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," Chloe's voice remained

was frantic now. For the first time, 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 of authority in front of his

voice dropped, heavy with threat and desperation. "Chloe, if

The hall fell

on the other hand, took perverse pleasure in the situation. She knew that even without her escalating the situation, Chloe's nature meant she would

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and always entertaining guests. He would buy her expensive gifts but seldom spent time with her. Still, Chloe held a mix of respect

between Jacob and Leah outside the study. Jacob

to let her keep

the

family. To

it was no different than having an extra set of cutlery. That night, Jacob also made a will. Lisa

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