Love At The Wrong Table

“What… What did you say? Try saying it again if you dare!” Althea’s voice quivered with rage as she pointed accusingly at Ashton and then at Julian, her face flushed crimson with anger. It seemed she had reached her breaking point.

“Enough! Both of you, calm down!” Zaiden finally erupted in anger as the head of the family.

“Julian, Ashton, you both speak of grand ideals, but do you truly not care about us and plan to abandon us? Did your mother and I raise you only for you to forsake us in the future? Are you both so self-centered?”

The barrage of questions momentarily silenced Ashton, but Julian continued to argue vehemently, “I want to take care of you, Dad! But can’t I marry Roselynn and still take care of you? Is Roselynn nothing but a monster in your eyes? Did you raise me just to manipulate me like a puppet in the future?”

Zaiden was rendered speechless. He was actually more open-minded than Althea, understanding that imposing their values on their children was wrong. However, not everything could be resolved just by uttering popular theories.

“Enough! Silence, all of you! Let me think about it first!” In the end, Zaiden silenced the entire family with a bellow.

Julian and Ashton left the room for the time being.

Althea, on the other hand, relentlessly confronted Zaiden, her words flowing like a stream of accusations. “Zaiden, do you realize what you’re doing? Why are you giving them false hope? As their father, shouldn’t you be deciding what’s best for them? Their hearts are all leaning towards the Quillen family. If this goes on, the Summerton family will be ruined-”

Slap!

with frustration, Zaiden suddenly lost his temper and delivered a

had just transpired. In their thirty years

she never anticipated

after the slap, Zaiden felt a pang of regret, gazing at his own hand in disbelief. It took a while before he withdrew his hand. “Stop pestering me! What’s right or wrong isn’t for you to

that, he left the room without looking

Althea grappled with her emotions, tears streaming down

next morning, Emmanuel and Mackenzie hurried to a hospital in Onza.

unconscious in his hospital bed while

He wasn’t afraid of Ryder but feared he would disturb Tommy’s

Mackenzie entered, Ryder immediately inquired, “What’s the situation, Manny?

assessed Tommy’s condition and sighed heavily. “Tommy’s still struggling with a brain circulation disorder. Without proper

the urgency of saving Mackenzie

Tommy then. But the delay had worsened Tommy’s condition.

spat and cursed, “D*mn you, Tanners! D*mn you, Yosef Harper! You won’t get away

have easily handled