After speaking, he tossed the wine glass on the table and sat back on the chair. The wine glass wobbled and was about to topple on the table when Zayne’s wife reached out to catch it in time, preventing the situation from becoming tenser.
She noticed my gaze, and we nodded at each other in greeting.
Unexpectedly, Zayne, who can’t tell right from wrong, has such a mild-mannered wife.
In the upper-class society, having the past of being adopted in the countryside was not something to be proud of. He clearly intended to embarrass John by bringing it up in front of people of this class.
With his head down, John sneered and shot Zayne a vicious look. “You’re right, Mr. Ziegler. I dislike following the rules the most. I don’t plan on following the rules today as well. Mitchell abducted Letty and almost killed her babies. I won’t let him off the hook. It’s either he stays abroad for the rest of his life and never comes back, or I’ll sue him until he goes to jail!”
He was a little agitated, so things started to get out of hand. Having seen a great deal, Ezra no longer wore a displeased look on his face and placated, “Alright. Why make a fuss at a dinner? Do me a favor. Let’s finish this meal happily, shall we?”
As his words were directed at John, the others did not dare to respond. John’s attitude determined whether they could continue having the dinner in peace.
As everyone waited for his answer, his attention was on Ashton. He squinted at the latter with pursed lips and raised eyebrows, he was clearly suppressing his anger.
After all, Ashton was the protagonist of the dinner, but he had never spoken a single word after he sat down and simply let Ezra and Zayne take the lead, looking like he was on the same team as them.
John had only one purpose, which was to seek justice for me and my babies. Seeing Ashton like this, he was displeased and began to mock, “Someone was making some grandiose statements previously, and yet now he doesn’t even have the guts to say anything to the enemy who has harmed his own wife and kids. This is something totally new to me…”
John’s remark made things even more awkward.
However, Ashton casually took the wine glass in front of him and slowly took a sip from it before placing it back down in an elegant manner, as though he had not heard what John had said.
Enraged, John abruptly got up and swept the tableware in front of him to the ground. “I’m talking about you, Ashton Fuller! You’re not mute, are you? Didn’t you say you want to seek revenge? What now? Did you get intimidated by them and decide to become a coward who doesn’t even want to bring up the wrong your wife and kids have suffered?”
The sound of the tableware falling to the ground was loud and harsh. I looked up at him in shock.
Whereas Ashton remained calm with the same expression. Keeping his head down, he said through his gritted teeth after a long silence, “This is my family affair.”
Ashton had always been arrogant, but he looked even more so at this moment as he called John nosy.
To be honest, the two of them are so annoying when they’re mean.
As though he had heard a joke, John put his hands on his hip and announced coldly, “Are you saying that I’m an outsider? Very well, Ashton Fuller, I’ve underestimated you. It’s settled, then. From now on, the Stovall family will cut ties with the Fullers. You don’t need to see Letty anymore!”
“Letty!” He suddenly shouted my name furiously. I was taken aback, so I replied meekly, “Yeah?”
“Let’s go.” Staring at Ashton, John enunciated each word slowly, “Someone is scared of offending others, but I’m not. After we go back, I’ll get the lawyer to draft a divorce agreement so that the two of you can make a clean break. From now on, you’re only a member of the Stovall family. As your brother, I won’t stand idly by and do nothing whenever you’ve been bullied!”
