As soon as Clara entered the room, she lay on her bed. She could now understand Deanna's feelings. Everyone lives in her house, but they all act differently behind her back for their own sake.
Looks good on the surface but different on the back. However, Clara already knew what kind of people they were, so she did not mind too much. Now, her biggest concern was getting engaged to Austin smoothly. She also wanted Deanna to keep showing her the contents of the books that Deanna's ancestors had given him.
Clara thought that Deanna was incapable of understanding the contents of the books, so there was no point in her having them. If it were in her hands, it would play a big part in facing the competition once the lectures started. Clara needed the books, but how could she get them from Deanna?
When it was time for a night's sleep, all the lights in the villa room Austin had given Clara stayed on. Deanna, who married Sean, made it hard for everyone to sleep.
Clara's aunts and uncles naturally hoped that Clara would become a part of the Johnson family soon so their children could receive more help from Clara.
Deanna's uncles and aunts all began to consider whether or not to persuade Dante to reconcile with Deanna.
Previously, they had known that Austin did not like Deanna but rather liked Clara. They felt Deanna and Austin were hopeless, so they helped hide it. However, the situation is different now because Deanna is now married to Austin's father and has managed to become a member of the Johnson family.
The Sean brothers also live on Mount Wallace but do not live in the main house at the top of the mountain. Instead, they lived in several mansions on the hillside. Since the old lady was still there, they had not separated as a family, so Sean allowed them to live in the mansion on Mount Wallace.
When Sean returned to Mount Wallace in the evening, a crowd was already waiting for him in the main house.
As Sean entered the living room, Uncle Mark took his coat and handed it to another servant. The guests immediately stood up.
When Sean reached the main seat and sat, the others sat back down.
Sean wiped his hands with a hot towel and took a sip of tea from a special teacup. He then looked at the crowd and said, "My wedding celebrations haven't started yet, what do you guys want to do by gathering here?"
"We… we're here to see if there's anything we can do for Big Brother's wedding." said Johnny, Sean's third brother.
They knew that Austin's grandfather was coming, so they all came to see what Austin's grandfather would say to Sean.
Uncle Mark went to Sean's side and said, "Master Sean, old master Drake, young master Austin grandfather, is here."
After silence, Sean said, "Please invite him in."
"Okay." Uncle Mark turned and left.
After a while, Mr. Drake came in. Except for Sean sitting still, everyone stood up to greet Mr. Drake.
"You came at the wrong time." Sean put down the teacup to say, "We're having a family gathering. If you're not in a hurry, why don't you sit down and wait until I'm done with them? After that, I'll hear what you have to say."
"Looks like I came at a bad time." Mr. Drake sat across from Sean and said, "Please speak, I'm not in a rush."
Sean turned to the others and said, "It's my business as to who I want to marry. If any of you dare to talk more or even interfere, I'll let you know what it's like to be bullied. Deanna and I have signed up for got the marriage certificate, and she's my legal partner now. If you guys want to belittle her, then you guys should completely cut ties with me! I'll have a wedding ceremony with Deanna later, and it doesn't matter whether you guys come or not. However, if you dare to plan a bad scheme, then be prepared to face the consequences!"
"Sorry, Mr. Drake." Sean said, looking at the old man, "I let you see the joke in this family. After living this good life for too long, people become unable to know what is good for themselves. They are very petty and think they are qualified to dictate things to other people."
"This kind of person, who is without self-knowledge and feels qualified to manage everything and wants to control everything, is the least knowledgeable in life. What do you think?"
After silence, Mr. Drake said, "You do not have to nag unintentionally to other people. I know what you mean, that I am not qualified to care about who you marry. But even though you've been divorced from my daughter for so many years. My daughter has given birth to a son for you. I am Austin's grandfather and can be considered as your elder. Today, as an elder, I have a few words to say to you, is it too much?"
"You like to joke." Sean smiled and said, "I didn't have a good life to deserve an elder like you. When our Johnson family was about to go bankrupt, you always hoped and ensured that our Johnson family could never rise again. I'm still wondering, what kind of hatred do you have with our Johnson family? I never dared to dream of having an elder like you."
Sean spoke openly for the first time in years. Mr. Drake could not maintain the expression on his face, and he felt so embarrassed. At that time, he did not expect Sean would be so powerful. The Johnson family company rose in no time, and it even managed to make the Johnson Group so big.
If he had known the Johnson family would turn out like this, he would not have done such a thing before. Now that Sean had mentioned that year's events, he had no way of refuting it. However, still, he felt that because Austin was Sean's only son. Moreover, as Austin's grandfather, he is qualified to fight for all of Austin's rights in his name.
Deanna stood at the corner of the stairs, quietly observing everyone below.
Among those sitting there were Sean's three younger brothers, his older cousin, his two younger cousins, and their respective wives.
Lord Drake originally planned to use the identity of an elder. However, Sean only said a few words, leaving him speechless.
Deanna could even feel the tremendous pressure just looking at Sean's back, let alone those who were face to face with Sean.
For Mr. Drake, Sean and his daughter have been divorced for over eleven years. However, he wanted to use his identity as Austin's grandfather to suppress Sean. He wanted to get Sean to cement Austin's position as his heir. Austin is the result of an affair born to his daughter, not Sean's child.
However, Mr. Drake did not know about this yet.
The only people who know that Austin is not Sean's biological son are Deanna, Sean himself, and Austin's mother. Austin's mother thought no one knew about this fact but her. So she decided not to say anything because there would be no benefit to her. This way, Austin can still inherit the Johnson family property.
Sean never said anything about this. Deanna speculated that Sean had not said anything because he was taking a breather and waiting for the right opportunity. It is not that Sean does not want to use this information to take revenge on the Drakes, but she is pretty sure that the Drakes will do everything they can to get Austin to inherit the Johnson family business.
Moreover, the more they expected it, the more complex the blows they would receive. Sean was waiting for an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Drake family.
Deanna thought there might be other reasons, but she could not ask Sean any further questions until the matter was announced.
Seeing Sean stand up, Deanna immediately turned back upstairs.
Mr. Drake had already left. Except for Joss, Sean's second brother who had gone home with his wife, the others surrounded Johnny to continue and discuss what to do.
"What happened to Big Brother Sean? He suddenly decided to marry someone Austin had dated. A father who marries his son's ex-lover, what kind of deed is that?"
"Deanna is only 19 years old, and she must have married Big Brother Sean for the money. She and Big Brother were already a legal couple, so even if they were divorced now, she could take at least half of his property. It's all the Johnsons' money! If Deanna really gets it, my heart feels like it's going to start bleeding!"