"We're the ones who are not acknowledging you! Even if you were to shout to let us out, we will still not acknowledge you! You're simply not our son! We are not related by blood!"
Lucius originally wanted to play hard to get in exchange for his son's conscience, as well as the respect that his son was getting from the people outside. After all, it was a fact that they had raised Vireo. At that moment when they saw their son coming t o set them free, they knew that he had gone soft. Therefore, they had nothing to lose and they were fearless.
After he was done scolding Vireo and venting his anger, Lucius looked at Vireo from the corner of his eyes. He was thinking that immediately after that, Vireo
would certainly kneel before him and his wife and beg for their forgiveness. It was a fact that they had raised him. If someone did not even acknowledge the people who had raised him, then how could that person gain a foothold in society, and how could he gain a foothold in the hospital? However, what Lucius never ever expected was that Vireo only one word very calmly," Alright."
Lucius thought that he had heard it wrong. He no longer rolled his eyes and looked askance anymore. He immediately glared a t Vireo. "What did you say? Say it again."
"Didn't you say that I am not your son and we are not related by blood? You have already admitted it yourself," Vireo said again.
Lucius was speechless. His wife next to him also looked at their son with panic in her eyes. "Vireo..."
Lucius held his wife's hand and then continued to glare at Vireo. "What do you mean? Explain yourself! Could it be that you're not here to pick us up, bring us home, and let us live a comfortable and happy life?"
Vireo shook his head. "You have already admitted it yourself that we're not related b y blood. It's even better then. We indeed are not related by blood. Our relationship ends here. I will no longer care about everything in the past anymore. From now on, we really don't have anything to do with each other anymore. You guys can leave."
He did not want to explain anything any further nor did he want to get angry at two seventy-year-old people. After saying that, Vireo turned around and left. His adoptive parents were thoroughly stunned. They
were almost frozen in place. They just watched Vireo walk out with their eyes wide open. Through the window, they were even able to see Vireo was already opening his own car door. It was only then that the couple regained their senses.
Lucius' wife was the first to shout in tears." My son..."
Lucius was slower to react but he was in slightly better shape than his wife, so he immediately rushed forward. "My son, are you really going to abandon us? You can't just not care about us, son..."
Lucius was already more than seventy years old, but at the critical moment, he actually ran faster than a rabbit. He rushed to the front of Vireo's car and slammed his car with both his hands. "My son, my son, you can't abandon us! You can't! If you abandon and do not care about us now, the
two of us and also your sisters, we will be homeless. Son..." He cried miserably.
"To tell you the truth, your sisters have picked up some bad habits in the past few years. No, no, no, they were tricked. They actually crossed the border to go for a gamble, and they had lost all of the family's fortune. If you don't care about us, we'll be screwed!"
Vireo laughed coldly. Lucius finally told the truth. Great! Vireo opened the car door and got out of the car, then he looked at his adoptive parents calmly. "Because you're homeless, you came to South City to look for me. It's best if I can't get married and have children because that way, everything of mine in South City will be yours again, right?"
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