Chapter 267: Noticing
Huang Suzhen had indeed been having it too easy these past years; her vigilance had lowered, even becoming somewhat arrogant, which is why it was not difficult for Lu Jianshe to get a rise out of her with a few words.
Lu Wanli looked at Huang Suzhen speaking with Lu Jianshe alone, and her words made him feel as if something were stuck in his chest.
Huang Suzhen did have a strategy for such a scenario; she had anticipated this moment, so she said to Lu Wanli, "I admit, I haven’t been very good to my stepson. How many stepmothers can treat their stepchildren the same as their own sons? I favor my own children. If there’s a fault to be acknowledged, I’ll acknowledge it."
Her words were cleverly chosen. Now, all she had to do was play the role of the evil stepmother; after all, the children were grown up, and she had her own sons and grandchild. What expectations could she have of a stepson?
Besides, with Lu Wanli’s status, he couldn’t just get a divorce at his age, or even voice such a thing. So, what did it matter if she admitted it?
After all, no one knew about her involvement with Ruisheng’s incident back then—everything else was trivial.
Upon finishing her statement, she looked scornfully at Lu Wanli, "To put it bluntly, you don’t concern yourself with your own son, so why should you expect anything from me? You don’t believe what your son tells you. Is it my fault? Seeing how you don’t care about your own son, I felt even less need to pay attention."
Her words rang true. If Lu Wanli had been more attentive to both his sons back then, Huang Suzhen wouldn’t have dared act so brazenly.
Lu Wanli’s chest hurt because they were right. Indeed, he would probably feel better if he could offer some defense, but he had none, which made it all the more painful.
His current wife stood beside Lu Ruiming, showing no concern for him, and his second son stood opposite without offering comfort either.