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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Will just shut up for a moment, Roger!”
Hestia Taylor screamed at Roger in rage, before turning to leave.
If you want to know what happened, let's just go back for an hour.
Tonight was the 78th birthday banquet of James Taylor, The head of the Taylor family, all the branch families around the country had gathered along to celebrate the joyous occasion.
Since the Head of the family, James Taylor is now getting old, it is just a matter of time before he chooses a new head as his successor, so everyone was trying their best good look in front of him and curry his favor.
Many of the political leaders, businessmen, and some of the prominent figures of the country were also there to congratulate him.
His children, grandchildren, and their spouses gathered around him to present their luxurious gifts.
“Grandpa, Happy birthday! I have bought you the newest series of Mercedes Benz, please accept it”
Joseph Moore, one of Hestia’s cousin's fiance said while pointing at the car which was parked just outside the banquet hall.
An S-class Mercedes-Benz decorated with a Happy birthday sign on it was parked in such a way that everyone in the banquet could see it.
“Grandfather, I have bought you the books that you always wanted to read…”
“Grandpa, I heard you love collecting antiques, I personally bought this cloak antique that was worth a hundred thousand dollars from the auction”
As if they would miss the chance, everyone started to present their gifts frantically.
Many of them who were surrounding the Oldman was showering him with gifts and praises. Looking at the nicely wrapped gifts in front of him, James Taylor laughed heartily.
And in the middle of that chaos, somewhere in a corner of the celebration hall stood a man with a glass of red wine in his hand.
With black hair and pitch-black eyes, he was quite a handsome man with a healthy build.
He was standing there alone indulged in his own world, like nothing that was happening there mattered to him! Well…he was, until Joseph decide to spice the things up.
“Roger! I, as a soon-to-be grandson-in-law of Lord Taylor, have bought him an S-class Mercedes, I am waiting to see what the Eldest Son-in-Law of Taylor has bought for Lord Taylor.”
Everyone turned their eyes towards Roger at his remark.
Everyone in the banquet including Joseph knew that Roger was a live-in-son-in-law who had literally nothing to his name, he knew that there is nothing he could buy for the Old Lord, he was intentionally provoking him to look good in the Lord Taylor's eyes.
But, Roger doesn’t give in to the provocation, he put his hand in his pocket taking out a small mutton-fat-colored jade, which was actually carved into a buddha statue.
“Grandpa, I heard you are a Buddhist devotee, I have bought you the jade Buddha, that is carved from a mutton-fat nephrite jade”
The entire Taylor family gapped in extreme shock at his words.
Everyone stared at Roger with bewilderment and surprise.
This live-in grandson-in-law was very atrocious and bold! Not only did he take out a random statue that is carved after some cheap stone but he has the audacity to tell that it was made of mutton-fat nephrite jade, which will cost more than a hundred and fifty thousand dollars just for 100 grams.
A year ago, the previous head of the family, who was the paternal grandfather of Hestia, had come home with Roger and insisted on marrying him to their granddaughter, Hestia Taylor. Back then, Roger was as poor and miserable as a beggar.
The previous head met with an unfortunate accident just two days after their marriage. And his brother, James Taylor took his place as a family head, Thanks to that Roger has been known as a Jinx in the family and Ever since then, everyone in the Taylor family had tried to kick Roger out of their family. However, Roger was always ignorant and nonchalant like a statue for their insults and ridicule, and he had been spending his days in the Taylor family leeching off his Wife.
Suddenly, the whole hall broke into laughter looking at Roger.
At this movement, Erza, Hestia's cousin sneered at Roger in disdain, " Hestia, Look at the piece of trash you have married to! Joseph is only my fiance and we have not even married yet but he had gifted grandfather the newest S-class series Mercedes. Look at your good-for-nothing husband, not only is he acting while taking out a random piece of crap but he has the nerve to say that it is made from mutton-fat nephrite jade!"
"You are right! Roger, we are both grandsons-in-law of the Taylor family, but you are such a disgrace!"
The man talking was once again Joseph Moore, Erza's fiance and also the son of a prominent family in the city.
Although Joseph was about to marry Erza, he always had his eyes on Hestia, No matter how good Erza was, she paled in comparison to Hestia in all aspects, be it in beauty or brain!
Hestia Taylor was the famous beauty in White bridge town, but Joseph was frustrated that such a beauty was wasted on a loser like Roger!
"Enough!"
Lord Taylor who was silent all along spoke in a loud tone.
"Roger, no matter how much useless you are, do not stoop so low as to lie about a gift, do not bring shame to the name of Taylors!"
His words were harsh!
It was obvious how everyone was bullying roger, they were judging him even before knowing the gift's authenticity.
"But, Grandpa..!"
Roger was about to say something when he was cut off by someone.
“Enough! Roger!”
It was Hestia, his own wife who shut him up!
"Will you just shut up for a movement", She was fed up with her useless husband and also with her family who was waiting for the slightest chance to pounce on her.
"Hestia, you better divorce this useless scum as soon as possible, you are still in your prime, I will look for a good spouse"
The Old lord said looking towards Hestia in a serious manner!
"Yeah Hestia, he is a disgrace to our family, you better kick him out as soon as possible"
"You know that he is a jinx, right? the old head died as soon as he bought this useless scum home, it's better for you to stay away from him"
Roger clenched his fist tightly as the entire Taylor family was humiliating and ridiculing him. If it wasn't for the sake of his Wife's honor, he would have long left this annoying place.
However, he remembered certain things which tied his feet, Hence he suppressed the fury and humiliation slowly building inside him and said to Lord Taylor, "Grandpa, I have really bought you the real jade sculpture of buddha, you may check it if you want"
Someone in the room snorted loudly!" Mr.Wilson, stop your act, no one here is dumb enough to believe that, It would be better if you leave now, rather than facing more disgrace"
It was Erza's brother, Henry Taylor.
The brother and sister duo always felt an inferiority complex towards Hestia, who was superior to them in all aspects, hence they would attack her at any chance they would get.
"Grandpa, It seems Roger is not in his right mind, please excuse us, We will leave the banquet now"
Though Hestia had some faith in her husband, even she couldn't believe that he bought something that expensive as a gift to the Lord.
"Let's go, Roger!"
Hestia said as she bowed to the Old Lord.
"You want to leave the banquet in the middle just to go with that loser? Remember If you leave now, you are no longer my grand-daughter"
A dark storm cloud instantly hovered beneath Lord Taylor's eyes as he shouted that.
Hestia who was about to move with Roger stopped in her tracks! she stared at her grandfather shocked, She didn't expect to hear such a harsh comment from him.
While she was still shocked looking at her grandfather's face, Roger interjected, "I have something to do outside, you stay here, don't worry about me"
Before Hestia could compose herself and say anything, he hurriedly turned and left.
Joseph who was still not satisfied laughed behind him, "Hey my dear Roger, Don't leave on an empty stomach, are you planning to go back to begging or what? here, I have a dollar go buy a bun or something to eat"
Joseph took out a dollar from his pocket and threw it in front of Roger.
The entire family's thunderous laugh echoed through the house as Roger gritted his teeth in annoyance and left without looking back!
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