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“Thank you first.”
With Jessica’s words, Ryan was even more confident.
Growing up in a place like the Snow family made him understand very early that the person who is qualified to speak is never an older person but who is the most capable. ………
It was arround 9 p.m.
Ryan stepped and walked into the hall of the old house.
Several elders of the Snow family have all arrived, even Nathan and his wife have come from the Prime Ministerial palace with a very bad expressions.
Rodney stood behind Old Master Snow. The moment he noticed Ryan’s arrival, he said in agitation, “Grandpa, Uncle Nathan, he’s here. I told you earlier that Ryan and Mireya have been secretly flirting with each other, but you didn’t believe me. The two of them have been lying to us and tricking us as though we’re fools. Ryan must explain himself today.”
After Ryan heard what Rodney said, his handsome face flashed with a trace of sarcasm. Even so, he was not in a hurry to speak.
“Ryan, you really let me down. I’m disappointed in you.” Old Master Snow rapped the floor with the walking cane he was gripping. “Are there no women left in the world? You got together with your cousin’s ex-wife. Have you no shame? If the news spreads, how is the Snow family going to face other people?”
“The Snow family has already lost its dignity recently, so what I’ve done won’t make it any worse.”
Ryan replied derisively. “Ryan Snow!” Nathan slammed the table in rage. “Watch your attitude. Why did I give birth to such a son? Did your grandpa say something wrong? No wonder you weren’t bothered about the blind date I arranged for you previously. You even pretended to be g*y. You did it on purpose, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did. I like Mireya…”
Smash!
Before Rodney could finish his sentence, Nathan lifted a cup and flung it at his body. “Kneel down. I want you to cut ties with Mireya right away. Don’t get close to her anymore. From now on, she’ll have nothing to do with anyone in The Lodge.”
Ryan’s shoulder hurt when the cup hit him. He pursed his lips firmly. He did not kneel down but straightened up instead. “What era are we living in? There’s still such a thing as being demanded to kneel, huh? You’re the prime minister, not the emperor.”
“You…” Nathan pointed at him while trembling in anger.
Rodney jumped at the chance and said, “Uncle Nathan, he must’ve gotten in a relationship with Mireya long ago. You saw how they behaved intimately in the video I took, right? No wonder he kept trying to talk me into divorcing Mireya and even allowed Mireya to move into The Lodge back then. The two of them must’ve secretly gotten together since then, but you didn’t notice it.”
“Shut up.”
Heidi pulled a long face. “You said they got together long ago, but that’s your one-sided account. Rodney, I understand that you feel bitter, but you can’t throw mud at my son just like that. I believe Ryan is a man of integrity. You had an affair, and that’s a fact. It has nothing to do with anyone else.”
“Of course, you’re trying to side with your son!” Rodney bellowed in rage, “I know that you disliked from long ago. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have asked the security guards to chase me away when I went to The Lodge to visit my daughter. Before I divorced Mireya, she was always in touch with Ryan at night. Every time they met, Ryan would touch her head and they would look flirtatious. I even warned you about it.”
“Haha…”
Ryan gave a deep laugh. His dark eyes were rather icy. “Rodney, when happened to you?”
“What’s wrong with me?” Rodney pointed at him furiously. “I used to make mistakes, but I’m better than you. Unlike you, I’m not scheming enough to steal someone’s wife.”
“Is she still your wife?”
Ryan stared at him frostily. “You claim that I was always in touch with Mireya even before you guys were divorced. Do you want to contact the telco and look into it? At most, I contacted her once a week. Your claim that I always touched her head every time I saw her is ridiculous. I only met Mireya during family gatherings, except that one time when you met me during the banquet. That was when you lied to Mireya and met up with Sarah instead. Mireya asked me to look into the matter for her. She looked pitiful after she found out that you lied to her, so I touched her head to comfort her. At that time, there was nothing going on between us. I’m not that shameless and d***y.”
“Oh. No wonder Mireya found out that I lied to her. You were the one who made a big deal out of it behind my back.” Rodney was fuming. “You’re my cousin. Shouldn’t you cover up for me or let me know in advance? Who’s your family? Mireya or me? Obviously, you couldn’t wait for us to be divorced.”
A look of sarcasm washed over Ryan’s face. “You had an affair and it was my mistake for not covering up for you? I should’ve let you get along well with your lover out there and lie to your wife for you, huh? You’re disgusting, aren’t you?”
“Who’s disgusting? I’m not as disgusting as you are.”
Unable to put up with Ryan, Rodney dashed toward him and fought with him.
“Hurry up and separate them.” Old Master Snow promptly gave an order.
Carson, Nathan, and Jason swiftly pulled them away.
“Let go of me! Ryan, you stole my wife and made me a cuck. I’ll never forget what you did to me!” Rodney roared.
Heidi pressed her temples that jerked before she thundered, “Rodney, if you continue to make a fuss here, we’ll have no choice but to kick you out!”
“What gives you the right to kick me out?” Rodney refuted, “So, you’re planning to bully me with your son, huh? Dad, Mom, Grandpa, you need to stand up for me. I’m the victim. You can’t hold my family in low regard just because you’re now the prime minister’s wife.”
“When did I hold your family in low regard?” Heidi was frustrated. “Rodney, I can read between the lines. You’re clearly trying to tear our families apart. You’re saying that Ryan stole your wife and that Mireya cuckolded you solely based on the video you showed us today. Do you have any other evidence? If you can show us a piece of incriminating evidence, I’ll apologize to you.”
