Chapter 43

"Screw you!" Severin fumed with rage. He could still tolerate it if other people badmouthed him, but the one thing he could never accept was hearing someone call his daughter a b*stard child! In a flash, he kicked Edward in the stomach and sent the latter tumbling to the ground. "Ack!" Edward spat out a mouthful of blood. A shocked expression appeared on his face, as if bewildered at being kicked by a loser like Edward. "Why is it so hard for you to keep your composure, Severin?" Diane was horrified because she knew that Edward was the scion of a second-tier upper-class family. While there was no doubt that she was just as angry at Edward for the things he said, Severin's reaction would only make things worse! "Honey, I can bear with many things, but hearing this son-of-a-b*tch calling Selene a b*stard isn't one of them!" Severin said angrily. "Why are you guys just standing there? Beat him up!" Edward struggled to get up and ordered his bodyguards viciously. "Mom, I'm scared!" S