Lingering Passion: Mr. Sutton Wants to be Your Male Lead!-Chapter 216: If You Don’t Want to Smile, Then Don’t

The atmosphere in the living room froze after Stella Grant’s words.

Looking at these petty villains who insist on pretending to be gentlemen.

Stella couldn’t help but mock them in her heart.

This is probably the ridiculous side of wealthy families, not even as straightforward as Lily Harrison’s antics.

Posturing, manipulating, with hearts blackened from inside out, yet stubbornly refusing to admit.

After the silence, Mr. Sutton felt his face couldn’t maintain composure, turned to Chloe Underwood, and said angrily, "Didn’t you insist that this was Forrest’s doing?"

Chloe, daring to cry and make a fuss at Silas Sutton, dared not do so in front of Mr. Sutton, and replied nervously, "Dad, who else could it be besides him? Miles has been unwell over the years, doesn’t go out, who would he bear a grudge against?"

After Chloe spoke, to gain Mr. Sutton’s sympathy and make him stand by her side, she squeezed out a couple of tears at the right moment.

Seeing this, Stella pinched her own thigh fiercely, her eyes turning red, "So what you mean is, you actually have no evidence at all, it’s all just speculation, right?"

Seeing Stella’s reddened eyes, Chloe was stunned and took a while to recover.

The Sutton family didn’t have many women, Mr. Sutton’s wife passed away years ago, Silas’s mother ran away, the younger generation is not married, she’s the only woman in the house.

Usually all the crying and lamenting, she’s the only one doing it, and it’s always successful.

She never thought that one day someone would use the same trick against her.

Stella didn’t think as much as her, mainly because after the bankruptcy of The Grant Corporation, she saw a lot of warmth and coldness in human interactions, true and false compassion, real and fake pity; when it comes to acting, she’s more skilled than Chloe.

After Stella spoke, without waiting for Chloe to react, she once again turned her gaze to Mr. Sutton, "Mr. Sutton, I know I haven’t married Silas Sutton yet, and my status isn’t worthy to call you Grandpa, but I still want to ask, is this how Silas Sutton has lived in the Sutton family all these years? Just anyone can throw dirty water on him, and he has to accept it."

Mr. Sutton was completely stiff, tightened his grip on his cane, and recalling the events over the years, couldn’t help feeling guilty. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Stella didn’t know how the Sutton family treated Silas Sutton all these years, but she had seen him with injuries before.

Combining today’s events, honestly, it’s not hard to guess Silas’s situation in the Sutton family.

Stella was pressing for answers, and Mr. Sutton’s old face was sinking repeatedly.

Without hearing an answer from Mr. Sutton, Stella sighed, chuckled bitterly and said, "Turns out the child who cries gets the candy, and the child without a mother gets no love."

Mr. Sutton: "..."

Chloe: "..."

Silas Sutton, kneeling on the ground and barely holding back laughter: "..."

Mr. Sutton finally stormed off, Chloe followed behind him with a pale face.

Watching the group leave mightily, Aunt Adler hurried over to help Silas Sutton up from the ground.

Silas had been kneeling for a full half-hour, the soreness in his knees imaginable, he stretched his hand on Stella’s shoulder to support his body, sneered and spoke, "Nice speech."

Stella turned back to look at him, no smile on her face, "Silas Sutton."

Silas Sutton’s playful grin froze.

Stella said, "If you don’t want to smile, then don’t."

Silas Sutton: "..."

Stella felt complicated at that moment, didn’t stay long in the living room, before going upstairs, she asked Aunt Adler to help check Silas Sutton’s knees.

As Stella headed upstairs, Aunt Adler quietly spoke to Silas Sutton, "Miss Grant is actually quite kind-hearted."

Silas’s long narrow eyes squinted, "Hmm."

Aunt Adler continued, "No wonder you like her so much, just for those few words she stood up and spoke for you, she’s worth liking."

Many women say how much they like you, but when it comes to real situations, they retreat faster than anyone.

Just like the scene earlier, anyone with sense knows Silas Sutton was at a disadvantage, if Mr. Sutton got angry, not to mention whether her relationship with Silas Sutton as ’unmarried couple’ could continue, she might even disappear from the Sutton Group and Veridia.

Yet Stella still stood up without hesitation.

She’s not someone who doesn’t understand weighing pros and cons, nor someone who doesn’t know how to avoid confrontation.

It’s evident from how she endured creditors’ insults and gossip over the years, focusing only on working hard to earn money.

After Aunt Adler finished, Silas’s Adam’s apple moved, "Hmm."

He didn’t expect her to give him such a big surprise today.

She said six months.

Her actions like this, how could he let go after six months?