“It’s nothing, don’t listen to that Rex kid’s nonsense.”
He waved his hand, feeling that Rex was really disappointing to the extreme.
“Keep Rex in line and see what you’ve indulged the kids into!”
Old Mr. Soto grunted coldly, his stern gaze looked straight at his eldest uncle Samuel, flung his sleeves, and turned to the study on the second floor.
“Yes, Dad.”
Rebuked by Old Mr. Soto, Samuel is still scrupulous.
In the end, it was his father, the Soto family, who still had the power in his hands.
Only Adriana looked to Harlee and both looked serious and neither spoke.
Others are not sure, but Adriana knows that Rex is not the biological son of the eldest, but the son of the deceased Ross.
The Soto family paid too much for Ruth, Adriana also had the grace of saving her life, Harlee is the grace of rebuilding, this human kindness, probably Harlee and Adriana two people can not repay the lifetime.
On the contrary, Samuel adopted Rex, indulged Rex’s nature and inevitably developed an arrogant personality.
Adriana let out a sigh and shook her head helplessly.
It was Rex who repeatedly provoked her bottom and made a move on her son, if not for that, Adriana would not have made a move on Rex in any case.
The three men followed Old Mr. Soto to the study and closed the door.
“Sit down.”
Old Mr. Soto’s study is large, with bookshelves on one side, a lounge area in the middle, and an office area on the right.
The whole study is simple in design, but full of books.
Archie took one look at Adriana and Harlee and sat down on the single couch while they both sat across from Archie, separated by Old Mr. Soto.
“Grandpa Soto, just say what you have to say.”
Adriana was a straightforward person and knew that Old Mr. Soto must have something important to say when he called the three up, so she asked directly.
Old Mr. Soto leaned on the sofa, looked at the three people sitting beside him, and sighed, “Adri, you are a smart girl, there are some things I think you already know. But I’ll say it anyway today.”
“What’s the matter grandpa, just say what you have to say, it’s much more anxious to be rambling.”
Harlee bristled, a little anxious.
Unlike Adriana, who was indifferent when she met Archie, Harlee was not quiet.
Just the thought of Archie being the biological father of the two siblings made him extremely unhappy.
In the end, since childhood, this man has been by their side, but never lend a helping hand.
After so many ups and downs, it is when the dust settles that he appears.
Harlee felt he had an ulterior motive.
Even if there is no purpose, it should not appear in front of him and his sister.
“You brat, your temper is getting stinky.”
Old Mr. Soto reprimanded Harlee as he reached out and poked him in the side of the head.
But it’s not hard to hear that there are more or less a few doting words in those words.
“Hahahaha, to be this straightforward in front of Old Mr. Soto means that he is close to you.”
The frail and scholarly Archie raised his hand and pushed the gold-rimmed eyes on the bridge of his nose, and said with a smile.
“Well, that’s true.”
Old Mr. Soto clapped his hand on his knee and said with a smile, “This child has this character since he was a child, if he had grown up by your side, he might have followed your literati temperament.”
The conversation changed quickly, and it wasn’t long before the focus shifted to Archie’s body.
There are words in the side of Adriana, Harlee and Archie’s relationship, seemingly trying to test the attitude of the two children.
Equally nervous was Archie.
But who knows that after a sentence, the brother and sister pair blandly, as if they had not heard anything.
The two men kept their heads down, playing with their phones, and no one spoke.
“Okay, all put your phones down.”
How could Old Mr. Soto not understand the mind of two children?
But running away from problems is not the way to solve them.
A reprimand, Adriana and Harlee both looked at each other, each other’s mind.
Hands off the phone and quietly listen to the old man.
“Since you call me ‘grandfather’, you have to listen to me.”
Old Mr. Soto sighed, “I know you all knew Archie was your father from the beginning, and I know you resented him in your hearts. I blame him for being by your side all these years and never showing up to stand up for you.”
“I don’t have a father!”
In this case, Harlee’s receptiveness is clearly inferior to Adriana’s.
Or rather, he resented Archie in his heart.
After all, it’s been almost a year since we first learned Archie’s identity, but he didn’t have the courage to come forward and explain himself until now.
“I …”
Hearing Harlee’s words, Archie tensed up, looked at him in a daze and said, “I … Harlee, I … am sorry, it’s my uselessness, I… …”
“You shut up!”
Harlee was furious.
Harsh eyes glared at him, sudden anger burning.
Even Adriana, sitting beside him, could feel the aura of anger and coldness emanating from his body.
Having known Harlee for many years, I have hardly ever seen him in a fit of rage.
Old Mr. Soto sat there without speaking.
The situation at the moment, he was not fit to speak, or perhaps in his opinion, Archie was doing it all wrong too, making it all unacceptable.
Now Harlee needs an outlet for his catharsis, and naturally he won’t squeal.
“What my father? My Harlee’s mom and dad died when they were little!”
He stood up angrily and tried to leave with a flutter of his sleeves.
“Stop right there!”
Old Mr. Soto saw him leaving and yelled, “Get back here and sit down!”
An angry rebuke, loud, not two steps away Harlee stopped, only did not turn back, did not turn around, much less to sit down in.
“What, what I said is useless too, right?”
He wrinkled his brow and questioned with a sullen face.
Adriana sat quietly on the sofa, playing with her nails, calm and relaxed, not happy, so people can not penetrate what she was thinking inside.
“Sit down for me.”
Old Mr. Soto pointed at Harlee and chided him again.
Harlee skimmed, hanging at the side of the hands tightened, grunted, turned and walked to Adriana’s side, sat straight down, even the sofa followed the trembling.
“Okay, I’ll go down and get some water, you guys sit here honestly, who dares to run, I’ll break your legs!”
The old man got up to go out, wanting to give the three people some privacy.
Because he knew Archie had a lot to say.
“Then I’ll trouble Old Mr. Soto.”
Archie jawed slightly and smiled nervously.
Harlee gave him a blank look, inclined his head to look at Adriana’s side, and when he saw that Adriana did not say anything, he kicked Adriana lightly with his foot.
Adriana, who was playing with her fingers, glanced at him and smiled, without saying anything.
It was as if the person sitting in front of her was just Harlee’s father and had nothing to do with her.
Old Mr. Soto left the study and closed the door.