Chapter 258


    Leo sat in the car, exining to Mia, "I guess Andre didn''t fill you in on the whole story. That bastard


    who insulted my mom, his name is Kyle. He''s my mom''s half-brother from the same father, but he was


    born out of wedlock.


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    “Kyle''s legit wife gave him only one daughter, all his other kids were from his mistresses. My mom and


    Kyle were in the same boat. The difference was, Kyle was the only son of the Mastin family, and being


    the only son, he was epted into the fam right after he was born. He lived a prettyvish life, and the


    Mastins were all banking on him to carry on the family line.


    “Kyle haspletely inherited his father''s bad habits – indulging in food, gambling, soliciting prostitutes


    – he''s involved in everything. He has a vtile temper, and before he was even ten years old, Ellory


    instigated him to attack my mom, telling him that a man who hits women is a real man.


    “My mom''s life in their house is like that of livestock. Even household servants receive wages, but my


    mom, while serving them, has to endure beatings."


    At this point, Leo''s fists clenched. He watched the two men in the coffee shop, his eyes filled with


    hatred.


    "After my mom got married and went back to the Mastins, they looked down on us, the Cedillos, for not


    having power or money, so they turned us away. The servants and the butler all said a daughter who is


    married off is no longer part of the Mastin family. The day she went back to the Mastins, she lost her


    own family."


    Mia asked, "So, why didn''t Bruce stand up for Naomi when she was so mistreated?" If it were her in


    that situation, and her husband knew about her difficult life and the ongoing mistreatment, he would


    definitely give those people a thorough lesson.


    Leo said, "At that time my dad was just a small-time office worker; we didn''t have the status we have


    today. The Mastins even avoided mentioning my dad when they talked about their son-inw."


    Bruce saw all of this, and he took it to heart. Heforted his wife not to be upset, but it ended up


    being Naomiforting him, "Bruce, let''s just live our own lives. No matter what others say, as long as


    we''re happy, without worries, have enough to eat and wear, and our family is united, we don''t need to


    care about them."


    Bruce was a natural talent in politics. In just a few years, he made it into the finance department of


    Havenbrook and became the director.


    Manypany coborations and funding needed his signature.


    The Mastin family was among them.


    During that time, Bruce intentionally dyed signing a $300 million big contract for the Mastin family,


    which led to the failure of the deal. It was a major blow to the Mastin family.


    Then the Mastins realized they had to keep a firm grip on Bruce, their son-inw.


    Seeing the illegitimate daughter''s husband seeding so much in politics, with such a promising


    future, the Mastins suddenly epted Naomi back again. They invited Naomi back home for meals


    time and again. By then, Naomi already had a child.


    Leo had never met the Mastins after he was born, and now they wanted to please Leo and Naomi. The


    Mastins even specially made a set of gold child jewelry for Leo.


    But the Cedillos didn''t ept. Bruce didn''t let Naomi go back.


    By that time, the decision-making power of the Mastin family had shifted to Naomi''s father, it was no


    longer Rodrigo Mastin. Then Naomi''s grandfather re-engaged in family affairs, he took the initiative to


    call Hansen, proposing a joint dinner for both families.


    The Cedillo family was living a very happy life during that time. Hansen became a grandfather, which


    made him very happy. His eldest son was promoted to director, adding glory to the family.


    Cedillo Inc. sessfully went public, with strong development momentum. The annual avenue was


    about to surpass the century-old Mastin family.


    Andre was excelling academically and was showing interest and talent in the business field.


    What made Hansen happier was that he finally had a daughter. Molly was his little princess during that


    period. He always held her during meetings, and if his daughter called during a social event, he would


    end it early to go home and be with her.


    When Mr. Rodrigo contacted Hansen, Hansen was holding his daughter and ying with her. He


    replied after hearing the proposal: "No."


    Later, the whole Mastin family came to the Cedillo''s doorstep, hoping to reestablish family ties. Since


    they were already there, the Cedillos couldn''t just kick them out, so they let them in.


    "That was when they started trying to close the gap between me and my mom. They hoped my mom


    could persuade my dad to lean towards the Mastin family and provide funds for them. But my mom


    would always stand by my dad. I remember when I was a kid, Kyle pped my mom out of anger,


    knocking her to the ground.


    Leo was scared and started crying, and he ran over to hit Kyle. Kyle was about to fight back when


    Ellory quickly took me away. "Naomi can be hit. She doesn''t matter. But Leo is the grandson of the


    Cedillo family, if he gets hurt, the Cedillos won''t let it slide."


    No one thought Leo would remember that incident so clearly.


    Leo went home and told his dad that mom got hit. Bruce took his wife and left that very night. Leo didn’t


    know what happened after that. All he know was that Kyle apologized to my mom and asked for


    forgiveness.


    The Mastin family was going downhill under Kyle''s management. Bruce didn''t make things any easier;


    he deliberately blocked a couple of big orders for the Mastin family.


    The Mastin family retaliated by getting Bruce transferred out of the Finance Bureau. But to their


    surprise, Bruce ended up bing the Mayor of Havenbrook directly.


    The Mastin family was stunned. How could he have possiblynded such a prestigious position?


    Normally, he would have only been promoted to deputy mayor, but he jumped straight to mayor.


    This time around, Bruce showed no mercy to the Mastin family.


    Mia remembered the Mastin Corporation from years ago. Thirteen years ago, when Mastin Corporation


    went bankrupt, it shocked the entire world. Even a small fry like Mia knew about it. You could only


    imagine the scale of the impact back then.


    Also Hansen once inadvertently mentioned to her that it was the Cedillo family who brought the Mastin


    family to their knees.


    She asked, "Did they bankrupt them because they bullied Naomi?"


    Leo shook his head, "My mom had a miscarriage."


    Mia remained silent.


    "The eldest daughter of the Mastin family, who once ran away from her wedding, came back. She was


    smitten by my dad''s charm and elegance. Seeing how my dad cared for my mom, she grew envious.


    “My father was more formidable than many men. He was responsible, courageous, held a high


    position, and had the support of Cedillo Inc. She believed that my mother had stolen her happiness,


    and she began to lose herself.


    “When my mother was pregnant with her second child, she called my mother to the Mastin family''s


    ce and drugged her food. As a result, not only did the baby not survive, my mother''s life was also in


    danger.


    “They didn''t let Naomi seek medical help and even took away her phone, cutting off her connection to


    the outside world.


    “When Bruce came home from work and only saw his son and not his wife, he began to worry and


    drove to the Mastin family''s ce.


    “By then, the blood on the floor of the Mastin family''s ce had been cleaned up. They told him that


    Naomi wasn''t there.


    “But his gut told him that his pregnant wife was still there. The eldest daughter of the Mastin family was


    very nice to him, but the longer Bruce waited, the more anxious he became.”