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Leo remained tearful as he stood on the dance floor, continuing to complain.
Without confirming or rejecting it, Yana lingered on the sidelines, witnessing the drama.
Timothy came over as well.
But he didn’t speak up for Susan because he feared gossip would harm her reputation.
At that moment, the dance floor became Leo’s personal stage.
Isabella was surprised by Leo’s proficiency in taking advantage of this opportunity.
After considering the situation, she realized that Leo’s actions were actually doing her a favor, so she remained silent.
If Susan had a poor reputation, she would not be suitable for Ben.
It would be a great opportunity for her, the daughter of a large family, to take advantage of.
Everyone had their own hidden agendas and no one stopped Leo.
Leo became even more impassioned.
Right when he described his woeful circumstances, a sudden round of applause erupted from the crowd.
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Leo quickly said, “I appreciate your sympathy. Please keep it in mind. No need to applaud.”
“I feel sorry for you. Really.” Ben walked over with a poker face.
Susan followed behind him obediently.
“Ben.” Leo’s expression changed. He was still a little afraid of Ben.
He tried his best to show a look of grievance. “Ben, Since I returned, I have always been respectful of your wife. Why did she ask her sister to humiliate me like this today?”
Ben glanced at Yana.
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Yana was very afraid and quickly said, “I only hit Isabella! It was Leo who turned up and said these weird words.”
Although Yana was happy to see what Leo had done, it was indeed not her fault.
Ben withdrew his gaze indifferently.
Then Yana heaved a long sigh of relief.
Leo confidently asked, “Why did you hit Isabella when there’s no enmity between you and her? You’re my sister–in–law’s sister, so how can you prove she didn’t ask you to take this opportunity to humiliate me?”
He then looked at Ben and said, “Ben! Our father passed away when I was very young, and my mother worked herself to the bone raising the two of us. Even though she’s not your biological mother, she cherishes you even more than me. If she knew how my sister–in–law treats me, it would break her heart.”
“Yes.” Ben thought for a moment.
Leo was elated and attempted to help Penelope stand out. “I’ve been away for many years. You and Mother have a much stronger relationship than I do with her. Ben, even for Mother’s sake, you shouldn’t let Sister–in–law do this to me.”
Ben looked at him and suddenly revealed a strange smile.
“What’s he suddenly, smiling about?” thought Leo.
For some reason, Leo felt that something was off.
Suddenly!
Slap!
Ben suddenly raised her hand and gave Leo a tight slap.
“Ben!” At this moment, Leo was in the same mood as Isabella, who had just been slapped.
They were both shocked, extremely shocked, exceptionally shocked.
“How dare he?” Leo thought.
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But after the shock, Leo was actually a little happy.
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Since Ben was so mean, everyone should be more convinced of what Leo had just said.
Everyone would believe he was a poor guy.
“Here’s the thing.” Ben looked at Leo sincerely. “I didn’t slap him.”
“Ben, there are so many people here!” Leo was stunned. “It’s so loud. I’m sure everyone
heard it.”
“On the surface, I slapped you.” Ben said seriously, “Actually, it was your mother who asked
me to do it.”
“What?” Leo didn’t understand.
“Your mother and I are very close, and she treats him like her own son. So when I hit you, she was the one who asked me to do it,” Ben said solemnly.
Leo was going crazy. “Ben, what are you talking about? When did Mom ask you to hit me? Why didn’t I know?”
Ben
Isabella?”
- “Oh? Then how did you know that your sister–in–law asked Yana to slap
Leo’s expression froze. “I… I… I just took a guess.”
“I see.” Ben looked at him meaningfully. “You ruined your sister–in–law’s reputation in public based on nothing more than a guess! Is that how you’ve been respectful of her?”
Susan took the opportunity to wipe away her fake tears. “Please stop it, Ben. After all, I’m still a new daughter–in–law. It’s understandable for Leo not to believe me.”
“Is that so?” Ben said expressionlessly, “Your sister–in–law is also part of your family. Since you did this to Susan, I bet you’d do it to your mother. No wonder she asks me to slap you.”
Leo was speechless.
He thought, “Wait, what’s going on?”
Leo slapped him and insisted that it was Penelope who asked him to do it.
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But he had just used this as an excuse to insist that Yana was instructed by Susan.
Now, Ben could naturally say that he was instructed by Penelope.
There was no proof anyway. They were just making up excuses.
They could say whatever they want.
Leo was still in the shock of being slapped.
Ben gave him a meaningful look and said, “Leo, you said that you were exiled from your homeland since you were a child. Did you mean that I was the one who caused this?”
Leo blinked. “I didn’t say that.”
Ben raised his brows and said expressionlessly, “When you were in primary school, you. attended a top aristocratic school in Riowert. I went to a private school in our town. Tell me, is this your idea of being mistreated?”
