Chapter 186 

Chapter 186 

Bella thought, Jackson is cold and detached. He should stand up for a girl and even confront his own father for her! Has he truly fallen in love with 

her?‘ 

Thinking this, Bella couldn’t help but clench her fingers, her face also suddenly darker. 

At this moment, Yvonne was sitting on the edge of the bed in her bedroom with red eyes, tears continually streaming down. 

She started crying the moment she entered the bedroom. 

Oneida and Jackson could only watch by the side. 

After Yvonne had almost cried herself out, Jackson reached out and handed her a clean, neat handkerchief. 

Yvonne took it and frantically wiped her face. 

At this very moment, she was no longer a graceful, dignified lady but a woman who was heartbroken and wanted to cry. 

“He might as well not come back!” Yvonne sobbed as she spoke, looking at Jackson with eyes full of pity. “You finally came home. How could he treat you like this? Jackson, don’t take it to heart.” 

As she talked, tears again surged from her eyes, her voice laden with a deep cry. “Why does he treat you in this way? You’re his son, a legitimate one! Why does he detest you so much? He doesn’t like you, but even resents you…” 

Jackson’s expression remained unchanging. 

Seeing Yvonne so upset, he couldn’t help but whisper comforting words. “Mom, it’s okay.” 

He was already used to it and had seen through it all. 

He had never known what fatherly love was since he was born. 

That was because he never had it. 

He always watched Claude and Jonas receive expensive toys from Roderick and laughed with him. 

None of that belonged to Jackson. 

When he was young, he had yearned for just one look from Roderick. 

It turned out that it was just a pipe dream of Jackson. 

Thus, later on, he stopped dreaming of paternal love. 

He decided to become powerful. 

Now, he was powerful enough. 

He would make all of them pay for him at the right time. 

Oneida who was standing by fixed her gaze on Jackson’s face. 

Before coming to the Bane manor, she had guessed that Jackson didn’t have a good status in the Bane family. 

Unexpectedly, the reality turned out to be even more brutal than she had imagined. 

Jackson was so disregarded in the Bane family! 

Little wonder he moved out of the Bane manor and lived alone in Garrison Mansion. 

If he had stayed in the Bane manor, he might have ended up with a mental disorder because of his family. 

Oneida stared blankly at Jackson. 

At that moment, she made up her mind. 

She would protect him. 

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From now on, she would protect Jackson no matter what would happen, just like how she had fiercely slapped Roderick in the hall. 

She didn’t care if Roderick was Jackson’s father. As long as he hurt Jackson, she would retaliate! 

Jackson was still cold, appearing very strong. 

However, Oneida thought, ‘His childhood must have been very bleak. 

‘But that’s okay, I’ll be with him. Everything is going to be different. 

‘I’ll make him happy 

Meanwhile, Yvonne kept crying. 

She went on and on, complaining completely about Roderick. 

When she was about done, Oneida suddenly asked, “Why don’t you just divorce him?” 

Yvonne seemed to really despise Roderick or to say she hated him. 

Why did she still insist on staying in the Bane family instead of opting for divorce? 

Yvonne’s gaze faltered for a moment. 

A trace of sorrow crossed her eyes. “I do want to! I’ve definitely considered divorce.” 

Yvonne had of course thought about divorce. 

However, for Jackson’s sake, she hadn’t gone through with it. 

Once divorced, she wouldn’t be able to stay in the Bane manor. Then, she wouldn’t be able to protect or look after Jackson. 

The Bane family would never let her take Jackson away! 

Yvonne once brought it up, wanting to take Jackson with her if she divorced, but Lionel dismissed the idea. 

The Bane family, as a traditionally noble one, would never let their grandsons end up out in the cold. 

Once caught in the web of a powerful family, Yvonne had no way to leave with Jackson. 

Therefore, for Jackson’s sake, she could only endure and stay in the Bane family. 

Jackson was her life’s only concern. 

Yvonne felt it was a thorough mistake for her to marry Roderick. 

She had met Roderick when she was still young. 

It was at an upper–class gathering. 

Back then, Roderick was a charming young man, handsome and dashing, with a look that could bewitch anyone. 

It was his charming look that captivated Yvonne. 

She fell for Roderick at first sight and daydreamed about him relentlessly. 

Later when she found out he had a beloved first love, she even cried a river. 

Just when she thought about giving up, Roderick actually planned on abandoning his first love to marry a girl of equal social status! 

Yvonne knew her chance had come. 

Even though Roderick already had two illegitimate children with his first love, and despite his scandalous repur him. 

she was determined to marry 

She wasn’t affected by the persuasion and objection and focused solely on marrying Roderick. 

Eventually, her parents gave in. 

She got her wish and became part of the Bane family. 

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At that time, with his rumors everywhere, Roderick was infamous throughout Jeahron 

Despite that he was from the affluent Bane family, no rich lady wanted to marry him. 

After all, no one would like to marry a playboy with illegitimate children! 

Only Yvonne, like a fool, married him head–on like a moth to a flame. 

She had thought she could touch his heart and make him turn over a new leaf. 

In fact, right after they married, Roderick did have a brief change. 

They enjoyed a rather sweet honeymoon period, during which she even got pregnant with Jackson. 

Nevertheless, happiness came fast and left just as quickly. 

While she was struggling through her pregnancy, Roderick was cheating on her. 

Not only was he still hung up on his first love, keeping in touch with her behind the scenes, but he was also close with quite a few other women. 

Even Karen, an illegitimate daughter, came at that time. 

Yvonne was so upset that she almost had a miscarriage. 

Fortunately, Jackson was a lucky child and was finally born. 

However, due to being premature, he had been rather frail as a child. 

Because of this, Yvonne always felt a deep sense of guilt towards him. 

Now, Yvonne and Roderick had effectively separated, sharing a house but otherwise like strangers. 

The two of them pretty much stayed out of each other’s hair. 

His indulgence in dissipation was none of her concern. 

In her heart and eyes, there was only Jackson. 

She knew she deserved this, no one else to blame. 

She was the only one who should be blamed. She was naive and fool. Had she listened to her parents, she wouldn’t have become like this. 

Thus, all of this was the punishment she deserved. 

But as long as Jackson was safe and happy, her pain didn’t matter. 

With that thought, Yvonne slowly stopped crying. She bit her lip and murmured, “Forget it. No more on it.” 

Suddenly, there was a knock at the bedroom door. 

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