Chapter 302


    Grayson moved his lips but couldn''t utter a word for a long time.


    He didn''t want to lie to his brothers, nor would lying help him, for they knew each other best when they


    had grown up together. As if any of them would be able to fool the other!


    Atst, after a long while, Grayson shied away from Lucas'' gaze and nodded slightly.


    "No offense, Grayson, but you have horrible taste!" Lucas thought his brother could''ve done way better.


    "Of all the women in the world, why Ann? Just what she did to Sebst night is more than enough to


    show she''s far from decent!"


    At that, he sized Grayson up with a frown. "No, Grayson—don''t tell me you still like her after what she


    did to Seb."


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    "I can''t help it, Lucas…" Grayson shook his head in distress. "I know it was wrong of her to drug Seb,


    but it pains me to know that the cops will take her away and she''d be disgraced. I wish I wouldn''t like


    her anymore as much as you do, but my heart''s not listening to my head…"


    "You—" Lucas red daggers at him, so livid that he couldn''t finish his words.


    Lucas was yful and loved idling his life away in pleasure-seeking. Since he barely had any interest in


    women, he had never been in a romantic rtionship even until this day. Thus, he didn''t understand


    the concept of how love could make death a beauty as long as a person was with someone they liked.


    He couldn''t understand Grayson''s feelings for Ann, for he thought love shouldn''t be something that


    would blind an individual and make them go insane.


    A woman who could drug a married and fathered man was certainly no decent woman. Since that was


    the case, Grayson should despise her and stay far away from her. How could he still love Ann?!


    Isn''t this just a stupid thing to do?!


    If it were someone else, he''d just call the man a nutjob, snort at him, and walk away. However, they


    were talking about his brother here. In actuality, he was more worried than angry.


    After all, he couldn''t just sit back and watch Grayson jump into a fire pit when it was no secret that Ann


    was no decent woman.


    No way would he want Grayson to have any sort of rtionship with Ann, but would the man listen?


    There was a saying that anyone who had fallen in love would be fools and madmen. They''d


    be unreasonable, unwilling to listen to others, and wouldn''t turn around even if they hit a dead


    end. Would Grayson end up like this? Either way, I''m going to make my stance!


    At that, he looked Grayson dead in the eye and said, "Grayson, I''m going to make this clear. I refuse to


    let Ann be my sister-inw! I will not acknowledge her, nor the children she bears in the future if


    you do marry her. That''s all I''m saying. You figure it out yourself. Don''t go around saying I''m heartless


    and disrespectful when I don''t give her any respect after you actually marry that woman."


    To that, Grayson smiled wryly. "She won''t marry me…"


    Since they were now talking things out, there wasn''t anything that couldn''t be said anymore.


    He drooped his eyelids and stared at the ground, speaking with destion, "The person she likes is


    Seb, not me. She won''t marry me. What you''re worried about will never happen."


    "I beg to differ." Lucas snorted. "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? I need to think


    ahead and make it clear to you here and now, lest you say I''m heartless and a person who turns their


    back on family."


    "Lucas is right." Sebastian looked at Grayson, still pulling that half-smile. "Grayson, don''t you know that


    things don''t stay the same forever? Ann might not be willing to marry you now, but who''s to say she


    wouldn''t change her mind after she leaves the detention center?"


    Grayson was rendered stumped. "Seb…"


    Sebastian continued, "In the past, she took a fancy to me but despised you, so she wasn''t willing to


    marry you. However, by the time she leaves the detention center—discredited aside—she''d be exiled


    from the family, and news of her no longer being a cousin to our family will get out. By then, she might


    be willing to marry you."


    "Seb, you…" Grayson''s mind was in utter chaos, unsure of what he could or should say.


    "Grayson, if Ann is willing to marry you after she leaves the detention center, do you still want to marry


    her?" asked Sebastian as he fixed his gaze on his brother.


    "I…" Grayson couldn''t answer him.


    "How are you still hesitating, Grayson?!" Lucas couldn''t help feeling anxious. "If Ann is finally willing to


    marry you after she leaves the detention center, that means she just sees you as a waste center. Since


    she can''t find someone better, she can only do second-best and settle with you! You might treat her


    wholeheartedly, but she''ll only use you. She''s phony as hell! Don''t tell me you think a woman like that is


    worthy of your consideration?! You should shove her away and stay far away from her!"


    "No… She won''t… Ann doesn''t like me. She loves Seb, and she''ll never marry me…" Grayson


    mumbled with a ghastly countenance.


    "I''m only saying if it happens." Sebastian put it bluntly. "Grayson, don''t evade my question and answer


    me. If Ann changes her mind and wants to marry you after she leaves the detention center, do you still


    want to marry her?"


    "I…" Grayson choked on his words, unable to answer his brother.


    "Forget it." Sebastian snorted and said inly, "I''ll answer it for you, then. If that dayes, I hope


    you''ll turn her down."


    "Damn right about that!" Lucas bellowed. "Grayson, I''d rather you stay single forever like our uncles


    than to see you marry Ann! She drugged Seb, for f*ck''s sake! I don''t care how benign the drug is; I


    won''t forgive her for plotting against Seb. I can''t ept a woman like her into my family either. I


    strongly oppose letting her be my sister-inw!"


    In response, Grayson looked at Sebastian before shifting his gaze to Lucas, still unable to utter a word.


    At that, Sebastian shook his head. "Since you''re so indecisive about this, I''ll tell you my decision first. If


    you really marry Ann in the future, you''ll have to return everything our family has given to you and leave


    this family with Ann."


    "Seb!" Grayson was shocked by Sebastian''s decision.


    Sebastian waved his hand. "Don''t get worked up just yet. I''m not severing our brotherhood. Though I''m


    upset that you''ve disappointed me, you''re still my brother. The four of us grew up together, and this


    twenty-plus-year rtionship isn''t going to break just because of a woman. I just want to help you see


    the true colors of the woman you love so much."


    "Seb…" Grayson gawked at his brother, unable to think straight.


    "Grayson, if Ann changes her mind in the future and wants to marry you, she''ll certainly tell you that


    after all she has been through, she still thinks you treat her the best. You''re the one that genuinely


    loves and cherishes her, so she''s touched and has fallen in love with you. With that, she wants to marry


    you…" Sebastian looked into Grayson''s eyes and asked, "If she puts it like that, will you believe her?"