Chapter 284

I took another step forward and sneered. Perfect! I'd see if the Joplin family really wouldn't crumble without me. As soon as I left, Grandma hurled a teacup to the ground. "Bunch of useless fools! What's the point of keeping you around if you can't even handle your own son?" Dad had always been a coward. He had never achieved anything much in his career. When he was young, Grandma helped him manage the company, and when he got older, he had me. Even though Hayden was also his son, Hayden was completely detached from the family. His interests lay elsewhere. "This company really can't function without Cole. Do you really think your other sons are as capable as him?" Grandma said. The fact that someone like Dad managed to have two sons as exceptional as Hayden and I was already akin to winning the lottery. Did he think all of his sons were that amazing? Chris could tell that Grandma was shooting a veiled insult at him. He was unhappy about it, but he still tried to fawn over her,