She directly answered, "In addition to being a well-known doctor, Aunt Jessica is also a formidable expert in women's free combat. I guarantee she will break at least one of your legs if she hears you say even one word about you and her being family.”

"You!" Bill's face flushed with embarrassment and rage.

How could Maria disrespect him in such a manner in front of the Smiths? This country bumpkin who had been adopted was incredibly ungrateful! He was about to reprimand Maria but was interrupted by Cory, who said,

“Hey. Maria doesn't sugarcoat anything and always says what she means. Why are you angry with your own child?”

Bill's anger intensified after hearing this. What?

So in Cory's opinion, Maria was just being honest and straightforward, and there was actually nothing wrong what she just said?

Bill was lucky to have someone speak up for him.

Vivian said icily, “Maria, how could you speak to our father in such a manner? Do you only remember that you are the Wilsons’ daughter-in-law after your engagement but forget that you are also the Jenkins’ daughter? Filial piety to one's parents is paramount. I can't believe how disrespectful you were to your own father. I'm worried they won't accept you as their daughter-in-law if the Wilsons find out about this."

After what seemed Like a long pause, she seemed to recall something.

“Anyway, you and Anthony are still only engaged. The engagement can be called off entirely at the request of the Jenkins family. Taking the initiative to apologize to the Wilsons is the Least we can do. Remember that we're thinking about what's best for the Wilson family. I'm sure the Wilsons won't want an arrogant daughter-in-law to ruin their reputation."

According to Vivian, the Jenkins family gave Maria all she had today. And Bill could always take it back if he wanted! “Yes! Vivian is right!" Bill was proud and delighted to hear such eloquence from his other daughter.

He scowled and stated, "It is a wonderful thing for the Jenkins and Wilson families to have a marriage alliance. I really should not have handed them my ill-bred daughter. I should not have destroyed the bond between our families!"

“Who's the ill-bred one here now?" Maria's eyes blazed with anger! She, Maria Jenkins, who was immensely powerful and dared to battle against the world, was not a pushover!

Cory had already stood in front of Maria with a scowl on his face before she lost her temper.

“Bill, that was wrong of you. Despite the fact that I haven't spent much time with Maria, I can tell she is a good girl. Maria embodies the virtues that are reflected in the word kindness. She respects her elders and cares for her family. With a child of such caliber, she must have been well-educated!"

Cory was not even close to venting his anger for Maria after he said this.

He went through the facts in his head and said with a peculiar grin, "To be honest, a good child like Maria truly doesn't appear to have been raised up by you.”

“You! I..."

Although Bill was really mad at the moment, he wouldn't risk taking out his frustrations on Cory, the Smith family's future patriarch, within the Smith household.

Cory, however, was perfectly aware that Maria wasn't Bill's biological daughter and definitely hadn't been brought up by him.

Vivian, who was standing aside, looked just as terrible!

Bill was the one who had brought her up. But the way Cory praised Maria made her look like a cheap item compared to Maria.

“Our Wilson family has long supported marital freedom."

Jessica also emerged from the bedroom at that moment.