The Contract Said No Strings Attached (Charlotte) novel Chapter 427

Dylan stopped in his tracks and looked at her quietly.

He heard Mrs. Austin’s voice ring out, sharp and cold. “Rebecca is not right for you. Ever since she married into the Thomson family, she’s become unbearably arrogant. And now she’s coming into our family, dragging along those four little brats of hers—don’t fool yourself, she’s only here for a share of the inheritance. You’d better keep your distance from her. Especially those four kids—they’re nothing to you, whether they live or die, do you understand?”

Dylan’s face turned icy.

Mrs. Austin shivered. “What? Did I say something wrong?”

He wasn’t surprised his mother could say such things. The only thing that caught him off guard was realizing just how selfish she truly was.

His tone was glacial. “Every time I see how petty and cruel you can be, I honestly doubt I’m even your son.”

With that, Dylan turned and walked away.

Mrs. Austin stood there, momentarily stunned, before her expression twisted with anger.

She hadn’t expected her son to speak to her like that.

“I carried you for nine months! Of course you’re my son!” she shouted after him, voice trembling with wounded pride. “You call me selfish? Everything I do is for you—for the Austin family!”

Dylan didn’t bother to respond. He went straight to the study.

His grandfather was seated at the desk, his face grave.

“Grandpa, you wanted to see me?” Dylan asked.

The old man studied him for a moment, then spoke in a measured tone. “Dylan, is there another woman in your life?”

Dylan was caught off guard by the question. “Grandpa, why would you ask that?”

His grandfather’s voice was slow but firm. “You never wanted to get married. If I hadn’t pushed you, you’d still be living alone. Don’t think I don’t know—ever since you married Rebecca, you haven’t set foot in Sunset Villa Estates, not once.”

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