Chapter 655: 655: I Don't Care About Money
Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!
âJoshua Clarke, weâve raised her for 19 years. Not only does she not give us any money, but she also asks us for more, as if sheâs afraid weâd take advantage of her. Who treats their parents like that?â
âI told you she was an ingrate, and you didnât believe me! Look at what sheâs doing now! All these years youâve spoiled her for nothing!â
âWendy went to find her, and you were worried. You even told Wendy not to make things difficult for her. Hah, it would be nice if she didnât make things difficult for us!â Christy Xenos said sarcastically. âWendy has been earning money and supporting our family all these years without neglecting us. But what about Cindy Clarke? Even though she didnât have any money before, now sheâs a Young Madam in a wealthy family. And as she gets richer, sheâs less and less willing to deal with us.â
âWeâre not just some strangers; weâre her parents!â Christy Xenos continued, becoming more and more aggrieved as her tears began to fall.
Wiping her tears, she said, âNow she just wants to cut ties with us and break off the relationship. Sheâs afraid that people will find out weâre her parents!â
âWeâve raised this ungrateful wretch for so many years in vain! Joshua Clarke, all your love for her has been wasted!â
Joshua Clarke didnât say anything because he couldnât refute a single word.
What Christy Xenos and Wendy said were all true.
âThatâs not all,â Wendy said. âCindy really has guts.â
âWhat do you mean?â Christy Xenos became excited and agitated as soon as she heard Cindyâs name.
Wendy explained, âI think she must have married Adrian Zhekova with a child already. After all, Cindyâs child is so big now, and itâs impossible for her to have known Adrian Zhekova five years ago.â
If Cindy had known Adrian Zhekova five years ago, she would not have been cornered like that, and fled to Belfard in a hurry.
In other words, she must have married into the Zhekova Family with a child.
That child could not possibly be Adrian Zhekovaâs.
Christy Xenos thought Wendyâs analysis made sense. As Wendy said, Cindyâs child was already 4 years old. She could not have known Adrian Zhekova five years ago, let alone have had his child at that time.
So, no matter what, Cindyâs child could not be Adrian Zhekovaâs.
Christy Xenos couldnât understand it. âWhat was Adrian Zhekova thinking? As the heir to such a large family, he must have seen all sorts of worldly experience. Why did he choose Cindy? He doesnât even mind that she has a son and is willing to play the role of a father. Does Adrian Zhekova have such unique taste?â
Wendy hadnât figured it out herself yet.
She wasnât worse looking than Cindy, and at least she didnât have the burden of a child.
Not to mention marrying better than Cindy, but she hasnât even caught a glimpse of a wealthy family.
Given the same conditions, where was she inferior to Cindy? How could there be such a big difference?
Wendy glanced at Joshua Clarke before speaking to Christy Xenos: âWho knows what kind of enchanting soup Cindy fed him? There arenât many rumors about Adrian Zhekova, but no one has ever said heâs a fool.â
âNot only Adrian Zhekova, but even the Zhekova Family surprisingly agreed to allow a woman with a child to marry their heir and become the next matriarch of their family.â
âI really wonder how the minds of the people in Zhekova Family work, that they would agree to this.â Christy Xenos thought for a moment and then asked, âDo you think Cindy concealed some of her background?â
âThe Zhekova Family must know about our situation, because Adrian Zhekova warned me tonight not to use our relationship with the Zhekova Family to our advantage. They donât seem to think highly of our family and seem to think that agreeing to let Cindy marry in is a great concession. They never intended to acknowledge her birth family,â Wendy said.
âAnd Cindy agreed to that?â Christy Xenos asked immediately.
âWhat canât she agree to? She only cares about her own well-being. Sheâs married into the Zhekova Family to enjoy wealth and luxury, cutting ties with us and no longer acknowledging us as her family. Sheâs become a person without a birth family. But sheâs gaining more from the Zhekova Family, so whatâs it to her if she doesnât acknowledge us?â
Joshua Clarke finally spoke: âIn order to marry into the Zhekova Family and enjoy wealth and luxury, she doesnât even acknowledge her own family anymore, not even her own parents?â
His heart felt cold and he was extremely sad.
âHow did Cindy become like this? I donât recognize her anymore.â Joshua Clarke murmured.
Christy Xenos said coldly, âMaybe sheâs always been like this. Itâs just that she was living in our house before, and she had to rely on us to support her, so she had to endure it.â
âBut now sheâs in Belfard, and she no longer needs us, so naturally, sheâs unwilling to acknowledge us.â
Christy Xenos then asked, âIf Adrian Zhekova knows about our family, is it possible that he doesnât know about Cindy having a child?â
Wendy shook her head: âI donât think itâs likely. With Adrian Zhekova and the Zhekova Familyâs capabilities, surely they could find out? We all know about such a big thing as Cindy having a child. The child even appeared in her videos, which she didnât delete. How could Adrian Zhekova not know?â
âAnd besides, Cindy doesnât seem to want to hide anything from the public. At the banquet tonight, she even openly mentioned that sheâs married and has a son. That son couldnât possibly be hers with Adrian Zhekova, could he?â
âThatâs not necessarily true,â Christy Xenos said. âMaybe she hid the child she had before and had another son with Adrian Zhekova after they got married.â
âLetâs not think about these things for now. Theyâre all just speculations. To confirm things, weâll have to wait until later. Itâs pointless to guess now,â Wendy said irritably.
When discussing things with Christy Xenos, she would always go off-topic and analyze things off-point.
Christy Xenos wasnât upset and simply said, âSo what do we do next?â
âCindy married into the Zhekova Family, and with the Zhekova Family backing her up, wouldnât we have no ability to resist if she wanted to bully us? Must we just take their abuse? What gives her the right to marry into their family and bully her own family?â Christy Xenos became more and more aggrieved.
She turned to Joshua Clarke and shook his arm: âJoshua Clarke, you tell me, whatâs going on? How can Cindy be so cruel to us? Sheâs stepping on her own familyâs heads! Anyway, let me tell you, I canât swallow this insult!â
Joshua Clarke sighed: âI donât care about the money. Our life is good now, and we have enough money. Wealthy families and ordinary families only differ in terms of money.â
âBut we have nowhere to spend so much money anyway. Weâre already earning quite a bit now. Those wealthy families might earn a lot, but they canât spend that much on a regular basis. Our current lifestyle is already beyond the reach of most people, so I donât have any other demands in this regard.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om