Chapter 1068 Sorrowful Past


    Atst, Sheffield turned to Lea. It seemed that she had no intention to speak, so he turned to Kaylee


    instead. "Kaylee, use your brain once in a while. What kind of family are you from? How could you


    evenpare yourself to the likes of Evelyn Huo? Same goes for you and your wife, Felton. These


    women should be honored that they are able to sit at this table with the Tang family. The case with


    Evelyn, however, is different. She has agreed to marry me, and you should all be honored that she is


    willing to be a daughter-inw of this family. You think giving her a mere one billion dors as betrothal


    gift is too much? Sandra Tang, that is about the same amount of money that you have spent all these


    years. Am I wrong? Evelyn will soon be one of the Tang family''s daughters-inw. Peterson Tang will


    finally have a decent daughter."


    His words dumbfounded both Kaylee and Felton. It was indeed true that none of the daughters-inw


    couldpare their families to the Huo family.


    Sandra was furious. She had always hated Sheffield, and argued, "What is that supposed to mean,


    huh? You think I am not a good daughter? I spend my own father''s money. What is wrong with that?


    And Evelyn Huo... She is not even married to you yet, but do you know how much you have spent on


    her already? You spent hundreds of millions on an engagement ring! And the wedding will cost billions


    of dors. How can we afford to spend so much money for her? It would be better for you to marry a


    daughter from an ordinary family, just like our brothers did."


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    Sheffield was annoyed. He said in a much harsher tone, "How much I spent on the engagement ring


    has nothing to do with you or this family. I bought it with my own money. And I don''t need the Tang


    family''s help to support my wife. I can make enough money to support her myself. The old man is


    giving the betrothal present out of his goodwill. And I have already decided to give the Huo family


    another betrothal present from my side. Sandra, if you are ufortable with this decision, why don''t


    you file a divorce and marry a rich man instead? Maybe his family could give you better betrothal gifts."


    The table was silent. Sheffield was always so blunt with all of them. He didn''t care about their feelings.


    Sandra''s husband was sitting right next to her, and yet he had no qualms in asking her to get a divorce


    and marry someone else.


    Sandra Tang''s face darkened with anger. She lost her appetite as she yelled, "You are pushing it too


    far, Sheffield! Who do you think you are? Are you aiming to be the next boss of the Tang family after


    Dad? Don''t forget that he has other sons and daughters. You are not even qualified to be the head of


    this family!"


    Sheffield scoffed in disgust, "Is that so? I hope you still remember that the main ie of the Tang


    family depends on Theo Group. Now that I have taken over thepany, it is up to me to decide who


    gets how much from the profits. Since you are already married, you have no right to spend a penny


    earned by the Tang family. Just as how after I marry Evelyn, I won''t let her spend a penny of the Huo


    family. It is the duty of the husband to take care of his wife." Just like that, Sheffield cut off Sandra and


    her husband from the family money.


    Sandra was about to explode. The money for her monthly expenses came from the Tang family. Her


    sry could never cover her expenses. "You bastard!" she yelled.


    "Sandra!" Peterson, who had been silent all this while, interrupted her.


    "Dad, he has gone too far! Did he even ask your opinion before cutting me off? This man is arrogant


    andwless!" Sandra was filled with so much anger and disgust that her face became distorted.


    Peterson looked at Sheffield''s calm face and finally said, "As you said, I will give you fifteen percent of


    the shares. But on one condition."


    The father and son duo looked at each other. This time, Sheffield did not say anything. He knew what


    Peterson was going to say.


    The reason why many people in the city did not know his identity all these years was that his name had


    been deleted from the Tang family''s residence booklet after he was cut off by Peterson.


    A faint smile appeared on Sheffield''s lips and he stood from his seat. "Let me think about it."


    With those words, he turned around and walked towards the front door.


    Peterson caught up with him. "Sheffield!"


    Sheffield turned around and showed the cigarette in his hand. "I''m going out for a smoke. You want to


    join?"


    "Okay." They walked out of the house together.


    In the dining room


    Sandra Tang red at the silent Lea. "You are our stepmother. Why didn''t you speak for us while that


    bastard was insulting all of us?"


    Lea was stunned for a moment by her words. When she replied, her voice was weak. "You know how


    your father is. Once he makes a decision, few people can change his mind. And I can''t interfere in


    matters rted to Sheffield. My words carry no weight, that''s why I didn''t say anything. Please don''t be


    mad at me, Sandra."


    Sandra knew that Lea was right. Few people could change Peterson''s mind. She was depressed and


    desperate. She shifted her hostility towards Evelyn Huo.


    Outside, Sheffield leaned against his car. He lit a cigarette and gave one to Peterson as well. They both


    smoked silently.


    When his cigarette was about to burn out, Peterson said slowly, "I''m sorry. I was wrong about your


    mom."


    In an instant, Sheffield''s face changed. The one thing he hated the most was Peterson mentioning


    Ingrid. His father was not qualified to speak of her or the past. But before he blew up, Peterson said,


    "Hear me out first."


    It took a while for Sheffield to regain hisposure. He looked away indifferently, waiting for his father


    to continue.


    "I have been with many women in my life, but I''ve only ever loved your mother. And you are just like


    her! I was always happy around her. She was much younger than me, and sometimes behaved like a


    child. When Sidell framed your mother for dealing in fake drugs, I thought that she was just a young girl


    who had made a mistake. But she refused to admit the usation and insisted on arguing with me. I


    wanted to help her when she was put in prison, but she refused." Peterson could only offer his help in


    secret, and he had seeded in cutting down her sentence.


    "Before passing away, you were the only one she was worried about. I wanted to contact you after you


    left, but I was too ashamed. I didn''t want to see my sons killing each other, so..."


    Sheffield gave him a quizzical look.


    Peterson didn''t look at him. His eyes were fixed ahead in the distance.


    "Pierson has always wanted your grandfather''s notes, but your grandfather gave it to you. You said that


    you burned it all, and I believed you. But Pierson didn''t. That day, I deliberately made a scene to make


    him give uppletely." Peterson was well aware of what Pierson had done to Sheffield.


    "I used the incident about Kaylee as an excuse to drive you away from here. But what I didn''t take into


    ount is that you are as stubborn as your mother. I was angry at that time. I beat you, but you still


    refused to ept the mistakes. You let me beat you bloody..."


    As Peterson recalled the scene from their past, extreme guilt washed over him.


    "Stop talking." Sheffield looked at his father coldly. He was ashamed of his past and didn''t want to hear


    any more of the old man''s rambling. "I didn''te here to talk about the past. If you don''t want to give


    the betrothal gifts, it''s fine. I don''t expect you to do anything for me."