"You can say what you want about others, but don't talk about my mother like that," Aurora said, taking two sips of tea to calm her anger.

"Maybe she's a good mother to you, selfless even. But for the family, she's a selfish person."

Aurora frowned slightly, still displeased that he spoke poorly of Tina. "What do you mean by that?"

"As the head of the family, every decision she makes should prioritize the family's interests. Yet, she hid the fact that you existed. We only found out recently that when she left all those years ago, she had a child outside the family."

Aurora struggled to grasp his meaning. "Why would my mother hide my existence from you?"

"To explain that, we have to go back a long way. Do you have the patience to listen?"

"I came here to learn the truth," Aurora replied.

"Even if you hadn't come, we would've found you," Mr. Elderstone said with a smile.

"For what reason?"

"To inherit the family legacy, of course. The R family and the R Corporation will both be yours," Bramwell Elderstone said boldly.

Aurora, having spent years navigating the business world, never believed in free gifts falling from the sky. And even if they did, they wouldn't land on her lap.

By the old man's logic, this was clearly a good thing. If it was so great, then why had her mother faked her death and refused to acknowledge her existence?

Between Bramwell Elderstone and Tina, Aurora's loyalty was firmly with her mother. However, she also needed Elderstone to reveal the true secrets of the R family.

the R family and the

began, his voice deliberate and even. "Our family is a

unfamiliar with the

"Yes."

clueless about this one. Thinking about astrology reminded

close relative, her mother would always look

she meant, Tina

nonsense.

have placed great importance on the feng shui of the burial

Tina was a master fortune-teller? Yet, she had kept her talents so low-profile that no one ever

before continuing, "This knowledge dates back to ancient times, perhaps even earlier. The wisdom

connected the stars to the mountains and rivers of Earth. Over time, they accumulated

place much importance on

Astrology played a vital role in many aspects of life, and as the years passed,

had always been exposed to modern ideas. This was the first

school or rank does our family belong to?" she asked, still unclear about

at the pinnacle of all schools. We served emperors," Bramwell Elderstone declared, his

his words sounded like something out of a historical drama or textbook. She never imagined she would be so close to

that mean our family

famous figures worked in the light while we operated in the shadows. There is no historical record of

was unparalleled. Every head of the family served

assist the rightful ruler. Offering guidance and clarity to

to Elderstone, Aurora felt as if she were hearing a myth. "Then our family

necessarily. Nothing in this world comes without a cost. For everything gained, something

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