Chapter 670: Chapter 669
Keira Olsen didn’t move, as Lewis Horton stepped forward and grabbed Nathan Horton’s cane.
Nathan Horton was stopped by his force and took two steps back before steadying himself.
Old Mrs. Horton also angrily rebuked, “Unfilial son, what are you doing? I’d like to see who dares to hit my grandson’s wife!”
Nathan Horton then spoke out angrily, “Mother! Look at this, what has beco of our family because of this woman? One after another, they dare to lay hands on their father!”
He pointed at Lewis Horton, “This ungrateful creature would never be so brazen before. Are you planning to hit today?”
Then he pointed at Jake Horton, “And look at him! Such a usually well-behaved person, now he even dares to raise his hand against his dad! This woman, she’s a disaster that brings calamity!”
Lewis Horton spoke coldly, “My issues have nothing to do with Kiera.”
Upon hearing this, Jake Horton also looked at Keira Olsen. At this mont, he felt the weight that had been pressing on him suddenly lighten.
The veil that shrouded his vision was also suddenly lifted.
His bewildered life seed to now have a clear direction.
He looked at Nathan Horton, “Grandpa, my issues are also unrelated to Kiera… my aunt! I just don’t want to be a puppet anymore!”
“What puppet? What nonsense are you talking about?”
Oliver Horton angrily questioned.
Jake Horton released his grip and spoke directly, “Ever since I was kid, you’ve never shown my mom any favor. It’s always after I’ve done sothing, scored well on an exam, that you would show her a smiling face. That’s why my mom always encouraged to work hard, the harder I worked, the more attention I would get from you…”
Jake Horton let out a bitter smile, “My life, it seems, has always been about gaining your approval. In every choice I make, I’ve considered your preferences… I have never lived for myself!”
His voice beca choked with emotion, “Choosing a wife, I considered that I couldn’t marry an illegitimate daughter, worried it would embarrass you, and so I gave up the woman I loved most in my life. When applying for college, I also tried hard, I got into the best university in Oceanion, just to make you feel proud. Choosing a major, I clearly preferred aerospace, but for you, I chose chemical industry…”
“Dad, I don’t want to continue living in confusion, I want to make a choice for myself! Therefore, I will not marry Serena Clark!”
After he finished, a slap resounded across his face.
Oliver Horton looked at him angrily, “You imbecile! You dare to defy ? Let tell you, you must marry Serena Clark, there is no choice! Otherwise, I’ll kick you and your mother out of our house!”
Jake Horton was stunned, and after a while he let out a bitter smile, about to say sothing, when a fierce shout ca from the doorway, “You dare!”
Everyone turned their heads and saw lissa Knight, Jake Horton’s mother, stride in. With tears in her eyes, she angrily looked at Oliver Horton, “All these years I married you, bore and raised children for you, managed your household and never once complained about that woman outside. I even tolerated Selena Horton, that little slut, entering our ho… Oliver Horton, you dare kick out!”
Oliver Horton frowned, “Why wouldn’t I dare? If your son doesn’t obey, I will divorce you!”
“I won’t divorce!” lissa Knight shouted angrily, “If you dare, then go live outside, never co back, but don’t think I’ll divorce to make room for that woman and her daughter outside!”
Oliver Horton was stunned.
Following lissa Knight in, Selena Horton imdiately spoke up, “Mrs. Horton, you’ve misunderstood. Dad threatened my brother just to make him obey, not really to divorce you…”
Upon hearing this, lissa Knight turned around and slapped Selena Horton hard across the face.
Selena Horton’s face twisted.
lissa Knight cursed angrily, “Shut your mouth! You, an illegitimate daughter, have no right to swagger around here! Is it your place to interrupt our conversation?!”
Selena Horton covered her face and looked sideways at Oliver Horton, “I was just trying to help Dad think of a solution…”
lissa Knight: “Get out, get out of our house, you’re not welco here!”
The next mont, Oliver Horton roared, “You shut up! The Horton Family is mine, not yours! Selena is my daughter! If you had any virtue, you’d have brought her into our ho to raise her properly when she was little, and she wouldn’t have to bear the stigma of being an illegitimate daughter till now. It’s not even about you being narrow-minded; do you dare lay hands on Selena again?”
lissa Knight imdiately burst into tears, “Well done, Oliver Horton, don’t you go too far! You’re just a bastard! Are you going to abandon your son for that illegitimate daughter?”
Jake Horton also looked at Oliver Horton angrily, “Dad, I want to ask you too, are you really prepared to forsake mom and for her? If you’re sure, then I will take my mom and leave!”
As Jake Horton’s words fell, the room montarily fell into deafening silence.
Oliver Horton was left speechless.
In families like theirs that were prominent and adhered to the tradition of favoring sons over daughters, without a son to inherit the family business, what would he do?
Just as Oliver Horton was conflicted, Selena Horton spoke up, “Brother, what are you saying? Dad is truly doing this for your own good, otherwise why would he have reached out to get such a fine lady from Clance to introduce to you? But you’re actually threatening Dad like this…”
Upon hearing this, Oliver Horton was imdiately provoked, and he looked angrily at Jake Horton and lissa Knight, “Fine, let’s divorce, go ahead and leave, who’s afraid of who! You two, get out of the Horton house this instant!”
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