My Child and I Married a Billionaire

Initially, his aunt was able to keep her temper in check. Though she grumbled a lot, she hadn’t said anything vulgar to Damien.

But seeing Damien’s attitude, she couldn’t hold back any longer.

"We’re your elders. When we found out our own daughter was in such huge trouble, our first instinct wasn’t to blame you or even dare to bother you. We wanted to wait for you to come back and discuss it. Haven’t we been humble enough? But look at your attitude! What do you mean we’ve had a problem with you for a long time? What do you mean ’let’s just get it all out’? Damien, it’s true you’ve contributed a lot to the company, but you don’t need to be this arrogant, do you? How can you treat us, your own family, like we’re nothing? This is infuriating!"

This is why words like "silver-tongued" and "eloquent flatterer" exist; they were practically invented for people like his aunt.

Damien had always been a man of action, not one for verbal sparring.

But if he were truly forced to debate, no one was his match.

"Why would you need to act so humble? Aunt, I don’t understand. You can do whatever you want. I’m not your guardian. Why wait for me to come back and discuss things? If I didn’t come back, would you just not know what to do? You’re guilt-tripping me."

"Second, was I the one who caused your daughter’s trouble? If she weren’t so arrogant and utterly foolish, would the police have taken her away? Just because I didn’t stop it, I owe you and her an apology? Have you ever thought about the girl whose life she almost ruined at the banquet? Isn’t she the pitiful one?"

His aunt: "..."

Damien just wanted to come home and rest. He had no desire to say so much, but since the atmosphere had already reached this point, he might as well get it all out.

"The New Year holiday is over. I have new plans for work in the coming year. Uncle, I was originally planning to talk to you in a few days, but since we’re clearing the air today, we might as well."

"Your performance last year was substandard. As a member of the Vaughn Family, and my elder at that, you’ve made me look bad at the company. Furthermore, you’ve been embezzling company funds, pocketing the money from several projects. The finance department has already submitted the evidence to me. You owe me an explanation. Otherwise, I’ll handle you impartially, just as I did with Simone Vaughn. You were the one in the wrong first, so don’t you dare blame me for being ruthless later."

"Yes, the company belongs to the Vaughn Family, but it doesn’t *just* belong to the Vaughn Family. It belongs to the thousands of employees who work so hard for it. You know full well how much others earn after a year of hard work. Your annual salary is already many times theirs, yet you’re still so greedy. The most ridiculous part is that you didn’t spend the money on your own family, but on outsiders. That’s incredibly unfair to those of us who actually work hard."

’This was supposed to be about his daughter. We were supposed to have the moral high ground. How did it suddenly become about me?’

The uncle couldn’t take it anymore either.

"Damien, your aunt was absolutely right! How have you become like this? Not only are you arrogant, but you’re also cold-blooded and heartless!"

"I’m already so old, yet you set such a high target for me and then blame me for not meeting it? You may be the company president, but there’s no need to push people this hard, is there? You lose face, but don’t I lose face too? I think you’re doing this on purpose, deliberately making things difficult for me so you can kick me out of the company and take the entire group for yourself!"

Damien lifted his eyelids to glance at his shameless uncle.

"You’re too old? The target is too high for you to meet? Then it’s only logical for you to give up your position to someone who can. How is that me deliberately kicking you out? Uncle, at your age, surely you’ve heard the saying ’the capable take the position’?"

"Besides, what have I taken for myself? Money? Status? Reputation? Feel free to have someone investigate. If you find anything unsatisfactory about my finances, I will resign in disgrace."

"As for status and reputation, hah. You can’t take them with you when you die. If you don’t care about them, why would I? The only reason I spend every day at the company, pushing the group to greater heights with all my might, is because this business is what Grandfather built with his own two hands. I’m just someone who hates to fail, and I don’t want to see it decline under my watch. Don’t you dare measure me with your narrow-minded, twisted, and utterly tedious worldview."

"You..."

His uncle was left speechless by the rebuttal.

’So other people’s views are narrow-minded, twisted, and tedious, and he’s the only one who’s noble and grand?’

"Dad! Look at what this kid has become! Aren’t you going to do something about him?!"

Listening to their argument, the grandfather was already trembling with anger off to the side.

’He’d long known his son was a disappointment, but he never thought it had reached this point.’

’Damien was right. If he didn’t handle this impartially, the group would sooner or later be ruined by these prodigals!’

"Shut up! After doing so many disgusting things, you still have the gall to talk? To be so foolish at your age... how could I have fathered something like you!"

"In the past, when you were messing around outside, I thought you had your own judgment, that it was a phase that would eventually pass. But after all these years, you’ve only gotten worse, one after another. You’re utterly shameless!"

"And you," he said, turning to his daughter-in-law with disappointment.

"You’re so eloquent and impressive when you’re at home scolding the children and scolding Damien, so why can’t you manage your own husband? Why can’t you manage those floozies outside? Useless at work, useless at home, and yet you complain that Damien is too strict and meddles too much? Would you prefer he say nothing and let you do as you please? Would you only be happy once you’ve run the company into the ground?"

The uncle and aunt wanted to argue, but the grandfather had no intention of listening to them anymore.

"It’s the New Year. I can’t be bothered to listen to this nonsense. Go bring Simone back and teach her a proper lesson. Starting tomorrow, your entire family will turn over a new leaf. If I ever hear about you messing around outside again, forget Damien—I’ll be the first one who won’t let you off!"

In truth, the grandfather was already being very protective of the uncle and aunt.

Damien had already exposed his uncle’s corruption and embezzlement at the company, but the grandfather had glossed over the serious accusations, only offering a few words of blame without any severe punishment.

But the uncle and aunt didn’t understand his good intentions at all.

Being berated like that during the New Year, they felt utterly humiliated and furious.

Back in their own home, the uncle was deeply worried.

"I used to just want to live in peace. Even as an elder, I was willing to take a backseat to maintain this family’s unity. But now I see I’ve completely underestimated Damien’s ambition! He dared to slander me to the old man right in front of my face. If this continues, we’ll be kicked out of the Vaughn Family sooner or later!"

When it came to serious matters, the aunt suddenly became remarkably docile.

"Ah? Honey, what do we do now?"

"What do we do? As long as Damien exists, the old man will never give Carter a second glance. So what do you think we should do?"

The aunt looked at her husband’s ruthless gaze and shivered.

"You mean... Is that really possible?"

The uncle replied, "As long as the old man is gone, I’ll be the head of the Vaughn Family. There’s nothing that isn’t possible."

"He’s lived for so many years, and his body is in this state now. There’s no need for him to suffer anymore. In a way, I’d be doing this for his own good."

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