Chapter 219: Chapter 219: The Eldest Brother’s Authority
"Dad, Mom, let’s go back! I don’t want Grandpa’s things. I’m already an adult, I can use my own two hands to earn money to support myself and you."
Adelaide Monroe heard her son’s words, although she thought her son was a bit foolish, she felt proud.
Tears of comfort flowed from Adelaide Monroe’s eyes as she touched Miles Monroe’s cheek: "Such a good grandson, even if the old man doesn’t let us see him, he will still show you some favor and leave you something."
Julian Monroe frowned: "Alright, stop talking, we’re all family. We should respect the old man’s decision."
Miles Monroe said: "Yes. Grandpa naturally has his reasons for doing this, maybe it’s to train me?"
Miles Monroe felt Ivana Monroe’s gaze upon him, and his pale face suddenly reddened.
Julian Monroe persuaded Adelaide Monroe and then spoke to Jean Shaw and the two sisters.
"The old man has donated all his assets, you should stop bothering Ivana Monroe, it’s hurting the family’s harmony."
Jean Shaw started jumping at hearing these words.
"Julian Monroe, stop pretending here, do you think just because Ivana Monroe has hooked up with Leon Keane, your family will benefit? Even if your Miles Monroe is arranged to work at the Kane Group, he’s just a small fry, and the money earned in ten years wouldn’t be more than a quarter of the old man’s assets."
How sharp are Jean Shaw’s eyes? She saw through Julian Monroe’s intentions at a glance.
"Second brother, you’re too scheming. If Jean Shaw hadn’t pointed it out, I would have thought you didn’t care about money," Kimberly Monroe said, having gained new insight, realizing Julian Monroe could think that far.
Julian Monroe was exposed by Jean Shaw, he glared at her: "Don’t project your dirty thoughts onto me, I didn’t think that way. My Lucas Monroe is exceptional; he can make it anywhere."
Adelaide Monroe also supported Julian Monroe: "My Miles Monroe had good grades in college, unlike some people’s daughters who had such poor grades they couldn’t continue studying and had to spend money to take another path. My Lucas Monroe might not earn a quarter of the old man’s assets in ten years, but maybe in eleven years he can make it back. My Lucas is young, the future is promising."
Who Adelaide Monroe was talking about? Everyone knew clearly.
Michelle Monroe’s face burned as if she had been slapped twice.
Jean Shaw blurted out: "Adelaide Monroe, who are you talking about? Do you not believe I’ll tear your mouth apart?"
Jean Shaw and Adelaide Monroe were about to fight, Kimberly Monroe and Sylvia Monroe quickly intervened.
Ivana Monroe observed their chaos, like a group of clowns, she turned to leave.
Everything that needed to be said had been said.
"Stop fighting. Sigh, Ivana Monroe is leaving. Ivana Monroe, you can’t leave, stop right there," Sylvia Monroe, with sharp eyes, saw Ivana Monroe turning to leave, released Adelaide Monroe, and ran to stop Ivana Monroe.
"Why should I stay?" Ivana Monroe asked humorously.
"Ask Leon Keane to write four ten-million checks for us, Adelaide Monroe doesn’t want hers, so make it three fourteen-million checks instead," Sylvia Monroe calculated well, rounding up Adelaide Monroe’s share to distribute evenly among others without losing out, still gaining.
Ivana Monroe chuckled and asked Leon Keane: "Do you owe them?"
Leon Keane cooperatively shook his head: "They are crazy about money."
Ivana Monroe laughed again, then restrained her smile, coldly said to Sylvia Monroe: "Based on your recent words, Leon Keane could hire a lawyer to charge you with extortion."
Sylvia Monroe’s face turned pale, she shivered: "Ivana Monroe, don’t scare me."
Leon Keane said calmly: "She’s not scaring you."
Ivana Monroe opened her phone and pressed the record button facing Sylvia Monroe: "Sylvia Monroe, do you dare to repeat what you just said?"
Ivana Monroe didn’t address Sylvia Monroe as aunt, directly using her full name.
Sylvia Monroe backed away in fear, not daring to speak again.
Ivana Monroe coldly laughed, her gaze swept over Jean Shaw, Michelle Monroe, and Kimberly Monroe who had come around, she said coldly: "I still say what I did earlier, if you feel it’s unfair or uncomfortable, go ahead and sue me."
"If you want to use me to extort money from Leon Keane, that’s impossible, you’re thinking too much. Leon Keane has money because he worked hard to earn it. Why should he give it to people unrelated to him?"
Leon Keane’s dark eyes flashed with warmth, his wife truly cares for her husband, knowing how hard he worked to earn money.
Michelle Monroe sharply said: "What do you mean unrelated? Aren’t you his wife? If you make mistakes, he has to bear them for you."
Ivana Monroe turned her head to see Michelle Monroe’s twisted face.
Ivana Monroe didn’t respond, she smiled at Michelle Monroe.
Michelle Monroe broke out in goosebumps, felt that Ivana Monroe’s smile was eerie, seemed to be hiding some unknown trick, she felt Ivana Monroe’s gaze was directed behind her.
Michelle Monroe’s heart skipped a beat, she turned around and was met with a loud slap.
In the moment of the slap, Michelle Monroe saw Caleb Monroe’s furious face.
Michelle Monroe tasted blood in her mouth, her cheeks went numb for a few seconds before pain transmitted, tears streamed from her eyes: "Fa... Father..."
"Shut up, you unfilial daughter, you still dare call me Dad? What did I tell you? I told you not to disturb the old man, yet you won’t listen?"
Jean Shaw snapped back to reality, seeing Michelle Monroe’s bloody lip, she felt a pang of heartache, stood beside Michelle Monroe: "Caleb, how can you be so heavy-handed? Michelle is your own flesh and blood!"
Jean Shaw didn’t say anything before, Caleb hadn’t thought of hitting her.
As soon as Jean Shaw spoke, Caleb’s high temper became uncontrollable, he grabbed Jean Shaw’s hair and gave her two slaps: "You disgraceful thing, failed to properly educate your daughter and dragged her into such chaos here, do you want to cause my old dad’s death?"
Jean Shaw screamed in disbelief, she couldn’t believe Caleb had suddenly changed again.
Jean Shaw cried out in pain, she remembered, it must be that vixen. These past few days, Caleb had gone to that vixen’s side, and she stirred trouble by his pillow.
"Dad, stop hitting, stop hitting Mom," Michelle Monroe wanted to pull Caleb away but feared getting hit herself, she sought help from Julian Monroe and her two aunts.
But they seemed like it had nothing to do with them.
Miles Monroe wanted to break them up but was stopped by Adelaide Monroe.
Adelaide Monroe whispered: "This is your uncle’s family matter, it has nothing to do with you, don’t interfere."
Caleb hit Jean Shaw for a while and then stopped: "You mother and daughter, now go to the old house and kneel before the old man to apologize."
Jean Shaw was half-dead from the beating, hearing Caleb’s words, she reacted fiercely: "Caleb Monroe, are you crazy? Did you succumb to the outside vixen’s poison?"
"Today, if the two of you don’t kneel before the old man to apologize, you won’t be allowed to enter my house tonight."
Jean Shaw and Michelle Monroe’s faces were like eggplants beaten frostily, pale, red, and purple.
Caleb Monroe finished speaking and then swept his gaze over Julian Monroe, Kimberly Monroe, and Sylvia Monroe.
Assuming the stance of the eldest brother: "Who still wants the old man’s assets? Don’t blame me for turning ruthless, go kneel before the old man and apologize."