Chapter 275:

Marissa couldn’t place the unfamiliar voice echoing from outside, leaving her clueless about who was causing the disturbance

Leila jumped to her feet, her voice laced with anxiety. “Oh no, Grandpa Sheppard is here!”

As soon as Leila spoke the name, Marissa recognized who it was. Sheppard Sanchez was her mother’s uncle, the younger brother of her grandfather

Marissa had little acquaintance with Sheppard. During the welcome-back party hosted by the Sanchez family for her, Sheppard and his family were notably absent, hinting at their estrangement. As footsteps approached, Leila urgently whispered to Marissa, “Tiffany, hurry upstairs and hide. Grandpa Sheppard’s known for his fiery temper.”

party, come here now to confront her? Moreover, what could she possibly have done to provoke him? Determined, Marissa stood her ground. “I’m not hiding. I want to

need to hide. If Grandpa Sheppard loses his temper, he could lash out. He carries a jade crutch. It really hurts

living room, his demeanor fierce. As soon as he walked in, he yelled, “Where’s

died young, leaving the Sanchez family to depend on your care. We all appreciate what you’ve done. However, that doesn’t give you free rein. Remember how you let Caylee become so haughty and troublesome? It ended with her in a vegetative state, bringing shame upon our family name. We are still mocked for it! I’ll let the past be the past. But I will not stand by and watch Tiffany damage our family again. You need to punish

girl. Since she came back to our family,

was—far from what you’d call good. I’d rather not dredge up her past misdeeds, yet here she is, crossing Remy. She’s risking the entire

hotel. Remy had kept the incident under wraps to protect his own reputation, yet somehow Sheppard was privy to it. Clearly, Sheppard had heard about it from Remy, indicating a secretive connection between him and Remy, which was alarming. Charles had already sided with the Clifford family against the Sanchez family, which meant Remy was opposed to them. And now Sheppard, a senior member of the Sanchez family, had a secretive connection to their adversary and was even

his presence here was questionable. With these thoughts running through her mind, Marissa offered a knowing smile. “Grandpa Sheppard, you came here demanding

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