Mr. McDaniel looked at Julien as if he had just known him. After a while, he suddenly sighed in frustration, "Okay, since you said I was wrong, tell me what I said wrong."
"All." Julien crossed his legs, calmly locking eyes with him. "You said she had married me back then because she threatened me, so she was scheming, but have you ever thought that with my status, I will never be threatened by her?"
Mr. McDaniel was stunned for a moment.
Obviously, he hadn't thought about it.
But soon, Mr. McDaniel made an excuse. "Maybe she got something on you."
Julien laughed, "Mr. McDaniel, do you believe that? So many people want to get something on me, but who has succeeded? Which one of those people is not more powerful and capable than her? Even they have nothing on me, let alone her. You know me well. If someone really threatens me, with my character, I will not tolerate them. I will let them disappear forever."
Mr. McDaniel's face turned red. He was lost for words.
Zach covered his lips and snickered.
Sure enough, only Julien could make this old guy speechless.
"Since she didn't threaten you, tell me why you agreed to marry her. Don't say you loved her. At that time, you only loved the daughter of the Madden family, didn't you?" Mr. McDaniel was unwilling to give up.
He still thought that it must have been Sydney's fault that the two had got married in the first place.
"I never loved the daughter of the Madden family. The person I love is always Sydney, but..." Julien rubbed his brow. "Anyway, Mr. McDaniel, you just need to know that I've only loved Sydney from beginning to end, and I married her just because I wanted to."
Although at that time, he had been hypnotized and could not recognize Sydney as Maple Leaf.
Yet in his heart, he still had feelings for her. He just didn't know it himself, and he still subconsciously cared about her. Otherwise, how could he have agreed without hesitation when Sydney proposed marriage?
Like he had just said, no one could threaten him, and if someone really dared to do so, he would make them disappear.
Mr. McDaniel was very reluctant to accept Julien's answer. "You said you loved her. Then why did you treat her so badly six years ago? I didn't see how you two get along, but I heard a lot about it abroad. If you had really loved her, you wouldn't have treated her that way or divorced her, would you?"
Julien lowered his eyes and said in a light tone, "There are reasons for these matters. And this is a private matter between her and me, so I won't tell you, Mr. McDaniel."
Mr. McDaniel was annoyed. "Fine, as you wish. Anyway, I still want to say she is not good enough for you. After your divorce, she has made a lot of trouble. You cleaned up her mess many times. If she were a sensible person with a good character, there would not have been so many things or so many people against her! This time, I guess she caused trouble again."
Mr. McDaniel sneered and pointed at Zach.
Julien turned slightly sideways, looked at Zach, and replied calmly, "Mr. McDaniel, you can dislike Sydney. After all, everyone has their own likes and dislikes. I won't force you to like her or bring her to you, but you don't need to say these things to smear her. You're belittling her and me."
Mr. McDaniel's face darkened. "How can I belittle you?"
"Sydney is my girlfriend. I chose her as my girlfriend by myself. Your smearing of her is questioning me. Isn't that belittling?" Julien slightly looked up at Mr. McDaniel with an unconcealed coolness in his eyes.
It was evident that Mr. McDaniel's repeated belittling of Sydney pissed him off.
"Also, there's another thing you're wrong about." Julien stood up, hands in his trouser pockets, and his voice was cold and even. "It is true that since the divorce, many things have happened to her, but she didn't provoke anyone. They resented and schemed against her because they were jealous of her. And it's not I who solved these matters, but she. I had only given her some small help in secret. Please don't misunderstand. She is much better than you think."
Zach wanted to applaud at these words.
Julien was indeed well-spoken.
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