Chapter 254


    Wayne asked calmly. “Grandpa, are you doing this to make things difficult for Charlotte or me?”


    Peter yelled in annoyance, “What are you talking about? I’m not trying to embarrass Charlotte! Her


    mother has repeatedly expressed her desire for you to marry her. If you agree, the wedding can take


    ce straight away! Be a man, would you?!”


    “Oh, it seems that you have no idea about this. Actually, Charlotte is returning to France at the end of


    this month. Plus, her whole family is emigrating there except for her brother. So, you want me to settle


    in France with them, right? I think it’s quite a nice ce.”


    Peter’s face went red with rage. He instantly stood up and paced back and forth in the room. Finally, he


    marched back to Wayne, smacked the table hard and shouted, “Damn! I don’t care whether she’s in


    Paris or Birmingham, Wayne. You must get married by the end of the year!”


    “Does it mean I can marry anyone as I like?”


    “Yes, except for Anna Gabriel.”


    Wayne then looked around the room, drew Natalie out of the corner where she was eavesdropping and


    said, “So, I’m going to marry her. You‘re familiar with Natalie, aren’t you, grandpa?”


    Natalie’s eyes widened in amazement, and she trembled all over. Peter became pale with rage and


    cursed, “What the hell are you talking about?! How dare


    you!”


    Henry was also taken aback by Wayne’s bold words.


    To prevent Peter from bing more enraged, he said, “Please stop kidding, Wayne. Natalie is still a


    kid. What you’re doing is not only illegal but also incestuous.”


    Wayne replied calmly. “We‘re not rted because she’s Grandpa’s adoptive daughter. Plus, have no


    option because Grandpa forced me to marry this year. So, if you don’t mind, I can wait until she


    reaches eighteen. How old are you, Natalie?”


    Natalie was perplexed, then froze. Wayne then tightened his grip on her slim arm and pressed her to


    respond.


    “L.. Thirteen,” she stammered.


    “Good. So, I’ll marry her in five years. It’s not too long, is it?” Wayne said with a serious expression


    Peter became even more furious and pped the table again. He pped it so hard that the beautiful


    rosewood table cracked.


    He yelled fiercely. “You’re insane! Wayne, you’re making me mad on purpose!”


    After letting Natalie go, Wayne fixed his jacket and tried to make it look neat. He said, “It appears that


    you dislike everything I do. So, it’s best if I don’t do anything instead.”


    “Get the hell out of here!” Pete yelled. He pushed so hard on the table that the chess pieces ttered


    to the floor.


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    No one dared to speak at that point. Meanwhile, his roar echoed throughout the room. “Wayne Wright!


    If you don’t apologize to me, then don’t f*****g step into my house ever


    again!!!”


    Peter seemed to be extremely irritated. Wayne on the other hand, exited the room indifferently


    When Peter saw Henry trying to stop him, he growled, “Let him go! Henry, if you want him to stay. just


    get the hell out of the house with him!”


    When Henry nced around, he noticed Peter yelling angrily in his rocking chair.


    Peter mumbled, “Where did Wayne get this temper from? His dad was a gentle and nice chap. Gee,


    he’s nothing like his father.”


    Natalie and the butler exchanged nces before facing theining old man. They were both


    aware that Pete was the source of Wayne’s odd temper.


    Natalie was terrified.


    After letting her go, Henry poured Pete a ss of iced tea and gathered the chess pieces on the floor.


    He said, “All right, Pete Wayne is still young, and he doesn’t like to be disciplined.”


    “No, he’s no longer a child! He’s in his thirties, for god’s sake! Why does he refuse to get married?


    Henry, do you think that I made a mistake? He’s the only child in our family, so he must get married!”


    “Or, he’ll get himself into a lot of trouble. Did you see that Matthew has been involved in several


    mishapstely? Gee! Wayne has been apathetic and quirky since he was a child, so he needs a wife to


    keep his behavior in check Otherwise, he may get increasingly out of control in the future.” Peter


    finished with a solemn expression


    Henry stated, “Actually. I think he’s doing just fine. You’ve always thought James was too kind and


    lacked assertiveness, didn’t you? That was why he was involved in that horrible ident.”


    When Henry brought up the subject of his deceased son, Peter’s face became solemn. He looked


    energetic just then and depressed the next moment


    He said, “James was a good kid. You know, I was delighted when he said he was going to marry


    Jennie. But, I didn’t expect something like that would happen to himter. It’s all karma!


    guess.”


    Henry said, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have mentioned it. Pete, don’t think about that disaster anymore. Do


    you want to continue to y chess?”


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    Peter stood up and said, “Forget it: I’m done with it. I’m exhausted and need to sleep.”


    Henry sighed as he watched Peter enter the bedroom


    Peter had been through a lot of hardship in his life. His father died while he was a child, and his only


    son died when he was in his forties Plus, his grandson had an even worse temper than he did. As a


    result, the Wrights rarely had that joyous atmosphere. Thest time anyone in the Wright family


    laughed joyfully was when Wayne and Anna were dating


    At that point, Henry thought everything was going to turn out all right


    At dusk, Anna returned home from the supermarket Just as she opened the door, she shouted, “Ryan,


    I’ll be at the Wright’s houseter to prepare dinner for Matthew! So I went to the


    hungry. Don’t worry, I’ll be right back! You guys…”


    Before Anna could finish, she saw several pairs of shoes on the shoe rack next to the door, and two of


    which were men’s leather shoes


    A tiny kid rushed up to Anna while she was confused, held her leg tightly, and murmured, “Mommy!”


    Anna froze and wondered what was going on. She said, “Hey, Matthew, my dear! What are you doing


    here?”


    She then heard Ryan say from the living room, “Gosh! I knew you guys came here without Anna’s


    permission! Why did you just lie to me?”


    When Anna looked up, she heard Ryan exim angrily at Wayne, “Well, don’t try to fool me! Get out!”


    Anna asked, “What’s going on here? Natalie, why are you here too?”


    Anna then entered the living room, holding Matthew in her arms. She noticed three people seated on


    the couch in a row. Ryan, Natalie, and Tammy


    They all seemed annoyed by Wayne, who was sitting next to them on the single sofa.


    Anna had no idea what was going on. While Anna was thinking about it, Matthew let go of her hand


    and sat on the couch beside Tammy


    He was staring at Wayne as well.


    Anna stared at them all, perplexed. She stood in front of the TV after washing her hands in the


    bathroom, saying, “What exactly happened? Well, which of you would like to tell me first?”


    Ryan was the first to raise his hand and angrily yelled, “Me, me!”


    He pointed to Natalie and continued, “I noticed this little girl kneeling in front of the door after Tammy


    and I returned home from lunch at a restaurant. I let her in since she imed to be Tammy’s friend. But


    she then said she had sneaked out of her house without her father’s permission. Well, I was just about


    to call the police when Wayne suddenly showed up with the little boy.”


    Ryan gave Wayne a look and said, “He said that you told them toe to our house and that you


    would make dinner for them. So, Anna, did you allow them toe here?”


    Wayne asked unhappily. “What do you mean by ‘Our house’? Is this your house, Ryan?” Wayne


    seemed dissatisfied with what Ryan had just said and stared at him with a frown.