After saying that, Ian felt like he had said too much and quickly slapped his own mouth.
Justinâs eyes were dark, reflecting the bright lights from the Thompsonsâ mansion. When he heard the
faint laughter coming from Yara Park, Justin felt cold and lonely.
Anna, as Asherâs girlfriend, seemed to be loved by the Thompson family.
At first, Justin thought that the Thompson familyâs interpersonal relationships would be complicated.
Wyatt Thompson had three mistresses in addition to his late wife. Although they were not legally
married to Wyatt, they were treated as his wives and had already borne children for him.
Justin thought that Wyattâs three wives would be a big hurdle for Anna if she wanted to marry Asher.
That way, Anna would be put in a difficult position and would eventually give up.
However, he did not expect Anna to get along so harmoniously with Asherâs family. Justin could hear
their laughter even from so far away.
This showed how much the Thompson family liked Anna.
At this point, Justinâs face became pale, and his heart was filled with bitterness. He found it hard to
breathe.
âDo you have any cigarettes? Iâd like to smoke one.â
âWyatt! Iâm back!â Bella shouted at the top of her lungs as soon as she entered the living room.
âWhat took you so long? Iâm starving!â
Wyatt complained and walked over, accompanied by Axel.
âAww, look at you all dressed up! Wyatt, why are you so formal? Do you want to outshine your sons?â
Bella teased and looked at her old father.
Wyatt wore a three-piece suit with a white shirt and a gold pocket watch. Despite his age, he looked
handsome and noble, like a typical business mogul from the movies.
âOutshine them? I donât even have to try.â
Wyatt raised his eyebrows. âI can wear whatever I want and still be good-looking enough to be a movie
star. If I were back in my thirties, my pictures would be printed on calendars, and countless women
would be paying respects to me!â
âAhem⦠Dad, I donât think âpaying respectsâ is the right term for that. One would only pay respects to
dead peopleâ¦â Axel reminded Wyatt in a low voice.
âYou brat! If you didnât point it out, no one wouldâve noticed!â Wyatt glared at him.
Everyone wanted to say, âOh, we noticed. Only you didnât notice it.â
âYou guys didnât tell Camilla, Ralph, and Amelia to come back, did you?â Bella asked with concern.
âWe wonât dare to disobey your order.â Mila smiled knowingly. âDonât worry, I didnât tell them.â
âHmph! So youâre the one who didnât want those little monkeys to come home. I was wondering why
they were so heartless. It turns out that they didnât even know that you came back.â
Wyatt sighed with regret. âSigh⦠You guys should have called the kids back for a reunion dinner
tonight.â
âCamilla is living in Sentania right now. Why would you bother her and ask her to come home for a
family dinner when sheâs so far away? Ralph is busy handling cases in the police force, and Amelia has
exams soon, so she has to study hard. Also, itâs not convenient for her to leave school. Donât make a
fuss out of nothing! Isnât it enough that weâre here to accompany you?â Bella nagged at her father.
âWhat about Drew? He has nothing to do all day and only fools around. Savrow is only two hoursâ drive
from here, so why didnât he come? Is he dead?!â Wyatt was infuriated at the mention of his fourth son.
âDrew isâ¦â
Before Bella finished speaking, a resounding and pleasant voice came from behind her.
âI was just waiting for you to scold me. If you didnât, how would I have the chance to make an
appearance?â
Everyone turned around and saw Drew walking over with his hands in the pockets of his black
windbreaker. He had a devilish smile on his handsome face as he shook his head.
âSorry to disappoint, Chairman Thompson, but Iâm alive and well.â
As soon as Drew appeared, Mila and Sasha took a step back. The smiles on their faces faded as well.
They knew that Drew hated their family and hated them even more, so it was safest to blend in with the
background at the moment.
Bella secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This guy was always so elusive. He would only show up at the last minute and avoid this house as
much as possible.
âWhereâs the food? Didnât you ask me to come back for dinner? Letâs eat quickly so that Iâll have time
to fool around.â
As he said that, Drew turned to look at Bella.
What he wanted to say was, âMy mission is complete. You promised that if I showed up, you wouldnât
be mad at me anymore.â
Bella blinked her bright eyes and deliberately looked away, pretending not to understand what Drew
was saying with his eyes.
The air in the living room suddenly became colder.
Wyatt ground his teeth in anger and walked up to Drew with a sullen face.
âSend me a recent photo of you.â
âWhat?â
âIâm afraid that youâll end up dead one day, and I wonât even have a photo of you as your memorial
portrait. Send it to me now!â