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    Chapter 2245


    A sumptuous feast was served in the dining room. Both Austin and Jack had taken their seats. They were a little unhappy when they noticed Sophia return to the dining room alone.


    "Why aren''t theying? The food is getting cold." Jack startedining. "Is Ren that conceited? She can''t be so rude for the first meal. How can she make us wait for her? This is uneptable."


    "Shut up!" Austin red at Jack and berated him. "You always eat on your own, and you never wait for me. Why are you pretending to be a good son today?"


    "No, Dad. I think..."


    "Ren suffered a lot these days. I''m aware of the Jenkins family. They''re inhumane barbarians. They do all kinds of messy things and are not governed byw. She must have gone through a lot there. She finally escaped from hell and wanted to take a good rest. I don''t think there''s anything wrong with it. Stop finding fault with her," Austin said grumpily.


    As Renee was Maurice''s granddaughter, Austin favored her and tolerated her without boundaries.


    He had always valued prudence, but he felt that it was fine even if Renee didn''t dine with them as long as she willingly married Justin.


    "Dad''s right. You love to put on airs. Stop being so old-fashioned ! Does she have to serve and greet you? Honestly, Ren wouldn''t take you seriously if it weren''t for Justin. You''re a nobody to her. How dare you try to teach her a lesson? You''re just a male chauvinist!" Sophia chided her husband, not holding back.


    She and Renee were women. In the past, she led an oppressive life in that house since the Baldwin family was strong and old-fashioned. Her mother-inw made things difficult for her, and her father-inw suppressed her. In addition, her husband berated her often. Sophia didn''t want her future daughter-inw to lead the same miserable life.


    "We like Ren. We don''t need a daughter-inw who serves us. We like her because of her character. If she doesn''t keep her true nature, it''s contradictory. Let her sleep if she wants. It''s fine even if she doesn''t want to eat with us. She can eat in the West Chamber. Why do we have to force her?"


    After listening to her sincere suggestion, Austin pped. "Yes, you''re right. They can lead the life they want as long as nothing goes wrong. These insincere rules aren''t for them."


    "You guys..." Jack felt dizzy; he wondered why they took the same side. It wasn''t usually the case. He couldn''t fit in.


    His extremely strict father had always stressed that the most important things for his daughter-inw were rules and regtions.


    Tsk! What double standards!


    Sophia checked her watch from time to time, then said meaningfully, "I think they won''te to eat anytime soon. We should eat first."


    Austin, sharp as always, noticed something amiss and asked seriously, "What''s going on? What''s taking them so long? What did you do to Ren just now?"