Steven was overjoyed that his provocation had worked, yet he donned a solemn expression and said indignantly into the phone, "Sheldon, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that Father is responsible for all of this? Let me tell you! Father did everything for our family and to wipe your sorry *ss who had an illegitimate daughter! If you hadn’t screwed around and gotten Rosalie, how would we be i n this situation today?”
Infuriated, Sheldon roared out of anger, "Shut the f*ck up!”
The enraged Steven yelled back, "You shut the f*ck u p!"
Sheldon was rendered speechless at this point, while Cadfan was looking gloomier.
Steven continued his provocation, "Sheldon! I'm not calling to argue with you, and I don't want to. I just want to advise you to come to terms with reality!"
Sheldon asked unhappily, "What reality?"
Steven said coldly, "The first reality is that Helen does not respect our family at all!”
Then, he continued aggressively, "The second reality i s that despite being married to you for more than two
decades, Helen simply does not regard you as her husband! You are nothing but her back-up! You are her second-best contingency plan since she couldn't b e with Curtis Wade!"
Steven's remark deeply hurt Sheldon!
This was actually the most vulnerable spot in his heart over these twenty years.
He knew that he was Helen’s back-up and Curtis's substitute. He also knew very well that he hadn't been able to replace Curtis in Helen's heart for more than 2 0 years despite being married!
He did not expect that Cadfan was right next to the phone all along!
Only now did he realize that Steven had been digging a trap for him from the moment he had answered the call.
Steven had provoked him and lured him to fall into the trap he had dug!
Sheldon tried to explain in a panic, "Father! That’s not what I meant! I was just in a fit of anger just now..."
"Shut up!" Cadfan shouted sternly and said, "I don't care what you do, but you must stop Helen from participating in the auction next Monday! I will not allow her to tarnish our family's reputation one bit!"
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