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Claire also said, “Mr. Quinton is really a very kind and humble man even though he has such a high status in Aurous Hill. If only uncle were half as nice as Mr. Quinton, things would not have ended up this way.”
As soon as she mentioned Christopher, Jacob had a somber expression on his face. He then waved his hand and said, “Don’t mention him anymore.”
Jacob returned to his bedroom to rest after taking the medicine.
At this time, Joe noticed that Claire also looked a little unhappy. Therefore, he tried to cheer her up immediately. “You should rest too. Don’t be angry anymore. The Wilson family will definitely pay for what they did today!”
At this time in the Wilson family villa.
Lady Wilson and Christopher were waiting for Harold to bring back good news that he had successfully taken over the villa at Thompson First.
However, they did not expect to receive news that Harold was gravely injured and that he had been arrested by the police, currently being detained on the grounds that he had broken into private property and caused intentional harm to others!
This made Lady Wilson extremely angry!
Lady Wilson spoke angrily, “This must have been done by Claire and her family again! This is really unacceptable!”
Christopher was very nervous and started panicking when he heard that his son was seriously injured. He quickly said in agitation, “Mom! Jacob is being too arrogant! You have to claim justice for Harold! After all, Jacob has always listened to anything you say. If you tell him to stop whatever he is doing right now, he will definitely listen to you and act according to your instructions.”
“Of course!” Lady Wilson snorted before she said, “So what if that family managed to keep the villa for themselves? Isn’t it just an empty shell, anyway? They have no money or power in Aurous Hill. How can they ever fight against us? I am not only going to take the villa away from them, but I am going to make sure that they pay a painful price for their actions today!”
As both of them were talking about this, someone suddenly came in to pass a message. “Lady Wilson, Zeke White, the head of the White family, has just arrived.”
“Oh?” Lady Wilson exclaimed in surprise. “Please let him in immediately. I was just about to ask him why he decided to give that villa to Joe and his family! After all, he is our future in-law, so how could he do that to us?”
As soon as she was done speaking, Zeke walked up to the front door with his nephew, Gerald.
Both of them had actually come over intending to call off the engagement.
In actual fact, Gerald was already sick and tired of Wendy from a long time ago. This was mainly because he felt that Wendy’s family was really incomparable to the White family.
Therefore, as soon as his uncle had said that he wanted to annul their engagement, Gerald agreed to let his uncle call the shots without any hesitation whatsoever.
When Lady Wilson saw both of them standing at the front door, she greeted them in a hurry and said, “Oh, my in-laws are here! Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming in advance?”
Zeke sneered before he spoke coldly, “Lady Wilson, you really are amazing!”
The old lady did not know what Zeke meant by his words. Therefore, she could only force an awkward smile before she said, “What do you mean by that?”
After that, Lady Wilson turned to Christopher before saying, “It’s rare for Mr. White to come and visit us personally. Why don’t you invite him in so that he can have a seat? This is your future in-law!”
“I will not be coming in,” Zeke replied before waving his hand. “The reason why I came here today is mainly to talk about the marriage arrangements between our families.”
At this time, Lady Wilson hurriedly replied, “Mr. White, please be rest assured that we will definitely be holding a wedding banquet, and we will not embarrass you in any way. Please feel free to let us know if you have any additional requests.”
Zeke replied coldly, “Then, I will cut straight to the point. The White family has put some thoughts into this matter, and we feel that the White family and the Wilson family have too many differences and nothing in common at all. Thus, the reason why I am here today is to inform you that I would like to annul the engagement between Gerald and Wendy.”
“What?! You mean you want to cancel their engagement?!” Lady Wilson and Christopher were both in shock.
Wendy was also taken aback, and she immediately burst out, “Why?! Gerald and I have already booked the banquet for our wedding!”
Then, Wendy looked at Gerald before she asked, “Gerald, what is going on?”
Gerald simply shrugged before he said, “This decision was made by the members of the White family. There is nothing I can do about it.”
The Wilson family felt as though they were about to collapse!
