Chapter 424: Chapter 424: The Taste of Self-Inflicted Humiliation (2)
These words could ruin the Hawthorne Family!
Susan Kensington couldn’t help but speak up, saying, "Mom, Vincent didn’t mean it that way. Why are you trying to scare him?"
Vincent Hawthorne came back to his senses, realizing he had just been frightened. He felt both embarrassed and irritated.
Coupled with Elias Hawthorne’s indifference and Jasper’s defiance, he was even more annoyed and couldn’t help but say, "Mom, you know I didn’t mean it that way, yet you insist on using these words to pressure me. Isn’t this just deliberately making me look bad? Moreover, even with this so-called divorce cooling-off period regulation now, if our Hawthorne Family insists, it shouldn’t be impossible to handle this minor matter. Actually, I’m clear in my mind. You’re just trying to embarrass me on purpose!"
As Vincent voiced these words, he was filled with resentment, thinking of his mother’s deliberate attempts to make things difficult for him by helping her son.
Even though Old Mrs. Hawthorne had long since given up any hope in her son, she still felt very disappointed upon hearing his words.
He was her eldest son, once nurtured as a lifelong reliance and heir to the Hawthorne Family.
She didn’t know if he was bewitched by Susan or puffed up by the flattery from outside, but he dared to speak such absurd words.
Yet Vincent Hawthorne didn’t think he was wrong, and continued to lament incessantly.
Old Mrs. Hawthorne finally couldn’t bear it and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
Vincent furrowed his brows, "Mom!"
"You still don’t know where you went wrong?" Seeing her son full of resentment, Old Mrs. Hawthorne couldn’t help but say, "These years you’ve been living leisurely, only seeing Elias’ limitless glory, but you’ve never focused on what this limitless glory represents, and what dangers hide behind it. Do you know how many people want Elias’ life, want to bring Elias down, and step the Hawthorne Family into the dust?"
Indeed, ignoring the marriage cooling-off period and insisting on divorce isn’t really a big deal. Compared to the secret actions of other families, it’s hardly worth mentioning.
But those are kept private. Now, due to Raina’s issue, their marriage is getting much attention. At this moment, using the Hawthorne Family’s power to challenge state laws, what’s the intention?
Are you afraid the Hawthorne Family is too stable right now?
Vincent eventually came to realize, that it was a bit inappropriate but, being proud, he couldn’t utter any compromising words.
Susan Kensington walked over and held Vincent’s hand, "Mom, don’t blame Vincent anymore. It’s truly not Vincent being careless. He’s been excluded from the Hawthorne Family and The Hawthorne Group, that’s why he didn’t realize it. Please, don’t blame him anymore."
Vincent felt that Susan’s words were soothing and he confidently said, "Yes, if you hadn’t refused to let me be involved in family and group affairs, how could I not know anything."
Jasper suddenly sneered, "Mr. Hawthorne, have you forgotten that you were expelled from the Hawthorne Family genealogy? In other words, even though we both have the surname Hawthorne, we are no longer family. Although, unfortunately, I’m still your son, if necessary, I really don’t mind publishing in the newspaper our severing of father-son ties."
Looking at Jasper’s eager expression, Vincent turned furious and yelled an insult, "You brat! Who taught you to speak to me like this? Where’s your upbringing!"
Screaming, he raised his hand to slap Jasper, decided to teach this defiant son a lesson.
However, before his hand could touch Jasper, it was caught.
Vincent tried to twitch his wrist but couldn’t move it. He frowned at Raina North, who had caught his wrist, and said quite unhappily, "Let go of me!"