Both Jennie and Lori were dumbfounded.
"Spill!" A roar erupted from Marcus. "What have the two of you done to hurt my aunt and cousin? Tell us the truth!"
Jennie was so embarrassed at being scolded by someone younger than her that she didn't know what t o do with herself. She glanced over at Sean and his wife and found Rose stunned, while Sean observed the situation with concern. Jennie realized that under the power of the old Master Shaw, she couldn't depend on anyone else given the circumstances. Even if Sean wanted to help her out of the temporary bond they shared over that one night of intimacy, Sean's mother, the old Madam Ford, wouldn't allow him. At that moment, she could only face reality.
"Uncle, you...you being confused, your avoidance to take part in things that happen out there, even your illness and your incapability to eat well were all just a play? Actually, you have known everything from the start, haven't you?" she asked gingerly.
"Not entirely," the old Master Shaw claimed sternly," it's true that I've been ill. My health has gone downhill ever since my daughter refused to acknowledge me as her father a month ago. My illness and the fact that I couldn't eat were not entirely a play, but like I said, I'm not deaf or blind."
"Jennie!" The old Master Shaw drawled. "If I'm not mistaken, you have set your eyes on my granddaughter's husband, Sebastian, as soon as you got off the plane, am I right?"
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