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“Mireya, you’re here. Have you eaten breakfast?” Old Master Snow waved while smiling. “Didn’t you say last time that you like to eat the scones Aunty Layla makes? I asked her to make them for you. They’re still piping hot.”
“Thank you, Grandpa.”
Mireya took her seat naturally. She started eating the delicious scones.
After Rodney saw this, he felt more miserable.
After he was born, he became popular in the Snow family. He was everybody’s favorite wherever he went.
Now… He had brought everything upon himself.
“Grandpa…” Rodney called out softly.
It was as if Old Master Snow finally remembered his existence. He said to Mireya, “Mireya, aren’t you very curious as to why he suddenly came back to kneel and apologize? He was dumped by Sarah a few days ago.”
“No wonder… ” After Mireya swallowed the scone, she sighed.
“Yes, no wonder, right? No wonder he suddenly came back.” Old Master Snow flashed an unpredictable smile and said, “He must be treating this place like a hotel. He can stay here if he wants to and leave when he doesn’t want to anymore. You young people nowadays are so clear about what you want and don’t want. Anyway, we can make him come back sooner or later if we beg him and care about him, right?”
Rodney’s head was almost buried in his chest from his grandfather’s sarcasm. He was so ashamed.” Grandpa, it’s okay even if you don’t let me return to the Snow family. I’m kneeling here today because I want to admit to my mistakes. I want to apologize to you all for my stupidity in the past. I was blind before. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”
Wendy sighed.
Old Master Snow sneered. “Let me ask you. If it weren’t for Sarah not wanting you anymore, would you have come to realize the truth? You might’ve gone against us your whole life for her, right?”
“I’m sorry…” Rodney’s face flushed red from being criticized. He could only say that one sentence.
Jason could not help but say, “Your grandpa and I have much more experience in life than you. We said Sarah wasn’t good. But you? You thought we were framing her. We’re already so old. Do we need to frame her? You believed in everything Sarah said.
We brought you up, yet you were willing to abandon your parents who raised you for the sake of a woman.”
“Dad, I won’t do it again in the future.” Rodney was utterly embarrassed from being scolded. “I had never thought of abandoning you guys. I thought I could fulfill my duties as a son again after some time when your anger has subsided.”
Jason sneered. “After entering the house for so long, have you apologized to Mireya and the baby in her stomach? In the past, you forced her to go to the hospital to have an abortion because of Sarah. That baby almost died, you ungrateful b*stard.”
Rodney’s face paled from the scolding.
He recalled the picture of the ultrasound Chester gave to him. That baby was almost gone.
As he thought about it, he thought that he was too cruel in the past.
His gaze slowly moved toward Mireya.
Mireya, who was having scones, did not expect that she would get involved in the argument. She quickly put down her fork and said with a serious tone, “You don’t have to apologize to me. The baby in my stomach has nothing to do with you at all.”
Rodney’s lips moved. “In the past, I—” “Stop right there.”
Mireya raised her hand. She turned her head to Old Master Snow and said, “Grandpa, although I don’t understand why you called me here, I still wish to make clear some things. Everything that happened between Rodney and me in the past happened by mistake. I already had no feelings for this utterly irresponsible person from the moment he forced me to have an abortion. I have no opinion if he wants to return to the Snow family, but… my kid will have nothing to do with him because he’s unworthy.”
She said that very calmly and indifferently.
Rodney’s face heated up upon hearing those words. He desperately wanted to dig a hole and hide inside it. “Grandpa, I’m done eating. I still have some things to do later, so I’ll be leaving first.” Mireya stood up elegantly with composure.
“Sis, you didn’t drive here. Let me give you a ride.” Ryan followed after Mireya.
Wendy said emotionally, ” I didn’t expect that Ryan and Mireya’s relationship to be so good.”
“Yes. ” Nathan nodded. “Too bad Mireya is already pregnant. Otherwise…”
He gave Rodney a sidelong glance. He felt a little bit of regret. ” I really don’t understand how a flower like Mireya was ruined by you, a pile of sh*t, back then.”
