Chapter 458
"Misfortune befalls our household, such misfortune!" The aged voice choked with sobs. Supported by maids and servants, Old Madam Yuan looked at the beaten Yuan Kangping with heartache and disappointment. "Kangping, how could you have become like this?"
Madam Yuan and Madam Miao also arrived. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law watched the grief-stricken old madam. For the first time, they did not step forward to comfort her. Even though the entire Yuan family was almost ruined by Yuan Kangping, the old madam could not bear to utter a harsh word.
Sitting on the ground, disheveled, Yuan Kangping wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He glanced at the white-haired old madam. In just half a day, his grandmother had transformed from the dignified and affluent old lady of the prefect into someone so frail and aged.
However, the softness in his heart lasted only a moment. Yuan Kangping sneered, his voice devoid of humanity. "Why? Haha, Grandmother, you ask why? Isn't it because your good son, my good uncle, forced me?"
Without any attempt to hide his hatred for the elder branch, Yuan Kangping stated sternly, "How did my parents die? Do you think I don't know? To prevent me from seeking revenge in the future, you married me off to such a shrew. This slut has a notorious reputation. Tell me, what future do I have?"
Yao Zhenyi's actions were overbearing and arrogant. In Minhe Prefecture, it was no exaggeration to say that there was widespread discontent. Yuan Kangping's teachers, classmates, and even his former friends gradually distanced themselves from him, all because Yao Zhenyi was too wicked.
"That marriage was discussed with you at the time," Madam Yuan interrupted Yuan Kangping's tearful outburst coldly. Although Madam Yuan felt the marriage was ill-advised, if Yuan Kangping had truly kept Yao Zhenyi in check, would she have been so unrestrained?
Of course, even if they truly could not continue, separation or divorce were still options. Madam Yuan's emotions were too volatile, and her chest ached again. She wanted to say more, but seeing the old madam, who was so frail she was about to collapse even with the servants' support, she ultimately stopped speaking.
Madam Miao, standing nearby, could not help but interject, "Yuan Kangping, although Father and Mother are your uncle and aunt, the engagement was approved by the old madam, and you agreed to it. That's how Yao Zhenyi came to marry into the family. How dare you send her away..."
Madam Miao could not finish her sentence. How innocent were they as a couple? Fortunately, today's matter did not succeed.