Jason rubbed his brows. âSo you want me to assist you in stepping up so that you can compete with your sister? But I donât think youâre capable, Rodney. All I can see is how narrow-minded and extreme you are. You donât have the magnanimity that someone with high social standing typically has. Youâll ruin Snow Corporation with these qualities.â
âDad, you just donât trust me.â Rodney looked up and met his eyes.
âTrust you?â Jason reacted as if he had heard a joke. âI trusted you more than anyone else. Youâre my son, and I have high hopes for you. But if I trusted you, Iâm afraid Sarah wouldâve conned you out of Snow Corporationâs shares.â
âDad, that incident has taught me a lesson, and Iâve reflected on myself. If I repeat the same mistake, Iâm a pig.â Agitated, Rodney said, âWhy wonât you give me another chance?â
âYou have reflected on yourself, but youâve overdone it.â
Jason pushed Rodney furiously to the futon to make him kneel. âI might be old, but Iâm not stupid. Take a look at yourself now. Youâre angry and jealous as if everyone has hurt you and there are no good people in the world. Itâs as if youâre the only one whoâs right and kind.
âYouâll spend the night kneeling here.â
Jason fumed. âYour grandpa is my dad, and I donât allow you to take advantage of him. Heâs old. If you mess things up, itâll damage his health.â
Once he finished speaking, he slammed the door and left.
Wendy promptly walked up to him. âHow did it go?â
âHeâs going to piss me off to death sooner or later.â Jason pressed his chest. âThis kid has an evil heart.
To think heâd plan to take advantage of his biological grandfather.â
Wendy forced a smile. âWe thought heâd be enlightened after the experience he had with Sarah. I canât believe⦠We should think of ways to separate Ryan from Freya. If this situation persists, Rodney will be even more triggered, and the Snow family will never be able to live peacefully.â
âDo you think I didnât think of that?â Jason sighed. âDidnât you hear what Heidi said? Ryan is her son, and Freya has nothing to do with us anymore. If we involve ourselves in the affair, it means weâre busybodies.â
âAnyhow, weâre Daniâs grandparentsâ¦â
âBut did the Lynch family cause trouble for Rodney when he got married again? Although theyâre Daniâs grandparents, did they stop your son from marrying that woman?â
His words left Wendy speechless. âSo⦠so what should we do? I wonât accept this. Freya used t o be my sonâs wife. If she becomes my niece-in-law in the future, thatâll be sickening. Also⦠this will become an object of ridicule among the wealthy families.â
âLetâs see how Nathan handles it,â Jason muttered.
The neon lights at the sides of the night street were colorful.
A black bulletproof car slowly drove forward.
Nathan was pulling a long face in the car. âHeidi, do you know you went too far speaking to m y dad that way just now? My dad has nurtured me since I was young, and he has high hopes for my brother and me. Without my dad, I wonât have everything I have today.â
âSo, for yours and respect your dadâs sake, I need to forget about all my contributions, huh?â Heidi looked cool, but her eyes contained a tinge of sarcasm. âNathan, I donât want to bring up the past or list out how much the Lynch family has helped you. Youâre the prime minister, and you care about your dignity, but donât I care about mine?â