She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor-Chapter 579: Seeking Peace

Hope Williams sighed. "Let’s go back."

"Alright, no more thinking about it. We’ll head back to the Emperor Capital tomorrow. Everything here is done, okay?"

Hope closed her eyes, burying herself in Waylon Lewis’s embrace, and held his waist tightly.

Over. But how hard it is...

When had she not wanted to just abandon everything, to run away from the Williams Family, and to flee from all of this?

Yet she keenly felt she couldn’t escape.

Some things could only be faced.

Feeling Hope’s helplessness and confusion, Waylon gently stroked her hair.

"It’s alright. I’ll face it all with you."

...

The next day.

With so many emotions suppressed in her heart, Hope had stayed awake the entire night.

In the morning, she was forced back to bed by Waylon and finally slept until noon.

After lunch, a guest arrived at the villa.

Looking at the elder brought in by Thomas Hughes, Hope frowned lightly. "You are?"

The old man leaned on a cane, yet his spirit was vigorous. "My last name is Parker—I’m Emily Parker’s father!"

Upon hearing this, Hope subtly furrowed her brow but still courteously invited Old Master Parker to sit down.

"What brings you here, Mr. Parker?"

"I’ve come about what happened last night. I’ve heard everything," Old Master Parker sighed. "Things have escalated to this extent—it’s all my fault for failing to teach my daughter properly. I’m here today to express my apology."

"The biggest victim in this matter is Luna Williams. If Mr. Parker wants to apologize, it should be to her."

"I understand. I’ve come to you for another issue as well."

Hope nodded slightly, understanding blooming in her eyes before Old Master Parker could elaborate.

"Whatever it is, please speak plainly."

"I’d like to ask you to come with me to the Carter Family. The matter of you and your sister being Noah Carter’s biological daughters cannot be avoided; things need to be clarified."

Hope shook her head gently, her tone indifferent. "There’s nothing worth discussing. If you, like Mrs. Carter, are concerned that I’m Noah Carter’s daughter and worry I’ll come after the Carter Family’s wealth in the future, let me state it clearly now: I won’t. He is him; I am me. I won’t pursue anything from the Carter Family because of this blood tie—not now, not ever."

Hearing Hope’s firm stance, Old Master Parker became a bit anxious.

"Child, that’s not what I meant. On the contrary, I believe that since you and your sister are Noah Carter’s biological daughters, he, as a father, owes you both compensation for not fulfilling any parental responsibilities all these years."

Hearing the word "compensation," an ache rose in Hope’s eyes, but her tone remained firm. "I don’t need it."

Compensation!

Too many people had mentioned those words to her.

She had grown tired of hearing them.

Old Master Parker frowned deeply. Seeing the subtle redness in Hope’s eyes, he sighed softly.

"Child, can I call you Little Hope?"

Hope’s face remained nearly expressionless as she nodded lightly.

"Little Hope, I know you’re angry. To be honest, I was both shocked and furious when I found out. From any angle, these matters are truly your parents’ fault, and I, as an elder, sincerely wish to resolve them instead of leaving things in limbo like this. I imagine your heart feels heavy too, doesn’t it?"

Hope remained silent.

"You’re very intelligent—I know you’re not someone who avoids problems. So perhaps, Little Hope, could you grant me a favor and come with me to the Carter Family?"

Looking into Old Master Parker’s earnest and heartfelt gaze, Hope hesitated for two seconds.

After some thought, she finally nodded.

The Carter Family.

When Hope entered the Carter Family’s living room with Old Master Parker, Noah Carter, Emily Parker, and Leo Carter were all present.

Luna Williams and Jade Bell were there as well.

The living room was unusually quiet; no one spoke. Each face looked unbearably tense.

Seeing Hope, a flicker passed through Noah’s eyes, and he rose from the sofa.

"Little Hope."

Hope shot him a cold glance, her expression icy.

Old Master Parker gestured for Hope to take a seat, then settled in the main sofa seat himself.

Hope sat in a single sofa. Luna and Jade sat to her right.

Noah Carter, Emily Parker, and Leo Carter sat opposite them.

"Since everyone’s here, let’s put everything out in the open," Emily Parker was the first to speak.

Old Master Parker glared at her sternly.

Emily clenched her hands tightly, gritted her teeth, and adjusted her tone to a more formal one before producing two checks. She rose and walked to Hope and Luna.

"The matter with Luka Reed last night—it was entirely my fault. Here’s fifty million as my form of compensation."

She placed the checks in front of the two sisters.

Using money for compensation.

How ironic.

Hope let out a cold laugh and pushed the check away. "Keep it for yourself."

