Reborn From Ashes novel Chapter 234

"Hayden! How dare you!" Francis bellowed.

He was his son. Even if Hayden ran away from the Sterling family, he was still one of them!

However, right then, Hayden was disrespecting Francis so blatantly in front of outsiders! It was absolutely humiliating.

"I just do. What can you do about it? I'm a free man, and I can do whatever I want. None of you can control me! What right do you have to control my actions? Is it because I'm your family's household staff?" Hayden refuted angrily straight to his face, not backing off in the slightest.

At that moment, the tension between the two men was palpable. Because of them, the atmosphere in the room felt oppressive.

"That's enough. We were kind enough to rescue you. Why must you behave like that?" Julia sighed, feeling a little disappointed.

"Rescue me? If you're here to rescue me, just do it. Why take the gem too?" Hayden stared icily at Julia with his sharp gaze.

"You…" Julia was at a loss for words, unable to come up with a response.

"Why must you do this? We all know the gem is yours. We were just happy for you when we saw it!" Anna explained in resignation.

"You hypocrite! Your hypocrisy knows no bounds! Why would you be happy for me?" Hayden sneered.

"You've crossed the line! You're just asking for it! Don't force our hands!" Lily trembled in anger, gritting her teeth as she glared at Hayden.

At that moment, she was at the edge of losing her temper.

"Just do whatever you want. There's no need to keep up pretenses! This is also a perfect opportunity for you to show others just what kind of relationship we share between us!" Hayden snickered, intentionally egging them on.

As expected, all of the Sterling family members' faces fell immediately, their eyes filled with shock.

Christina was in even greater shock as she watched the scene unfold before her in a daze. It was then that she realized that Hayden's identity in the Sterling family was not what it seemed! Lily surely had other intentions in requesting for her to get close to Hayden.

Just then, Morgan suddenly hugged Charlotte. He was also worried that Charlotte would expose Hayden's true identity.

"Mom, that's enough! He had lost his mind and wouldn't care about us. With that gem, he can live a worry-free life. He'll just look down on us!" Morgan choked with emotion as he said those words, filled with a sense of sorrow.

He appeared to be worried over Charlotte, but in truth, he was just trying to belittle Hayden.

"That's right. It's not just the future. I've been looking down on you guys in the past too!" Hayden said coldly, making his attitude clear to everyone.

"You trash! I'd like to see how you'll leave this place without the help of the Sterling family! Let's see how you plan to take this gem out of here!" Francis roared.

"I'll never let you guys have this gem, even if I have to throw it away!" Hayden stated firmly.

He would never forget the enmity between them in his past life. There was no way he would let the Sterling family get their hands on this fortune!