The Returning Ex

William sighed and continued, “From what your grandpa told me, that family kneeled down in front of the Bailey Residence but failed to gain the sympathy of Elder Mr. Bailey. He even ordered his butler to chase them out.”

There were more anecdotes than this incident. After Elder Mr. Bailey became successful, his ego grew as well, and he was irritated by all his relatives. He was mean in his speech and picked on their sore spots.

It was Elder Mr. Bailey’s right not to lend any money to his relatives. However, as a relative, even if he was unwilling to lend the total amount, it would not have hurt him to lend a small sum to reduce the family’s burden.

After the lending incident, Elder Mr. Bailey’s reputation among his relatives immediately tanked. Even so, he did not care about others’ opinions of him. After all, he was revered whenever he went, and he had privileged access to everything he did. Reputation was worth nothing to him, and so he couldn’t care less about it.

Hearing that, John chuckled disapprovingly. “Wow, he must have been mentally tough.” An average man could never be as merciless as Elder Mr. Bailey.

day of chaos at the Bailey Residence, William felt as if his head was going to explode at any moment. After a short chat with John, he said

mostly thanks to Elder Mr. Bailey. On top of that, he’s not adept at socializing. After a tragic incident like this, he needs someone to talk to, but he could

his father did not reply, John urged him, “Alright, get home early to rest. You don’t look too

to look at his son, he appeared to be puzzled. “By the way, when I was leaving the

happened, John was stunned. “What

it and confessed, “She wanted me to tell you to bring Sophia on a honeymoon and

to stare at William. “I

the details. At that moment, he did not want to think

crossed his arms and placed them on the desk, his gaze darkened at the thought