Chapter 762: Chapter 392: Ignorance Is No Crime (Third Update)
What?
Ruby Sheldon’s eyes almost popped out.
If it wasn’t out of consideration for etiquette, she would have loved to publicly clean her ears to make sure she hadn’t heard wrong.
Since she could remember, in all those years, Aiden Sheldon had never, not once, said such "peace-making" words to her!
Anyone who slighted her would face the combined retaliation of Aiden Sheldon and Autumn Stetford!
She was long used to such treatment.
And now?
What about not letting her suffer any grievances?
What about her being his most beloved daughter?
She had suffered such a huge grievance, yet he didn’t stand up for her?!
This blow was too severe; Ruby Sheldon felt like the sky had fallen in an instant.
Her father no longer loved her as his life’s treasure...
This realization almost destroyed all of Ruby Sheldon’s beliefs.
Her heart was in turmoil, thumping wildly, her eyes started to redden, her nose felt a twinge, she wanted to cry.
Ruby Sheldon turned anxiously and looked at Evan Stetford on the other side, asking for help: "...Uncle, did you hear what my dad just said? Did I hear wrong?"
Evan Stetford elegantly dabbed his lips with a napkin and smiled, "No, your dad is willing to educate you because he truly cares for you."
Ruby Sheldon didn’t see it that way.
How could someone who’s been pampered for more than ten years accept that kind of explanation?
In her belief, being doted on meant unconditional compliance—whatever she said was what it was.
Even if she said nothing, her parents had to understand the unspoken implications!
Now, because of Lawrence Winters, even the dad who loves her the most said, "Ignorance is no excuse"!
What happened to face?!
Ruby Sheldon was so angry she trembled, cold sweat all over her, even her hands and feet were cold, and her face turned frighteningly pale.
Aiden Sheldon didn’t notice Ruby Sheldon’s oddness at all.
He took out his phone, found that treasured photo, and compared it with the one just taken of Lawrence Winters.
Indeed, the posture was exactly the same.
The appearance was different, but the posture and demeanor were strikingly similar.
This treasured old photo, he had deleted and recovered it multiple times, countless repetitions, it was the only remaining evidence on his phone related to that period of memory.
The more beautiful that time was, the more ugly the ending was.
He didn’t want to recall, so he discarded everything related to that memory.
But in the end, he still retrieved that photo from the trash bin.
This was the only photo he couldn’t bear to tear up when throwing it away.
More than twenty years had passed, and the photo had yellowed terribly, the clarity diminished after scanning, you could only see the silhouette of "The stream ripples between us, and with silent gaze, we converse."
Like an old shadow play, where moonlight shines on the window lattice, casting the figure behind the window.
The dress was probably retro-style, upon closer inspection, there were some minor differences with the dress style in the old photo.
But the discrepancies in details were too slight to erase that lingering sense of familiarity.
The dress worn by the woman in the old photo was white, like a wedding dress...
Aiden Sheldon was immersed in memory.
Ruby Sheldon waited for a long time, but Aiden Sheldon didn’t say anything more.
She glanced at Aiden Sheldon’s phone.
The screen was dark, from her angle, she couldn’t see anything.
Hmm, it used the "anti-peek" screen protection technology; her phone had it too, but not as effective as Aiden Sheldon’s.
Ruby Sheldon was even more uneasy, anxiously sat for a while, then got up and left the table to the restroom to ease her mood.
After she reached the restroom, she sent a WeChat message to Autumn Stetford.
Seeing the message, Autumn Stetford also came to the restroom.
"Betty, what’s wrong? You look so pale. Are you feeling unwell?" Autumn Stetford asked with concern, feeling her forehead.
Ruby Sheldon looked up fearfully at Autumn Stetford, asking in a sobbing tone, "Mom, am I still your most beloved daughter?"
"Of course you are, what’s wrong, my darling?" Autumn Stetford quickly held her in her arms.
Smelling the familiar fragrance of Autumn Stetford’s perfume, Ruby Sheldon’s mood slowly calmed down.
She murmured, "...I’m no longer Dad’s most beloved daughter."
"How could it be?" Autumn Stetford dismissed, "Your dad dotes on you much more than I do."
"...But, just now I mentioned the issue of Lawrence crashing my outfit, and Dad actually said... he actually said... ignorance is no excuse!" Ruby Sheldon clenched her fists, stamping her foot indignantly.
Autumn Stetford’s eye twitched uncontrollably, her heart sinking heavily, "What did you say? You just told your dad about the outfit clash, and he didn’t seek justice for you?"
"Seek justice for what? He directly asked me to let it go!" Ruby Sheldon said angrily, "Why? This is my birthday! My birthday! Lawrence ruined my birthday, and I still have to let it go?! Is she the daughter of Prime Minister White or the granddaughter of Speaker Dragon?! Let it go?—Does she deserve it?!"
"Alright, alright, Betty don’t be angry, today is your birthday, you should be happy." Autumn Stetford’s face turned cold, "No one can offend my daughter and act like nothing happened. —Ignorance is no excuse, doesn’t apply to Lawrence Winters."
Ruby Sheldon breathed a sigh of relief, curling her lips in Autumn Stetford’s arms, though her voice was still aggrieved, choking, innocent, pure, "Mom is the best... I love you most... Just give her a little lesson... quietly... don’t let Dad know..."
"It’s okay, your dad loves you this much, he should know. Otherwise, how would he know how much he loves you, right?" Autumn Stetford stroked the back of Ruby Sheldon’s head repeatedly, displaying a standard mask-like smile on her face.
Beautiful indeed, but without warmth.
