Chapter 49: The Original Wife Throws Money Around (16)
The Rebellious Host Strikes Fear into the Mad King and Queen
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2026-04-01 02:55:22
"Father, I truly did not expect the Jiang family to act in such a manner," Xue Ci said, his fingers tightening around the teacup. A heavy cloud seemed to press down upon him, obscuring the road ahead.
"Enough, enough," Xue Qin sighed.
For a moment, he could not help but feel a tinge of disappointment toward the son he had always praised so highly.
It was bad enough that the Jiang family had cast him aside and made him the subject of ridicule days ago.
But now, with half the Xue family’s fortune lost—