Chapter 1668

He only cared about himself, about what he wanted. And he had the right to. After all, John was not biologically from the Hopps family. He had no blood relation to them whatsoever. He had been adopted by Naomi's uncle. John was the son of a friend of Naomi's uncle. Both the Goodwin family and the Hopps family knew this, and John knew it too. Precisely because he knew, he acted so brazenly, without any reservations. In that moment, the intense, terrifying look in Scott's eyes gradually faded until there was nothing left, as if the fury had never existed. His face returned to its previous calmness. John noticed the change in Scott's expression, shifting from an extreme rage to a disturbing stillness, which ironically created a sense of unease. Yet John himself felt neither unease nor fear, only surprise. He had thought Scott would react somehow, but he had not. Scott was calm, surprisingly so. Of course, John reasoned, they were divorced now. Scott had no right to interfere. Jo