The Deserted Rich Beauty novel Chapter 2449

Chance, who was suddenly called out, was a little nervous and frightened that his face turned pale.

“Daddy, I haven’t had time to read it yet.”

Eric frowned. His eyes suddenly darkened.

“Did you just wake up? I’ve finished two meetings, but you’ve slept until now?”

Chance’s face was red from shame, and he pursed his lips nervously.

“I’m sorry, Daddy. I slept too late last night.”

“Are you blaming me for giving you too much homework that you can’t sleep at night?”

Eric interrupted Chance in a cold voice.

There was complete silence in the office.

It felt cold and serious.

Selena listened with trepidation.

She felt sorry for Chance. Would Chance turn out to be a psycho like Eric if he grew up in such a depressing environment?

Selena could not imagine Chance, who looked very much like Eric, calling her “Auntie” with a cold face in a few years.

It was a scary sight.

Selena coughed to interrupt the dead silence.

“Eric, children his age need enough sleep to grow. You can’t let him have less sleep just because you don’t want to sleep! This is a serious issue that you shouldn’t be proud of! If he sleeps late, it’s normal for him to get up late. Don’t you ever sleep in once in a while?”

Her tone was a little harsh because she could not understand Eric’s “abusive” behavior toward Chance.

She was not trying to meddle in his family’s affairs.

Chance looked at Selena in shock and gratitude.

His heart was really sore.

He really liked Selena, but his father told him that affection would only degrade one’s sensitivity and make one stupid and clumsy.

Eric would stop Chance if he played the Rubik’s Cube that Selena gave him for more than a few minutes.

Therefore, Chance dared not say that he liked Selena.

However, that sense of dependence shown in Chance’s eyes was real.

There was a few seconds of silence before Eric snorted coldly.

“No, I never sleep in. Only people who have no money, no progress, and no hope in life will waste their life away and let their body dominate their mind.”

As soon as he finished speaking, even Selena was stunned.

Was Eric even human?

Eric scolded her along with Chance.

Selena was so angry that she did not want to talk to him anymore.

The rage in her heart was rekindled in an instant. She gritted her teeth and spoke with a glum face.

“Yes, you’re the most amazing person ever. Will you be able to live a few years longer than us peasants? The taxes you contributed also supported people like us, so technically, you’re just working so hard for us! Mr. Ferguson, don’t slack off because we all depend on hardworking people like you, who wake up earlier than chickens and sleep later than dogs! Working six days a week can’t even satisfy your workaholic habits!”

Eric’s face gradually became gloomy.

He knew that Selena would not comfort him because of his struggles.

Hah! What a dull woman!

Eric took a deep breath and held back his anger.

He had to stay calm.

He turned to look at them, narrowed his eyes, and sneered.

“So, Ms. Nelson, you still haven’t given up on being Chance’s stepmother?”

He tapped his fingers on the table playfully, as if he was deliberately pulling the topic in this direction.

If Selena gave up on him, why would she still protect Chance?