Chapter 776 - The Xia Familys Greed (2/2)

He actually sounded self-righteous. Xia Ruya turned pale and said smilingly, “That’s right. I’ve indeed gotten a sum of money from the Wen Family, but that money belongs to me. You people have no right to make me cough it up.”

Now that she had nothing except money, she definitely couldn’t afford to give it to them.

Old Mr. Xia sat on the couch sternly, though he remained silent. However, Xia Haolin gibed. “Why don’t you think about how much money you’ve caused us to lose ever since you returned to the Xia Family? Do you need me to get someone to calculate the sum? Take your coming-of-age ceremony for instance. That cost a bomb and a ton of manpower. Now that the Xia Family is facing an obstacle, shouldn’t you be helping us overcome it?”

Xia Ruya retorted. “If I was still a member of the Xia Family today, it’d be reasonable for me to take some money out to help you tide over the crisis. However, the Xia Family is heartless towards me and you abandoned me by severing ties with me during the toughest times of my life. Why should I give you money?”

She would never forget about what the Xia Family had done to her. If it weren’t because of how heartless and cruel they were to her, she wouldn’t have become vicious and ended up in such a sorry state. There was no free lunch in this world, and she obviously wouldn’t give them the money.

Upon hearing her words, Xia Haolin barked. “You were the one who brought all of these upon yourself. How could you blame it on us? Don’t you forget that we were also implicated by you and you were the one who caused us to fail in the transitioning. All of the money that we invested has gone to waste, thus resulting in the cash flow issue that we’re currently facing. You were the one who offended the Wen Family and made them go against us. You were the one who caused everything.”

He completely regretted his decision to disown her. He should have guessed that she would possess a large amount of wealth given to her by the Wen Family, whom she lived with for twelve years. He shouldn’t have acted rashly after Xia Ruya caused the Xia Family’s reputation to be ruined. He felt that he should have kicked her out of the family only after making use of her to the greatest extent.

However, there was no cure for regret. Although there was a huge deficiency in funds back then, the Xia Family could still cope with it and hence, they did not think much about it, especially since they had the help of the Chen Family. Yet, things spiraled out of control and the deficiency got so huge that it was beyond their means to solve the problem.

Xia Ruya was incredibly exasperated by how greedy the Xia Family was. She s.h.i.+vered and retorted. “You don’t have to say anything else. I’ll never give you any money. This is my house. Please leave immediately. Otherwise, I’ll leave it to the police to handle.”

Xia Haolin did not expect her to have such a bad temper and rebuked. “Rebellious daughter, how dare you treat me this way?”

Xia Ruya sneered. “Rebellious daughter? The Xia Family has already cut off all ties with me and I have nothing to do with the Xia Family anymore. In my eyes, you people are just strangers who have intruded my home. Why wouldn’t I dare to treat you that way?”

Just as Xia Haolin was about to give her a tight slap to teach her a lesson, Old Mr. Xia suddenly interjected. “Stop it. Why can’t you talk properly? Must you resort to violence?”

Xia Haolin sobered up and was suddenly reminded of their purpose in visiting Xia Ruya. He then put his hand down angrily.

Xia Ruya stared at the pair that was putting on an act, finding them to be ridiculously amusing.

Old Mr. Xia said slowly, “We’ve indeed acted inappropriately, and the severing of ties must have affected your reputation. If you’re willing to return to the Xia Family, we’ll be willing to forget about the past.”

The nice-sounding words helped them get rid of their reputation as cold and heartless. Not only did they seem like they had put themselves in her shoes, but they had also swallowed their pride.

Xia Haolin’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly chimed in. “I have the same thoughts as your grandfather.”