Chapter 234

"Hayden! How dare you!" Francis bellowed. He was his son. Even if Hayden ran away from the Sterling family, he was still one of them! However, right then, Hayden was disrespecting Francis so blatantly in front of outsiders! It was absolutely humiliating. "I just do. What can you do about it? I'm a free man, and I can do whatever I want. None of you can control me! What right do you have to control my actions? Is it because I'm your family's household staff?" Hayden refuted angrily straight to his face, not backing off in the slightest. At that moment, the tension between the two men was palpable. Because of them, the atmosphere in the room felt oppressive. "That's enough. We were kind enough to rescue you. Why must you behave like that?" Julia sighed, feeling a little disappointed. "Rescue me? If you're here to rescue me, just do it. Why take the gem too?" Hayden stared icily at Julia with his sharp gaze. "You…" Julia was at a loss for words, unable to come up with a response.