Amelia Linton’s lack of rebuttal was better, but now that she argued back, Michael Linton became even angrier, his expression turning even uglier than before, "Ever since you both left Easton with Dad, have you cared for him over the years? You..."
"How can you say we haven’t cared for Easton? I’ve been sending money to Dad every month on time." Amelia Linton interrupted him before he could finish, rushing to defend herself.
This made Michael Linton feel bitterly amused and exasperated. He rubbed his forehead with his hand, took a deep breath, and calmed his urge to scold.
"Brother-in-law! Do you think the same? Do you think just because you’ve given money, you can ignore Easton all these years?" He stopped talking with his stubborn sister and turned his focus to his brother-in-law.
"We have indeed wronged Easton over these years. We haven’t fulfilled our parental responsibilities." Fabian Holmes was selfish, but not irredeemably so. He knew Michael Linton was enraged and that they owed Easton Holmes far more than just a little.
Michael Linton was somewhat satisfied with Fabian Holmes’s words. Had Fabian dared to claim they owed nothing, Michael would surely debate it with his brother-in-law. After all, if money could resolve matters for the elder son, why not for the younger?
"Since you know you owe Easton, will you stop causing him trouble from now on, is that okay?" The last "is that okay?" was spoken with great force, his expression extremely serious. He was not discussing this matter with them, nor was he pleading.
"We won’t cause Easton any more trouble. We fully support his and Lily’s marriage, as long as..."
"If you’re going to support it, do it alone. I won’t."
Amelia couldn’t listen any longer and cut Fabian off abruptly, full of discontent and anger.
Before Fabian could speak, Michael, beside him, spoke first, more brusque and assertive, "If you want Dad, Easton, and me to hate you, then go ahead and make trouble."
At this moment, he didn’t seem like her brother at all but rather an adversary.
"You, you..."
Now, Amelia no longer felt the excited happiness from originally seeing Michael. What remained was excitement, but no happiness.
Michael was not only excited but also very angry, "You’ve already ruined your own home, don’t go ruining your son’s."
Haven’t seen her for a long time, he didn’t expect her to become so unreasonable. He truly worried she might become utterly alienated from her family and end up alone.
"How did I ruin my home? How am I ruining my son’s?" Amelia’s face had turned with anger, not caring if the person sitting beside her was her long-separated brother, "Did Dad tell you something?"
She had already guessed her own answer but just wanted confirmation.
Michael neither admitted nor denied it, holding firmly to his stance, "I fully support Easton and Lily’s marriage. I won’t allow anyone to destroy it."
He watched his nephew grow up, and now that his nephew finally found happiness, he couldn’t let anyone destroy it. His nephew had suffered enough misfortune over the years.