[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate":3,"chapter-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-982":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: Clinging to My Possessive Magnate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202326,1551,"Chapter 982: Driving Me Out?","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>There was no sound in the house, but Frederick Cole knew Hayley Cole must be there; she just dropped a line: \"Come to my study.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frederick Cole went to his study, and only when the footsteps had completely disappeared did Hayley’s tightly shut door quietly open a small crack. She peeked through this crack to secretly observe the situation outside, like a thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned home and vented her anger at her mom, but when the main person involved came knocking, Hayley had to admit she was a coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was truly afraid of Frederick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he asked her to go to his study, aside from not daring to defy him, she had another reason: she wanted to figure out what the hell was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it like James said, that he’s deliberately targeting her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case... Hayley’s eyes flickered with determination, who knows what she’s planning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frederick Cole didn’t have to wait long in the study before the door was knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\" With Frederick’s stern voice, the door opened quietly, and Hayley slipped in along the edge of the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frederick’s study, like him, was serious and unyielding, not a single unnecessary item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to say anything else, even the chair Frederick used was an old wooden chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who uses that anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Cole Family’s level of living, there’s no issue replacing it with a comfortable boss chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stubborn Frederick just wouldn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came back and threw a tantrum at your mother?\" Frederick’s question interrupted Hayley’s feeling of disdain for his old-fashioned ways, she felt somewhat unhappy hearing this, mumbling, \"My mom only knows how to complain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frederick frowned, exuding authority without anger: \"Does your mom’s swollen eyes still need a complaint?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She struggled to raise you, and this is how you treat her?\" Frederick questioned, \"When you were a child, when did she not protect you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first met Hazel Bennett, seeing her in such misery, he did a thorough investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he learn that the man she married was so shameless and brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors spoke of that man with all indignation, the most frequent comment was: \"Hazel nearly got beaten to death several times protecting her child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later he also saw the scars on Hazel’s body, scars left by that man, and impossible to erase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn’t it her duty to protect me?\" Hayley angrily asked, \"She gave birth to me, put me in that family; wasn’t it her duty to protect me? All my tragedies were caused by her. I’m already being kind not blaming her, what more does she want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayley’s words made Frederick’s brows furrow even tighter: \"Are you very dissatisfied with your mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right!\" Hayley said indignantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it seems you’re also dissatisfied with the Cole Family?\" Frederick asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I have a choice?\" Hayley became more and more aggrieved, am I not miserable enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frederick nodded and said: \"What did you say to others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of this, Hayley’s heart trembled, she felt insecure, her gaze evasive, not daring to meet Frederick’s eyes: \"I, I... I didn’t say anything...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\" Frederick said, \"You can go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayley suddenly lifted her head and looked at Frederick, at this moment, she had forgotten her previous fear, because an even stronger fear surged into her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he mean by this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to kick me out?\" Hayley asked in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>",573,"2026-06-03T13:57:44.095Z",1,"novelbin.me","ec4b1b4f21e0cd6b3efc9ec9306638904d4770e93360e14f459c88d6ebdc0cc1","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-915","rebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-chapter-914",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-clinging-to-my-possessive-magnate-cover.jpg"]