Leo was speechless with shock.
The expressions of everyone changed subtly, as memories were recalled.
At the time, it was fashionable to gain experience abroad, so Leo’s decision to go abroad. was not due to mistreatment.
In contrast, Ben went to a primary school in town.
It was clear that who was more pitiful.
“Grandpa felt sorry for me, so he took me back to the Landor family for normal education, but his resources were limited and dad refused to cooperate. I ended up going to an ordinary school, but I made it into a top university based on my grades. You, on the other hand, have been exposed to aristocratic elite teaching from childhood and have been. accepted to the top universities abroad. Now, you’re telling me you were excluded?” Ben said expressionlessly.
“Haha, in that case, I also want to be excluded,” Someone said boldly.
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Ben glanced at him with admiration.
Everyone seemed to have received some signal and began to talk about it one after
another.
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“One person worked hard bit by bit to get into a good university all on his own. The other had a smooth, privileged path laid out since childhood. It’s pretty obvious who was actually being mistreated.”
“It’s possible that he is different from other people, which could explain why he believes he is being mistreated.”
“Mr. Landor was just a child at that time. He couldn’t decide whether to send Leo abroad or not. If Leo believed that he was really being mistreated, it was at the hands of his own parents. It is difficult to imagine how his parents would react if they heard it.”
“His mother must have known that he was such an ungrateful person. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have asked Ben to slap him.”
“That makes sense.
Leo was about to go crazy as he listened to their words.
He thought, “This… this doesn’t feel right.
This isn’t what I want.
Didn’t they say that Ben never bothered to explain?
Why did he suddenly appear and give a lengthy explanation?
This isn’t like you at all, Mr. Landor.”
Leo was close to tears.”
that’s not what I meant. You’ve misinterpreted me and made.
me a social outcast. You don’t need to worry. I’m not going to compete with you for the Storm Group. Why are you acting like this to me?”
He bypassed the topic of his education abroad and accused Ben of hindering his progress in order to keep him from joining the Storm Group.
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Ben sighed and said, “Leo, if you’re interested in joining the company, I’d be happy to arrange it for you. However, it’s important to understand that we need to start small and build up. I’m afraid I can’t offer you the position of deputy general manager right away.”
As Ben spoke, his expression was one of helplessness. “You have just graduated and have no experience in business. If I were the sole employee of Storm Group, I would consider even your request to become the general manager. However, Storm Group is not only mine but belongs to the many people who work here. It would be irresponsible to let an inexperienced person take on the role of deputy general manager. Therefore, I must decline your request.”
Leo was speechless with shock.
He was close to becoming frantic once more.
He yelled within his heart.
“Mom!
Why did you tell
Why did you tell me that Ben was not good with words?
He kept sending me into the trap.
Is he really not good with words?
You just tricked your son!”
Leo had not figured but how to refute.
The onlookers began to gossip again.
“He’s just graduated and wants to be the deputy general manager of the Storm Group. God, If I were him, I wouldn’t dare to ask for that.”
“It’s a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars! How dare a fresh graduate wish to be the deputy general manager? If I had such a younger brother, I would have beaten him to death.”
“Mr. Landor refused his request to be the deputy general manager, yet he feigned being. wronged. If Mr. Landor hadn’t explained what really happened, I would’ve never known he
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was such a shameless person.”
“Having a brother like that can’t be easy for Mr. Landor.”
Someone plucked up the courage to talk to Ben directly. “Mr. Landor, you’re really good- tempered. You should’ve spoken up sooner. That probably would’ve prevented all those rumors from spreading in the past.”
Ben sighed and said, “Speaking of which, I don’t know why I had such a bad reputation before. I’ve never gone overboard with anything, so it must be because of my appearance which hurt everyone’s eyes. I really don’t know where those rumors came from.
“I didn’t think it was worth explaining at first. I thought that the truth would be evident and everyone would comprehend the situation. Surprisingly, if I had not clarified, the rumors would have been perceived as factual in the eyes of others.
“At first, I didn’t want to explain anything, but today, even my wife has been accused of being a scheming person. So I must explain.
“Make up whatever you want about me, it doesn’t matter. But not a single word against my
wife’s honor.
“My wife is the best person in the world.” Ben looked at Susan affectionately.
“Ben.” Susan went with the atmosphere and shed tears of excitement.
The onlookers next to them were about to cry.
What a profoundly moving love!
He had endured the rumors for so long without speaking up to defend himself.
Although he had never been one to explain himself, when Susan’s reputation was threatened, he readily stepped forward to clarify the situation.
He was not good with words.
But for her sake, he was willing to go through anything without fear.
It was so moving.
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