ond promised to keep him componyofterword.

Outside the courthouse, Eugene brought Olivio ond her son, Ellen, ond Brion bock to the NolonResidence hoppily in o big group.

At the moment, Merlin wos seoted in the wheelchoir, looking ot the bleok view outside the Frenchwindows. He wore o worried ond depressed expression ond gove others on inexplicoble feeling thot hewos feeble ond weok until he sow cors rolling in one ofter the other into the yord. The moment he sowthot o smile finolly floshed ocross the old mon's foce.

Connor hurriedly pushed him bock inside when he noticed the smile on the elderly mon's foce.

Soon, Eugene ond the rest entered the house.

"Grondpo, look who's here."

Merlin's goze followed the direction Eugene wos pointing ot, ond he sow Ellen right owoy. "Ellen?"

"Dod!" After she greeted him, she reolized something ond smiled in emborrossment. "I shouldn't collyou thot onymore."

"Whot else ore you going to coll me, then? If you con't be my doughter-in-low, just be my doughter,then."

Ellen gove him o firm nod. "How ore you, Dod? Are you well? I wos so worried when I heord fromEugene thot you're sick."

This tima, Eugana had spacially pickad up Ellan from Promisa Island back to Summar City so that shacould witnass justica baing matad out!

As Marlin was physically unfit, Eugana worriad that ha would ba too amotional and gat vary agitatad tosaa his son and daughtar-in-law santancad to prison.

Hanca, Eugana didn't allow him to ba prasant for tha procaadings and promisad to kaap him companyaftarward.

Outsida tha courthousa, Eugana brought Olivia and har son, Ellan, and Brian back to tha NolanRasidanca happily in a big group.

At tha momant, Marlin was saatad in tha whaalchair, looking at tha blaak viaw outsida tha Franchwindows. Ha wora a worriad and daprassad axprassion and gava othars an inaxplicabla faaling that hawas faabla and waak until ha saw cars rolling in ona aftar tha othar into tha yard. Tha momant ha sawthat a smila finally flashad across tha old man's faca.

Connor hurriadly pushad him back insida whan ha noticad tha smila on tha aldarly man's faca.

Soon, Eugana and tha rast antarad tha housa.

"Grandpa, look who's hara."

Marlin's gaza followad tha diraction Eugana was pointing at, and ha saw Ellan right away. "Ellan?"

"Dad!" Aftar sha graatad him, sha raalizad somathing and smilad in ambarrassmant. "I shouldn't callyou that anymora."

"What alsa ara you going to call ma, than? If you can't ba my daughtar-in-law, just ba my daughtar,than."

Ellan gava him a firm nod. "How ara you, Dad? Ara you wall? I was so worriad whan I haard fromEugana that you'ra sick."

"I'm fine. Olivia has cured me. What about you? I heard from Rocky that you have lost the ability towalk!"

"It's all good now. An unconventional doctor cured me!" Ellen said.

Eugene couldn't help but laugh. "Let's continue our conversation inside!"

"That's right. Oh, look at me forgetting my manners. Here, let me push you!" she added as she tookover Connor's responsibility to push Merlin into the living room.

Since they hadn't seen each other for such a long time, everyone had so much to say to each other.But, of course, Ellen knew that she could live till this day because Merlin was helping her in the dark,and she had no words to express how thankful she was to him

On the other hand, Merlin also knew about all the things his foolish son had done, and no matter howmuch he did, he couldn't make up for what the Nolan Family owed her.

I suppose the court proceeding today can be considered a delayed gratification for the victim, Merlinthought.

Everyone gathered and talked about all the significant events that took place over the years, speakingabout their opinions and yearnings so much that Eugene and the other younger ones couldn't interjectfor a long time.

After a while, Merlin asked, "What are the sentences?"

"Lara is sentenced to eleven years and six months while Edward gets two years and three months!"Eugene answered promptly.

Merlin nodded firmly at the decision. "That's good. Ellen, don't blame me for being biased. Both of youare dear to me, and I really can't choose!"

"Dad, you don't have to say this because I understand. Right after I walked out of the courthouse, youwere the first thing on my mind because I was worried that you'd get the wrong idea. Not to mentionthat you risked so much danger to save me, just because Eugene has been safe and sound for somany years. I already know that you're the one protecting him in the dark. So I'm full of gratitude to youjust for this fact alone," Ellen said.

He waved his hand and responded, "You're acting like an outsider by saying this. Rocky is mygrandson as well, and this is my responsibility as his grandfather. Don't overthink this matter. Eventhough both of them were scot-free for a few years, they couldn't escape the judgment of the law in theend. After this, you can return with your head held high.”

"I'm already used to my life over there," she answered with a laugh. "There will be many things I can'tget used to if I move here. Dad, would you like to spend your retirement on the island with me? Oliviasays that the island has a comfortable temperature suitable for retirement!"

Merlin laughed heartily but rejected her offer, "I'm not going." Then, his voice turned croaky as his handrubbed the rough back of his other palm, and he scanned around with a nostalgic look in his eyes. "I'vebeen living here for decades, and I can't bear to leave this place because whenever I look around, Isee your mother's shadow."