Chapter 855: Leo Storms In

Ian's lips twitched as soon as he heard the news.

He knew it. Leo was coming to raise hell.

This damn Ruud-always stirring up trouble!

Ian rose from his seat, his glare cold and sharp as it landed on Ruud. "Are you just going to sit there, or are you going to handle this?"

Ruud calmly picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, unfazed. "Dad, I go by Ruud Brookes now," he said casually. "I'm your son, and a son's affairs are for his father to resolve." The audacity.

Ian almost choked on his own words.

Outside, Leo had been waiting impatiently for Ruud to show his face. When nobody came out, his temper boiled over. He kicked the door open and stormed in.

The sight that greeted him-Ruud calmly eating dinner as though nothing was amiss-nearly sent Leo into a fit.

"You ungrateful little brat!" Leo roared, his voice shaking the walls. "How dare you sit here, stuffing your face like nothing's wrong? Who gave you the right to change your name? What, is the Pace family so beneath you now that you had to abandon it? Do we mean that little to you?"

His fiery glare shifted to Ian before Ruud could even respond. "And you, Ian! You've got some nerve! You've got plenty of sons already, but you had to come poach mine? What, you think I'm too old to fight back?!"

to keep his cool, leaned back in his chair with a

got her pregnant,

influence at court

on the frontlines for years! How the hell would he have had time to seduce your daughter? If you're

been searching for all these years..." Leo's voice dropped, his tone incredulous. "It's

didn't hesitate. He nodded. "Yeah. She even gave me

Tina. "An outstanding

a moment, Ruud seemed to forget

took him a moment to process

were something special. No wonder I liked you so much

Leo strode over to Tina, his grin widening. "Tina, I knew there was something about you when you saved me. And now I find out you're my actual granddaughter? This

then clapped his hands. "And your mother-though she's unconscious and can't attend the banquet, we'll make it up to her. The wedding she missed? We'll have it! I'll make sure she marries gloriously into

have said next was cut short by Ruud, who delivered a cool, cutting statement. "My father-in-law doesn't approve of me marrying Tracey. That's why I changed my name. Dad, you should

darkened instantly.

toward Ian, his voice rising again. "Ian, you old bastard! How dare you refuse to let my son marry Natalie? What's wrong with

now you're trying to steal him for your family?

on the table, the sound reverberating through the room. "Will you shut

height, glaring at him. "Your son seduced my daughter, got her pregnant, and then disappeared for over twenty years. And you think you're in the right here? I refuse to

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