Luna picked up her check, scanned it coldly, and smirked sardonically.

She stood up, walked straight to Emily, and held the check in front of her.

Emily looked bewildered. "What are you doing? Isn’t fifty million enough?"

Expressionless, Luna tore the check into pieces right before Emily’s face and threw them at her.

"How about I buy a night of you getting raped for fifty million?"

Emily’s face immediately contorted. "Don’t push it!"

"Emily Parker!"

"Emily Parker!"

"Mom!"

Noah Carter, Old Master Parker, and Leo Carter all spoke simultaneously.

Meanwhile, Hope kept her head slightly lowered, staring at her delicate fingers, her demeanor cold and unbothered, as if she hadn’t heard anything.

Emily grit her molars and let out a heavy huff. "What do you want, then?"

"I want you to suffer what I’ve suffered."

Emily’s lips twitched. "You’re being unreasonable."

"Unreasonable? Who harmed whom first?" Luna roared, her emotions surging.

"I’ve already apologized and compensated you. Now you want me to go through what you did? Isn’t that crossing the line?"

Both women’s tempers flared, and it looked as though they were about to clash again. Old Master Parker intervened. "Both of you, calm down. Emily, this whole thing was your fault. Fix your attitude."

Emily bit her lip and swallowed her words.

"Dad, you’ve seen it yourself. I’ve sincerely apologized, but these two refuse to accept it."

"Isn’t that completely understandable? If I were in their situation, I wouldn’t accept it either."

Old Master Parker turned to Luna. "Luna, Emily bears this responsibility. How about this: in future business dealings between the Carters, Parkers, and the Williams Family, we’ll yield two percentage points as compensation. Or if you have another request, please bring it up, and we’ll discuss satisfying it."

Luna persisted. "I want her to experience exactly what I did."

"This..." Old Master Parker glanced at Jade Bell, looking troubled. "Jade, what do you think...?"

Jade furrowed her brows tightly. She knew that both the Parker and Carter Families’ concessions were already quite significant.

Luna’s demand was evidently impossible to meet.

After some thought, Jade stood to take Luna’s hand, preparing to persuade her. "Luna..."

Luna interrupted sharply, staring at Jade. "Grandmother, are you about to persuade me? Fine. I’ll agree on one condition—give me the Williams Clan, and I’ll accept their peace terms."

The matter of the Williams Clan inheritance was brought up again. Jade’s expression froze slightly. From the start, she had always envisioned Hope as the successor, but Luna’s repeated forcefulness was relentless.

"What’s wrong? Can’t you agree, Grandmother?"

"Luna, let’s discuss this at home, alright? This isn’t the right time to address it."

"Then tell me, when will it be the right time?"

Jade looked troubled.

Emily smirked mockingly as she watched the internal strife unfold.

Jade tugged Luna back onto the sofa, speaking with deliberate weight. "This is something we can discuss back home. Inheriting the Williams Clan isn’t as simple as just handing it over. Don’t make a scene here and let others see us as a joke."

Her eyes hinted at Luna to notice how Emily was reveling in their argument.

Only then did Luna grit her teeth and reluctantly sit in silence.

Noah Carter chose this moment to step forward, addressing Hope and Luna. "Little Hope, Little Luna, I’ve failed in my duty as a father these many years. I deeply regret it, and I’d like to compensate you both."

He pulled out a document and a list.

"Little Hope is already married, and Little Luna will marry someday too. As your father, I’ve prepared dowries for both of you, and I’d like to give them to you today as a form of compensation."

At the mention of dowry, Emily’s expression darkened immediately.

"You’re giving dowries to them?! Why didn’t you discuss this with me?"

Noah pressed his lips together. "How could I have discussed it with you?"

Emily glared daggers at him and snatched the list from his hand.

"Let’s see how you’ve arranged this."

Ignoring Noah’s scowl, Emily scrutinized the document line by line. Her face turned grim.

As she read, she recited aloud: "Hope Williams’s dowry: one hundred and fifty million in cash; one villa at North Jade East Bay; three luxury apartments at Fortuna Wellness Community; five commercial properties—gold shop, porcelain store, beauty spa, café, jade store, and tea house."

"Luna Williams’s dowry: one hundred and fifty million in cash; one villa at North Jade East Bay; three luxury apartments at Fortuna Wellness Community; one car; three commercial properties—gold shop, KTV, yoga studio, jade store, and tea plantation."

"Lastly, five percent shares of the Carter Clan for each of them."

Emily finished reading and threw the list at Noah’s face.

Her expression was bitter, as if she had been flayed alive.

"Well done, Noah Carter! You thief! Why don’t you just hand over the entire Carter Family to them?!"