Alex probably didn't expect that he, who had finally become popular once, would blow his reputation in front of his relatives.
I continued to speak for Alex.
"I don't believe my cousin is such a person. There must be some misunderstanding. I'll go and find him now!"
When Lucy heard this, her eyes lit up. She had never gotten along well with Alex since we were kids. She would not let go of such a good opportunity to see Alex make fun of himself.
However, Helen stopped us.
"Don't go! I want to see when he can remember that he has a seriously ill father!"
John was also disappointed.
"I thought Alex would be the backbone, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless. He is really ungrateful!"
I lowered my head with a worried look. No one noticed the flash of gloat in my eyes.
In my previous life, Alex turned a blind eye to his father for ten years. When he returned to the country, he didn't even thank me. He just treated me as a cheap nanny.
I have no objections to Alex inheriting Thomas's properties and assets, but I won't help either Alex or Thomas.
Why should he live a good life abroad while I lived frugally to support his father?