Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Beating the Unhappy Couple
“I understand, I understand!”
Robertughed and patted Xander’s shoulder again, quite satisfied with this
son-inw.
As they walked out from backstage, they realized that things had already gone awry outside.
Although Xander had pulled out theputer’s power cord, the intended footage had already been
yed. The guests were left shocked and bewildered by the news of Robert selling his daughter.
“My god! There’s actually such an evil father in this world. For the sake of his own interests, he actually
sold his elder daughter to Mr. Anderson, that old man!”
“Alice imed that ire had eloped with another man. However, ire immediately pped her
across the face with this video. I could almost feel the sting of the p myself.”
“And then there’s rissa. I actually thought she was a decent person earlier, but she joined her
mother in scheming against her own sister. Such a malicious heart!”
“I believe that rissa may have had a romantic rtionship with Xander in the past. After all, her
mother stole ire’s mother’s husband, so it’s not surprising that rissa would steal ire’s man.
Xander is not a good guy either!”
Robert’s face flushed red as he saw the guests pointing fingers and whispering.
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He couldn’t hold hisposure any longer. “It’s not what you think. Let me exin …”
ire walked over with a smile, affectionately linking her arm with Robert’s. “Dad, don’t worry. Take
your time to exin to them.”
Robert, “…”
How could he not worry?
How could he not be in a hurry?
The engagement banquet tonight is definitely not going to continue, given how things have turned out.
Robert knows that he will be ridiculed and scolded by others in the future, and he is so anxious that his
stomach is churning.
At this moment, he truly wished he could p ire to death for being such/ an unfilial daughter!
ire watched Robert and Alice tirelessly trying to exin to the guests, but after so long, they hadn’t
rified anything. She found this scene quite satisfying.
ire sighed in disappointment. “Dad, I actually have a lot more to say to you, but I can see that you’re
busy and don’t have time to listen to me right now.”
Robert really wanted to use a piece of tape to shut ire’s mouth. He was so anxious, yet she was still
pretending to be innocent on the side!
ire shrugged her shoulders, then turned to Xander and winked. “Xander, same old rule. Tomorrow
evening at 5 o’clock, at your ce.”
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After saying that, ire yfully waved at Xander, smiled, and turned to
leave.
Xander watched her proud figure and suddenly felt as if he had never truly known her.
Was this still the same ire who used to be docile, never fighting back or talking back?
Rather than saying Xander grew up with ire, it would be more urate to say that he grew up with
rissa.
When ire was very young, her mother passed away. After Alice married her father, she began to
groom rissa to be Xander’s wife. Every time Xander came over, Alice would make sure that rissa
was by his side, while ire was often left out.
And even when she did see him, ire was relegated to serving tea and water, acting like a servant.
So in Xander’s eyes, he looked down on ire.
But today’s ire seemed different …
“Xander …” rissa jealously grabbed Xander’s hand, forcefully diverting his attention away from
ire. “Since when did you be so close with ire? Still sticking to old rules … you two …”
Xander brought his focus back and affectionately patted rissa’s hand. “rissa, don’t you already
know the rtionship between me and her? There’s nothing going on. Her words just now were meant
to provoke us, don’t
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“I …” rissa pouted, words on the tip of her tongue but swallowed back. She raised her chin, looking
at Xander with a coquettish smile. “Of course, I won’t be fooled. Xander, you’re mine, and no one can
take you away!”
Xander chuckled, then turned his head again to find ire’s figure. However,
ire had already left, and he couldn’t see anything.
rissa, with her sharp eyes, noticed this. Her eyes shed with a hint of cruelty.
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As soon as ire got into the car, Julia’s excitement couldn’t be contained. Without waiting for ire to
fasten her seatbelt, she eagerly asked, “ire! How was it? Did your dad like the gift you gave him?”
Thinking of Robert’s explosive reaction, ire chuckled softly. “It seems like he quite liked it.”
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“Hahaha …” Julia tossed her notebook onto the back seat, raised both hands and vigorously rubbed
her fingers together at ire. “Since he liked it so much, should you show a little appreciation to me?”
Seeing her counting money with her fingers, ire fastened her seatbelt and said, “Before I give you
today’s payment, why don’t you pay your tuition first?”
“Huh?”
Julia’s little face immediately fell, her mouth almost reaching the sky.
