Chapter 1691:

Leon’s face reddened with paternal rage. “Everything to you? The man looks down on you like you’re dirt beneath his shoes! He even raised his hand against you! You grovel for mere scraps of his attention, and he still treats you like a nuisance!”

“Dad, don’t say that,” Dolores snapped, her lips trembling.

“I’m speaking the harsh truth you refuse to hear!” Leon’s voice thundered through the room.

Noticing the storm clouds gathering on Dolores’s face, Lucille stepped between them like a practiced peacemaker. “Now, now, let’s not get carried away. She’s smitten with Shaun, that’s all there is to it. We’re her parents—we should be supporting her, not tearing her dreams apart.”

She drew a thoughtful breath before continuing, “You mentioned having a plan to make Shaun accept Dolores. What did you have in mind?”

Leon shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “Well… what if we orchestrated a situation? Get Shaun and Dolores together somehow… then leak it to the press? He’d have no choice but to acknowledge their relationship. The evidence would be undeniable. What do you think?”

uncertainty. “Would such a scheme actually

absolutely perfect! Of course, it would work!” She clasped her father’s hands, her face radiant with joy. “Dad,

somewhat abashed. “I wouldn’t dream of

spread across Lucille’s face. “Everything we do is for

“I know how much you two love me. I’m

live now

their shared moment of familial warmth, Lowell sat motionless in his chair, watching. An unsettling realization crept through his mind like

nagged at him, but the wrongness remained frustratingly out of reach, like trying to recall a nightmare

he observed them. The realization struck him like a physical blow—living with this family was

longing for his girlfriend and the safety

his reverie. “Lowell,” she said, her eyes narrowing to calculating slits, “what

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