Nicole covered her mouth with her hand in astonishment, but looked at Vivian with a provocative gaze.

"Do you want to die?"

Vivian, with a murderous look on her face, slammed the table and stood up, startling John.

Raymond, who was sipping tea, was undisturbed, and the water in the cup was not stirred at all.

"Shut up! What does it look like to be too big or too small? Now that you're married, how dare you ask for something from your parents' home?"

John had a mean look on his face and a contemptuous gaze.

"This House of Steven is much better than our House of Johnson, Vivian, just be considerate of your parents," Sophia sighed, looking very worried.

"Mr. John, it seems you forgot your promise to me!"

Vivian glared fiercely at them, her chest heaving.

John stiffened a little as he remembered why Vivian had obediently married Raymond.

But Vivian's mother had so many jewels. How could a man like him tell them apart? I handed everything over to Sophia to gather, and I didn't expect that she would take so much and openly take it out!

John, though somewhat in the wrong, with a cold face in his respect for his elder status, said, "You talk to your own father like this. Let Mr.Steven make a fool of himself!"

Vivian knew that John was threatening her. In his opinion, she was afraid of being abandoned by Raymond.

Mr. John still doesn't know her well enough.

"Raymond, I'm so sad." Vivian suddenly became boneless and leaned against Raymond, her eyes showing a provocation to John and Sophia. "I'm so useless. Even my mother's belongings have been taken by someone else, and you're still showing off in front of me..."

John never expected Vivian, who was always stubborn and self-reliant, to do this, and he was stunned.

A string of glistening tears welled up in Vivian's eyes, and she was acting, but with genuine sadness.

All of her mother's possessions were left to her, but all these years she seemed domineering, yet she couldn't even hold onto that thought, and instead, Sophia used them to bind her again and again.

The scalding hot tears hit Raymond on the back of his hand, and he looked up at her slowly. Sitting there, he could only look up at the Vivian whose face was stained with tears and whose features were distorted from crying.

There was a strange feeling in his heart.

"Isn't she usually strong-willed? Why are she crying at this time?"

"Raymond stood up, frowning, in a somewhat disdainful voice.

I'm so used to Vivian usual proud look that I'm really not used to it now.

"You're still not shut up! "Isn't Raymond fed up with you?"

John gave Raymond an apologetic look and shouted at Vivian too.

"It's you who should shut up."

Raymond looked at him coldly, his voice a little colder than ice's.

"Ah?"

Even if the deceased's belongings belong to House of Johnson, Vivian is her mother's daughter. Things left by her mother are naturally Vivian's."

As soon as Raymond opened his mouth, the House of Johnson trio were astonished.

Vivian raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her body still trembling.

Raymond grabbed the palm of her hand that had just been slapped red on the table and gently rubbed it, not noticing Vivian's body twitching slightly.

He looked coldly at John and continued, "To seize and destroy the deceased's belongings and be so smug, is this the House of Johnson tradition? Is this the House of Johnson's upbringing?

Raymond glanced at Nicole with a half-smile, and she lowered her head.

"This... Nicole, apologize to Vivian quickly."

John's face changed and he gave Nicole a push

"I'm not going to apologize to this bitch!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Raymond's sharp eyes shot towards Nicole.

John thought to himself, "Oh no," and slapped Nicole with quick hands and eyes.

"Shut up!"

With a loud snap, Nicole was caught off guard and stared at John in a pitiful manner for a while.

"Dad!"

"Nicole!"

Sophia ran over and held Nicole in her arms, staring at John.

"What are you doing!" Vivian is your child, isn't Nicole?"

Sophia looked at the cold-faced Vivian meaningfully, "Vivian, don't you know what your sister is like? She's used to being mischievous and causing trouble. I apologize to you on her behalf."

Nicole, upon hearing this, broke free from Sophia's arms and pointed at Vivian with an angry look as if she wanted to kill her.

"Mom, I'm not wrong! Vivian is a despicable woman. She had no record before she married House of Steven. What right does she have to be the matriarch of House of Steven? !"

"Pop!"

"Dad, why did you hit me!" Nicole covered her face in disbelief and looked at John, who was merciless, as if the world were about to collapse.

She's telling the truth. Why should everyone help Vivian?

John had eaten Nicole's heart. He didn't know if what Nicole said was true or false, but it had to be false!

He couldn't imagine what would have happened to House of Johnson if he had annoyed Raymond! Even if he doesn't want to admit it, John knows that House of Johnson is no longer what it was when the old man was around.

"Oh, Miss Nicole knows so much, even more than I do. How amazing!" Vivian laughed so angry that she was almost moved by Nicole's unyielding spirit.

Nicole still covered her face and looked at Vivian like a poisoned knife. "I've heard from Gavin that you're a woman who's been worn out by him. What are you proud of?" She just couldn't believe that a man like Raymond would have a crush on a worn-out shoe.

No one knows better than Raymond whether Vivian is innocent.

He looked at Nicole with a murderous gaze, a troublesome woman who no longer needed the ability to cause trouble.

John saw Raymond's murderous direction by accident, and his heart trembled. Vivian was out of control, and he couldn't lose Nicole again.

"Mr.Steven... It's my fault for not teaching my daughter well. I'll deal with her, I promise! Sophia, hurry up and sort out all of Vivian's mother's things for her!"

Sophia was also very proud at this moment. She had never seen such a fierce man before. If it weren't for a motherly support, she would probably not have been able to stand.

"Mr. John, you don't need to attend the project next month." "

Raymond's words hit John's weak spot. It can be said that the reason why he was so eager to marry Vivian to Raymond was to get a share of the new energy project next month.

But now, because of one word from Nicole, it's all ruined!

At this point, John didn't care about father-daughter affection, marriage tools, and slapped Nicole in the face with his back hand.

"Bitch! Hurry up and apologize to Vivian and Mr.Raymond." If John had a knife in his hand now, he would love to cut Nicole's open mouth.

Nicole was no longer as arrogant as before, shivering all over, for Raymond's murderous intent and for John's coldness.