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

dared to defy him publicly, which was like a slap in his face. Others murmured

with threat and desperation. "Chloe, if you don't apologize today, then

the situation. The hall

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 by

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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 time with her. Still, Chloe held a mix of respect and affection for him. After Lisa returned, Leah wanted to sever ties with Chloe, but Jacob stepped in. He declared that

she overheard a conversation between Jacob and Leah outside the study.

to let her keep the title

the

family. To

having an extra set of cutlery. That night, Jacob also made a will. Lisa would inherit all of the Meadows family's wealth and company

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