The moment Caroline and Rebecca returned home, the rest of the family members who were waiting with baited breath in the living room rose to their feet.
"How did it go? Do we have any chance of getting through?"
Rebecca released a defeated sigh but said nothing else.
Jonathan could tell from a single glance that something was wrong. "Caroline?" he said in a nervous tone. "It didn't go well, did it?"
Caroline rolled her eyes. "It's all Leo's fault. He screwed things up completely. And now we've just become the laughing stock of the whole event!"
A worried look formed on William's face. "Leo? What on earth did he do? Where is he now? Is he okay?"
"Why are you acting concerned about him? He was there to sabotage our plan!" Caroline then recounted the whole story to everyone, exaggerating the details to spice things up.
"It's always Leo's fault! Why does he keep reemerging like a cockroach that refuses to die?"
"It was all his fault that we were brought down by those Lawson gangsters five years back. And now here he is, screwing up our plans again! Why can't we catch a break from him?"
"Enough is enough. He needs to be taught a lesson!"
"..."
Curses rang out all of a sudden.
William was the only one who hadn't said anything. He sat there silently with an inscrutable look on his face. "Did he really?" he asked, breaking his silence. "Did he really ruin our plans?"
"Why would I lie about this?" Rebecca fired back confidently. "He scuppered our chances. He should be disowned!"
The crowd all echoed in agreement.
"I agree."
"Me too."
"Ditto."
A smug look spread across Rebecca's face. "Everyone wants Leo gone, William," she thought. "As the head of the family, surely you wouldn't ignore the wishes of your own kin."
"Quiet!" William shouted, then furrowed his brows and fell into another silence.
too early for us to be having this discussion. I'll head to the venue with Caroline and Rebecca
headed upstairs, leaving Rebecca and Caroline behind with dumbfounded looks on their
look formed on Rebecca's face. "Let's wait for one more day to pass, then. I'd like to
the car into a high-end residential
garage, opened the door, and said, "Come
Leo walked in with a million thoughts swirling inside
years. Not just any woman's house, but the house of
even though it wasn't even 9
Lydia
a man she had just met. Even though he was her husband and
broke the ice. "I thought you'd ignore me," he
"You didn't want
hand. "Of course not.
earlier?" Lydia
daughter. You were forced to marry Kate Lawson five years ago
had someone look into my background?" Leo's expression
composed when she spoke next. "I prefer the phrase 'getting to know you better.'" Lydia studied him for
fight back not because he didn't have the courage to do so but
going upstairs," Lydia
hesitated. "How… How have you
for a moment. "I've been just
back
was shaking. She immediately turned her
Leo sighed. "For the past years, I've lived my life in remorse. I regretted not being able to come see you, to be there for you and Emilia… I… " Leo
a sign to continue. "I joined the army because I wanted to gain the strength to protect you both when I returned. There are some things that neither of
upstairs
"Bang!"
the
crept up
to the
woke up very early
had retired from the army, he still kept the habit of a soldier, waking
Lydia and Emilia
immediately opened her arms when she saw Leo walking out of
with Emilia for five years," she thought. "But she has never acted so clingy with me…"
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