After Prison I Rushed into Marriage with a Comatose Tycoon-Chapter 69: Emmett Lockwood Wants to Usurp the Throne

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Emmett Lockwood Wants to Usurp the Throne

Sherry Caldwell shivered and melted limply into Sean Hughes’s arms, tears streaming down her face like pearls from a broken string. "Sean, it hurts so much! My stomach... it hurts so bad! Please, you have to save our baby."

Sean Hughes’s expression changed. He immediately scooped Sherry Caldwell up. "Don’t be afraid. I’m taking you to the hospital right now. I’ll make sure our baby is safe!"

Amelia Sutton, in disbelief, rushed forward to block Sean Hughes. "Don’t you dare leave! Sean Hughes, you explain this to me right now, or you’re not going anywhere!"

"Didn’t Sherry already tell you? It was just an accident. What’s all the fuss about?" Sean Hughes’s tone was extremely impatient.

"No!" Amelia Sutton shook her head frantically. "That’s impossible! I don’t believe it!"

"Sean..." Sherry Caldwell’s face grew even paler, her voice weaker still.

With no time to deal with Amelia Sutton, Sean Hughes called over his bodyguards to pull her away. He then hurried off, carrying Sherry Caldwell in his arms.

"Get out of my way! Let me go! Who do you think you are, stopping me?! Bastards!" Amelia Sutton roared, slapping the bodyguard in front of her again and again.

The bodyguards stood as still as mountains, letting Amelia Sutton vent her fury.

Once they confirmed that Sean Hughes was a safe distance away, the bodyguards immediately turned to leave.

Just as Amelia Sutton’s hand swung forward for another slap, the bodyguard had already turned.

Amelia Sutton slapped at empty air, stumbling and nearly falling over.

Emmett Lockwood couldn’t help but let out a laugh, though he immediately clapped a hand over his mouth.

But his laugh had still caught Amelia Sutton’s attention.

"What are you laughing at? What’s so funny?" she snarled, striding over with a murderous expression. "Since your parents didn’t teach you any manners, I’ll have to teach you myself!"

With that, she raised her hand to slap Emmett Lockwood.

Eliza Sutton’s hand shot out and grabbed Amelia Sutton’s wrist, her own expression turning cold. "Amelia Sutton, are you out of your mind?"

"Me, out of my mind? How am I out of my mind? I’m just doing a good deed and teaching this rude little brat the lesson his parents failed to!"

"How is Emmett being rude?!"

"Isn’t laughing at someone for no reason rude enough?"

"Laughing? He can only laugh if you’re being laughable and ridiculous. Otherwise, what’s there to laugh about?"

"You!" Amelia Sutton glared at Eliza Sutton. Suddenly, her eyes darted between Eliza and Emmett, and a look of dawning comprehension spread across her face. "No wonder you’re so protective of this kid. So he’s the bastard you gave birth to all those years ago!"

Eliza Sutton hadn’t expected Amelia Sutton to bring this up in front of Emmett, and her face instantly darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting? This is the young master of the Lockwood family!"

Amelia Sutton’s expression flickered, and then she sneered. "Eliza Sutton, you’re getting better and better at lying! If you really wanted to fool me, you should have found a child who doesn’t look like you. Passing off your own illegitimate son as the young master of the Lockwood family... you’ve got some nerve!"

Eliza Sutton was rendered completely speechless. "Do I even need to lie to you?"

Emmett Lockwood tilted his head and asked, "Ma’am, what did you mean just now when you said she should’ve found a child who doesn’t look like her? Are you saying I look a lot like my mom?"

"Ma’am? Who are you calling ma’am?" Amelia Sutton was about to explode with rage. She raised her hand to strike Emmett!

Emmett immediately dodged behind Eliza Sutton, peeking his little head out. "Ma’am, you’re missing the point. The point is, do I really look like my mom?"

