Chapter 113



The area beneath the staircase buzzed with whispers and murmurs. Voices discussing her were everywhere. "Can you believe her? So stubborn..."

"She's just been spoiled by the Meadows family and is used to strutting around like she's royalty."

"Absolutely ridiculous. Mr. Jacob is a man of stature; how did he raise such a headstrong daughter?"

All these whispers reached Jacob's ears. His face darkened with anger. Neither of them was making his life easy. Couldn't they at least preserve the dignity of the Meadows family without making a spectacle?

With rare sternness, Jacob commanded, "Chloe, I order you to apologize to Linda."

apologize," Chloe's voice

time, someone dared to defy him publicly, which was like a slap in his face. Others murmured about his lack of

desperation. "Chloe, if you don't

words marked the gravity of the situation. The hall fell silent, spectators quietly marveling

situation. She knew that even without her escalating the situation, Chloe's nature meant she would never back down. She

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the staircase, her gaze calm as she watched Jacob. She had never felt particularly close to him, especially compared to Leah. In this family, he was the patriarch, the absentee landlord. He was always busy with business and always entertaining guests. He would buy her expensive gifts but seldom

Jacob and Leah outside the study. Jacob said that driving her out would only

It was better to let her keep the

the Meadows

family. To

than having an extra set of cutlery. That night, Jacob also made a will. Lisa would inherit all of the Meadows

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