Such blunt humiliation left Liam completely red-faced.

Liam knew Ryan was a ruthless and arrogant brat. However, considering Ryan was about to become CEO and with Logan present, Liam thought Ryan might show some restraint.

It turned out that Ryan would not hold back.

As the head of the family, Logan wanted to reprimand his grandson, but on second thought, Ryan was right. He, too, disapproved of his younger son's behavior and the useless cronies Liam associated with. So Logan awkwardly cleared his throat and took a sip of water.

However, Claire could not hide her discomfort further. She frowned and chided. "Ryan, how can you speak to your uncle this way? Show some respect!"

"Haha... Oh, Claire. Don't be so hard on Ryan. To us, he's still a kid."

Liam's wife, Selena, quickly stepped in to smooth things over, smiling warmly at Ryan. "Ryan, your uncle has always been like this, which is why he doesn't have many friends. His bluntness scared them all away. He didn't mean anything bad by it, so don't take it to heart."

Ryan raised an eyebrow and swirled the wine in his glass.

limitations that made it hard for him to satisfy Selena in some aspects, he never shorted her materially. Despite their long-standing estrangement,

they were more like a pair of thieves conspiring to seize the Hoffman family's wealth,

tightly. 'One day, I'll strike them with thunderous force, squishing these

delicious

else enjoyed the meal, Ryan merely sipped on his red

to burst open. He was

Carrie by his side,

aren't you eating,

in from France today. Your

responded with indifference, "I don't digest beef well. I get stomachaches if

did you develop a stomach problem? Did Yasmin not take good care of you?" Claire's eyes filled with

dawn till dusk every day, taking care of that girl from the Salvador family on top of everything else. Isn't it inevitable for your body to develop issues over

anger that she could not express at the moment. She corede resort to a veiled objection. "Eating outside food is unhealthy. If you end up with health issues because of it, it'll be

you can call Carrie by her name or refer to her as Ms. Salvador, but please don't address her as

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