"Damn it!" Waylen cursed beneath his breath. "I never expected that Weldon would be so desperate."

At this point, Marcus pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Waylen. When Waylen looked through it, he couldn't help but gasp.

After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "You know, back then when the Smith family was beginning to decline, Weldon decided to sacrifice Vanessa. He should have reasoned that this day would come. After all, he was so cruel to the poor girl."

The man they had chosen for Vanessa had a family history of mental illness.

As a result, the two children both became the victims of the marriage.

After a brief moment of silence, Waylen went on, “No wonder Melissa made up her mind to send Matthew here. It seems she had no choice.

If Albert was in Duefron, he might have been able to protect Melissa and Matthew, but now, he's not around."

Marcus frowned when he heard his father say this.

“Whether you admit it or not, this is the plain fact," Waylen said with a sneer.

"Why would Melissa refuse to be with you? Don't you realize that it's entirely your fault that she doesn't want to marry you? Not only did you steal her business, you also ruined her reputation. Shame on you!"

This rebuke left Marcus speechless.

Putting the piece of paper in the shredder, Waylen added in a somber voice, “You just focus on taking care of Melissa and Matthew. I'll deal with the Smith family."

Marcus nodded in obedience.

Now that they had finished talking about the Smith family, Waylen returned to Melissa. "I told you back then to be more gentle to Melissa. You're a man, yet you can't even handle your wife. How can you be so useless?" he complained.

Marcus couldn't help but blush in embarrassment.

But after a brief moment, he chuckled, “Well, let's live together first."

With that, Marcus left, going straight downstairs to look for Melissa.

He then found her having tea with Rena in the garden. Matthew was also with them, having a good time.

Marcus picked up the boy in his arms and said to Rena, “Mom, we're leaving."

Rena was quite reluctant to let them go, so she asked him, “Won't you guys stay for dinner?"