Drew thought, âLook at that! This old man is cursing his son to die as soon as I see him!â
âI donât think thatâs necessary.â
Drewâs eyelids were half-closed. He raised his eyebrows and said, âIâll make sure to keep myself alive
just for you. Otherwise, Iâm afraid that everyone in this family canât pull the plug on you when the time
comes. In the end, youâll still have to count on me to pull the plug.â
âYou bastard! How dare you pull the plug on me?! Iâll beat you up!â
Wyatt was furious. He shouted for Finley to get his whip while wanting to take off his handmade leather
shoes to throw them at Drewâs irksome smile.
Asher and Axel pulled the two away from each other to prevent a fight. Mila and Sasha also came up to
console Wyatt, but Wyatt was still infuriated.
Suddenly, a gentle and soft voice interrupted them.
âUm⦠Dinner is ready. Shall we start eating?â
The noise died down when everyone turned their heads in unison.
Wyattâs third wife, Celeste, was wearing an apron and holding a spatula as she stared at everyone in
confusion.
At this moment, Wyattâs stomach growled in response.
âLetâs eat! Iâll only have the strength to deal with this little punk after Iâve filled my stomach!â
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and followed Wyatt to the dining hall for dinner.
âDrew, you went too far with your joke. Dad is easy-going, but you shouldnât have said that.â Asher
looked at Drew sternly.
âWho said I was joking? I meant it.â Drew raised his eyebrows.
âDrew Brown.â Asherâs expression suddenly turned grim and cold.
âTsk! Why are you so mean to me? He was the one who cursed me first! I was just returning the favor.
Ugh, fine. I wonât say anything if you donât want me to. Just stop looking at me like that. Iâll get
nightmares tonight.â
Drew shuddered and muttered under his breath as he walked toward the dining hall.
Asherâs eyes softened again, and he trailed behind with a helpless sigh.
âTsk, tsk! Everything has its vanquisher. Only you can make Drew surrender. One glare from you, and
that punk behaves like an obedient puppy.â
Axel imitated his elder brotherâs expression. His thick eyebrows knitted together, and he narrowed
his eyes, dramatically trying to glare at Asher. âIt looks like Iâll have to practice your lethal glare
whenever Iâm free. That way, Drew wonât dare to disrespect me!â
Bella glanced at Axel in disdain. âStop practicing. You look cross-eyed.â
Wyatt was in a particularly good mood tonight. His face was flushed from drinking one glass after
another of wine. Mila tried to persuade him not to drink so much but to no avail.
Even though there was no communication between Wyatt and Drew, who were sitting at opposite ends
of the dining table, everyone could tell that Wyatt was excited that Drew had come home to visit him.
Wyatt often glanced at Drew when others were not paying attention. It was as if Drew was the one he
missed the most.
Drew was keenly aware of his fatherâs gaze, but he deliberately ignored it.
Wyatt was inevitably disappointed.
Bella was very observant, so she noticed these details and felt a little uneasy.
She knew that Drew was still holding a grudge and that he still resented their father for not being loyal
to their mother.
The Thompson family had such a big business empire that their wealth surpassed that of some
countries. Wyatt had hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, so his nine children would inherit more
than what most people could earn in a lifetime. He could even have nine more children and still have
more than enough to give.
As the chairman of KS Group, Wyatt was charismatic, personable, and affectionate. When Wyatt was
young, he was almost assassinated many times. By the time he was in his fifties, he had created
several miracles in the business world.
Such a man was almost perfect. His only flaw was his philandering habit.
After all, no one was perfect.
When Bella was young, she would cry, make trouble, and complain about her stepmothers like Drew
did. However, as she grew older, she learned to let it go.
Since she could not change reality, it was better to let it go.
Bella would not ask Drew to forgive Wyatt, nor would she make excuses for her fatherâs scumbag
behavior. She just hoped that Drew would let go of his grudges so that he could live a normal life. That
was the only way he would be able to come out of his childhood trauma.
After dinner, Drew burped with satisfaction.
âWell, I have to admit that your mistressâs cooking is delicious. I ate three bowls of pasta tonight, so I
will have to exercise more tomorrow.â
âDrew, donât call her a mistress. Aunt Celeste is a pitiful person.â Bella took a sip of red wine. Her
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eyes were complicated.
âNo matter how pitiful she used to be, she is now Wyattâs proud mistress. Thatâs a great reputation that
most people wonât look down on.â
Drew narrowed his charming eyes and said with a cold voice, âBella, isnât our mother the most pitiful
person? Weâre all acting like one big family. Has Wyatt ever thought about his wife when heâs thinking
about which mistress he wants to sleep with each night?â