She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor-Chapter 580: Leaving with Nothing but Oneself

"This is our joint marital property. What gives you the right to decide on your own to give it to them?"

"They are my daughters. As their father, I have failed in my responsibility to raise them all these years. What’s wrong with giving them a dowry? After everything you’ve done to Luna, do you really think this small compensation is too much?"

"A small compensation? You call that a small compensation, Noah Carter? Looks to me like you’re ready to hand over the entire Carter family to those two!"

Noah Carter replied in a calm voice, "I only touched what’s under my name. The rest, which belongs to you, I haven’t touched a penny."

"Bullshit. We’re married. As long as we don’t divorce, everything under your name is our joint property!" Emily Parker erupted in fury.

"Fine. Then we’ll divorce. Whatever you’re entitled to, I won’t shortchange you by even a single cent."

Emily Parker stared at Noah Carter, her eyes wide with shock, as though struck by lightning. "Noah Carter, say that again."

Noah Carter’s expression hardened. Facing Emily Parker’s thunderous roar, he felt as though his ears were about to burst.

"What if I say it again?"

Emily Parker’s face contorted as she took in Noah Carter’s resolute demeanor.

She turned her gaze toward the silent Leo Carter. "Son, say something!"

Leo Carter’s expression was colder than ever. "Give it to them."

"What?!" Emily Parker screamed, her voice shrill. "Are you crazy? That’s our family’s money! Why should we give it to those two sluts?"

Leo Carter frowned.

"Mom, watch your mouth. They’re also Dad’s biological daughters. Stop calling them sluts with every breath you take."

"So it’s come to this. Both of you, father and son, are siding with outsiders against me. I’ve busted my ass to plan out the family assets, and here you are, playing big-shot generosity. And now I see—I’m like a pig looking at a mirror, unworthy inside and out." Emily Parker’s fury was so intense that her chest ached. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Mom, at this point, you still don’t feel a shred of regret. Sure, Dad made mistakes, but what you did to Luna was even more despicable." Leo Carter’s anger sharpened as he brought up Luna’s ordeal, his teeth grinding.

And yet, with Luna seated there all this while, he hadn’t dared to meet her gaze even once.

Emily Parker’s facial muscles trembled as she faced her son’s disdain-filled eyes. For the first time, panic flickered across her face.

Noah Carter’s face darkened further. "I know what you’re worried about. Apart from the dowries I’ve prepared for them, once we divorce, you can have whatever you want—money, cars, the house, even the Carter Clan. I don’t want a single thing. I’ll leave with nothing."

Emily Parker stood rooted to the spot, her eyes nearly popping out of her sockets as she heard his words.

"What did you say?"

"I said everything—money, cars, the house, the company—you can have it all. I won’t take anything. I’ll leave with nothing, but you’re not allowed to touch those two dowries."

"I know, as a husband, I’ve failed you. As a father, I’ve failed Little Hope and Luna. Now, I’ll use everything I have to make amends to you. All I ask is to try to lessen the pain I’ve caused you all."

When Noah Carter finished speaking, he let out a sigh of relief, as though a burden had been lifted.

Emily Parker finally broke down, tears trembling down her cheeks. "You—you really can’t go on with me anymore? You’d rather leave with nothing just for the sake of divorcing me?"

Noah Carter pressed his thin lips firmly together into a flat line.

"So you’ve been thinking about leaving me for a while now, haven’t you? Noah Carter, you’re truly heartless. I’ve stuck with you all these years, and the moment you decide to divorce me, it’s final."

Old Master Parker furrowed his brow and struck the floor with his cane several times, the dull sounds echoing heavily. "Enough. How much longer are you planning to argue?"

Emily Parker pursed her lips tightly, staring at Noah Carter’s unwavering resolve. She turned hopefully to Old Master Parker, seeking his intervention. "Dad, look at the way he’s acting. Please, stand up for me."

She didn’t want to divorce Noah Carter!

Old Master Parker frowned deeply, lowering his head in contemplation.

"I don’t want anything from the Carter family."

A light, detached voice rang out.

All eyes turned to Hope Williams. She was leaning against the sofa, slowly lifting her head. Her delicate and beautiful face carried almost no expression.

Yet that voice, so aloof, carried a chill like ice.

Emily Parker’s face immediately lit up with joy upon hearing Hope’s words.

"Little Hope, this is something I, as your father, owe you. It’s rightfully yours." Noah Carter’s voice trembled with urgency.

"No need. It’s been twenty-some years. You haven’t raised me, and I’ve never called you ’Father.’ At Emperor Capital Hospital, you saved my life. That clears everything between us. These things don’t belong to me, and I won’t take them."

Noah Carter frowned deeply, increasingly furrowing his brows as he listened to Hope Williams.

He had understood her perfectly. He hadn’t raised her, and she had never acknowledged him as her father. To her, he wasn’t her father. Anything he gave her as a father didn’t belong to her, and she wouldn’t accept it.

Her words were clear, decisive, even cruel.

Noah Carter stared blankly at Hope Williams, his heart aching like never before.

Emily Parker let out a cold snort, unable to resist adding fuel to the fire. "Noah Carter, did you see that? You insist on giving her everything, yet she couldn’t care less."

"Shut up."

"Am I wrong? Your precious daughter married into the Lewis Family, a clan of such standing. Why would she even glance at your pitiful offerings? She probably doesn’t even acknowledge you as her father."

Emily Parker continued to pour oil on the flames, bending over to gather the documents and papers from the table.

Noah Carter pressed his hand firmly down on them. "I said you’re not allowed to touch these two things."

Seeing Noah Carter’s determination remain unshaken, Emily Parker slammed the file folder angrily onto the table. "Noah Carter, enough already! Didn’t you hear your beloved daughter? She doesn’t want your things, nor does she recognize you as her father. Do you not understand? She’s lofty and untouchable now, far above needing any of this."

As she spoke, Emily Parker glared at Hope Williams. "And you! Acting all high and mighty, as if you’re so noble. Without the Williams family identity, you’re nothing. Paired with the Lewis Family, you’re just a lowly bird who’s landed on a high branch—nothing but trash."

Emily Parker’s vulgar words finally became too much for both Old Master Parker and Leo Carter.

Just as Old Master Parker was about to reprimand her, an icy voice cut through.

"Mrs. Carter, you’ve got quite the nerve. Knowing that Little Hope is part of the Lewis Family and daring to insult her—is this your way of provoking the Lewis Family?"