A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 312

Her tone was so calm, it was as if she were commenting on the pleasant weather

that afternoon.

The Morton family paused for a moment, but in the next second, everyone went back to eating and chatting as though nothing had happened.

“She brought this on herself,” Ethan said, placing a piece of roast beef in Alessia’s bowl. “She did call me, but the moment I heard her voice, I blocked her number.” His voice remained flat, betraying nothing.

He had never wronged her. If things had gotten to this point, it was her own doing–no one else was to blame.

“She called me too. I just hung up,” Brendan added, remembering he’d been at the grocery store at the time.

“Was it this number?” Zachary, as if remembering something, pulled out his phone

and checked his contacts.

“Yeah, that’s the one.”

missed it. Saw it was an unknown number and didn’t bother to call back.” He tucked his phone away, clearly

in the middle of filming a segment and didn’t pick up

guess why she suddenly wanted to get in touch–after all, she’d always looked down on them, and now that the family was back

talking, Ethan suddenly stood up and walked into the living

All eyes followed him.

that?”

just eat. Work can wait–nothing’s that urgent,” Brendan added, knowing his eldest son’s workaholic habits. Ethan had inherited his drive; once he started

answer. Instead, he handed the folder across

surprised but

aloud, then looked

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of our things are gone, and it’ll take time to

clattering onto the table. Her eyes filled with tears as she bent to pick it up, but Zachary was quicker, grabbing it first and gently patting

the folder, flipping

up that money. The house was gone, and that was that. Now you’ve bought it back, and I…” Her first instinct was to worry for

son.