“Don’t…” Jason said first. “Sister-in-law, I know full well what kind of person you are. You don’t have to do that.”
“Yeah.” Wendy nodded. At first, she was furious and astounded. However, Jason and Wendy were not foolish to such an extent that they would treat Rodney’s words as evidence.
Moreover, they were under no illusions that Rodney liked imagining things ever since he got together with Sarah.
“Dad, Mom.” Rodney was extremely disappointed. “I’m your son, yet you’re taking Ryan’s side.”
“Can you keep quiet?” Jason glared at him. “Listen to what Ryan has to say, alright?”
“He’s bound to talk his way out of it.”¡® Rodney sneered. “He surely won’t admit it.”
Wendy’s head hurt, and she pressed her temples. “It was my mistake. Back then, I shouldn’t have agreed to let Mireya enter our house. That way, the two of you wouldn’t have ended in such a sorry state.”
“Indeed, it was your mistake. If you hadn’t insisted on having Mireya save Rodney from Sarah back then, she wouldn’t have married into the Snow family.”
Ryan said brutally, “In the end, look at what Rodney did. He even hurt her.”
Wendy’s expression shifted a little while Rodney was exasperated. “At that time, I didn’t think of divorcing her either. You were the one who incited her to do it. After our divorce, did the Snow family ever mistreat her? Even I didn’t get any shares of Snow Corporation. The shares have all been given to Dani. Mireya received the dividends as well.”
“Do you think she cares about the miserly dividends? She has never been concerned about money because she grew up in a rich and loving family.”
Ryan could not help but criticize, “Do you know what she’s deprived of? Take now, for example. I like her and want to be with her, but all of you are stopping us. And what’s the reason for that? It’s because she’s a divorcee and has a child. As a divorced woman, other people will see her as a used good. They will mock and look down on her, yet all of you think she’s taking advantage of the Snow family. How absurd.”
Heidi and Wendy fell quiet at the same time.
However, Rodney disagreed. “If it hadn’t been for the Snow family’s protection, would Freycatheli be so successful?”, “Oh yeah, it’s all thanks to our family. Her friend, Cate, was only for display, huh?” Ryan asked incisively, “Is it also thanks to our family that Freycatheli has been doing well after you guys got a divorce?”
Rodney’s face was burning, but he was still dissatisfied. His thin lips twitched. Just as he was about to say something, Old Master Snow could not bring himself to listen to him anymore.” Rodney, shut your mouth and drop it.”
After a short pause, Old Master Snow said, “Ryan, we don’t want to look into it further at this point. As long as you break up with Mireya as soon as possible and stop all contact with her anymore, we’ll call it quits.”
“Why?” Ryan stared into Old Master Snow’s eyes. “Because she’s a divorcee? Because she has a child? Because she’s my cousin’s ex-wife? Or because she’s my so-called godsister?”
“Since you know the answer, why ask?” Nathan said in a huff, “Someone caught you guys fighting on the street today. Luckily, I got someone to stop the video from spreading. Otherwise, this would ruin your life, and other people would use the video to make things difficult for you in the future.”
“Dad, I could even be gay without caring about my reputation. Why would I care about all these?”
Ryan said indifferently, “I like her, and I love her. I’ve liked her even before she was married, However, I met her too late, and she already had a child. I had no right to have her, so all i hoped was that Rodney would treasure her. I didn’t help her with her divorce purely because I love her. If it were any other woman, I would’ve done the same because she was a victim and unhappy. She wanted to escape, so I helped her.
“I also witnessed how tough her life has been after the divorce. Rodney broke her rib unreasonably and treated her aggressively even though he was her ex husband. From that moment, I felt like protecting her. Since other people can’t give her happiness, I’ll do it.”
Ryan looked at everyone. “She didn’t know that I had fallen for her before this, so she treated me as her family member and friend. It was only because I made the effort to pursue her that she accepted me. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with our relationship. She’s single, and so am 1. Besides, we’re around the same age, but we can’t get together because she was once in a relationship with Rodney? Is there such a law?
“I can’t marry a divorced woman because I’m the prime minister’s son and Snow family’s descendant? But who made her a divorced woman? Our family.
“Hah! I need to break up with her just to save my reputation? I don’t think this will ruin my life. I’m not living for other people’s sake. All of you want me to follow in my father’s footsteps, but this is my life.
“What’s more, I think our family is too greedy. It’s like a bottomless pit. Your goal was to have one of our family members be the prime minister. But now, you want two. So are you expecting three in the future? Is our family in charge of the whole of Australia now?”
Everyone was startled.
“Shut up.” Nathan was so infuriated that he pointed at Ryan, his body trembling. “Are you out of your mind? How dare you say such things.”
“I was just putting your thoughts into words.”
Ryan soon pulled himself together and said in a nonchalant tone, “Dad, are we really that powerful? Look at Rodney, whom all of you used to have high expectations of, destroyed by Sarah alone. You can ask Carson whether he wants his descendants to bear that weight on their shoulders. To put it bluntly, if it hadn’t been for Jessica, no one would’ve inherited Snow Corporation.”
“If it were someone else, they might not be capable.” Old Master Snow looked at him. “But with Jessica’s and your ability, it’s possible.”
“Grandpa, have you asked Jessica?” Ryan said, “Jessica takes my side. We’re on the same page.”
Everyone was stunned, and old Master Snow’s expression was awful.
