"I know who I am. You don't need to remind me anymore." Harriet lowered her head and looked aggrieved.
"If you know who you are, don't do anything that goes beyond your right. Put away your evil thoughts. There is no room for you to be presumptuous. If I know what you've done, I won't be merciful to you no matter who you are!" So he wouldn't be soft-hearted. Xavier didn't care about making a big fuss today and let everyone know that he wasn't without a temper. He compromised before just because of family ties.
But there was a limit!
"What are you doing here?!" Henry slapped the table and got up. "Do you want to abandon your parents and younger sister for a woman?"
He didn't want to have a conflict with Xavier, but he couldn't bear Xavier's attitude. He only cared about that woman.
Who else could he care about?!
"Xavier..." Daisy could tell that Xavier was not going to muddle through today. He was a little abnormal today.
"Mom, don't say anything. I want to make it clear today. I marry her and she is my wife." Xavier looked at everyone in the restaurant in a low but articulate voice. "I don't think she owes anything to this family. Something happened to me. She's keeping my career, my people, and my home. How many women can do that? I thank her from the bottom of my heart. I thank her for everything she has done for me, for having children with me, so don't talk about her identity anymore!"
"Xavier, don't worry. Mom knows that she's our Jones Family's daughter-in-law. No one can change that. With me around, I won't let her suffer." Others did not know how hard Arya had suffered during that time, but she knew. She had experienced it herself and knew the suffering at that time.
"What's wrong with you? Bridget just came back. What do you want?" Henry said in a deep voice.
"Mommy." Ryan burrowed into Arya's arms and buried his head in her arms without looking at anyone.
Although he didn't know what happened, he knew that the adults had quarreled.
Arya did not say anything, hugging Ryan tightly. No matter what Xavier thought, she would stand on his side. Now she was not suitable to say anything.
And she didn't want to say anything.
"Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you." After Xavier finished speaking, he rolled his wheelchair and left the restaurant.
Daisy could tell that Xavier was making such a big fuss because he had something to say.
Daisy took Henry's hand and patted his back, "Calm down. Let's go and see what he wants to say."
He didn't say anything, but he didn't reject Daisy and leave the restaurant with her.
As soon as he left, Bridget looked at Arya, "Your methods are so clever that not only does my brother is dead set on being with you, but even my mother is on your side now."
"Bridget..."
"Don't call me! Do you dare to say that my current situation is not because of you?!" Bridget interrupted Arya and stared at her.
"Bridget, we are a family. I hope you have a good life, and I sincerely hope that you and Jasper have a good result. Maybe there's my reason for this, but he and I are just friends." Arya also looked at her and faced her calmly.
She hoped that she could make things clear to her and get along well with her.
Bridget looked at Arya quietly. Arya's expression was too serious and her tone was too sincere. Bridget could not help raising her eyebrows, "I won't believe you."
'Doesn't she think she can cheat me like this?'
"Bridget, I'm married to your brother. We have Ryan and we have a family. If I really have anything to do with Jasper, will I still be with your brother? In your eyes, your brother is so stupid?" Arya persuaded her patiently, hoping that Bridget would figure it out and not get into a blind alley.
Bridget got into a blind alley. She believed that there was something between Arya and Jasper that caused her and Jasper to divorce.
But she forgot that she had schemed against Jasper from the beginning. Jasper never loved her, so even if they got together, they wouldn't be happy.
Bridget still didn't believe Arya's words, but she wavered. She got up and left the restaurant. Harriet glanced at Arya and followed Bridget away...
In the study, Daisy stood behind Henry, waiting for Xavier to say something.
Xavier kept silent.
Daisy thought something had happened again. Breaking the silence, she looked at Xavier and asked, "Did something happen?"
Henry didn't say anything, but he also wanted to know what Xavier wanted to say when he called them in.
Xavier looked up at his parents and said calmly, "There is hope that my legs could be cured and I can stand up again. But I should go to America."
"Oh my God. You... you should go now." Daisy was so excited that she was a little incoherent. She wished Xavier could leave now.
Henry was also excited to hear that Xavier could still stand up again, but he didn't act as obvious as Daisy.
He asked, "When are you leaving?"
Xavier didn't answer. He just looked at his parents quietly. Daisy saw what Xavier was thinking and said quickly, "Just go. There will be nothing wrong with me at home."
Xavier remained silent. It wasn't that he didn't trust Daisy, but that Bridget was her daughter. If Bridget threaten her by jumping off the building again, what would she do?
"I want them to go back to the villa. We'll talk about it when I get back." This was Xavier's purpose today. When Bridget came back, he knew that Arya couldn't stay here. He was worried that there was an unscrupulous Harriet at home. Now Bridget was also at home, he was even more worried.
He couldn't rest assured. Either he would not leave, or Arya would go back to the villa to stay away from these people.
"You don't trust me?" Daisy didn't expect him to refuse.
Xavier's voice was low, "It has nothing to do with trust. There are many people in the family, and Ryan is not in good health. I want them to live in a quiet place."
Arya was pregnant now, and Ryan was not in good health. He didn't want her to live under pressure here, or else he wouldn't be able to leave at ease.
"Okay." Daisy hesitated for a moment and agreed. Now his legs were important.
Henry did not object. As Daisy thought, it was more important for Xavier to cure his legs now.
"When are you leaving?" Daisy asked. She wanted Xavier to leave as soon as possible.
"I'll leave when they get back to the villa."
Henry sighed slightly. He felt that his son had changed. He almost didn't know him anymore.
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