This engagement had already been arranged a long time ago, and the Wilson family had made all the necessary preparations for the wedding. They had already informed all of their friends and families regarding Wendy’s engagement because the wedding was supposed to be held next month.
Yet, the White family actually wanted to annul their engagement now?
Lady Wilson had been looking forward to this marriage arrangement because she wanted to use their connections to the White family as leverage to further the Wilson Group.
Now that the White family had decided to annul the engagement, wouldn’t all her efforts be for nothing?
Even though Gerald and Wendy were not officially married, both of them had already been together for the longest time. Some time ago, Gerald and Wendy had been careless, and she had even gotten pregnant unexpectedly. In order not to invoke any gossips or rumors, the old lady had asked Wendy to have an abortion and wait to have a child only after they got married.
Unexpectedly, the White family was seeking to annul their engagement now!
Didn’t this mean that Gerald had been playing around with her granddaughter all this while?!
Not only that, but he was thinking of leaving after getting her granddaughter pregnant?
Lady Wilson was furious, and she asked in a trembling voice, “Mr. White, what do you mean by this? The Wilson family has never offended you in any way! Moreover, we had always regarded Gerald as our own son even before he got together with Wendy. Wendy was even pregnant with Gerald’s child. Still, I asked her to get an abortion because I was considering our families’ reputation since it would not be good for her to be pregnant before both of them are married. So, how can you do this to her now?”
Wendy suddenly burst into tears after her grandmother spoke about the child.
Zeke sneered before he said, “The only person that you can blame for this matter is yourself! You cannot blame anyone else. You can only blame yourself for being so shameless, Lady Wilson!”
“This…” Lady Wilson was surprised that Zeke would suddenly humiliate and insult her in this manner. “What did I do?”
Zeke simply replied, “You and your family tried to snatch and take over the villa that I gave to Joe. How could I ever become relatives with people who are as shameless as your family?”
Lady Wilson was dumbfounded. Then, she blurted out, “This is a problem between the Wilson family and Joe. Why are you interfering in our family matters?”
Zeke replied coldly, “You really are shameless, Lady Wilson! I gave that villa to Joe to express my gratitude and thanks to him, but you actually tried to snatch it away from him? Why don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror?!”
Lady Wilson felt a sharp pain in her chest.
Zeke really did not give her any face at all. She knew that the White family was extremely wealthy, but how could they insult her like this?
However, Lady Wilson did not dare to refute Zeke’s words at all.
This was because she knew that she was already at the losing end in this matter.
Moreover, she really did not expect Zeke to have so much respect for Joe, that piece of trash!
How had things turned out this way?
Meanwhile, Wendy was sitting on the ground as her mind went completely blank, and she did not know what she should do anymore. She simply looked at Gerald as she continued crying, “Gerald, I was pregnant with your child! You cannot leave me just like this!”
Gerald replied, “If you want to blame anyone, the only person that you can blame is your grandmother, your father, and also your brother!”
Then, Gerald continued speaking, “I also cannot forgive the Wilson family for beating Uncle Barry up. Do you know that Uncle Barry has already served the White family for more than forty years? Moreover, my father owes his life to him! When I almost drowned after falling into the water when I was young, Uncle Barry was the one who saved me. If it weren’t for him, I would have died a long time ago. Uncle Barry is like a grandfather to me, but the Wilson family actually beat him up just because you were greedy and wanted to rob Joe of his villa! That is absolutely outrageous! I do not want to be related to anyone as shameless as your family! I do not want to be the Wilson family’s son-in-law, and the White family does not want a daughter-in-law like you!”
Christopher was standing at the side, his face completely pale. Lady Wilson also had a terrified expression on her face.
They had thought that Barry was simply a mere subordinate who was working under the Whites. Who would have known that he would be someone that was so important to them?
Lady Wilson was filled with regrets. If she had known that this would happen, she would not have bothered to snatch Joe’s villa at all.
In the end, she had not managed to snatch the villa from Joe, but she had also ruined her granddaughter’s marriage!
She had been dreaming of using the White family to become even more powerful and influential, yet now, that was all it was… a dream!