Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Tearing Off His Noble Facade
At this very moment, Frank Law’s dignified handsome face looked extremely sullen, and those phoenix eyes, so much like Adrian Law’s, were filled with intense disapproval.
"Adrian, how can you be swayed by a woman!"
"I’m very disappointed in you. How can I trust you to take charge of the Law Group when you act so emotionally?"
If you want to stand above others, how can you allow yourself a weakness? How can you tolerate allowing a woman to lord over you?
The eldest son he personally taught for many years was always his greatest pride in this lifetime, but now, Adrian Law would actually lower himself, like a poor farmer’s son, to pick dates for a woman!
An excellent leader should not have any weaknesses in their emotions, because once there is a weakness, it’s very easy for his business competitors to seize it and crush all of his plans.
Adrian Law handed the alpaca coat wrapped with dates to Cecilia Vaughn, then slowly met Frank Law’s gaze.
"Father, I never thought that fulfilling my woman’s wishes had anything to do with leading the Law Group."
It was as if he remembered something, and a faint, dismissive smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Of course, in my opinion, a man who can’t even make his own woman happy, let alone achieve great things."
"You—"
Frank Law heard the implication in Adrian Law’s words and was so angry that his blood pressure surged, feeling like his heart was being scorched by a raging fire.
This rebellious son!
How dare he mock him for not making Susan Roswell happy back then!
At that time, he was still young, what did he know!
...
Seeing that Adrian Law was wholeheartedly protecting Cecilia Vaughn, Frank Law immediately shot her an unfriendly look.
He glared at Cecilia Vaughn viciously, and if looks could kill, Cecilia Vaughn would probably be dead a thousand times over.
"Miss Vaughn, I really don’t know what charm you possess that has intoxicated my son."
"A woman who was released from prison, who had once made Tyson fall for you and now comes to seduce Adrian, is it that from start to finish, you’re just using your beauty to bewitched both of my sons?"
Frank Law’s words were like a sharp knife, stopping just short of directly nailing Cecilia Vaughn to the cross of shame with the word "seductress."
But Cecilia Vaughn smiled instead of getting angry.
She looked at Adrian Law’s father with some indifference, even with a touch of pity.
"Uncle Law, I don’t know how you see my and Adrian’s relationship in your eyes, but I just want to say that it’s perfectly normal for a man and a woman to fall in love."
"I once heard that when you married Adrian’s mother, Susan Roswell, you rebelled against your parents. It’s said that you knelt in the rain for three days and three nights, even begging to become a monk at Sage’s Mercy Temple, and knelt on glass and over hot coals."
"If at that time, you disregarded societal prejudice and just wanted to be with the one you love, then I can only say, the same goes for Adrian and me."
When mentioning the late Susan Roswell, Frank Law’s face showed suppressed anger for a moment.
But soon, he clenched his hand tightly again, looking at Adrian Law with a somewhat sinister expression.
"Adrian Law, you are my son, who allowed you to mention these past matters to an unrelated outsider?"
For so many years! No one had ever dared to mention Susan Roswell’s name in front of him, let alone directly uncover their past secrets.
A decade passed in the blink of an eye, the beauty’s silhouette no longer seen, as if a dream of Nanke.
Adrian Law also coolly returned Frank Law’s gaze, holding Cecilia Vaughn’s hand tightly, his voice steady, as quiet and determined as water under the bridge.
"Father, you are mistaken, Cecilia is not an outsider, she is my wife."
Cecilia Vaughn stared at the tall figure standing beside the flowers, hidden sparks flickering in her almond eyes.
She seemed to love him even more, what should she do?
"..."
Frank Law was rendered speechless, staring at Adrian Law, who was already handsome and mature, a sense of unspeakable fatigue spreading within him.
He rubbed his brow, finally softening his tone somewhat.
"Adrian, I don’t forbid you from taking a wife, it’s just that it shouldn’t be such a woman with a complicated background. She had a relationship with your brother, what will others think of you?"
"I don’t care."
The man’s resolute tone brought Frank Law’s gentle persuasion to an abrupt halt.
Frank Law gazed at his son, his eyes extremely complex.
"You may not care, but I care, the Law Family cares."
"Moreover, you should not become entangled in momentary feelings, letting a woman become your burden!"
Adrian Law was about to speak when he suddenly heard his small wife’s resolute voice beside him!
"I have never been a burden to Adrian!"
She and Adrian had long agreed to be mighty oaks withstanding storms, lush with green, basking in the sunlight, unafraid of frost and snow.
...
Frank Law stared incredulously at Cecilia Vaughn, unable to imagine a young woman daring to speak so boldly!
"Ridiculous, do you think just by saying you’re not a burden to Adrian, you’re actually not?"
Cecilia Vaughn met Frank Law’s gaze head-on, though her height was far less than this tall middle-aged man’s, she straightened her back, her innate elegance and pride unmistakably displayed on her cool face.
"Uncle Law, the burden you’re referring to is just worrying that I’m after Adrian’s wealth. You may find it amusing, but when Adrian and I married, I drafted a prenuptial agreement regarding our finances."
"To you, I may be from the small Vaughn Family, but I am now the head of the Radiant Group left by my grandfather, with considerable monthly income, enough for an ordinary person to live a luxurious life."
"You might say that’s just my ancestors’ legacy, but even ignoring that, I am capable with my hands and feet, skilled in art and writing, with my talent and education, why would I rely on the Law Family’s favors to live?"
"Uncle Law, you keep talking about the airs of a prestigious family, but essentially you just had the good fortune to be born into the Law Family, your parents were loving, you were the sole heir without competition. How are you any more noble than I? Adrian at least has his stepmother’s son to contend with, but you?"
"I may be ordinary in your eyes, but I declare today that I wish to share my journey with Adrian; wherever the road takes us, you need only be an observer, because you have no right to interfere in other people’s lives!"
If any couple sees each other as stumbling blocks in their future, then that is truly a laughable relationship!
...
These words were indeed outrageous!
He had always known the girl was restless, but who would have thought Cecilia Vaughn would be so defiant!
To actually dare say he merely won by being born well!
"You—"
Frank Law trembled with anger, his eyes fixed on Cecilia Vaughn.
Just then, a gentle and reproachful female voice arose.
"Sister-in-law, how can you speak so arrogantly?"
