Chapter 844 Arnold Introduces His Son in Public
Priya and Tara were chatting with someone in the business district when they heard Richard call them mom and dad, and their expressions changed immediately. "Don't call us! My son-in-law can only be Steven. Even if it's not Steven, it has to be someone who matches the status of the Willer family and is worthy of our daughter."
Richard frowned slightly. It was impossible not to feel sad, after all, they were Betty's parents, and he hoped to gain their approval.
"Then you can be with Steven," Betty said in a deep voice. "Don't tell anyone you have a daughter, just say Steven is your son."
Over there, Steven, who was innocently implicated, almost spilled his champagne and quickly walked over.
"Steven, look at Betty..." Tara sighed.
Steven looked at Betty, then at Richard. "Dad... Mr. Willer, Mrs. Willer."
Steven changed his address, admitting that maybe Richard was indeed more suitable for Betty. "I've spent three months with Richard. He's a good person and will treat Betty well. I promise you, no matter what happens in the future, the relationship and cooperation between the Hughes family and the Willer family will not change."
Steven was speaking up for Richard, which made him a bit surprised.
But Priya and Tara were not willing to accept it. If Betty could be with Steven, half of the Hughes family's assets belonged to the Willer family. Now that half was gone.
"Steven, you have a marriage certificate, you can't say that. Richard is just a poor man, here to deceive Betty. Betty is confused by him, you can't..." Tara tried to explain and salvage the situation.
"That's enough," Betty scolded in a deep voice. "From childhood to adulthood, have you ever considered my feelings as parents? You don't care who I'm with as long as I'm happy. You don't care if my husband loves me. You only care about benefits!"
Priya and Tara looked at Betty angrily, feeling that she was disrespecting them in front of so many people.
"Betty, how can you say that about your parents? They have provided you with the best material comforts," Abigai said sarcastically. "How can you fight with your parents over a poor man? It's immature and unwise."
"Is it your turn to interrupt our conversation? Get lost, you slut. You gave birth to three children, and none of them are your husband's. How dare you talk to me?" Betty didn't care about the occasion and pointed at Abigai's nose, cursing.
Abigai looked around in fear, feeling that Betty was too disrespectful. "What nonsense are you talking about..."
She felt guilty. She still wanted to seduce a rich man tonight. Maybe Arnold's son would fancy her. What Betty said would ruin her reputation.
"As a member of the Willer family, you should think about the Willer family. Your marriage should be decided by your parents! You and Steven are married, we do not recognize your marriage with this Richard! I have already filed a lawsuit with the court, and the court will naturally rule your second marriage invalid. When you return to the City Hall, you should annul the second marriage and live with Steven," Priya said angrily.
Richard frowned, his fingers clenched.
"Mr. Willer is really overstepping. Is this a sign of disapproval of Richard?" Jasmine and Ethan had arrived a day early and had just entered the banquet hall when they heard Priya scolding and belittling Richard.
Jasmine was very angry. She had thought that the Willer family looked down on Richard, but she had never expected it to be so blatant.
She quickly walked over and stood in front of Richard.
She wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her family. "Mr. Willer, out of respect for your age, I call you an elder. You know very well how Richard treats you. You only care about benefits and money, never considering Betty's happiness. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Priya looked at Jasmine angrily. "Don't think that just because you're from the Cunningham family, you can talk to me like that."
"She is also my wife. Mr. Willer doesn't even respect the Raymond Group and the Cunningham family?" Ethan's voice was low, protecting Jasmine.
Priya was visibly weakened. Ethan was someone he couldn't afford to offend. "This is our family matter. Mr. Douglas, it's best not to get involved. Richard is clearly unworthy of my daughter."
"Richard is unworthy of your daughter?" Ethan sneered. "I think your daughter is unworthy of Richard! She's crazy, notorious, and doesn't have the demeanor of a wealthy family's daughter at all."
Betty gritted her teeth. 'Aren't you an ally? If you're going to insult someone, don't accidentally hurt me.'
Richard also coughed lightly, holding Betty's hand tightly. "Betty is great."
Ethan looked at Richard with disdain. "You are my brother, and the publicly acknowledged adopted son of the Cunningham family. In any capacity, you are more than worthy of Betty."
"He is very worthy," Betty rolled her eyes.
Steven felt the atmosphere was a bit tense and spoke softly. "Mr. Willer, Mrs. Willer, Richard is indeed... very good. You should be reassured with Betty being with him."
He was really reluctant to praise Richard.
"Thank you all for coming. Today is my son Caspian Sanders' welcome party. I also want to take this opportunity to formally introduce him to everyone, as he is my only son," Arnold walked in, smiling and greeting everyone.
Priya snorted and looked at Arnold.
"Arnold's son is really lucky," Tara muttered. "If we had known he had a son, we could have married Betty to the Sanders family."
Priya whispered, "Shut up, it's too late to say that now. We need to keep Steven as our son-in-law."
"My son didn't grow up with me, so he's a bit introverted," Arnold smiled.
"Mr. Sanders, you are so outstanding, your son must be even more outstanding. In the future, won't all your assets be inherited by him?" someone said.
"My assets are naturally his, but how to arrange the inheritance, I'm not at that age yet," Arnold responded calmly, meaning he was still young and not close to death.
The person obediently shut up, realizing that it was inappropriate to say that.
"Mr. Sanders, where is your son? Please bring him out so we can all meet him and collaborate in the future," someone said.
Over there, Betty looked at Richard in surprise and whispered, "What does your dad mean? Is he really going to reveal your identity?"
If Richard was unhappy, he mightleave.
"Should we leave first?" Betty asked.
Richard shook his head and looked down at Betty. "I agreed to it."
Betty was stunned for a moment, holding Richard's hand tighter. "Richard... if you don't like it, we can leave."
Richard shook his head. "I don't want to see you being ridiculed because of me anymore."
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