Chapter 44

The drama ended with Jasper promising not to meddle in the Gardner Group’s business.

After Sophia and Javier left, Newton looked around at the mess in anger. “What a shame! All the men in our family just have to fall for those scheming Gardner women!”

Jasper bent down to pick up the things on the floor while his mind spun. Could someone have replaced Jonah at the meeting in Yoarkley?

But he knew his father wouldn’t have recognized the wrong person. They had fought twice at a shopping mall. There was no way Newton could have been mistaken unless he was showing early signs of dementia.

Jasper picked up a hand fan and asked, “Grandpa, is this yours?” Newton sighed and said, “Just look at me. I must have lost my senses in anger. Bring it to me.”

Newton’s gaze softened, and he said, “Alice made me this fan herself. The patterns and calligraphy are all her own work.”

Alice knew calligraphy? She also knew how to draw?

didn’t know how to respond. When she was

compared to Liana, who knew how to play the piano, dance, and sing. Besides being gentle, obedient, and pretty, Alice had no other

like a diamond after leaving him? She exuded confidence now. And her previously unknown abilities were being revealed one by one, surprising

because she thought that he did not deserve her at her best, but Jonah did? So she didn’t love him, but was only fulfilling

with me. Other times, she would accompany me in the study for the entire afternoon, but she didn’t mind. She would read

she put pen to paper, I could tell she had more than ten years of experience. She wrote with poise and skill. Her graceful air tells me that

Gardner girl. But alas, you’re blinded by love and

prose on it. It said, “If I were young

thunderstruck. His sharp gaze swept over the two lines of words intently. Her writing and style looked

suddenly remembered seeing Alice at the hotel Alyssa was in charge of. He also recalled hearing Alice’s footsteps in the corridor when he was leaving Alyssa’s

were one and the same person, right? How could it be? Alice was so naive and innocent. It was impossible for her to be cunning

Jonah had just returned from a business trip in Yoarkley. He was having a meal with his father and Silas. He reported on the progress from his

pleased expression appeared on his stern face. His eldest son was good at everything but was

Beckett Group’s soup like this.” Winston took a sip of red wine and savored its taste. “Don’t you always advocate dealing with problems peacefully? Why did you use such an underhanded method this time? You seem

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