Initially, Roza, who was standing behind Axel, felt really upset. However, upon hearing his words, a smile nearly formed on her lips, and she almost burst intoughter. Axel had a way with words. In the courtroom, he would ruthlessly expose the defendants'' vulnerabilities, and in his daily life, he would bluntly call out people''s sensitive spots.


    "You... What nonsense are you spouting! I haven''t had any stic surgery!" Regina quickly covered her face, which was tight and puffed up like an inted doll, feeling embarrassed, angry, and guilty all at


    once.


    Axel shook his head and said, "It''s not your fault that you''re getting older, but using it to intimidate others isn''t right."


    Regina was absolutely fuming, feeling like she might get a stroke.


    "You, who are you to Roza?!" Wendy supported her mother and couldn''t help but question.


    "Who am I to her?" Axel clicked his tongue against his cheek and then turned to look seriously at Roza. "Ms. Roza, she''s asking me who I am to you."


    Roza stared at him, her heart pounding wildly.


    "If you don''t answer, then I''ll assume the role of your boyfriend," Axel said, his eyes twinkling with a deeply intoxicating tenderness.


    "What?!" Both Regina and Wendy were so shocked, their jaws almost dropped. ''A man so refined, handsome, and distinguished is actually dating this wretched girl?!''


    Roza''s delicate face immediately turned red. She shyly averted her gaze, not daring to look at him again.


    Axel''s eyes darkened slightly. Without hesitation, he stepped forward, took her slightly cool hand, and then inteced their fingers tightly.


    "Earlier, I watched as you bullied my darling Roza. I didn''t intervene because I wanted to see how despicable and shameless you could be and to what extent human nature could be corrupted. Well, you didn''t disappoint me. It was a real spectacle, like a bunch of demons dancing wildly. It was truly eye-opening." Axel''s dark eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a bone-chilling coldness.


    ''Darling... Roza?'' Roza blinked her moist eyes, feeling a warm sensation in her heart.


    Regina gritted her teeth. "This is a family matter for the Walker family. It''s none of your business, right?"


    "Roza is my woman. You tell me if it has anything to do with me," Axel said, his jaw tensing and his sharp gaze so intense that no one dared to meet it.


    "Did my mother say anything


    wrong?" Wendy started yelling again, continuing to nder Roza. "She''s just the illegitimate daughter of the Walker family. Her mother seduced my father and got pregnant with her. When she couldn''t force him into marriage, she secretly gave birth to this little tramp. Her motherter fell on hard times and brought her here to seek refuge in our family. We treated them with the utmost kindness and generosity, but now that Roza has some skills, she turns into a heartless ingrate who won''t even make clothes for me!"


    Wendy added, "She owes everything she has today to the Walker family! If my father hadn''t taken them in, who knows in which ditch she and her mother would have died?" Roza''s eyes turned red, and her breath became heavy.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    At this moment, Axel sneered, "So what does any of this have to do with my darling Roza?"


    Wendy was stunned into silence!


    "She had no choice about whether she wanted toe into this world. She couldn''t choose her parents or her background. But I believe that f she had even the slightest choice, she wouldn''t want to have anything to do with the likes of your family," Axel said, his gaze deeply fixed on Roza.


    His gaze was clearly conveying to her. ''You don''t need to say anything. I understand it all.''


    "If the Walker family wants to retain a shred of dignity, you''d better leave immediately. Otherwise, I''ll make sure you lose every bit of it."


    Regina had sensed from the


    moment this man appeared that he


    was no ordinary person. Unable to


    argue further at this moment, she


    could only grab Wendy''s arm and hastily leave the vi.


    Back in the car, Wendy continued to vent her frustration. "Mom! That man injured you. If he doesn''t apologize, shouldn''t he at leastpensate you for medical expenses?!"