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."

will not apologize,"

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

with threat and desperation. "Chloe, if you

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

in the situation. She knew that even without her escalating the situation, Chloe's nature meant she would never back down. She was bound to make a scene. Eventually, she would be disgraced and completely forsaken

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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 spent

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

It was better to let her keep the

of the

family. To

no different than having an extra set of cutlery. That night, Jacob also made a will. Lisa would inherit all of the

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