The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 403

The words were somewhat harsh to the ears.

Aaron had been dealing with the Crawley family for two years, and this was the first time he had heard Brandon's parents so openly disdaining Sophia.

He felt like he was losing face, his complexion fluctuating between pallidness and flushes of embarrassment. But considering he was dealing with the powerful and influential Crawley family, no matter how uncomfortable he felt inside, he kept a flattering smile on his face: "Could there be some kind of misunderstanding here? My sister might be introverted, but she's beyond reproach, and my brother-in-law is not the playboy type. If they weren't deeply in love, how could they have conceived a child."

"Deep in love? Nonsense," retorted Daniel, frail in body but not in spirit, casting aside any pretense of decorum, "Do you think I don't know Brandon? What sort of person he is, who he would like? He's kept himself pure for over twenty years, always had his heart set on the Frost family's younger daughter, never even bothering with girlfriends. If it weren't for your sister finding a loophole, he wouldn't have had to take this responsibility."

"That's not really fair to say." Aaron's smile was starting to strain, "Brandon, over six feet tall, could hardly have been overpowered by my sister, could he? If she did use any shady tricks, would Brandon not have noticed with his intelligence? And if he did see through them, with his character, why would he take this lying down? It just doesn't add up. Besides, if Brandon was so easily manipulated by women, he'd have illegitimate children running all over the place by now, and the company he manages would have been driven into the ground, wouldn't it?" Aaron ended, barely hiding his obsequiousness with a smug smile. "Am I right?" What he really wanted to say was: "Your son was not an idiot. How could a woman overpower him and force him into marriage?"

But deep down, he still wanted to cling to Daniel's coattails and dared not to go too far and risk offending him, so he added that smiley tag question, not realizing that to Daniel it already came across as a blatant provocation. Daniel was so offended he turned pale and was speechless for a moment.

younger daughter, she might just be an excuse he used to fend off your pressure to get married; I've seen this kind of thing a lot. From what I see, Brandon and my sister are doing very well together. The child is born; he's not the

"Abandon, my foot!"

finally managed to spit out a sentence, "I'll tell you the truth, our family only acknowledges Yolanda as a daughter-in-law. Nobody else matters. Brandon and Yolanda are the real deal-childhood sweethearts, well-matched, truly in love. Don't talk to

was a bit ticked off too: "Didn't you just say that my

all semblance of control, blood rushing to his forehead

genuine fury, Aaron was worried about offending him and quickly tried to smooth things over with a sycophantic grin: "Don't be angry, your health comes first. We're just having a rational discussion, there is no need to get

couldn't bear to listen anymore, her face set with suppressed anger. She

glance at Daniel, continuously patting his chest

more than twenty years of marriage, she knew Daniel well. His current fury

him, and he wouldn't have ended up in the hospital

about how they were off having