âDo 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.â
Ryan could not help but criticize, âDo you know what sheâs deprived of? Take now, for example. I like her and want to be with her, but all of you are stopping us. And whatâs the reason for that? Itâs because sheâs 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 sheâs taking advantage of the Snow family. How absurd.â
Heidi and Wendy fell quiet at the same time.
However, Rodney disagreed. âIf it hadnât been for the Snow familyâs protection, would Freycatheli be so successful?â, âOh yeah, itâs all thanks to our family. Her friend, Catherine, was only for display, huh?â Ryan asked incisively, âIs it also thanks to our family that Freycatheli has been doing well after you guys got a divorce?â
Rodneyâs 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.â Rodney, shut your mouth and drop it.â
After a short pause, Old Master Snow said, âRyan, we donât want to look into it further at this point. As long as you break up with Freya as soon as possible and stop all contact with her anymore, weâll call it quits.â
âWhy?â Ryan stared into Old Master Snowâs eyes. âBecause sheâs a divorcee? Because she has a child? Because sheâs my cousinâs ex-wife? Or because sheâs my so-called godsister?â
âSince you know the answer, why ask?â Nathan said in a huff, âSomeone 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.â
âDad, I could even be gay without caring about my reputation. Why would I care about all these?â
Ryan said indifferently, âI like her, and I love her. Iâve 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 didnât help her with her divorce purely because I love her. If it were any other woman, I wouldâve done the same because she was a victim and unhappy. She wanted to escape, so I helped her.
âI 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 canât give her happiness, Iâll do it.â
Ryan looked at everyone. âShe didnât 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 donât think thereâs anything wrong with our relationship. Sheâs single, and so am 1. Besides, weâre around the same age, but we canât get together because she was once in a relationship with Rodney?
Is there such a law?
âI canât marry a divorced woman because Iâm the prime ministerâs son and Snow familyâs descendant?
But who made her a divorced woman? Our family.
âHah! I need to break up with her just to save my reputation? I donât think this will ruin my life. Iâm not living for other peopleâs sake. All of you want me to follow in my fatherâs footsteps, but this is my life.
âWhatâs more, I think our family is too greedy. Itâs 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?â
Everyone was startled.
âShut up.â Nathan was so infuriated that he pointed at Ryan, his body trembling. âAre you out of your mind? How dare you say such things.â
âI was just putting your thoughts into words.â