Following Rachel's furious roar, the man with a contemptuous face who seemed to be the leader of the group said coldly, "Rachel, this is my big brother's house. Do I need to get your permission before coming to his house?”
Rachel said with a sullen expression, "Adrian, I'm your brother's wife, which means half of this house is mine. If you barge in without my permission, this is called forcible trespassing!”
Adrian curled his lips into a smirk. He sized Rachel up and said with a scowl, "Oh, Rachel, do you still know that you and my brother are husband and wife? Have you fulfilled your duty as a wife though?” 9
Yule raised to his feet with some effort and reprimanded, "Adrian, how could you talk to your sister-in-law like that? 'The wife of the eldest brother should be respected as a mother,' don’t you know that?”
"Come again?" Adrian sneered contemptuously." Brother, don’t forget that she's an outsider in the Golding family after all. Besides, as the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the Golding family, she was unable to produce a male heir, resulting in no eldest grandson to perform the funeral rites at our parents' funeral! She’s the sinner of our family!" 4
Upon hearing that, Rachel's face turned pale and
sorrowful.
Yule was so angry that he was shaking with rage. He grabbed a china bowl and slammed it to the ground, where it shattered under Adrian’s feet.
Then, he blurted in dismay, "Adrian! Don’t you dare make a fuss out of it! Rachel almost died at childbirth when she gave birth to Nana. From then on, I swore that I would never allow her to be pregnant again. Our parents respected our decision. They didn’t even have any opinions on it, what right do you have to make a big deal out of it?" 7
Adrian sneered, "Brother, you said that our parents respected your decision, but in reality, they were very sad about this matter but they didn't dare to express their true feelings for your sake!" 4
After a short pause, Adrian added, "Besides, to be honest, I even suspect that our parents had died so early because of this matter! They kept this inside them for so long that it ultimately became some sort o f anxiety that took their lives! In the end, you two are the cause of their deaths!" s
At first, Quinn felt that as someone from the younger generation, she should not interject their conversation, so she held back her anger and watched in silent dismay. However, when she listened to her uncle’s vicious insult, she immediately opened her mouth and shouted, "Uncle! Watch your tongue! This i s my house! You have no right to come here and yell at us!"
Before Adrian could speak, a man a few years younger than Adrian said in a malicious tone, "Oh, look at that. My dear niece, do you think you're so awesome now that you're a big star? Do you still have any respect for your uncles? Don't forget, even if you're a big star, you're nothing but a lowly entertainer!"
The man who was speaking was Rogan Golding, Yule's third brother and Quinn's third uncle. 7
The three brothers of the Golding-Yule, Adrian, and Rogan respectively-were Lord Golding’s pride, and he had put high expectations on them to be loyal, upright, and strong. 7
However, his second and third sons did not live up to his expectations.
In addition, a young man in his early twenties who was standing beside Rogan started in an exaggerated tone, "Yeah, Rachel. It is clearly written in the Golding family's ancestral house rules that the descendants of the Golding family shall not engage in any low-class professions.” s
"Besides, in the early years, entertainers were regarded as disgraceful low-lives. It wasn’t until much later that they started to gain some reputation in their profession and managed to gain the lowest spot in terms of respectable career paths. Now that you've chosen to become a loathsome entertainer, you're a disgrace to our family name!" 7
Quinn gritted her small white teeth in dismay and said, "Hey, Wilhelm, you're just a useless squanderer who only knows how to waste away the family fortune and party all day long, you have no right to tell me what to do here! Let me tell you, you don’t have a say here!"
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