Chapter 469

Avoid speaking ill of others.

I’d prefer you not to behave this way.

”

Miranda scoffed in response.

“Have you ever heard me insult anyone other than that bitch? She’s the only one who deserves it.

”

Resentment filled Miranda’s eyes and creased her brows as she spoke about Selah.

Observing her obedient son defending Selah, Miranda tightened her grip on the sofa’s armrest and fixed a sharp gaze on Arturo.

“Arturo, that bitch takes after her mother.

If her mother hadn’t disguised herself as a secretary, infiltrated your father’s company, enticed him into infidelity, and leaked Yates Group’s business secrets to our rival, we wouldn’t have faced the financial crisis back then.

Your father wouldn’t have been labeled a financial criminal, and he wouldn’t have tragically struck Selah’s mother with his car and taken his own life at home.

I brought Selah back home to have her work as a servant.

I wanted her to make amends for what her mother had done to our family.

But this bitch enticed you while I was away.

Is she aiming to ruin us, just like her mother? I just kicked her out.

It was the greatest mercy that I didn’t beat her to death.

”

Receiving no response, Miranda continued, “Arturo, you knew all I have done for this family since your father’s demise, right? Numerous people are looking to take over the Yates Group.

If I hadn’t kept a firm grip on the reins, the family business would have slipped through our fingers long ago.

You wouldn’t be the esteemed head of the Yates family today.

The scar on my face is a reminder of the attempt on my life by those individuals.

I faced danger head-on to safeguard the Yates Group and you, nearly losing my life in the process.

Yet, you’re still entangled with the daughter of the person responsible for your father’s death.

Arturo, doesn’t any sense of shame cross your mind?

Miranda didn’t set the bar too high for her prospective daughter-in-law.

As long as she was a decent, educated, and virtuous young woman, Miranda had no objections.

However, it was inconceivable for that individual to be Selah.

Even if she had become a renowned actress, it was utterly implausible.

Miranda firmly opposed Arturo’s connection with Selah, the daughter of their enemy, especially since Selah was a divorcee.

“Mom!” Though light fell on Arturo’s face, it did nothing to dispel the darkness and chill that had settled on his features.

“I know all this.

And I’ve already told you, I don’t care for Selah.

That night, I was drunk and just messing around with her.

She’s moved on, got married, has a kid.

Why are you bringing this up now?”

Arturo only found out that Miranda had banished Selah from the Yates’ residence after the fact.

Because of this, Arturo had suppressed his longing for Selah, never visiting her until a business trip brought him to Morcastle.

He had experienced hate, sorrow, and a sense of helplessness.

But as years passed, he questioned why they should bear the resentment of the previous generation.

The business battles were brutal, and Selah’s mother ultimately sacrificed her life.

The feud should have ended there.

Neither he nor Selah owed anything for the past.

However, Arturo concealed these thoughts from Miranda.

Her fixation on the past was intense; she adored Arturo’s father deeply.

Even after his infidelity and subsequent death, she never held him responsible.

Instead, she directed all her bitterness towards Selah’s mother and Selah.

This fixation had turned Miranda into a particularly dominating and formidable figure.

Her ruthless tactics ensured that any dissenter wouldn’t last long under her rule.

Even with Arturo, her own son, she was exceedingly strict.

From childhood, this instilled in Arturo a profound fear of her.

Upon hearing Arturo’s explanation, Miranda’s expression softened.

“Then what’s this gossip I’m hearing?”

Arturo reclined on the sofa, his usual easygoing demeanor resurfacing.

“It’s about a girl I’ve taken a Liking to recently.

She got into trouble, so I lost my head a bit and had Domenic step in to assist.

”