Elise was startled by his announcement.
Holding the contract with the Robin-Sophia Group, she gaped at Gordon. Then she asked, “What have we done? What mistake do you mean?”
“Still want to deny it?”
Gordon snapped sternly, “Last night, Mr. Reginald Lucas was sent to the hospital. His limbs and private part were broken. The Lucas family wants us to send the culprits to them. You and your rubbish husband are the culprits.”
“Elise, how could you have made such big trouble? How could you have injured Mr. Lucas so severely? Robin Bailey, you are indeed a hoodoo. After you returned to Stillwater, many things happened,” Rodney complained anxiously.
He was a man treasuring his family root and traditions. That was why he tried to return to the Houry family instead of remaining a branch. However, Gordon would kick his family out.
“Elise Houry, why did you ask Robin Bailey to hurt Mr. Lucas? How dare you!”
“What on earth do you want? Want to drag Lands Corporation into the mere. Fortunately, we stopped you from being the chairwoman of the board. Or more horrible things would have happened.”
“You culprits!”
Other family members scolded Elise and Robin as if they had done something evil.
However, Elise smiled bitterly. “Do you know what happened last night? You have no idea. Reginald Lucas kidnapped me. I’m a woman. He did that to me. You should know what his purpose was. If it weren’t for my husband, I wouldn’t be able to stand here safe and sound now.”
She recalled everything.
Last night, after Reginald kidnapped her, she faintly heard Robin’s voice but couldn’t open her eyes.
Nestling to Robin’s side, she looked up at him gratefully. “Thank you, Robin.”
“We’re family.”
Robin beamed at her.
The office became pin-drop silence. None of them had investigated why this incident happened. Now they realized Reginald had provoked them first. If Robin hadn’t done so, what happened to Elise would have been unimaginable.
However, David stood out, pointing at Elise. “Elise Houry, aren’t you one of our Houry family? Aren’t you supposed to sacrifice yourself in front of the more important matter? If you don’t, our family will be doomed. Stop resisting for the family’s sake.”
“I agree. You should sacrifice yourself for our family,” Snowy echoed.
Others exchanged glances. Several people stood out and echoed, “Elise Houry, you should sacrifice for our family. It won’t hurt.”
“Reginald Lucas should be thousands of times better than the idiot beside you.”
“Elise Houry, your family name is Houry, so you are one of our family. You should contribute to us. Mr. Lucas likes you, so you should be obedient. Why did you have to hurt him? Alas…”
The Lucas family was too influential, so others supported David.
Since Elise was one of the Houry family, she should sacrifice.
“Elise…”
Rodney couldn’t utter a word. He wished to return to the family but didn’t hope his daughter to be hurt. He was in a dilemma.
“You are indeed shameless!”
Robin looked up, his gaze sweeping around others. “All of you said Elise was one of the Houry family and asked her to contribute to the family. Have you considered her as one of your family for real?”
“For your selfish purposes, you stopped her in the company and smashed the rotten eggs to her.
“Is that how you treat your Houry family members?”
Robin’s words startled them. One retorted, “Robin Bailey, you are just a live-in son-in-law relying on us. Before marrying Elise, you were homeless. How could you have survived if our Houry family hadn’t taken you in? How dare you be so arrogant! Get out!”
His tone was indeed harsh.
Gazing at him, Elise snapped, “You get out of here! What did the Houry family do to help my husband? Robin is my husband and has nothing to do with the Houry family.”
Then she looked at Gordon. “Grandpa, are you sure you want to kick me out?”
“Stop calling me Grandpa,” Gordon snorted.
“Awesome! Since I was young, You’ve never taken me as your granddaughter. Nor have you treated me well. Seven years ago, you colluded with others in the family to steal Lands Corporation from me after I was set up. I never hated you for that.”
“But I hate you now. I’ve been fed up with the Houry family. All of you bully me and take advantage of me. Since my childhood, none of you has considered me one of the family. I’m just a cash cow, in your opinion. From now on, I will voluntarily leave the Houry family. Remember. I leave this family voluntarily but am not kicked out.”
“From now on, my family is Houry, but I have nothing to do with the Houry family,” Elise yelled hysterically.
She had been fed up with their mistreatment and the Houry family members. Gordon never considered her his family, and she only received cold treatment in this so-called family.
“Let’s go home, Robin.”
Holding Robin’s hand, Elise was about to leave. She didn’t want to stay there any longer.
“Freeze! Elise Houry, you still have 10% shares of Lands Corporation. You must return them to the company as the payback for offending Lucas Corporation.”
One man rushed up to them.
However, Robin gave him a murderous gaze.
“Fuck off!”
It sent a chill down the man’s spine. He felt like he was in an ice cellar with a sharp blade against his neck. He thought he was dying.
“Bang!”
The man collapsed on the ground in fear, looking blank.
“You idiot! Why are you so afraid of the beggar?” David darted at him and cursed.
The man was his distant cousin and was sent by him. However, his cousin broke down fearfully in all family members’ presence.
“Father, can you reconsider the decision?” Rodney stood up and begged humbly.
“Uncle Rodney, we did give you chances. Didn’t you see Elise’s behavior? She pushed all blame onto us and said we forced her. It’s none of our business. If she hadn’t provoked the son of the Lucas family, why would we have decided so?”
David signed. Then he added on Gordon’s behalf, “You all should know how influential Lucas Corporation is. It’s among the top 10 enterprises in the architecture industry of Stillwater. Elise Houry is too humble to offend them.”