"Obviously!" Amelia Sutton was no match for Eliza Sutton, so she could only swallow her anger. Full of malice, she said, "Your nose, and especially your eyes, look just like Eliza Sutton’s. And you’re about the right age. If you’re not her illegitimate son, what else could you be? Listen up, you little brat, you’d better hold on tight to your mommy. She already abandoned you once for wealth and glory!"

"Ma’am, I’m starting to like you. You really have a way with words," Emmett Lockwood said, looking at Amelia Sutton with satisfaction, his eyes filled with delight.

He genuinely liked this woman.

’She really knows how to talk,’ he thought. ’She could tell I was Mom’s kid just by looking. It doesn’t even matter that I didn’t come from her tummy. No matter who gave birth to me, I’ll always be Mom’s kid.’

"I think you’re just asking for a beating, you little brat!"

Amelia Sutton couldn’t take it anymore and lunged forward to hit Emmett.

"Amelia Sutton! If you lay a single finger on Emmett, don’t blame me for what happens next!"

"What’s going to happen? Go on, show me. What can an ex-convict like you possibly do to me?" Amelia Sutton was incredibly arrogant.

’So what if Eliza has some dirt on me? She still got kicked out of the Sutton family. She’s a nobody with no one to back her up!’

"Eliza Sutton, you’re not even worthy of my attention!"

"I wonder if I am worthy of Miss Sutton’s attention?" Just then, a cold voice interjected.

Amelia Sutton turned her head and saw Shane Lockwood approaching in his wheelchair.

His handsome face was grim, and as he drew closer, his powerful aura was so overwhelming it was hard to breathe.

Amelia Sutton was horrified. "Pres... President Lockwood... W-what are you doing here?"

The moment the words left Amelia Sutton’s mouth, Emmett Lockwood ran up to Shane Lockwood and declared loudly, "Dad, this woman was not only yelling at me, she was bullying Mom!"

Shane Lockwood’s brow furrowed. He looked at Eliza Sutton with clear displeasure. "Eliza Sutton, what exactly are you doing? As Mrs. Lockwood, you just let people bully you and our son like this?"

Eliza Sutton immediately lowered her head and said guiltily, "It’s my fault. I was too slow."

As she spoke, Eliza Sutton walked right up to Amelia Sutton and slapped her across the face.

Amelia Sutton clutched her stinging cheek, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Eliza Sutton, you actually dared to hit me!"

"I already hit you, and you’re asking if I dared? What’s the matter, was one slap not enough?"

Hearing Eliza Sutton’s icy words, Amelia Sutton subconsciously took a few steps back.

"You just wait!"

With that parting shot, Amelia Sutton scurried away like a beaten dog.

"Dad, you’re the best! You protected Mom," Emmett Lockwood said, clapping his little hands in delight. "Just like a knight from a storybook, chasing away the bad guys."

Looking at Emmett’s adorable expression, Eliza Sutton couldn’t help but ruffle his hair. "Emmett was very dashing himself."

This made Emmett even happier.

’Not only did Mom take me for a ride in the reindeer cart today, but she also praised me.’

Shane Lockwood looked at his son’s fawning smile with disdain. "If you’re going to buy something, hurry up. You have school tomorrow."

"Okay."

Emmett then took Eliza Sutton to buy things.

But he wasn’t buying toys. He was buying all sorts of clothes, jewelry, and bags for her, with an air like he wanted to buy out the entire mall and have it sent home.

A cold sweat broke out on Eliza Sutton’s forehead. "Emmett, I can’t possibly use all this. You don’t have to buy so much."

"Mom, you can’t say no. This is my gift to you. Besides, Dad hasn’t said anything yet, so we can’t let him think we’re cheap."

After saying that, Emmett immediately dragged Eliza Sutton off to continue his shopping spree.

Suddenly, in that very moment, Emmett had an epiphany.

’I have to study hard so I can usurp the throne as soon as possible and kick Dad out of the president’s seat. That way, when I buy things for Mom, I won’t need Dad to pay for it.’