The Divorced Heiress Revenge (Bella Thompson) novel Chapter 1545

Such blunt humiliation left Liam completely red-faced.

Liam knew Ryan was a ruthless and arrogant brat. However, considering Ryan was about to become CEO and with Logan present, Liam thought Ryan might show some restraint.

It turned out that Ryan would not hold back.

As the head of the family, Logan wanted to reprimand his grandson, but on second thought, Ryan was right. He, too, disapproved of his younger son’s behavior and the useless cronies Liam associated with.

So Logan awkwardly cleared his throat and took a sip of water.

However, Claire could not hide her discomfort further. She frowned and chided. “Ryan, how can you speak to your uncle this way? Show some respect!”

“Haha… Oh, Claire. Don’t be so hard on Ryan. To us, he’s still a kid.”

Liam’s wife, Selena, quickly stepped in to smooth things over, smiling warmly at Ryan. “Ryan, your uncle has always been like this, which is why he doesn’t have many friends. His bluntness scared them all away. He didn’t mean anything bad by it, so don’t take it to heart.”

Ryan raised an eyebrow and swirled the wine in his glass.

This was not the first time these two had played good cop, bad cop. Although Liam had physical limitations that made it hard for him to satisfy Selena in some aspects, he never shorted her materially. Despite their long-standing estrangement, Selena had never divorced him.

Rather than a married couple, they were more like a pair of thieves conspiring to seize the Hoffman family’s wealth, resembling two leeches bloated with fresh blood.

Ryan’s icy gaze fixed on Liam and Selena, his teeth clenched tightly. ‘One day, I’ll strike them with thunderous force, squishing these two parasites into oblivion!’

As the staff served the delicious dishes, everyone began to dine.

However, while everyone else enjoyed the meal, Ryan merely sipped on his red wine, not touching the food on his plate at all.

Well, Carrie had just stuffed him with food, fearing he would go hungry. In the car, he felt so bloated that his belt was about to burst open. He was practically squirming in discomfort.

But there were no delicacies outside that could compare to the homely meals at Willow Creek Villa.

Without Carrie by his side, everything seemed tasteless.