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“ire, even though you taught me IT skills, I put in a lot of effort just
now, you know? Without me, who would have hacked theirputers to y the video?”
And not just any video. It hit Alice and Robert, where it hurt the most.
“Alright.” ire started the car. “I’ll give you a bonus this month that will satisfy you.”
“I knew you were the best, ire!”
Julia was so ted that she wanted to dance. If not for ire driving, she would have wanted to pull
ire’s face over and give her a big kiss.
Thinking about tomorrow… she swallowed nervously. “ire, how about… | go with you tomorrow?
Who knows, maybe I can be of help.”
ire gave her a sidelong nce. “Getting addicted to earning money, huh?”
“No, no.” Julia waved her hands repeatedly. “I’m genuinely worried about you. Think about it, going
alone to face those two families. They might tear you
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apart. If you take me along, at least I can wait outside to give you a signal.”
ire stared straight ahead at the road, her lips curved in a half-smile. “Hehe… if I need a signal, I’d
rather bring a dog.”
Didn’t she know Julia’s little obsession with money?
Nheless, she was only speaking jokingly. She didn’t want to involve Julia in the unpleasant matters
that might ur.
Robert was ruthless and cunning. ire was worried that if he felt cornered, he would go after those
around her.
ire wasn’t always with Julia, and for Julia’s safety, it was best not to let Robert and his associates
know about Julia’s existence.
The next afternoon at five o’clock, ire arrived at Xander’s house on time, driving her car.
After parking, she keenly noticed a ck Bentley Mulsanne parked about twenty meters away. There
were people inside the car. Although ire couldn’t see their faces clearly, she could sense a pair of
deep, unwavering eyes fixed on her.
She furrowed her brows slightly, not dwelling on it too much, and lifted her hand to ring the doorbell.
The housekeeper from the Morgans opened the door, and upon seeing her, she
spoke expressionlessly, “Mr. Xander is waiting for you inside. Follow me.”
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ire followed the housekeeper inside. As she walked in, suddenly, an unidentified object flew straight
towards her face. Her deep hazel eyes squinted slightly, and she casually tilted her head, easily
avoiding it.
The one who had thrown the object was Robert. Seeing that he hadn’t harmed ire, he pped the
coffee table in frustration. “You truly are a good daughter that I’ve raised, huh? You’ve ruined me and
the Donovans. What benefits do you get from this?”
Alice chimed in, following his lead. “ire, you’re an ungrateful wretch! Even if you don’t like me,
Robert is at least your biological father. Is this how you show filial piety to your own father?”
After ire left yesterday, both Robert and Alice were left without a way to vent their frustrations,
causing their anger to fester.
Today, they felt that people were looking at them differently as they walked outside, and they were
constantly being whispered about behind their backs.
Now that ire had appeared, they could no longer suppress their inner rage. They wished they could
tear ire apart right then and there.
ire remained unfazed by their reactions, as she had anticipated this.
Xander’s expression also wasn’t too pleasant. “ire, there’s no one else here. Let’s be
straightforward. I’ve never had any feelings for you. You ruined my engagement with rissa
yesterday. I won’t hold you ountable for that, but please don’te to pester or harass me
anymore.”
“We are all rational and intelligent individuals.” ire sat down on the sofa without hesitation, her smile
revealing her sharp wit. She adopted a businesslike tone and said, “I’m not enjoying beating the
unhappy couple, but
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since you’ve made it clear what you want, let’s talk about it. Let’s break
off the engagement and discuss thepensation from the Morgans and m
mother’s will.”
“You scoundrel!”
Upon hearing the mention of the will, Robert’s anger red up. He stood up marched over to ire,
and scolded her from above. “ire, you’ve brought me to this point, and you have the nerve to bring
up the will with me?”
Xander also frowned in displeasure. “We just cancelled the engagement. Whpensation do you
need?”
Robert and Xander looked at ire with predatory eyes as if they were ready to pounce on her at any
moment. Even though ire had trained herself to b strong and unyielding, she couldn’t help but feel a
twinge of unease in the presence of her father, who was a powerful and ruthless man.
It was an instinctive fear stemming from the strict treatment she had received since childhood.
Just then, the doorbell rang suddenly. The housekeeper hurried over to answe the door. Upon seeing
who it was, the housekeeper froze, turned around, and shouted to the people in the room, “M-Mr. …
Mr. Sean Vanderbilt has arrived
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