The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 1416

Chapter 1416

Startled, Maggie quickly changed her expression, rising to her feet with a beaming smile to comfort him. “Oh dear, Wilfrid, don’t take it to heart. Your father and I were just casually chatting, venting a bit. We didn’t mean anything by it. It was just idle family chatter, that’s all.”

“No other meaning? Mom, Dad, I heard everything you just said from outside. Is it right for you to insult my sister like that? What has she done wrong to deserve such harsh words from you?” said Wilfrid.

Upon hearing his son speak in such a manner, Nigel immediately became displeased. He put on a stern face and reprimanded him unhappily. “Do you talk to your parents like this? You dare to question whether we’re making sense, but are you making any sense yourself? We’ve raised you to adulthood. Is this how you’re supposed to speak to your parents?”

Wilfrid realized his tone was a bit too harsh. He cleared his throat and walked over with a gloomy expression.

He placed the thermos he was holding at the head of Nigel’s bed, but he still didn’t plan on letting the matter drop just like that.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and began to reason with them, word by word. “Dad, Mom, I’ve said it many times. Please don’t go looking for Sis, and don’t contact her anymore. Her life now has nothing to do with us. We shouldn’t cause her any trouble. Can’t we just live our own lives peacefully?”

Nigel glared with wide eyes, casting an impatient glance at his son. “What do you mean it’s none of our business? If we hadn’t adopted her in the first place, would she be living such a good life now or have the fate to enjoy such blessings? She has what she has today because of us! She should be thanking us! If anything, we should be considered the benefactors in her life!”

Maggie also joined him. “Exactly, your father is right. She was so destitute at that time, unloved by her father and mother, abandoned by her entire family. She had nowhere to run, no place to go, and no food to eat. If it wasn’t for our help, providing her with food and a place to stay, would she be where she is today?”

“Wilfrid, have you forgotten how hard it was for our family back then? Yet, I still chose to keep her. They say adoptive parents are even more selfless, but I don’t see her showing me any respect or filial piety. This ungrateful wretch, she really has no conscience!”

Wilfrid felt that his parents were completely unreasonable. “Dad, Mom, can we talk this out logically? Have you ever considered how you treated Sis in the past? Why should she be grateful to you?” It’s already good enough that she doesn’t resent you two!

“What do you mean by that? Did we do something wrong? We took her in and raised her for so many years. Isn’t that good enough? What a joke! We’ve done our part for her. Not to be harsh, Wilfrid, but whose child are you? Why are you always siding with outsiders?” questioned Maggie.

“Exactly. Wilfrid, we are your family, your biological parents. She is nothing more than a mongrel that we took home. Any talk of her being a relative is nonsense. There’s no blood relation at all. Don’t be confused and side with outsiders!” spat Nigel.

Wilfrid scowled, using their own words to refute them. “If she’s neither relatives nor family, then why are you seeking money from her? It’s clear that she has no connection whatsoever to us.’

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