Chapter 770

There was a long silence.

It was so quiet that Ruth finally realized what was wrong.

Bang!

Frederick slammed the table angrily and stood up. “You’ve really drawn a clear line between our family and yours. It’s my fault for asking you to come back today!”

“No, Grandpa, I—”

“You don’t have to bring him to the Rivas family because of that! I don’t deserve to be called grandpa by you!”

With that, Frederick quickly left without giving Ruth a chance to respond.

Julius looked at Ruth with disappointment in his eyes.

Ruth panicked. “That’s not what I meant. I didn’t mean to cut ties with the Rivas family!”

Julius remembered the role he was supposed to play, and his anger subsided, which allowed him to respond more rationally. “Then, what do you mean? Are you saying that you didn’t plan on telling us about the Lockton family’s affairs or the wedding?”

Ruth pursed her lips and told the truth. “I planned to settle the Lockton family before coming back to apologize to you and Grandpa.”