Chapter 138


    Bryant stood there, a vision in his tailored dark suit, his demeanor icy, his gaze chilling. Despite the


    coldness, an oppressive air of authority enveloped him, a natural-born leader through and through.


    I was momentarily stunned.


    Instantly, Allen’s aggressive bravado deted like a popped balloon. Gone was his earlier swagger


    as he rubbed his hands together, a sheepish grin spreading across his face as he approached


    Bryant. Bowing and scraping, he said, “Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Ferguson, what brings you here? I was


    just giving this littledy a piece of my mind.”


    My pride felt trampled underfoot by Allen’s words, Even thoug divorce was on the horizon, I didn’t


    want Bryant to see me in such a disheveled state.


    Or to witness such an unsavory family scene.


    Let’s leave, this doesn’t involve you,” I urged, pushing Bryant to ards the exit.


    I didn’t want


    into this mess.


    Uncle meddling in my affairs, and I certainly didn’t want Bryant dragged


    “You scared?” Allen blocked the door, raising his voice. “Afraid your husband will find out how


    ungrateful you are?”


    I was so frustrated I was almost speechless.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Before I could retort, he self-righteously used, “It’s not your fault for finding someone new, it’s


    her. She’s so unreasonable, so inconsiderate! With her temper, how could someone like you


    possibly tolerate her!”


    Bryant nced at me, his expression loaded with meaning. “Oh? She does have quite the temper,


    doesn’t she?”


    “I’m not wrong, am I?” Allen, feeling vindicated, grew even more animated. “Not to mention, she’s


    completely ungrateful! You know, it wasn’t easy for her aunt and me raising her, and now when it’s


    her turn to take care of us, she turns her back.”


    “Hmm, that’s not right,” Bryant casually pulled up a chair and sat down, crossing his long legs, his


    voice very light. “You tell me, how should she take care of you? For matters like this,e to me,


    not her. She doesn’t call the shots in our home.”


    I frowned.


    I What did he mean bying to him, by saying I didn’t call the shots in our home?


    “Really?” Allen’s eyes lit up at Bryant’s apparent agreement, and heunched into his demands


    without missing a beat. “Just cover her aunt’s medical bills, give me a monthly allowance of thirty


    grand, and maybe sort out a job for my son. That’s not too much to


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    ask, right?”


    I felt so embarrassed I wished I could just disappear. I couldn’t believe he had the audacity to ask


    Bryant for such things.


    But what I feared most was that Bryant would agree. After all, to him, this amount of money was a


    drop in the bucket, a small price to pay to avoid hassle.


    In a mix of anxiety and anger, I interjected, “Don’t even dream about it…”


    “Jane, let your uncle have a word,” Bryant said, pulling on my hand and raising an eyebrow


    it.” at Allen. “Anything else? Out with


    Allen paused, perhaps not expecting Bryant to be so agreeable His avarice was barely concealed


    as he said, “Well, it would be great if you could buy an apartment downtown, ideally with four


    bedrooms and two living rooms. My wife and I are getting old, and our boy is looking to get married.


    A downtown apartment would be convenient for everything, don’t you think?”


    Bryant remained nomittal. “Makes sense


    Allen, hearing those two words, looked ready to jump for joy, and even Leroy was visibly excited.


    A downtown apartment with four bedrooms and two living rooms, even at its cheapest, would cost a


    fortune.


    Such a dream was unimaginable for them before, never expecting to be handed such a


    windfall.


    Yet, suddenly, I wasn’t in a hurry to object.


    This didn’t seem like Bryant’s usual way of ying the good guy.


    Sure enough, Bryant adjusted his cufflinks, his lips parting slightly, “I think that’s not enough. After


    all, raising someone is not less than giving life to them. It should be repaid a thousandfold, a


    millionfold.”


    Allen and Leroy exchanged nces, seeing the thrill in each other’s eyes.


    Bryant’s lips curled into a smirk, his gaze leisurely settling on Allen. “How about this? Youpile a


    rough list of expenses spent on Jane over the years, like tuition, pocket money, extra tutoring,


    clothing, food, amodation everything counts. For every expense on her, I’ll pay back ten


    thousand times its value, settling it all in one go. How does that sound?”