“Adrianna’s son?” Rodrigo and the others all looked at Flynn in disbelief.
Adrianna was their college classmate, with excellent grades and stunning beauty, a goddess to many. They heard that she married Paxton but was later expelled from the Clark family and disappeared.
In their impression, Adrianna was synonymous with perfection, without any flaws. She just had bad luck that the Clark family didn’t cherish her. But it didn’t affect people’s good feelings towards her.
And her son – who had been in jail for ten years before becoming a son-in-law of the Kaur family – was now almost thirty years old and still relied on his father-in-law to find work through connections.
Compared to his mother, Flynn could only be described as disappointing! Extremely disappointing!
“Since he is an abandoned child of the Clark family, he should strive to become better than them. Even if he doesn’t go beat up members of the Clark family’s face, at least make them look up to him! He is almost thirty years old and still relies on elders for help? How embarrassing!”
“How could such an excellent person like Adrianna give birth to such a disappointing son?”
“That’s right! If the Clark family knew about his situation, they would definitely be glad they kicked them out because nobility cannot tolerate waste!”
Matteo saw Flynn’s dark expression and quickly smiled at everyone, “Buddies, Flynn has worked hard enough; now he works as head of security at Energence Pharmaceuticals making $20k per month!”
“I’m afraid Energence will go bankrupt soon so I wanted to find him a new job early; that’s why I brought him here today for you all to meet him. If you don’t want or can’t help out then forget what I said.”
He thought his classmates would have some affection for Adrianna, and their impression of her was also good, so they might help Flynn.
But twenty years had passed, and everyone had crossed social classes. They were unwilling to bother with this matter.
“What’s the use of trying hard? From the moment he went to prison for his crimes, his life was ruined!”
“Yeah! Ten years in jail! The crimes he committed must be serious. Only bankrupt or small companies would dare to hire someone like him. We can’t accept him!”
“Matteo, I’m not just talking nonsense. You brought him here knowing that he had been in prison. Isn’t that making fun of us and humiliating yourself? It’s self-inflicted humiliation!”
Everyone’s face showed disdain and contempt.
More than twenty years had passed, and the classmates’ social status had undergone a tremendous change. These few classmates who used to go fishing together either had their own companies with a market value of over a billion or had accomplished children.
And what about Matteo?
The Kaur’s Group was a family conglomerate with a market value of only 100 million. In order for his daughter to take over, he retired from the top management early.
Now he was just an idle person. How could they respect him?
“At least we’re classmates. Why do you have to be so sarcastic?”
Listening to the mockery and disdain from everyone, Flynn glanced at them and said coldly, “Mr. Kaur is so polite, yet you always act superior. Do you think you’re better than him or do you think he’s an easy target?”
“You’re just a bunch of ordinary folks!”
Everyone was stunned after hearing this. They didn’t expect Flynn to be so impolite and confrontational, rebuking them while putting down his fishing rod.
“Hey kid, how dare you speak like that? Do you think you have the right to interrupt when your elders are talking?”
“Heh, you have no skills, but your temper is huge. Matteo, your son-in-law is beyond help!”
“Begging for help without lowering your voice. Do you still want to speak standing above us? Nowadays, neither classmate relationships nor brotherhood matters! People only respect you if you have connections and power! When you’re poor, even your parents look down on you!”
Rodrigo shook his head and said, “Kid, we ignore Matteo because of you, mostly!”
“We wanted to introduce potential partners to Madeline back then, some of them even wanted to marry her.”
“But Matteo chose you in the end, and it was a slap in our faces!”
This statement received unanimous agreement from everyone.
“That’s right! I introduced Mr. Lewis back then, a second-tier wealthy family with a net worth of over five billion! Matteo didn’t even consider it and rejected it on the spot!”
“My son is also outstanding. He started a company with a market value of over 800 million! After Matteo’s rejection, my son married Ms. Simpson from the Simpson family, and the merger doubled the company’s market value!”
“Matteo, our situations are similar, but I have better vision than you. My daughter married the young master of the Wilcox family, and with the support of the Glover family, my family also entered the billion-dollar club!”
Everyone talked about their own situations, filled with pride in every word, and didn’t forget to belittle others.
The general meaning was clear-Matteo, you would rather marry your daughter to a pile of dog shit than agree to our alliance. You’re blind!
Upon hearing this, Matteo also became angry. It was his freedom to decide who his daughter would marry, and it was indeed disgusting for everyone to nitpick about this matter.
He was about to speak, but Flynn chuckled and spoke indifferently, “Do you think you’re successful? Superior? Proud? Prestigious?”
“Little did you know, the so-called prestigious Lewis family, McGuire family, and the damn Glover family are just poor people in my eyes!”
With those words, everyone was dumbfounded.
“This guy… How can he speak like this? So brazen and uncultured?”
“We have each amassed fortunes in the billions, our children are either executives or entrepreneurs, and our sons-in-law are exceptional individuals. Isn’t that success enough?”
“The Lewis family is poor in your eyes? Wow, you’re so impressive! You came begging us for jobs, yet you still have the audacity to talk back!”
Seeing everyone getting worked up, Matteo quickly stepped in to stop Flynn and apologized to everyone, “Dear old classmates, we spent four years together in university, and we understand each other’s temperaments.”
“I know some of you still hold grudges from a couple of years ago, so I apologize to all of you.”
“Flynn, on the other hand, couldn’t stand you talking about me, so he retorted. He’s a young man, and having a temper is normal.”
“Flynn, quickly apologize to everyone!”
Flynn remained unmoved, and the coldness on his face became even more apparent.
Rodrigo, with the highest posture, sat by the river, leisurely baiting his hook, and indifferently said, “You want to stand up for him? It depends on your own abilities. What’s the use of just blabbering?”
“It only makes people look down on you even more! You’re almost thirty years old, yet you speak so childishly!”
“Adrianna has a calm and dignified personality. It’s a failure on her part to have raised an ill-mannered son like you. It’s no wonder the Clark family kicked her out!”
Boom!
Upon hearing these words, a burst of coldness erupted from Flynn’s body as he stared straight at Rodrigo and said, “Mr. Kaur said you started with Myriad Dragon Merchant Guild, and now your net worth has reached five billion, is that correct?”
Rodrigo chuckled lightly, not bothering to respond to Flynn.
For someone of his status, wasting words on Flynn would only lower his own standing.
But the others didn’t have that kind of stature, always wanting to humiliate Flynn to get back at Matteo’s “poor judgment.”
“That’s right! Five years ago, Rodrigo established a partnership with Myriad Dragon Merchant Guild and made 300 million a year!”
“Rodrigo is the most successful classmate in our year. Even your father-in-law treats him with respect. You should learn from him!”
“Young man, don’t be rough around the edges. Be polite to your elders. Perhaps we can give you a chance based on your manners, but unfortunately, you have an arrogant attitude and no manners at all!”
“Matteo, quickly take your son-in-law and leave. With him here, I can’t even catch a single fish without feeling disgusted!”