Chapter 2 The Insult

"Watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense. Just eat," Briley whispered coldly.

"Got it." Calvin started to eat silently. He began to worry as he remembered the favor Bryce had just asked about returning to the army.

Calvin's appearance was just a trivial matter. The people present quickly ignored him and continued to talk cheerfully.

"Working with the Starling Group will make our Flynn family one of the top families!" Aniyah Flynn, the patriarch of the Flynn family, smiled.

"Gaven helped to seal the deal so quickly. That's indeed impressive, unlike someone here who just knows how to freeload," Jay Flynn said as he glanced at Calvin, who had been eating with his head lowered.

Jay was the second son of Aniyah and also the father of Gracie and Marc. He had always been at odds with Briley's father, Peter Flynn. Of course, he would take this opportunity to mock Peter's family.

Sure enough, when Briley, her father Peter and her mother Delilah heard what Jay said, they were all embarrassed.

"Dad, how can you compare a loser to your soon-to-be son-in-law?" Gracie, the hero who secured the contract, had a proud look on her face and also took the opportunity to ridicule Calvin.

"That's right. Gaven comes from a prominent family and is a brilliant young man. Not everyone can match him. Some good-for-nothings only know how to freeload. Sooner or later, he will use up all of our money!" While Aniyah praised Gaven, she did not forget to disparage Calvin.

Gaven smiled and said, "Stop flattering me, grandma. Some people are born poor and have never eaten anything good. Let him have more. Just treat him like a pet dog. He won't use up the family money."

Gaven never liked Calvin. He had no idea why this worthless wretch could get the prettiest woman in Norley. How unfair!

In his eyes, Briley was better than her cousin Gracie in all aspects, including looks, body, manners and talent.

If it weren't for the freeloader, Gaven would have married Briley instead of Gracie, who was inferior in every aspect.

Gaven had always wanted to take revenge on Calvin.

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Everyone was in a heated discussion, and Calvin suddenly became the target.

Briley's face turned pale. She was extremely embarrassed because her husband could be humiliated even when he was quiet.

Teasing Calvin was no different from mocking her, along with her parents.

Briley only blamed her late grandfather for getting her into this situation.

Three years ago, when Calvin retired from the army and came back with nothing, Briley's grandfather knew his situation but still stubbornly let Calvin be his grandson-in-law and forced Briley to marry Calvin.

In addition, Calvin was so poor at the time that he couldn't even afford a wedding!

What puzzled her the most was that before her grandfather died, he had repeatedly warned her not to look down on Calvin. He said that Calvin would one day emerge from the situation and enjoy a high position and great wealth.

James also said that Briley would be able to understand his intentions by then.

However, three years into their marriage, Calvin had still not achieved anything. No matter how one looked at it, he didn't seem like a person whose talent was unrecognized!

This Calvin, other than being quite handsome, had no redeeming qualities. What was the use of being handsome? Could it make money?

Briley became more and more suspicious of whether her grandfather was out of his mind or planning to deceive her when he asked her to marry Calvin.

"Can you guys let me have one meal in peace? Isn't it just a deal with the Starling Group? Can you forget about it for a while? Don't you think it's pathetic?" At this point, Calvin finally couldn't take the humiliation anymore and said with disdain.

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