As soon as Enoch spoke, Alyssa added, “Your father’s right, Stanford. George is family, but can you trust the others to really care about you?”
Stanford gazed at the pair coldly. They expressed no concern, or at the least, pretended to care for his well-being at all ever since their arrival. But what were they saying was good for him now?
He snorted, “Do the both of you really care about me? Are the both of you here today to visit me, or is it for your son?”
Enoch felt humiliated. Just as he was about to speak, Alyssa stopped him. She was afraid that her husband couldn’t hold it in and start a fight with Stanford, so she spoke first, “Of course we care about you. We saw the news and you lost so much money. If you had someone you could trust at work, you wouldn’t have suffered such a loss. I’m telling you, they’re useless.”
After Alyssa saw the news, she couldn’t sleep for the whole night. She kept thinking about all the things she could’ve done with the billions of dollars.
Even the thought of it hurt her.
With that, she was more determined than ever to get her son into J&Y Group and obtain half of the family’s wealth.
Stanford didn’t want to waste more time on this matter, “Did you know that your son caused trouble in the company the last time he came? Is he out from the mental hospital already?”
“No matter what, he’s your brother. How could you…”
“Did he regard me as his brother when he caused trouble in the company?” Stanford retorted without waiting for Enoch to finish his words.
Enoch couldn’t say anything, or rather, he did not know what to say, so Alyssa stepped in, “He had no ill intentions…”
That earned her a glare from Stanford, which sent chills all over her body. His gaze scared her, so she swallowed all of her unfinished words.
“I’m tired. The both of you may leave now,” Stanford wanted them to leave as he refused to waste more time arguing with them.
“I heard your legs are injured. It’s best to have someone you trust to take over the company for the time being, and George is our best choice. Stanford, you and George are both my sons. I would only wish for nothing but the best for both of you.” Enoch was still on George’s side, and he wanted to use this chance to get his younger son into the company, “You even sent him to the mental hospital previously. As I said, he’s still your younger brother no matter what happens. If he had done something wrong to you before, the both of you should be even now, shouldn’t you?”
Stanford was on the verge of wrath. If it was any other day in the past, he could leave right away when he didn’t want to listen to their blabbers. However, he couldn’t do that now, and his patience had reached its limits.
They said they cared about him, but they asked nothing about his injury ever since they stepped into this room. All they did was fought for their younger son’s benefits.
‘What did they say they were? My father? My younger brother?’
Stanford was disheartened.
“George is your younger brother. On the other hand, the Atwood guy is not related to you at all. You should know who to choose.”
“Atwood isn’t related to me, but he has been by my side, taking care of me after the accident. Let me ask you, why isn’t my family around?”
Stanford asked calmly. He showed no trace of anger or dissatisfaction at all. He could do that because he understood them, which was why he didn’t want to continue this argument anymore.
However, this couple wasn’t willing to leave just yet.
“Stanford…”
“Mr. James.” At this time, Atwood entered the room. Enoch stopped speaking to glare at him, “What’s wrong with you? Don’t you know how to knock?”
Atwood replied, “The door wasn’t closed, so I came in.”
“Even if that’s the case, you need to show respect too. I was talking to my son, and you just interrupted…”
“I allowed him to enter my room without having to knock first. Do you have any opinions on that too?” Stanford was impatient since long ago, “Atwood, see off the guests for me.”
“Stanford…”
“Another word and I’ll donate all of my wealth away. George can dream about getting a penny from me.” Stanford didn’t want to argue on the rights and wrongs with them, but Enoch and Alyssa clearly were coming for his wealth. They kept bugging him just because they wanted to get George into his company. They emphasized family relations, but have they ever treated Stanford as a family?
They kept emphasizing that Stanford and George were brothers, but have they ever told George the same words when he came to Stanford’s company to cause trouble and ruin his reputation?
The pair would only say this to Stanford, hoping that he’d take a step back.
Have they ever treated him as a family?
Stanford’s heart was stone cold. He wasn’t moved by their words at all.
“You’d better stop bothering me in the future. If you irritate me even further, I’ll stop paying your medical bills,” Stanford said ruthlessly.
Enoch’s expression turned ugly. He was an old, unhealthy man without any savings. If Stanford were to stop supporting him financially, he wouldn’t be able to survive.
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