Chapter 1226


    Chapter 1226


    Leighton was different from everyone else in the room; he had never met Freesia, so he did not share a


    deep rtionship with her. That was why he had not paid much attention to this cousin, who seemed to


    appear out of nowhere.


    However, he was quite pleased to have a new cousin in the family. It meant he now had someone to


    use as a shield if his father everined about him again in the future. After all, this cousin did not


    grow up in his family, so he figured she could never be more outstanding than him. In that way, he


    would no longer have to be the worstperforming member of the family and be despised by his father.


    Leighton pushed the door open after adjusting his clothes. Then, he saw his crush sitting in the middle


    of his family.


    He was shocked.


    Ste was stunned too. She paused and was unsure whether she should put the piece of prawn into


    her mouth or not. Keegan had previously told her about the rtionship between Leighton and Trevor,


    so she already knew that Leighton was her cousin a few days ago.


    She did not see him anywhere when she arrived and thought that he could not make it because he had


    something else to do. She was not expecting to see him there.


    She immediately put down her fork. To be honest, she still felt a little embarrassed. After all, they had


    acted as a couple before and even almost kissed each other. Come to think of it; she was actually


    grateful for that troublemaker, Keegan’s interference. Otherwise, things would have been even more


    awkward.


    Leighton’s eyes were filled with shock. Daryl frowned and said, “Why are you just standing there?


    Come inside. We’ve been waiting for you.”


    Edith red at him. “Can’t you talk to the child in a better way?”


    Daryl paused, coughed, and changed his tone. “Come on in. Are you expecting one of us to walk you


    over? Mr. Superstar? It


    Leighton stiffened his face as he took off his mask and cap, walking rigidly toward Daryl. Then, he


    pulled out a chair and sat down.


    Wilfred got very excited. “Ste, this is your cousin, Leighton. Leighton Hall. Trevor told me you both


    worked in the same production. So you know each other, right?”


    Ste nodded. “Not only that I know him, but he has also helped me a lot.”


    Daryl was puzzled as he looked at his own son. “That’s so kind of you. Why would you always talk back


    to me for everything I said back home? Is our family environment so bad that you can’t act decent?”


    Leighton kept quiet. Ste did not know what to say either.


    ‘I guess there’s a reason why so many people exposed Leighton for having a bad temper. After all, the


    genes in this family are very strong.’ Ste thought to herself.


    Then, she coughed and decided to speak up for Leighton,” Uncle Daryl, I was very rebellious too when


    I was Leighton’s age. I argued with my family very often. However, Leighton is much more capable than


    I am. His acting skills are terrific, he has so many fans, and he is very dedicated to his work too.


    Everyone likes him very much. He’s also a brave person. When we first met, I had gotten into a conflict


    with someone else, and that person sshed boiling water on me.


    Leighton was the one who stepped in to save me.


    Otherwise, there would’ve been a scar on my face.”


    Daryl was very surprised. “He got burned to protect you?”


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    Ste nodded.


    Suddenly, the expression on Daryl’s face became somewhat strange. He always thought that Leighton


    fought with someone else, and he even scolded him over the phone. However, Leighton just hung up


    on him without exining anything.


    Then, he coughed and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about it?”


    All Leighton could think about was that his crush had now be his cousin, and he was not in the


    mood to argue with his father. “Did you ask?” he answered in a displeased tone.


    Daryl was speechless.


    ‘Stupid brat! What a temper you have there!’


    However, Daryl, for once, refrained from scolding Leighton after realizing he had wrongly used him.


    “Good job.


    You’ve got to take good care of your cousin. Don’t let anyone mistreat her.”


    Leighton ignored what Daryl said and looked at Trevor. Trevor was putting food onto Ste’s te while


    chatting happily with her. It did not look like that was the first time them meeting each other at all.


    His sluggish brain finally started functioning as he recalled all the things Trevor had done.


    Then, everything began to make sense to him.


    He finally figured out why Trevor would respond in that way when he asked him if he could pursue


    Ste.


    ‘This cunning man already knew about Ste’s identity and was just using me to fend Keegan off. I’m


    not surprised that a person so protective of his sister would betray his cousin like that!’


    Leighton was so mad that heughed after connecting all the dots.


    Trevor lifted his gaze and looked at him after hearing hisughter. He blinked his eyes and asked,


    “What’s so funny?”