People around there were stunned. Must have been a fever for June Brown to talk like that? Did she mean that if Robin Zhou couldn’t go in and she wouldn’t go in either?
“June Brown! Do you want to betray your family for an outsider?” Marcy Brown looked angry. He didn’t expect June to say such things because of Robin. The Ceremony of Ancestor-Worship was one of the most important events for Brown’s Family. It was an unshakeable rule that every member of the family must attend!
The descendants of Brown’s Family would be considered impious once they missed the ceremony.
If June didn’t show up in the Ancestral Shrine, she would be expelled from the family, in terms of the master of Brown’s Family, Marcus Brown’s temper.
Therefore, the nature of this matter was definitely serious!
“June, go inside. Your cousin is right. They are the ancestors of Brown’s Family, not mine, so it’s inappropriate for me to go in.” Robin said.
He knew that someone must give in between June and Marcy, or they would both be punished.
But June would be punished more severely. Robin didn’t want June to be expelled, so he had to stand out and give in.
Even if it was humiliating and he would be ridiculed even more by the public, but Robin still willing to.
For June, he could give up all his dignity.
“Robin…” June sobbed. She knew the reason for Robin’s compromise. But the more Robin did, the more reluctant she was, and the more guilt she felt.
“Well, I have to go to work. I’ll be back early tonight.” Robin pretended to be relaxed, then left without looking back…
Though Robin was severely humiliated, he was now quite calm and even a little secretly surprised by what June had said before, “he enters, I enter!”
It was the first time in three years that June stood on his side and chose him firmly in front of her family.
For this word, Robin felt that all his grievances were deserved!
After work, Robin came home and started cooking.
Robin was good at cooking. When he was adopted by John Brown three years ago, he actually won John’s approval for his excellent cooking skills.
In John’s word, any man who cooks well is a good man.
At that time, June had a good impression on Robin as well. With John’s help, he became the adopted son-in-law of Brown’s Family.
However, after their marriage, many conflicts gradually erupted.
John was not taken seriously in Brown’s Family so that his business was getting worse.
Robin didn’t have the talent for business so he couldn’t help John and had to make a living by delivering food.
Life was getting harder and harder, so Robin’s mother-in-law, Lareina had also complained about Robin’s uselessness and thought he didn’t deserve June.
If Robin didn’t appear, for the sake of June’s pretty appearance, she must have to marry into a reputable family, so that Lareina would have a good life.
Robin can’t argue with that. He was an illegitimate son, with little money and poor educational background, not as good as June, who was indeed a beautiful woman graduating from a prestigious university and keeping the image of the goddess on campus for four full years.
The only thing he could offer to June was his sincerity.
But in this world, sincerity was always the most worthless thing.
Placing the prepared food on the table, Robin wondered. It was later when Grand and Lareina came usually, but why were they so slow today?
The telephone rang.
“Robin, Dad… Dad was hit by a car…”
Robin’s face changed color. turned pale. It was June’s voice, but the message it conveyed was frightening.
Did she say that John had a car accident?
“June, don’t worry. I’ll be right there.” Robin hung up the phone and then quickly went to the hospital.
When he arrived, Robin saw June crying on a bench.
Lareina was stamping around anxiously…
“June, what’s going on?” Robin trotted to June and asked anxiously.
Slap!
Before June could say anything, Lareina came up and gave a slap in Robin’s face.
It was quite painful.
“How dare you to ask what happened?” Lareina growled. “You fool, where were you this afternoon? Why didn’t you pick up John?”
Robin was stunned. Usually, Robin would be John’s driver when he was off duty. John’s leg was injured before, so he wasn’t flexible for driving.
But today, John had gone to the Ancestral Shrine and hadn’t called Robin after that.
Robin thought John wouldn’t come back today, so he forgot to pick up.
“Mom, I’m sorry.” Robin apologized. He was responsible for John’s accident.
“Is it use to apologize? You fool, you have done nothing good since you came to our family all these three years!” Lareina was emotionally unstable. She cried. “If John has any problem, you must divorce my daughter immediately and leave the Brown family.”
Lareina’s voice was sharp, which attracted many people to watch.
But now Robin didn’t have time to consider his face. John was not only his father-in-law but also his lifesaver, so he couldn’t accept John’s death.
“Who is the patient’s family?” A doctor in a white uniform came over.
“I am.” Lareina and June rushed to him.
“The patient is now suffering from massive internal hemorrhage, which is severely serious and requires immediate surgery.” The middle-aged Doctor said seriously.
Hearing this, Lareina almost fainted, and June’s face was also pale.
“Doctor, please arrange the operation as soon as possible. We can accept it at any cost.” Robin said in a deep voice.
“Fine, sign first, and then pay for the surgery.” The Doctor took out a disclaimer. Robin quickly signed his name.
But when he saw the cost on the list, his pupil suddenly tightened.
Five million!
What kind of number was that?
It was just a surgical operation. Why did it cost five million?
Robin felt something was wrong. With John’s economic situation, not to mention five million dollars, half a million would be hard for him.
Was it a misprint? Robin came to the payment room wishfully.
But then, the toll collector told him that there was no mistake.
It was five million!
How could Fen, a delivery man, earned about six thousand a month, pay five million?
John’s condition was serious, so it was too late to transfer to another hospital.
Where could he get five million?
How about asking someone to borrow it? But who would lend such a large amount of money to him?
Robin felt irritable. He’d never had a moment like this to realize that money was so useful.
“Young master…” At this time, a familiar voice appeared behind him.
Robin turned around. It was Ben Zhou who smiled at him.
In an instant, Robin knew it.
“It’s you!” Robin clenched his fists in anger. Now, he was an idiot if he hadn’t realized that.
The sudden car accident, the astronomical number of the operation cost…
Every step was carefully planned!
The purpose was just to force him back to Zhou’s Family!
shook his head and laughed, “Young master, what are you talking about? I don’t understand…”
“Bang!”
Ben was still speaking, but Robin suddenly punched Ben in the nose with his fist and blood flew.