” Second Uncle…” Rodney felt rueful. In the past, Nathan had always said he was the Snow family’s most handsome man and not many women in the world would be good enough for him. Why was everyone siding with Mireya in the blink of an eye?
“Your second uncle is right.” Old Master Snow hmphed. “According to the Snow family’s rules, if you want to return to the family, you have to endure 81 whips.”
Rodney’s body shuddered.
He knew about the Snow family’s disciplining tool.
It was not just any ordinary whip. The whip had to be soaked for a night. When its elasticity had reached its maximum, it was sprinkled with salt and chili powder. Toward the end of the punishment, it would feel more and more like a living hell.
If one could still walk out of it alive, it would be considered good enough.
Moreover, he had not gone through any suffering before.
“You can either choose to return or not, ” Old Master Snow said indifferently, “Of course, this is just the first hurdle.”
“Could it be… There’s a second hurdle?” Rodney shivered from fear.
“Yes. You still have to marry Mireya.”
Old Master Snow suddenly sighed. “There’s no choice. We, the Snow family, need to keep our word. We already said we would chase you out of the Snow family. If we let you come back, won’t the outsiders think that we were just fooling around? The younger generations of the Snow family will also think that we don’t have any credibility. It’s impossible for us to re-acknowledge you if you return, unless… you marry Mireya. She’s the Snow family’s goddaughter now. Marrying her is another way you can return to the Snow family. Others won’t say anything about it either.”
Rodney was dumbfounded.
F*ck! At the end of the day, it was impossible for him to return to the Snow family. The only way was to marry the Snow family’s goddaughter and be the Snow family’s son-in-law.
He could not believe that he, Young Master Snow, would end up in this state. Even returning home was so troublesome.
“Mom…” He was on the verge of tears. He looked at Wendy.
Wendy cleared her throat awkwardly. ” It can’t be helped. Back then, your dad, uncle, and the rest all cut ties with you on public platforms. What was done can’t be undone. If you’re not willing… Just go back. Actually, I can’t bear seeing you getting whipped 81 times either.”
Jessica glanced at Rodney calmly. “Don’t worry. There’s still me and Carson to take care of Dad and Mom. Having a funeral for you won’t be a problem.”
Was that the problem here?
That meant Rodney could not return in the future even if he had a family. He really could only be alone.
“Let’s go. It’s getting late. We still have to go to work.” Nathan waved his hand.
“Me too. I have a meeting to attend later.”
Seeing that everybody was about to leave, Rodney was on the verge of tears. He said, “I accept your conditions.”
“You’d better think about it thoroughly. If you can’t pursue Mireya, your 81 whips will be in vain, ” Old Master Snow reminded, “Moreover, you can’t use despicable methods to coerce her. She must be willing.”
Rodney wanted to spit out blood.
Even if he got whipped 81 times, what he could obtain was only a chance to pursue Mireya.
The Snow family was really pushing Rodney into a dead end. He refused to marry Mireya before, and now, he could not have her at all.
“Grandpa, is your image more important? Or your grandson?” Rodney said. He was on the verge of tears.
Old Master Rodney glanced at him indifferently. “Of course, my image is more important. If I lose a grandson, I still have many other grandchildren. If I lose my image, it’ll be hard to get it back.”
Rodney really wanted to spit out blood from receiving that blow.
He had just left for a short period, yet he was disliked by everyone now.
In the end, Rodney was brought to the punishment room.
After receiving 81 whips, he fainted right away. The Snow family called an ambulance and brought him t o the Jewell family’s hospital.
When Chester saw Rodney, who had his bottom badly whipped, he speechlessly asked Rodney’s brother, Carson, “Did the Snow family agree to let him return?”
Carson shook his head with a smile. “No, the Snow family allowed him to pursue Sister Mireya and marry into the Snow family.”
As the saying went, nothing would happen if a person did not do unnecessary things.
When Mireya heard Rodney was dumped by Sarah and was whipped 81 times, she was in a very good mood and gave Cate a call. “Let’s cook crayfish tonight to celebrate.”
