Marrying the Ugly Heir for Truth and Wealth novel Chapter 758

Chapter 758 Ugly Side Revealed

Barnaby's emergence gave Timothy a shock, but the latter's expression turned icy soon after.

“Father, why don't you head over to the lounge next door to rest? Let me attend to Old Mr. Stone,” Christina proposed, worried about her father's health.

“I'll leave it to you,” Timothy replied before wheeling himself toward the next room.

Barnaby shot Timothy a grim look when the latter left.

From the way he left without even bothering to greet Barnaby, it was clear how much he disliked the latter.

While gripping his umbrella, Barnaby walked up to Christina, his stern, black suit making him look more menacing.

“I've been told today is her funeral, Mrs. Hadley, so I'm here to give her a final sendoff.”

“Who have you come to say your farewells as?” Christina asked without mincing her words. “I heard that after she had passed on, not only did you refuse to make the necessary preparations, but you even spent a ton to suppress any news about her. Your actions have only proven one thing: you're trying your hardest to sever all relations with Mrs. Lazuli. If that's the case, why have you come to send her off? That's just incredibly pretentious.”

The atmosphere grew awkward as Christina called Barnaby out on his act.

If he could, he wouldn't even have shown up. Unfortunately, he had previously made the wrong decision of going against Sheridan's words and bringing Azure to a public event, thus disclosing their relationship.

Now, everyone knew that Azure was his first love as well as the woman he was about to take as his second wife.

Even if they didn't have a marriage certificate, that didn't stop others from referring to Azure as Old Mrs. Stone.

After much deliberation, Barnaby eventually came anyway. Although he had now lost interest in Azure, they still used to have a past together. Hence, even though the woman had approached him with hidden intentions while she was alive, he now didn't wish to keep scores with a dead person.

“My relationship with Azure can't be described in a few mere sentences, Mrs. Hadley,” Barnaby responded without a change in expression. “Since today is her funeral, shouldn't we avoid disturbing her peace?”

Christina raised an eyebrow. “You're right. We shouldn't cause a scene at the mourning hall, so please leave. I don't think Mrs. Lazuli wants to see you.”

“You!” Barnaby glared at her in exasperation. Yet, just as he was about to give her a lecture as an elder, several reporters showed up out of the blue, shutting him up effectively.

It was unknown whether these reporters had been ordered to appear or were simply terrible at reading the room, but their cameras wouldn't stop clicking away at Barnaby.

A female reporter stepped forward and held a microphone in front of him. “Old Mr. Stone, rumors have it that you refused to prepare for Azure Lazuli's funeral because you wanted to protect your own reputation. Why, then, have you come here today?”

Barnaby's driver immediately rushed over to chase the reporters away. “Old Mr. Stone isn't accepting any interviews, so please leave this instance!”

With their dreams of snagging some precious scoop on the line, the reporters certainly weren't planning on leaving so easily. “Have you come to attend the funeral just to feel better about yourself, Old Mr. Stone?” the same woman asked.

As the commotion here soon became louder than the sounds of wailing inside the funeral hall, Christina stood there like a bystander and watched the reporters attack Barnaby.