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“If you want to come home, you can. But please wait until the feast is over.”
The moment she was done speaking, the bodyguards forcefully dragged Rodney out.
“Mireya, it’s not in your power to stop me from seeing my daughter. If you stop me from seeing her, I’ll sue you.”
Rodney’s thunderous voice sounded outside the window.
Mireya shut her eyes, feeling exhausted.
Perhaps she would never want to come to the old residence again.
Everyone could read her emotions.
Jason said in anguish, “Mireya, let me apologize to you on Rodney’s behalf. He…”
“It doesn’t matter, Uncle Jason. I’ve gotten used to it. Anyway, all he does every time we meet is criticize me.”
Mireya looked down and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “If you guys miss Dani, I’ll get the sitter to bring her over for a day next time, and you can invite Rodney over. He can spend time with Dani, but he can’t take her anywhere out of your sight, nor can he badmouth me in front of her. I’ve never badmouthed him in front of Dani because the personal vendetta is between the adults, which has nothing to do with her.”
“Thank you, Mireya.”
Jason and Wendy were deeply embarrassed.
They had grasped Mireya’s meaning that she would most probably not come here anymore.
In fact, it was understandable.
Rodney had humiliated Mireya terribly. It was as though he wanted to destroy her. If Ryan had not acted cleverly today, Mireya’s reputation would have been ruined.
After dinner, Ryan and Mireya stayed for a while before they took their leave.
The two of them looked bitter when they left. The guests left one by one. When the house was only left with his son and daughter-in-law, Old Master Snow let out a long sigh. “Rodney used to be quite a smart child, but he has become more foolish after being tricked by Sarah. Seriously, why is he so foolish? He can’t turn things around in this life anymore. Perhaps he’s not clear about what the consequences will be after tonight.”
Jason was speechless.
With so many relatives present today, the incident would surely reach Nathan and Heidi’s ears even though they had gone abroad.
The two of them were already averse to Rodney. Hence, this incident would only offend them even more. Ryan was their only son, and they usually pampered him a lot. Yet, Rodney heaped so much humiliation on him tonight.
After some time, Old Master Snow said, “Handing Snow Corporation to Jessica might be the best decision. I’ve gotten over it. If Rodney were to take over the company, he might screw it up. He’s not cool-headed enough. Bear Mireya’s words in mind. Don’t ever let him take Dani to Sarah. Seeing how badly my grandson has been trampled on, I don’t want my granddaughter to be ruined too.”
Jason and Wendy nodded.
They could tell that Old Master Snow had completely given up on Rodney.
Even they stopped having expectations of Rodney, let alone Old Master Snow.
They would just let Rodney do whatever he wanted in the future.
As the van traveled on the road, Mireya looked out the window quietly.
She realized that she would be in a bad mood whenever she met Rodney.
She had no idea how other couples ended up after they were divorced, but she could only be enemies with Rodney.
The car stopped in The Lodge’s car park.
After she got out of the car, Ryan wheeled her into the house. Mireya turned around and said to Ryan politely, “You can go back and rest. You must be tired today. I’ll put Dani to sleep tonight. She can’t possibly rely on you all the time.”
“I don’t mean for Dani to rely on me all the time either. This is just for the time being. You’ll be able to put her to sleep after you recover.”
Ryan’s deep, dark eyes were fixed on her. “You don’t care about what Rodney said tonight, do you?”
Mireya was at a loss for words.
Of course, she did. On her way back, she even wondered whether Ryan was interested in her.
“You’re overthinking it.”
Ryan smirked playfully. “Try to recall how we first met.”
Mireya was momentarily stunned. She could surely recall it. She met him the day Nathan and Heidi acknowledged her as their goddaughter. After they came with Ryan, she addressed them as ¡®godfather’ and ¡®godmother’. At that time, Ryan looked at her curiously while standing at the side.
Ryan said in a provoking tone, “Before you were pregnant, you didn’t even wear any makeup. You looked pale and frail. And when you got pregnant, you had a giant belly, and your face was as big as a plate. After you gave birth to Dani, you looked even worse during your confinement. With your appearance, how could I possibly have fallen in love with you? Don’t overthink it.”
Mireya was instantly maddened by his words. “Ryan Snow, do you know how to speak nicely? You’re the one who has a face as big as a plate. Did I look that bad? Who wouldn’t get fat during pregnancy?”
“You’re mad at me for telling you the truth. Are you only interested in hearing nice things?” Ryan mocked.
“Yes. I only want to hear nice things. Although I’m fat, my features are pronounced, and I’m still a great beauty. Get out. I don’t want to see you.”
Mireya lost her temper. “Fine, fine. I’ll get out.”
Ryan walked away with a helpless expression.
Only after he walked out of the villa did his handsome face sink in frustration.
If possible, he wished to tell Mireya that he liked her.
He was not concerned about what his relatives would gossip about it.
However, if he said it, Mireya would shun him. Then, the two of them would no longer be the same around each other anymore.
That was not what he wanted.
At least now was not the time yet.
A few days later, Nathan and Heidi came back from overseas.
Both of them had gone to participate in an international meeting, and some new changes had taken place in the international landscape.
However, Mireya was not worried about those things since she had no knowledge of them.
On the day they came back, Nathan flew into a fury a t the dinner table. “Rodney is going too far. You and Mireya are just siblings, yet he unreasonably accused you guys of having an affair without considering the consequences. I must’ve pampered him too much. He doesn’t even think with his brain now.”
Heidi furrowed her brows. Despite her old age, she was still elegant. However, her face was full of dissatisfaction. ” I heard Osher isn’t doing very well lately, and there are a lot of scandals about it.
Having said that, let’s not be bothered about his affairs anymore.”
“I won’t care about him, and he’ll have nothing to do with me from now on. He’d better not show off out there using my name.”
Only after Nathan’s temper flared did he start eating.
Mireya and Ryan kept quiet.
After dinner, Heidi gave Mireya a few gifts she had brought from overseas. They chatted until 8:00 p.m., and Mireya returned to her place.
Ryan wanted to return home too. However, Heidi made him stay in the end.
The two of them faced each other. Heidi observed her son in front of her and asked suddenly, “Ryan, be honest with me. Are you in love with Mireya?”
“Mom, you believe in Rodney’s nonsense, huh?” After being momentarily stunned, Ryan smiled. ” He’ll find Mireya indecent whenever she becomes close to a man.”
“That’s good to know. After all, you and Mireya aren’t related by blood, and both of you are almost of the same age.”
Heidi stopped probing into the matter. Instead, she reminded him, “In fact, Mireya is a good woman, and I quite like her too. If she had married someone unrelated to the Snow family instead of Rodney, I wouldn’t object to you getting together with her even if she was divorced. When it comes to relationships, it’s up to you. I’ll never force you to get a well-matched marriage. But since she was married to your cousin and we’ve acknowledged her as our goddaughter, you can never be with her.”
“You’re overthinking things.”
A vague smile spread across Ryan’s face. He understood his mother’s thoughts.
Now that he was not capable enough, he did not want to argue shamefacedly. There was no need for it as it might hurt Mireya in the end.
