OLIVIA'S REJJECTION 106

“When did Nichole get married?”

The other Family Heads attacked him at once and demanded,

“Why did you not ask her son before he left?”

Now, Zoey could not help but laugh. To defend himself and maintain his dignity, he explained, “I was about asking him, but before I looked up, he had gone.”

“Coward. You knew nothing but to insult and push a fellow Family Head.”

Brown blurted out, and the Family Head rushed at him, but he was restrained by other Family Heads. Then, the Patriarch ordered.

“Go home, all of you. The meeting is over.”

They began to file out one after the other, still barking and yelling at each other. Then, Oscar shouted, “Zoey, get into the vehicle and let us leave here.”

Zoey glared at him and got into the car. She did not relent in rubbing it in his face.

“Can you really shout at me, Oscar? You could not raise your voice when it was necessary.”

Oscar, who was used to such berating, kept mute, he turned on the ignition of his car and drove off, ignoring her.

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