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Yet, Philip had taken the opportunity to put her to one last test and made her choose between her mother and him.
If Iris could abandon even her seriously ill mother for their relationship, then he would never ever distrust her again.
Unfortunately, Iris did not dare to take any chances in the end. She had chosen her mother.
Philip suddenly became angry. “Love is the purest thing in this world, it should not be mixed with any kind of interests or impurities! Your mother is a person who shirks her responsibility in love, that’s why she met a man like your father! A man who can’t even withstand a single test!”
Philip was a very extreme man.
Justin snorted. “If Mom could only choose one between her mother and her lover, yet she chose you and decided to let my grandma die… How could someone like that even exist?”
“Why not?! Back then, I…”
Philip pulled the brakes in time at this point. He sneered, “Heh, you think I was in the wrong, right? In that case, what about you? Can your relationship withstand a test?”
Justin raised his eyebrows. “I never put such things to the test. Neither do I ever put human nature to the test.”
“Do you never put it to the test, or are you just afraid of putting it to the test?” Philip provoked him. “Isn’t your current situation exactly a trial? Now that you are in a pinch, how are the Smiths reacting? They must still be showing you full support, right? So, you’re moved? Is that it? Shall we make a bet?”
Justin smiled. “What kind of bet?”
“We’ll make a bet on the Smiths’ reaction after you lose! We’ll see if they will let their young lady marry you after you lose! And make a bet on whether your fiancée will still marry you or not!”
Justin lowered his eyes. “I won’t lose.”
Philip sneered, “Having confidence is good, but arrogance will only blind oneself. There is no lack of people who are stronger and more powerful than you in this world. Do you think you are already number one in the world just because you’ve flourished the Hunts? You are nothing in front of anyone from the Imperial League!”
“Thanks for the advice.”
“Who’s giving you advice?! Justin, I’ll wait for you and Iris to bow down to me. There will come a day when you’ll come begging to me!”
Philip was probably livid. After saying that, he hung up the phone at once.
Justin stared at the phone.
His anger towards Philip from before slowly dissipated.
At this moment, he heard voices from outside. A smile formed on his face and he walked out of the study. As soon as he exited the room, he saw Nora and Iris bringing the three children upstairs.
At the sight of him, Cherry ran over first. “Daddy!”
The two boys, Pete and Xander, were more reserved. They walked up to him docilely. Pete said, “Daddy.”
Xander pursed his lips and muttered unwillingly, “Daddy.”
Seeing his awkward behavior, Justin squatted down and looked at him at eye-level. He asked, “Xander, can we now change your name?”
Upon hearing this, Nora knew at once that Justin must have seen everything that happened just now. She curled her lips disdainfully.
That stinky man was such a sweet-talker. He must have asked her over so that she could help Iris out, ha.
Despite her thoughts, she looked at Xander with concern. Suddenly, she smiled and suggested, “How about adopting my last name and being a Smith too?”
Justin didn’t object. “Adopting Smith as your last name works too. Xander, I’ve thought of a few names for you. Would you like to test them out?”
Xander looked at the five faces around him. All of them had concern in their eyes, which made him a little uncomfortable.
But after he thought about it, he still said, “I don’t want to take Hunt as my last name, lest those people say that I came back to fight for family assets with Pete. Ha, I’m not interested in that bit of assets at all. I will make my own money when I grow up!”
Justin echoed him. “Uh-huh, so let’s change your last name to Smith?”
Xander glanced at Nora. Then, he lowered his head and said, “I… I don’t want to take Smith as my last name either.”
The few of them were surprised.
Xander rolled his eyes. “Does it really matter what my last name is?”
Nora thought for a while. “Not really, it seems?”
“Then that’s it, right?”
After saying that, Xander turned around and ran straight to his room. After entering, he locked the door from inside.
The little fellow sighed silently.
At this moment, his cell phone rang suddenly. When he answered, Trueman’s voice came from the other side: “Hello, Xander, it’s Daddy.”
Hearing that familiar voice, Xander’s pupils shrank greatly. Yet, a sense of longing suddenly welled up in him, and he said into the phone, “Daddy, I miss you.”
Even if there really were problems with the way Trueman taught Xander, Xander had ultimately still been brought up by him during the past five years.
In the Hunt Manor, Xander had to be subjected to so many people’s negative attitudes towards him. It was only with Trueman that he was the one and only person who mattered.
As soon as he said that, Trueman scoffed and said, “You miss me? Then why don’t you come back? I will arrange for someone to pick you up.” Xander paused.
Upon seeing his reaction, Trueman said, “See? I knew you wouldn’t come back once you’ve met your real parents! Even though you say that you miss me, your actions say otherwise, because you have already integrated into their family, right?”
Xander lowered his head. “Daddy, I won’t forget you.”
But he wasn’t going to go back there anymore.
From the moment he left the basement, he had never wanted to go back. Besides, he had only thought of going back earlier because of the animals.
However, Trueman had surprisingly sent them all to him.
This freed Xander from his last scruples.
Trueman didn’t force him to return, though. He merely asked, “Have you changed your name?”
Xander replied, “No.”
“Tsk, considering Justin Hunt’s personality, would he tolerate you having Yale as your last name? I am a villain in their eyes after all. It won’t make you much of a better person if your last name is also Yale!”
Xander wanted to explain on behalf of Justin, but he said nothing in the end.
By then, Trueman had already changed the subject. He asked, “How’s your mother?”
Xander didn’t understand his question, so he answered, “She’s fine. What about it?”
“… Nothing.”
Trueman wanted to say more, but someone suddenly knocked on the door-it was Cherry. She called out, “Xander, come on out! It’s time to eat~! The food today smells really delicious! They prepared your favorite chicken drumsticks~”
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