Jay's thin lips parted slightly, his intimidating voice escaped from them. "I don’t agree to this marriage."
Both Angeline and Josephine looked relieved.
Jack suppressed the anger in his heart. "Jay, this is your sister's marriage. It has nothing to do with you."
Jay said, "You’re right, Dad. Josephine’s marriage has nothing to do with me."
He turned his falcon eyes to Yumi. “Love is a game between two individuals. When there’s too much parental and siblings interference, love will lose its flavor."
Both Jack and Yumi looked dreadful. Jay seemed to b e implying that they were sacrificing their loved ones’ marriage for profit.
"Jay, your sister isn’t young anymore. It’s precisely because you indulged her too much that she formed the bad habit of fooling around all day doing nothing. I can’t leave Josephine under your care anymore. If this goes on, you will ruin her future." Jack had skillfully deflected the problem with this remark.
Firstly, he had slagged off Jay by saying that he did not discipline Josephine well, thus causing her to accomplish nothing.
Secondly, he held the power to decide Josephine's
marriage firmly in his hands, rejecting all objections Jay had just raised.
Jack had criticized his daughter for fooling around all day doing nothing and for accomplishing nothing in front of so many people, and this had shattered Josephine’s fragile heart.
If an outsider criticized and humiliated Josephine, she would not be as sad. On the contrary, the person who just ruined her reputation was her beloved father, one could only imagine how heartbroken Josephine felt.
Tears filled her eyes immediately as she lowered her head without uttering a single word.
Jay showed no due respect for Jack's feelings at all and said, "Father, Josephine has studied abroad for many years and has worked in various industries after she returned, not once did she ever ask you or Mother for a single cent of pocket money. How did a smart, studious, diligent, and independent girl like her turn out to be someone who just fools around all day doing nothing?"
After a pause, he chuckled. "You hold high expectations for your children but treat unlearned gamblers out there as your guests. I am truly puzzled. How can a fair and honest father have such double standards?"
Jack felt ashamed after he was being rebutted by Jay.
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