Chapter 226: Acting With Dignity
John McCullen was stunned to see the way Rory reacted. "Why are you..." he held himself back by pressing his lips. After explaining himself, he couldn’t believe he was being treated this way by a youngster.
"I am trying to be very polite with you Mrs. Roberts. I’ve been..." his voice cracked as he choked down his emotions. "I’ve been very open with you, baring my heart, yet you are mocking me. I am offended," he said fisting his hands on the table.
"Offended?" Rory scoffed. "Do you have any right to get offended?"
"Why not?" John raised his voice. "Why should I be mocked for showing my vulnerability?"
Rory scoffed seeing his eyes got filled with tears. "Oh, stop with your crocodile tears, John. No one’s recording here! And I am not upset with you showing your true colors."
John raised his voice. "Mrs. Roberts, I~"
Rory slapped the table. "Right! You!" she shouted back. John was stunned and his eyes widened in shock.
"It’s all about you, isn’t it? You are not here to apologize. You are here to talk about yourself. Oh, poor me! Oh, poor Jason! Oh, my poor granddaughter! Oh, my evil daughter-in-law... Well, guess what, John? I am not interested in hearing about you."
Rory stood up. Surely, people are selfish. She too was selfish, is selfish... But she never was this narcissistic to talk to her victims about herself.
No wonder everyone hates this guy! Nothing is ever his fault. He never will change. So, it is useless talking to him.
"Then should I talk about you?" John asked. He was exasperated. "What are you lacking? You are doing fine with your all-powerful grandmother by your side. It is I who suffer. It is my son who is rotting in prison for what he did in the past; stupid as it was, and it is my granddaughter who is fatherless because your grandmother went on a vindictive streak!"
"Stupid... your son did something "stupid"?" Rory scoffed. "He killed two people, John. It is not stupid. It’s cruel and wicked!"