“Louis!” Celeste's voice rang out, filled with urgency as she glared at the man before her, her anger barely contained. "Shut up! Do you even realize what you’re saying? No matter what you claim, he’s still your son. How could you talk about him like that?"
Her protective nature surged, and Louis’s indifferent attitude was driving her mad.
Robert, however, remained unruffled. His gaze turned icy as he looked directly at Louis, his tone low yet commanding. "Do you know why I came to the ancestral house today?"
Louis snorted in contempt, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "What, you came here to flaunt your strength in front of me?"
"I came..." Robert began, his words steady and deliberate, "...to ask you to relinquish control of the Williams family."
The room fell into a stunned silence. Robert’s words hit like a hammer, echoing in the minds of everyone present.