Chapter 456
In Frieda''s opinion, Manfre wouldn''t have had the guts to hit her because he was
guilty about her.
That was why she dared to make a scene here.
Patriarch Barker looked at her coldly and said, "Why wouldn''t I dare to hit you? Frieda,
I have my bottom line and my patience has grown thin.
You''ve challenged me again and again. Do you still want me to show you mercy?''
"You!"
Frieda was heartbroken. Tears welled up as she stared resentfully at Patriarch Barker. "Manfred, you''re not worthy of being my brother!"
"Of course, he''s not worthy of being your brother because he doesn''t want to have a
sister like you.
"Frieda, think about what you''ve done. Who would want to have a younger sister like
you?"
Madame Barker sneered.
"Shut up. This is between us siblings. You''re just an outsider. It''s none of your
business.''
Frieda shot her a fierece re.
Madame Barker found it ridiculous. She looked at Patriarch Barker and said, Manfred,
did you hear that? I''m an outsider!
"It''s so funny. I''ve lived with you for dozens of years and we already have
grandchildren. Now, someone is saying that I''m an outsider. Am I hearing things or is that person a lunatic?"
The look in Madame Barker''s eyes became stern as she spoke.
Manfred also got mad. He looked at Frieda coldly and said, ''Frieda, don''t you know
who the outsider really is? After you kidnapped Draxton, I already cut ties with you. I, Manfred Barker, don''t have a sister!"
Frieda''s eyes widened in fury. "Manfred, where''s your conscience? Have you forgotten what dad said? He asked you to take good care of me for the rest of your life. Have you forgotten?"
Manfred was so angry that he trembled slightly. "I''ve never forgotten it. However, you''ve hurt my family time and time again and opposed me all these years. I don''t think I''ve done anything wrong to you. I can''t shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of you for the rest of my life. If you still have the slightest sense of shame, get out of the Barker family''s house right now!"
"You don''t have the right to kick me out! I''m also a Barker, the daughter of the Barker family!
"My mother died to save our father, and you killed my uncle. Manfred, you owe me. You owe me for the rest of your life!"
Manfred sneered, ''Your mother saved our father. That''s between the two of them.
What does it have to do with me?
"I put your mother''s memorial brass in the hall, and I offer memorials to her just like what I do to my mother over the years. I don''t owe her anything.
''Moreover, your uncle colluded with the bandits who killed your mother and tried to kill our father. He deserved to die!
"Frieda, you''ve been stubborn and arrogant since you were young. You think that it''s all other people''s fault no matter what happens and that everyone in the world owes
you. But think about it. Who owes you? Who did anything to hurt you?1''
Frieda said angrily, ''Who owes me? Who once hurt me? I''m the daughter of the
Barker family, but our father favors boys over girls and left everything to you.
"When I got married, you gave me nothing but a little money. If I didn''t beg you, you wouldn''t give me a penny. You owe me!
"The Wheeler family was in difficulty when I just married. You should know how much I suffered, but you just turned a blind eye to it.
"Later, we both had children. Your daughter married into the most influential family in
the city, but my daughter was not that lucky. Why? Manfred, how can you say that you don''t owe me anything?''
Manfred took a deep breath. He had long known that Frieda was a shrew, but he did not expect her to be so unreasonable and shameless.
Madame Barker was also shocked by what Frieda said. She looked at her with
sympathy, thinking, This person is still so paranoid and selfish at her age. It''s so sad and pitiful."
Manfred said, "Alright, Frieda. Since you insist, I''ll exin to you why I don''t owe you anything!
"You said our father favored boys over girls and left everything to me. You should know we were in difficulty at that time. Do you think you were able to be the backbone
of the family in that situation? Do you think you could make it prosperous all along if you inherited our family business?"
Frieda''s face darkened. She retorted without hesitation, "You''re a man. Shouldn''t you be the backbone of the family?"
The corners of Manfred''s mouth twitched. "So, what did Dad do wrong to leave the family business to me and let me take care of the Barker family?
"You want the benefit, but you''re reluctant to shoulder the responsibility. So, you take
it for granted that I should take care of everything for the family. Don''t you think it''s
ridiculous?''
Frieda was rendered speechless, feeling embarrassed and angry.
Manfred continued, "As for the '' little money" you just mentioned. Don''t you know how difficult our situation was back then? That was all I could give you. Didn''t you see how much I had been through to pool the money for you and support the whole family? "If it wasn''t for Marianna''s help, the Barker family would have long fallen! "You keep saying that you''re the daughter of the Barker family. What have you done for the family? I bear Dad''sst will in mind all the time and I''ve been treating you well. "You think you suffered a lot after marrying into the Wheeler family because they were in difficulty. But no matter how down and out they were back then, they were much better off than the Barker family!
"Since you were married, I didn''t want you to be worried about the Barker family. So I had never asked you for help no matter how hard our I lives were at that time. You don''t have the right to use me! Frieda, are you born heartless, or don''t you know what ''shameless'' mean?"Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
When she heard what Manfred said, Frieda''s eyes widened in shock.
Her brother had never spoken to her like this.
Manfred continued, "My daughter married into a noble family because she and Philip loved each other, not because I set them up to get the Lockwood family my connection.
"But what did you do?
"You instigated your daughter to seduce Philip with ulterior motives. If it weren''t for
Philip''s determination to be with Jean, Jean''s happiness would have been ruined by you.
"What angered me the most was that when Draxton was only a few years old, you kidnapped him after your daughter failed to seduce Philip. I only cut off my rtionship with you and didn''t put you in prison. I already showed mercy!
"Frieda, tell me, who owes whom?''
Frieda stared at Manfred and could not help but take a step back.
She had no idea what to say, but she did not think she had done anything wrong.
She said indignantly, "Alright, I was in the wrong back then. However, what was wrong with Erica pursuing the man she liked? Even if Philip did not like her, he had no reason to humiliate her. Wasn''t it because Jeanne sowed discord?
"What''s wrong with me kidnapping her son to warn her? Besides, isn''t Draxton safe and sound?
"If I knew things would have be like this, I would have killed him back then. In
that case, the Wheeler family wouldn''t have been in so much trouble."
Manfred''s eyes widened. Madame Barker''s face turned pale with anger. They knew that Frieda was arrogant, selfish, and unreasonable, but they did not expect her to be so thick-skinned. Manfred took a deep breath. As a well-bred gentleman, he suppressed his urge to yell, but said in a calm voice, "Frieda, was it your idea to trick Yvette into going to the
Wheeler family''s house? You wanted Mr. Chancely to shift his attention to her from your granddaughter, right?
"No matter how much you cared about your granddaughter, you shouldn''t have made my granddaughter suffer.
"You think Draxton should let it go as if nothing happened after the Wheelers almost ruined Yvette and Be? How can you be so shameless?!"