Adinaâs heart was filled with excitement, but that excitement only lasted for a second before it quickly disappeared.
She pursed her lips and pulled the glass door open to enter her company. âHold on,â Aaron said with a cold and angry demeanor. Adina did not stop moving. She really had a meeting to attend, so she did not have time to waste there. âI raised you for eighteen years. Shouldnât you repay me for my parenting and kindness throughout those eighteen years?â When Adina heard Aaronâs words, she suddenly chuckled from anger.
She held the doorknob of the glass door, then turned around and said, âParents have a legal obligation to support their children, and children have an obligation to support their parents. I can financially support you, but I donât have an obligation to get Dew out of prison.â He actually wanted to guilt trip her with his eighteen years of so-called parenting. It was hilarious.
âIf you were my biological daughter, it would be my duty to raise you for eighteen years, but â¦â Aaron raised his head, and his gaze was profound. âYouâre not my daughter, but I still raised you for eighteen years. Shouldnât you repay me for the kindness you received in the past? I donât have any other requests either. As long as you get Dew out of prison, weâll call it even.â
Adina felt like she had been struck by lightning.
The Daugherty family had been extremely cruel to her over the past five years, but she had been happy in the eighteen years before that. She might have come up with that guess over the recent years, but she had been filled with grief and resentment. She never thought that she was not a member of the Daugherty family Then again, if Aaron was truly her father, would a father be that cruel to his biological daughter? She should have expected this.
Adina removed her fingers from the doorknob and gradually snapped out of her daze.
Ruby suddenly saw a sliver of hope. She gritted her teeth and said, âYes, Adina. Youâre not part of the Daugherty familyâs bloodline. Our family supported your living expenses and studies for righteen years.
Donât you plan on repaying our kindness?â
Adina smiled Saintly and scoffed. âIs it really as you say? I donât believe you.â
âWhen your mother was young, a lot of men courted her. Who would have known that she would sleep around with someonic and get pregnant? She went around searching for someone in marry lwt, wat found Anrun!â Ruby wore a cold and menacing, smile as she said, âShe We pregant with any illegitimairchild, so she couldnât just marry anyone. Therefore, slie had 10 marry Aaron who had nothing at that time Do you really think youâre a lady in the 1)4150Hirty 1. lyâ Yuliâre just tegematachille â
Slap!
Adina raised her hand and gave her a strong slap Ruby widened her eyes with fury. âHow dare you slap me?! Who gave you the audacity?! You actually slapped me!â
She covered her face and wanted to rush over to slap Adina back Adina twisted her wrist before she ruthlessly swung her away âIf you dare to insult my mother again, Iâll break your hand. If you donât believe me, you can give it a try.â
Rubyâs face had been smacked, so she was in great pain. Her wrist had also been twisted and nearly broken. It hurt so much that her facial features were distorted.
She cried and yelled, âAaron, look at the âgood daughterâ whom you insisted on raising. This is how she treats me! When she was first born, you shouldâve sent her to the orphanage. She caused our only daughter to be imprisoned. We only have Dew, our only daughter. Sheâs in prison now What should we do?â